Recruitment using mobile telephones in an Irish general population sexual health survey: challenges and practical solutions

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the ICCP-2010 sample, by telephone type

Demographic characteristics	Landline (n = 1,418)		Mobile (n = 1,584)
	Un-weighted Sample (n)	Weighted overall sample (%)	Un-weighted sample (n)	Weighted overall sample (%)
Sex
Men	520	13	920	37
Women	898	24	664	26
Age
18-25	338	9	379	15
26-35	508	12	721	30
36-45	572	16	484	18
Marital status ¹
Single/cohabiting	648	17	910	38
Married	714	19	610	23
Separated/divorced/widow	56	1	60	2
Highest education
Pre-Leaving Certificate	150	6	208	11
Leaving Certificate	366	13	365	18
Post-Leaving Certificate	902	19	1,011	33
Region
Dublin	413	10	531	20
Rest of Leinster	414	12	404	16
Munster	317	8	440	18
Connacht and Ulster	274	8	209	8
Country of birth
Republic of Ireland	1,131	29	1,310	49
Northern Ireland	31	1	13	< 1
UK	105	2	83	3
Rest of EU	56	3	77	6
Africa	38	1	38	2
Asia	22	< 1	34	2
USA/Canada/Australia/New Zealand	21	< 1	14	1
Elsewhere	14	< 1	15	1

Note. ¹ Missing data on marital status for four respondents recruited via mobile telephone.

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