Erratum to “Methodology of an International Study of People with Multiple Sclerosis Recruited through Web 2.0 Platforms: Demographics, Lifestyle, and Disease Characteristics”
Table 3
Characteristics of the study sample.
Characteristics
Number (%) (unless otherwise stated)
Gender
Male
407/2303 (17.7)
Female
1896/2303 (82.3)
Age in 2012 (years)
18–29
128/2398 (5.3)
30–39
619/2398 (25.8)
40–49
779/2398 (32.5)
50–59
634/2398 (26.4)
60–69
222/2398 (9.3)
>70
16/2398 (0.7)
Country of location
USA
807/2469 (32.7)
Australia
629/2469 (25.5)
UK
417/2469 (16.9)
NZ
210/2469 (8.5)
Canada
105/2469 (4.3)
Other*
301/2469 (12.2)
Country of birth
USA
772/2461 (31.4)
Australia
508/2461 (20.6)
UK
492/2461 (20.0)
NZ
172/2461 (7.0)
Canada
106/2461 (4.3)
Other†
411/2461 (16.7)
Marital status
Married
1472/2431 (60.6)
Single
359/2431 (14.8)
Cohabitating/partnered
316/2431 (13.0)
Separated/divorced
257/2431 (10.6)
Widowed
27/2431 (1.1)
Family status
No children
766/2431 (31.5)
One or more biological children
1599/2431 (65.8)
One or more stepchildren
236/2431 (9.7)
Number of children, median (IQR)
2 (0–2)
Employment status
Employed full time
800/2459 (32.5)
Employed part time
524/2459 (21.3)
Stay at home parent/carer
184/2459 (7.5)
Student full time
60/2459 (2.4)
Unemployed‡
196/2459 (8.0)
Retired due to age
72/2459 (2.9)
Retired due to medical reasons or disability
570/2459 (23.2)
Other
53/2459 (2.2)
Education status
No formal schooling
3/2455 (0.1)
Primary school
52/2455 (2.1)
Secondary school
549/2455 (22.4)
Vocational training
395/2455 (16.1)
Bachelor’s degree
888/2455 (36.2)
Postgraduate degree
568/2455 (23.1)
Including 52 other countries. Including 72 other countries. Including biological children and stepchildren. Collapsed from the unemployed: seeking work/not seeking work.