Characteristics of respondents questioned about the meaning of overdiagnosis
| Characteristic | Number of survey respondents n=500 (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| 18–49 | 215 (43.0) *(57.8) |
| 50– | 285 (57.0) *(42.2) |
| Sex | |
| Men | 218 (43.6) *(49.4) |
| Women | 282 (56.4) *(50.6) |
| Education | |
| <High school | 74 (14.8) *(26.9) |
| High school graduate | 169 (33.8) *(38.7) |
| Bachelor degree/advanced diploma | 168 (33.6) *(26.5) |
| >Bachelor degree | 89 (17.8) *(7.7) |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 298 (59.6) |
| Unemployed | 20 (4) |
| Not working | 182 (36.4) |
| Cancer diagnosis | |
| Yes | 70 (14.0) |
| No | 430 (86.0) |
*Australian population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census.