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. 2021 Dec;10(12):4403–4413. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-21-746

Table 1. Characteristics of survey respondents (N=3,557).

Characteristics Non-participants Participants Total P value*
No. (%) 2,392 (67.25) 1165 (32.75) 3,557
Sex, No. (%)
   Male 1,199 (68.24) 558 (31.76) 1,757 0.21
   Female 1,193 (66.28) 607 (33.72) 1,800
Age group, No. (%)
   40–49 years 748 (68.62) 342 (31.38) 1,090 0.28
   50–59 years 741 (65.52) 390 (34.48) 1,131
   60 years and above 903 (67.59) 433 (32.41) 1,336
Household income level, No. (%)
   Below 2,000,000 KRW 243 (68.45) 112 (31.55) 355 0.37
   2,000,000–3,990,000 KRW 856 (68.48) 394 (31.52) 1,250
   4,000,000 KRW and above 1,293 (66.24) 659 (33.76) 1,952
Education level, No. (%)
   Middle school or below 363 (69.41) 160 (30.59) 523 0.18
   High school 1,298 (67.82) 616 (32.18) 1,914
   Undergraduate and above 731 (65.27) 389 (34.73) 1,120
Cancer screening helps detect early and cure cancer? No. (%)
   Strongly agree 686 (65.77) 357 (34.23) 1,043 0.41
   Agree 1,534 (67.52) 738 (32.48) 2,272
   Disagree 168 (70.89) 69 (29.11) 237
   Strongly disagree 4 (80.00) 1 (20.00) 5
Self-perceived general health status, No. (%)
   Very good 117 (66.48) 59 (33.52) 176 0.82
   Good 1,445 (68.00) 680 (32.00) 2,125
   Neutral 743 (65.99) 383 (34.01) 1,126
   Bad 84 (66.67) 42 (33.33) 126
   Very bad 3 (75.00) 1 (25.00) 4
Comorbidities, No. (%)
   No 1,334 (66.70) 666 (33.30) 2,000 0.43
   Yes 1,058 (67.95) 499 (32.05) 1,557
Family history of cancer, No. (%)
   No 2,033 (67.27) 989 (32.73) 3,022 0.94
   Yes 359 (67.10) 176 (32.90) 535
More fear of coronavirus or lung cancer, No. (%)
   More fear of lung cancer 1,344 (66.08) 690 (33.92) 2,034 0.09
   Neutral 303 (66.30) 154 (33.70) 457
   More fear of coronavirus 745 (69.89) 321 (30.11) 1,066

*, analyzed by Chi-square test.