Table 1 |
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| Demographics of respondents included in the sample population across the four countries assessed | ||||
| UK (n=912) | France (n=899) | Poland (n=871) | Malaysia (n=832) | |
| Age (years) | 18–34: 40% | 18–34: 40% | 18–24: 22% | 18–24: 38% |
| 35–54: 41% | 35–54: 40% | 25–40: 43% | 25–30: 36% | |
| ≥55: 19% | ≥55: 20% | ≥41: 42% | 31–40: 22% | |
| ≥41: 5% | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 47% | 47% | 44% | 50% |
| Female | 53% | 53% | 56% | 50% |
| Social class | ABC1: 63% | NR | NR | Employed: 73% |
| C2DE: 37% | Unemployed: 5% | |||
| Student: 22% | ||||
| Income | NR | Low: 36% | NR | Up to RM1999: 24% |
| Medium: 25% | RM2000–2999: 18% | |||
| High: 19% | RM3000–4999: 22% | |||
| Refused to answer: 20% | RM5000+: 17% | |||
| Refused to answer: 19% | ||||
| Household size | ||||
| One member | 14% | NR | NR | NR |
| Two members | 33% | |||
| Three members | 21% | |||
| Four members | 21% | |||
| Five or more | 10% | |||
| Locality | NR | Urban: 58% | Urban: 77% | City: 67% |
| Rural: 42% | Rural: 23% | Suburbs: 22% | ||
| Small town: 9% | ||||
| Rural: 2% | ||||
NR, not recorded; RM, Malaysian ringgit (monthly).
Addey and Shephard BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:9 doi:10.1186/1472-6815-12-9
