Table 1. National campaign: public awareness pre- and post-campaign survey results.
| Survey question | Pre N (%) | Post N (%) | P-valuea | Non-recognisers | Campaign recognisers | P-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight base | 1153 | 1121 | — | 235 | 886 | — |
|
There are many signs and symptoms of lung cancer. Please name as many as you are aware of
[Spontaneous awareness] | ||||||
| Cough/hoarseness | 478 (41%) | 560 (50%) | <0.001 | 92 (39%) | 468 (53%) | <0.001 |
| Persistent/prolonged cough | 140 (12%) | 168 (15%) | 0.048 | 21 (9%) | 147 (17%) | 0.004 |
| TOTAL cough | 618 (54%) | 728 (65%) | <0.001 | 113 (48%) | 615 (69%) | <0.001 |
| Shortness of breath | 239 (21%) | 223 (20%) | 0.621 | 39 (17%) | 184 (21%) | 0.154 |
| Coughing up blood | 224 (19%) | 179 (16%) | 0.031 | 25 (11%) | 154 (17%) | 0.012 |
| Chest pain | 97 (8%) | 77 (7%) | 0.166 | 12 (5%) | 65 (7%) | 0.230 |
| Weight loss | 95 (8%) | 100 (9%) | 0.562 | 11 (5%) | 89 (10%) | 0.010 |
| How confident are you that you know the signs and symptoms of lung cancer? (Those ‘very confident' or ‘fairly confident') | 514 (45%) | 571 (51%) | 0.002 | 91 (39%) | 480 (54%) | <0.001 |
|
I am going to list some symptoms that may or may not be warning signs for lung cancer. For each one can you tell me the extent to which you think it is a warning sign for lung cancer
(those saying definitely a warning sign) [Prompted awareness] | ||||||
| A cough for 3 weeks or more that does not go away | 206 (18%) | 373 (33%) | <0.001 | 45 (19%) | 328 (37%) | <0.001 |
| Breathlessness | 256 (22%) | 278 (25%) | 0.144 | 45 (19%) | 233 (26%) | 0.024 |
| Coughing up blood | 619 (54%) | 637 (57%) | 0.132 | 109 (46%) | 529 (60%) | <0.001 |
| A persistent pain in your chest or shoulder | 147 (13%) | 155 (14%) | 0.449 | 21 (9%) | 134 (15%) | 0.015 |
| Losing weight for no obvious reason | 264 (23%) | 315 (28%) | 0.004 | 45 (19%) | 270 (30%) | <0.001 |
| A cough that has got worse or changes | 231 (20%) | 332 (30%) | <0.001 | 46 (20%) | 286 (32%) | <0.001 |
Results in bold indicate that the proportion is statistically significantly different to the pre survey proportion or to the proportion for non-recognisers (two-sample test of proportions; P<0.05).
a
P-value for difference in proportions between the pre and post compaign surveys.
b
P-value for the difference in proportions between non-recognisers and campaign recognisers.