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Table 2 Canadian response distribution

From: Prohibiting Headgear for Safety in Amateur Boxing? Opinion of the Canadian Boxing Community: an Online Poll

 

Total (n)

Always % (standard error)

Not in international competition

Not >10 fights

Other

Never

Total

431

71.5 (5.6)

7.2 (3.2)

10.7 (3.8)

4.9 (2.7)

5.8 (3.0)

Sex

 Male

310

64.2 (6.9)

8.7 (4.2)

13.9 (5.1)

5.8 (3.5)

7.4 (3.9)

 Female**

116

90.5 (7.2)

2.6 (4.5)

2.6 (4.5)

2.6 (4.5)

1.7 (4.0)

 Unlisted

5

80 (34.7)

20 (34.7)

0 (28.5)

0 (28.5)

0 (28.5)

Age

 ≤18

32

53.1 (20.7)

15.6 (16.2)

12.5 (15.1)

9.4 (13.9)

9.4 (13.9)

 19–40

236

68.6 (7.7)

5.5 (4)

14 (5.8)

5.1 (3.8)

6.8 (4.3)

 >40

160

78.8 (8.2)

8.1 (5.7)

5.6 (4.9)

3.8 (4.2)

3.8 (4.2)

 Unlisted

3

100 (34.4)

0 (34.4)

0 (34.4)

0 (34.4)

0 (34.4)

Role

 Active boxer*

154

58.4 (10.0)

9.7 (6.3)

18.8 (8)

7.1 (5.5)

5.8 (5.1)

 Retired boxer

113

77.9 (9.9)

6.2 (6.2)

7.1 (6.5)

4.4 (5.5)

4.4 (5.5)

 Parent of boxer

53

86.8 (12.0)

5.7 (9.2)

3.8 (8.2)

1.9 (7.0)

1.9 (7.0)

 Coach

169

74.6 (8.5)

5.9 (4.9)

7.7 (5.4)

5.3 (4.7)

6.5 (5.1)

 Official

44

77.3 (15.6)

4.5 (9.6)

9.1 (11.7)

0 (6.6)

9.1 (11.7)

 Administrator

41

82.9 (14.8)

7.3 (11.4)

4.9 (10.2)

4.9 (10.2)

0 (7.0)

 Fan

20

75 (22.5)

5 (15.6)

10 (18.0)

5 (15.6)

5 (15.6)

 Other

9

88.9 (26.3)

0 (21.2)

11.1 (26.3)

0 (21.2)

0 (21.2)

  1. The confidence interval is asymmetric; hence, the standard error listed represents half the length of this interval. Demographics with few respondents result in large error estimates
  2. *p < 0.01; **p < 0.001