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Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge-seeking behaviors according to age categories.
| Demographic variable | Age categories | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth (n = 19, 3.8%) |
Middle age (n = 129, 26%) |
Senior (n = 239, 48%) |
Elderly (n = 109, 22%) |
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| Sex | Female | 42.1% | 51.2% | 45.8% | 58.7% | 0.173 |
| Male | 57.9% | 48.8% | 54.2% | 41.3% | ||
| Evacuation Destination | Outside | 52.6% | 28.7% | 34.7% | 27.7% | 0.116 |
| Inside | 47.4% | 71.3% | 65.3% | 72.3% | ||
| Employed | Yes | 82.4% | 49.6% | 11.4% | 6.4% | 0.001* |
| No | 17.6% | 50.4% | 88.6% | 93.6% | ||
| Regular hospital visits | Yes | 42.1% | 74.4% | 85.7% | 92.6% | 0.001* |
| No | 57.9% | 25.6% | 14.3% | 7.4% | ||
| Living with children aged < 18 y | Yes | 36.8% | 20.2% | 10.5% | 13.5% | 0.001* |
| No | 63.2% | 79.8% | 18.1% | 86.5% | ||
| Knowledge-seeking behaviors variable | ||||||
| Awareness of radiation consultation places | Yes | 52.6% | 38.8% | 39.3% | 38.5% | 0.695 |
| No | 47.4% | 61.2% | 60.7% | 61.5% | ||
| Interest in radiation knowledge | Seeking knowledge | 73.7% | 67.7% | 63.2% | 59.1% | 0.472 |
| Not seeking | 26.3% | 32.3% | 36.8% | 40.9% | ||
| Source of radiation information | Formal | 68.4% | 89.9% | 97.1% | 79.8% | 0.001* |
| Informal | 31.6% | 10.1% | 2.9% | 20.2% | ||
| Preferred way to receive radiation and health information | Individual | 26.7% | 15.4% | 11.5% | 21.9% | 0.09 |
| Group | 73.3% | 84.6% | 88.5% | 78.1% | ||
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