From: Government and charity funding of cancer research: public preferences and choices
Freq | % | |
---|---|---|
Total | 401 | 100 |
Sex | ||
Male | 214 | 53.4 |
Female | 187 | 46.6 |
Age (years) | ||
18–29 | 49 | 12.2 |
30–39 | 90 | 22.4 |
40–49 | 63 | 15.7 |
50–59 | 76 | 19.0 |
60 and over | 123 | 30.7 |
Social grade (refers to the occupation/responsibilities of the chief wage earner of the respondent’s household) | ||
A (higher managerial, administrative, or professional) | 23 | 5.7 |
B (intermediate managerial, administrative, or professional) | 144 | 35.9 |
C1 (supervisory or clerical and junior managerial, administrative, or professional) | 95 | 23.7 |
C2 (skilled manual workers) | 52 | 13.0 |
D (semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers) | 27 | 6.7 |
E (state pensioners, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only) | 60 | 15.0 |
Types of charity donations made in the last year | ||
Money – regular donation | 127 | 31.7 |
Money – one-off donation | 241 | 60.1 |
Money – other (charity events, auctions, etc.) | 126 | 31.4 |
Non-financial (donation of unwanted goods, volunteering, etc.) | 223 | 55.6 |
None of the above | 45 | 11.2 |
Over the last 3 years, what has happened to the level of your charity donations(s)? | ||
Gone up | 66 | 16.5 |
Gone down | 56 | 14.0 |
About the same | 279 | 69.6 |
Personal experience of cancer (respondents could tick multiple boxes) | ||
Yes, self | 34 | 8.5 |
Yes, close friend or relative | 275 | 68.6 |
No | 87 | 21.7 |
No answer given | 22 | 5.5 |