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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants in the Survey1

From: Effectiveness of using humor appeal in health promotion materials: evidence from an experimental study in Japan

  

Advance care planning

Cancer screening

Donor registry

Gender

Men: Women

300:300

 

300:300

 

300:300

 

Age (years old)

25–34

58

10%

57

10%

59

10%

35–44

114

19%

123

21%

123

21%

45–54

205

34%

200

33%

211

35%

55–64

223

37%

220

37%

207

35%

Marriage

Married

357

60%

347

58%

355

59%

Unmarried

194

32%

192

32%

192

32%

Divorced/widowed

49

8%

61

10%

53

9%

Education

Compulsory education

10

2%

16

3%

13

2%

High school

144

24%

172

29%

141

24%

Junior college/vocational school

157

26%

148

25%

154

26%

University or higher

289

48%

264

44%

292

49%

Occupation

Full-time job

337

56%

323

54%

339

57%

Temporary of part-time job

92

15%

94

16%

97

16%

No occupation

171

29%

183

31%

164

27%

Household income (million yena)

 < 2.00

104

17%

93

16%

83

14%

2.00–5.99

220

37%

257

43%

252

42%

6.00 + 

276

46%

250

42%

265

44%

Health awareness

be interested in own health

378

63%

362

60%

372

62%

Previous contact

have been encouraged to do so

22

4%

134

22%

116

19%

  1. Values are number
  2. a1 million yen was about 7,140 U.S. dollars at the time of the survey