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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the total sample and of the people who made up each stage of change

From: Psychosocial determinants of HIV testing across stages of change in Spanish population: a cross-sectional national survey

   

Stage of change

Characteristics

 

Total

Lack of awareness

Decision not to act

Decision to act

Action

Maintenance

Abandonment

N

 

1499

802

204

67

291

74

38

Sex

Male

47.6

49.1

50.5

50.7

42.6

45.9

39.5

Female

52.4

50.9

49.5

49.3

57.4

54.1

60.5

Age

M ± SD

45.34 ± 16.94

45.61 ± 18

54.25 ± 17.9

32 ± 13.8

41.63 ± 11.5

44.1 ± 11.8

45 ± 12

Nationality

Spanish

95.5

97

95.6

82.1

94.2

95.9

94.7

Other European country

1.1

1.1

1.5

4.5

0.7

0

0

Latin American

2.7

1.4

1

13.4

5.2

4

2.6

Other

0.7

0.5

2

0

0

0

2.6

Level of education

No education

2.8

3.5

3.9

1.5

1.4

0

2.6

Primary education

20.9

21.6

32.8

20.9

15.1

12.2

10.5

Secondary education

37.2

38.2

31.9

49.3

35.4

33.8

47.4

Middle university education

12.9

12

10.8

10.4

15.1

20.3

15.8

Higher university education

21.3

19.6

16.7

13.4

28.2

28.4

18.4

Other

4.9

5.2

4

4.5

4.8

5.4

5.3

Habitat Quota

Less than 20,000

30

32.4

29.9

28.4

25.8

24.3

31.6

From 20,001 to 50,000

13.3

12.8

14.7

9

14.8

17.6

10.5

From 50,001 to 200,000

23.1

23.2

25.5

32.8

20.6

16.2

23.7

From 200,001 to 500,000

14.9

15.1

12.7

6

16.2

20.3

15.8

More than 500,000

18.6

16.5

17.2

23.9

22.7

21.6

18.4

Socioeconomic status

High

2.9

2.5

2.5

4.5

3.8

2.7

2.6

Medium-high

23.7

23.7

25

11.9

24.7

29.7

15.8

Medium

23.3

21.6

17.6

25.4

29.9

28.4

26.3

Medium-low

44.7

47.5

51

52.2

33.7

33.8

52.6

Low

5.3

4.7

3.9

6

7.9

5.4

2.6

Employment situation

Working

39.5

35.1

28

31.4

56

48.7

55.3

Unemployed

13.9

14.6

7.8

14.9

15.8

17.6

13.2

Retirees and pensioners

20

21.7

36.3

6

10.7

9.5

18.4

Students

10.3

12.7

7.8

32.8

3.4

4.1

0

Other (home-makers/others)

16.3

15.9

20.1

14.9

14.1

20.3

13.2

  1. Data provided in percentages, except where specified
  2. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation