Table 1

Participant characteristics

Complete sampleSubsamples
Campaign awarenessCampaign slogan awareness
UnawareAwareWordSerious
N (%)400 (100)185215201133
Age (sd)43.5 (8.7)43.4 (8.7)43.5 (8.7)43.8 (8.7)43.8 (8.6)
  % Age <29 years6.87.16.56.07.5
  % Age 30–39 years26.524.428.026.925.6
  % Age 40–49 years33.536.331.531.833.8
  % Age >50 years33.332.134.135.333.1
Gender
  % Male66.365.566.867.769.1
Type of cyclist
  Sports (road)9.011.37.37.56.8
  Sports (mountain)9.05.911.210.911.3
  Daily transportation12.813.712.112.414.3
  Recreational51.847.055.253.251.1
  Occasional50.350.050.452.249.6
  Other4.025.09.110.410.5
Time on bike
  Daily8.08.37.87.58.3
  Weekly24.825.624.123.927.8
  Monthly21.019.022.421.918.8
  Few times per year30.328.631.531.327.8
  Once or twice a year16.018.514.215.417.3
Education
  Elementary0.300.40.50.8
  Some high school1.51.81.31.00.8
  Graduated high school10.311.99.19.511.3
  Trade school9.810.19.59.59.0
  Some college or university20.822.019.820.418.0
  Graduated college or university46.846.447.046.345.1
  Postgraduate10.87.712.912.915.0
 Employment
  Unemployed4.83.65.65.06.0
  Self-employed13.514.912.513.912.8
  Employed64.060.166.867.767.7
  Part-time employed8.310.16.96.06.0
  Student3.05.41.31.52.3
  Retired2.82.43.03.03.8
  Homemaker3.83.63.93.01.5
Injury history (past 12 months)
  Personal injury8.810.77.48.09.8
  Family injury13.010.714.715.914.3
Region
  Lower mainland51.551.851.349.851.1
  Fraser Valley3.251.84.33.53.8
  Vancouver Island22.323.821.123.423.3
  Interior17.317.916.816.914.3
  Northern5.84.86.56.57.5
Having children under 16
  Yes33.533.933.230.830.8
  • ‘Type of Cyclist’ adds up to over 100% because participants could select more than one type of cycling activity. Aware: participants who remembered at least one of the campaign slogans. Unaware: participants who did not remember at least one of the campaign slogans, Word: people who remembered the slogan ‘have a word with yourself.’ Serious: people who remembered the slogan ‘seriously?’.