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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of sample qualitative variables based on completed questionnaires (771 Obs.)

From: Factor associated with willingness to pay for prevention of cancer: a study of prostate cancer screening

Variable name & notation

Variable selectable values

Frequency (qualitative variables)

Number

Percentage

PSA history

No history

183

31

Have done

588

69

Willingness to pay

Do not want to pay

132

17

Want to pay

639

83

Education

Illiterate

1

0

Elementary/Elementary end/Literacy

3

0

First cycle/guidance/end of guidance / secondary

17

2

Second cycle/secondary/intermediate 2/no diploma

11

1

Diploma/Pre-University

91

12

Associate/Diploma

46

6

Bachelor

268

35

Master/Professional Doctorate

261

34

Ph. D./Postdoctoral

65

9

Other

1

0

Residency area

Village resident

26

3

City resident

176

22

Resident of the metropolitan area

290

37

Resident of the capital

279

36

Insurance

No

74

10

Have basic/national insurance

697

90

Have complementary (Private) insurance

478

69

Do not have complementary insurance

219

31

Health status

low health Status

20

3

Intermediate health Status

34

4

Adequate and high health Status

424

55

Hospitalization

No hospitalization history

332

43

once

228

30

Two or more

137

18

Prostate problem history

No prostate problem history

396

51

Yes

375

49

Risk of incidence

low risk

322

42

Moderate risk

369

48

High risk

82

11

Residency status

Land lord

175

22

Leased/ tenant

539

69

Other

57

7

Cancer History

No cancer history

632

81

Cancer history

139

18

Occupational status

Employed

41

5

Unemployed (job seeker)

21

2

Has an income without work

136

17

 

Retired

541

70

Other

32

4

WTP—basic information

Don’t willing to pay

132

9

Willing to pay

639

81

WTP—complementary information

Don’t willing to pay

121

6

Willing to pay

650

84