Table 1 Data quality: Number of respondents who ‘did not answer’ and who answered ‘don’t know’. Only items with >3% of respondents answering ‘don’t know’ are shown. Total n = 3000 for all items
From: Measurement properties of the Danish version of the Awareness and Beliefs about Cancer (ABC) measure
Did not answer % (n) | Don’t knowa % (n) | |
|---|---|---|
Awareness of cancer symptoms | ||
Response options: yes; no. | ||
Q10. Persistent unexplained pain | 0 (0) | 3.4 (101) |
Q11. Unexplained bleeding | 0 (0) | 4.5 (135) |
Q14. Persistent difficulty in swallowing | 0 (0) | 3.4 (101) |
Q16. Sore that does not heal | 0 (1) | 4.5 (134) |
Q17. Unexplained night sweats | 0 (0) | 8.2 (245) |
Beliefs about cancer | ||
Response options: strongly disagree; tend to disagree; tend to agree; strongly agree. | ||
Q29. Most cancer treatment is worse than the cancer itself | 0.3 (8) | 9.9 (296) |
Awareness of 5-year survival from cancer | ||
Response options: 0; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10. | ||
Q34. Out of 10 people diagnosed with bowel cancer, how many do you think would be alive 5 years later? | 0.1 (3) | 5.0 (151) |
Q36. Out of 10 people diagnosed with ovarian cancer, how many do you think would be alive 5 years later? | 0.2 (5) | 6.3 (189) |
Q37. Out of 10 people diagnosed with lung cancer, how many do you think would be alive 5 years later? | 0.2 (5) | 3.1 (93) |
Awareness of risk factors for cancer | ||
Response options: strongly disagree; tend to disagree; tend to agree; strongly agree | ||
QN3. Drinking more than 1 unit of alcohol a day | 0 (0) | 3.1 (94) |
QN5. Eating red or processed meat once a day or more | 0 (1) | 7.5 (224) |
QN6. Being obese | 0 (1) | 4.1 (124) |
QN8. Being over 70 years old | 0 (1) | 3.2 (96) |
QN9. Having a close relative with cancer | 0.1 (2) | 3.1 (94) |
QN10. Infection with HPV, Human Papillomavirus | 0 (0) | 68.3 (2050) |
QN13. Exposure to ionising radiation from, for example, radioactive materials, x-rays or radon | 0.1 (2) | 3.8 (114) |