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Table 3 Summary statistics for participant characteristics at the start of ‘The Reading Trial’

From: The People’s Trial: supporting the public’s understanding of randomised trials

People who took part in The Reading Trial

Reading group (n = 369), n (%)

Not reading group (n = 405), n (%)

Age

 18–24 years

21 (6%)

28 (7%)

 25–44 years

193 (52%)

209 (51%)

 45–64 years

123 (33%)

145 (36%)

 65 years and over

32 (9%)

23 (6%)

Gender

 Female

289 (78%)

325 (80%)

 Male

75 (20%)

78 (19%)

 Prefer not to say/ self-describe

5 (1%)

2 (0.5%)

Understanding of randomised trials

 Good understanding

251 (68%)

278 (69%)

 Some understanding

101 (27%)

105 (26%)

 No understanding

17 (5%)

22 (5%)

Healthcare background

 Healthcare

238 (65%)

269 (66%)

 Not healthcare

131 (34%)

136 (34%)

Sleep quality at the start of the trial

 Terrible

7 (2%)

6 (1%)

 Poor

51 (14%)

51 (13%)

 Fair

175 (47%)

181 (45%)

 Good

115 (31%)

152 (37%)

 Excellent

21 (6%)

15 (4%)

  1. Data are numbers of people (%)