Table 1. Respondents’ characteristics (information in brackets signifies: Country with the lowest value; country with the highest value).

Characteristic	Colonoscopy-naïve (n = 2,500)	Colonoscopy-experienced (n = 500)
Female	55%	43%
	(54%, UK; 58%, Germany)	(40%, France; 45%, Spain)
Age (mean ±s.d. years)	42.3 ±14.0	47.0 ±14.6
	(39.8 ±12.6, Germany; 43.7 ±14.4, UK)	(42.0 ±14.3, UK; 50.6 ±13.8, France)
Aged ≥41 years	54%	65%
	(49%, Germany; 57%, Italy)	(47%, UK; 74%, France)
In full- or part-time employment	58%	65%
	(51%, Italy; 71%, UK)	(56%, France; 79%, UK)
Retired	9%	17%
	(5%, Germany; 13%, Spain)	(9%, UK; 29%, France)
Time since prior colonoscopy	N/A	0–1 year ago: 27%;
		1–2 years ago: 43%;
		2–3 years ago: 21%;
		3–5 years ago: 9%
Reason for prior colonoscopy	N/A	Routine screening: 30%;
		Symptomatic: 52%;
		Ongoing health condition: 10%;
		Other/Unknown: 7%

s.d. = standard deviation.