Table 1 Characteristics of the weighted samples
|  | General cancer worry (N = 1894) | Specific cancer worries (N = 1782) |
|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N (%)a | N (%)a |
Age | ||
 Mean, SD | 42.8 (15.3) | 42.9 (15.3) |
 Range | 18–70 | 18–70 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 936 (49.4) | 884 (49.6) |
 Female | 957 (50.6) | 898 (50.4) |
Ethnicity | ||
 White | 1596 (84.3) | 1513 (84.9) |
 BAMEb | 298 (15.7) | 269 (15.1) |
Social grade | ||
 AB (highest) | 505 (26.7) | 486 (27.3) |
 C1 | 528 (27.9) | 499 (28.0) |
 C2 | 425 (22.4) | 392 (22.0) |
 DE (lowest) | 436 (23.0) | 405 (22.7) |
Marital status | ||
 Married or living as married | 1194 (63.1) | 1122 (63.0) |
 Single | 522 (27.5) | 490 (27.5) |
 Widowed, separated, or divorced | 178 (9.4) | 170 (9.5) |
General cancer worry (frequency) | ||
 Never | 701 (37.0) | 658 (36.9) |
 Occasionally | 657 (34.7) | 618 (34.7) |
 Sometimes | 415 (21.9) | 390 (21.9) |
 Often | 85 (4.5) | 82 (4.6) |
 Very often | 36 (1.9) | 34 (1.9) |
Specific cancer worries (12 items) | ||
 Complete data | 1782 (94.1) | 1782 (100.0) |
 Missing data | 112 (5.9) | – |