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Table 2 Participant Socio-demographic Characteristics

From: Cognitive testing of the Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey with South Asian immigrants in Canada

Variable

Language Group

Urdu (n = 18)

English (n = 12)

Age: Mean, Standard Deviation

58.8(7.31)

59(6.2)

Sex, % (n)

 Male

44.5(8)

58.3(7)

 Female

55.5(10)

41.6(5)

Country of birth, % (n)

 India

33.3(6)

58.3(7)

 Pakistan

61.1(11)

41.6(5)

 Bangladesh

0(0)

0(0)

 Other

5.5(1)

0(0)

Years in Canada, % (n)

 More than 30 years

16.6(3)

25(3)

 21–30 years

11.1(2)

8.3(1)

 11–20 years

61.1(11)

50(6)

 6–10 years

0(0)

16.6(2)

 Less than 1 year

11.1(2)

0(0)

Highest completed education, % (n)

 Less than high school

22.2(4)

8.3(1)

 Completed high school

22.2(4)

8.3(1)

 Completed some college/university

22.2(4)

0(0)

 University degree

16.6(3)

33.3(4)

 Post graduate degree

16.6(3)

50(6)

Had a family physician, % (n)

100.0(18)

100.0(12)

Family physician from same cultural, % (n)

 Yes

55.5(10)

75(9)

 No

27.7(5)

16.6(2)

 Not applicable

16.6(3)

8.3(1)