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Table 1 Respondent demographic information

From: Dementia knowledge assessment scale (DKAS): confirmatory factor analysis and comparative subscale scores among an international cohort

Sample characteristics

MOOC international sample

(n = 3649)

Mean age

47 years (SD = 13.03)

Age range

76 (14–90 years)

Male respondents

302 (8.3%)

Female respondents

3347 (91.7%)

Number of countries represented in DKAS responses

97

Main DKAS respondent countries

 Australia

1746 (48%)

 United Kingdom

590 (16%)

 New Zealand

239 (7%)

 Canada

183 (5%)

 United States

149 (4%)

 Philippines

125 (3%)

 Ireland

69 (2%)

 India

61 (2%)

 South Africa

35 (1%)

 Germany

27 (1%)

Occupational groups

 General practitioner

26 (0.7%)

Male (26.9%) Female (73.1%)

 Nurse

918 (25.2%)

Male (6.6%) Female (93.4%)

 Health student

173 (4.7%)

Male (13.9%) Female (86.1%)

 Family carer

115 (3.2%)

Male (3.5%) Female (96.5%)

 Professional care worker

912 (25%)

Male (7.6%) Female (92.4%)

 Other health care worker

649 (17.8%)

Male (5.9%) Female (94.1%)

 General population

856 (23.5%)

Male (14.4%) Female (85.6%)

Prior dementia education experiences

891 (24.4%)

Family member with dementia

1368 (37.5%)