Table 1 General characteristics of the participants (N = 616)
From: Public awareness, attitudes, and motivation toward biobanks: a survey of China
Variable | Total (N, %) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 265 (43.02%) |
Female | 351 (56.98%) |
Age (years) | |
<18 | 40 (6.49%) |
1–-29 | 260 (42.21%) |
30–44 | 199 (32.31%) |
45–59 | 93 (15.1%) |
≥ 60 | 24 (3.9%) |
Occupation | |
Farmer | 22 (43.02%) |
Labourer | 32 (5.19%) |
Private (foreign) company/enterprise employee | 163 (26.46%) |
Employee of government department/state-owned enterprise/public institution | 81 (13.15%) |
Medical worker | 81 (13.15%) |
Student | 89 (14.45%) |
Liberal profession | 57 (9.25%) |
Self-employed | 40 (6.49%) |
Retired | 20 (3.25%) |
Other | 31 (5.03%) |
Highest educational level | |
Junior high school or below | 61 (9.9%) |
High school | 94 (15.26%) |
College or undergraduate degree | 381 (61.85%) |
Postgraduate | 71 (11.53%) |
Doctoral student | 9 (1.46%) |
Is it a minority ethnic group | |
Yes | 53 (8.6%) |
No | 563 (91.4%) |
Believe in religion or not | |
Yes | 84 (13.64%) |
No | 532 (86.36%) |
Economic income level | |
Low income level | 135 (21.92%) |
Lower-to-middle income level | 104 (16.88%) |
Middle income level | 184 (29.87%) |
Middle-to-upper income level | 77 (12.5%) |
High income level | 116 (21.85) |
Living location | |
City | 407 (66.07%) |
Countryside | 61 (9.9%) |
Between them | 148 (24.03%) |
Whether there are children | |
Yes | 323 (52.44%) |
No | 293 (47.56%) |