Table 3.

Variation in Knowledge Scores According to Sociodemographic Characteristics among Adults in UAE (n=600)

Variable	Poor knowledge	Adequate knowledge	High knowledge	P Value
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Nationality
UAE	66 (55)	205 (50)	20 (28)	0.001
Non-UAE	53 (45)	204 (50)	52 (72)
Occupation
Student	22 (19)	58 (14)	8 (11)	0.003
Housewife	9 (8)	22 (5)	4 (6)
Business owner	3 (3)	8 (2)	1 (1)
Managerial or professional	41 (35)	197 (49)	33 (46)
Intermediate occupation	35 (30)	97 (24)	17 (24)
Lower supervisory or technical	3 (3)	9 (2)	9 (13)
Semi-routine occupation	5 (4)	15 (4)	0
Family history of Colorectal cancer
First degree relative	5 (4)	20 (5)	1 (1)	0.05
Second degree relative	0	24 (6)	5 (7)
None	113 (96)	363 (89)	65 (92)

*p < 0.05, significance determined using Montecarlo 2 tailed significance at 95% CI. Only significant results are presented.