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Table 4 Characteristics of the participants in the Survey2

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

  

Smoking cessation

Physical activity

Gender

Men: Women

800:0

 

800:0

 

Age (years old)

25–34

38

5%

34

4%

35–44

98

12%

121

15%

45–54

319

40%

281

35%

55–64

345

43%

364

46%

Marriage

Married

549

69%

555

69%

Unmarried

209

26%

196

25%

Divorced/widowed

42

5%

49

6%

Education

Compulsory education

3

0%

6

1%

High school

140

18%

149

19%

Junior college/vocational school

79

10%

96

12%

University or higher

578

72%

549

69%

Household income (million yen a)

 < 2.00

29

4%

22

3%

2.00–5.99

244

31%

241

30%

6.00 + 

527

66%

537

67%

Health awareness

be interested in own health

509

64%

524

66%

Previous contact

have been encouraged to do so

273

34%

265

33%

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