Table 2.
Demographic and health characteristics male participants without prostate cancer (n = 514)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Marital status | |
| Living as married | 385 (74.9) |
| Single | 73 (14.2) |
| Widowed | 12 (2.3) |
| Divorced/separated | 43 (8.4) |
| Refused | 1 (0.2) |
| Highest educational qualification attained | |
| Did not finish primary school | 12 (2.3) |
| Finished primary school, but did not attend high school | 28 (5.4) |
| Left high school before completing school certificate | 44 (8.6) |
| School certificate or equivalent | 70 (13.6) |
| Higher school certificate or equivalent | 75 (14.6) |
| TAFE* qualification | 91 (17.7) |
| University degree | 192 (37.4) |
| Refused | 2 (0.4) |
| Country of birth | |
| Australia | 276 (53.7) |
| Other | 237 (46.2) |
| Refused | 1 (0.2) |
| Language spoken at home | |
| English | 448 (87.2) |
| Other | 65 (12.6) |
| Refused | 1 (0.2) |
| Employment status | |
| Retired/receiving benefit | 145 (28.2) |
| Employed | 361 (70.2) |
| Unemployed | 7 (1.4) |
| Refused | 1 (0.2) |
| Occupation | |
| Managers and administrators | 84 (16.3) |
| Professionals | 162 (31.5) |
| Associate professionals | 48 (9.3) |
| Tradespersons and related workers | 71 (13.4) |
| Advanced clerical and service workers | 2 (0.4) |
| Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers | 33 (6.4) |
| Intermediate production and transport workers | 32 (6.2) |
| Elementary clerical, sales and service workers | 22 (4.3) |
| Labourers and related workers | 22 (4.3) |
| Insufficient detail provided for accurate coding | 37 (7.2) |
| Refused | 1 (0.2) |
| Occupational skill level | |
| 1 | 246 (47.9) |
| 2 | 48 (9.3) |
| 3 | 73 (14.2) |
| 4 | 65 (12.6) |
| 5 | 44 (8.6) |
| Unable to be reliably classified/refused | 38 (7.4) |
| Self‐reported health status | |
| Excellent | 98 (19.1) |
| Good | 283 (55.1) |
| Fair | 107 (20.8) |
| Poor | 26 (5.1) |
| Current smoker | |
| Yes | 82 (16.0) |
| No | 432 (84.0) |
| Previous heart attack or stroke | |
| Yes | 44 (8.6) |
| No | 470 (91.4) |
| Control Preferences Scale (medical decisions in general) | |
| Active | 127 (24.7) |
| Shared or collaborative | 258 (50.2) |
| Passive | 128 (24.9) |
| Unsure | 1 (0.2) |
| Health locus of control scale | |
| Mean (SD) | 3.3 (0.93) |
*Technical and Further Education.