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Table 2 Numbers of subjects who replied to the follow-up study

From: When "no" might not quite mean "no"; the importance of informed and meaningful non-consent: results from a survey of individuals refusing participation in a health-related research project

 

Replied N

No Reply N

 

Age

   

   65–74 years (n = 205)

116 (56.6%)

89 (43.4%)

 

   75–84 years (n = 212)

140 (66.0%)

72 (34.0%)

χ2 = 3.93, 1df, p < 0.05

Gender

   

   Male (n = 186)

118 (63.4%)

68 (36.6%)

 

   Female (n = 231)

138 (59.7%)

93 (40.3%)

χ2 = 0.6, 1df, p = 0.44

Deprivation Level

   

   Low (n = 148)

93 (62.8%)

55 (37.2%)

 

   Medium (n = 160)

90 (56.3%)

70 (43.7%)

 

   High (n = 109)

73 (70.0%)

36 (30.0%)

χ2 = 3.35, 2df, p = 0.19

   Total

256 (61.4%)

161 (38.6%)

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