n health professionals (N = 2061)

n family caregivers

(N = 1571)

n general public

(N = 3094)

Total

(N = 6351)

Gender

Female

1894

(91.90%)

1346

(85.68%)

2376 (76.79%)

5269

(82.96%)

Male

163

(7.91%)

222

(14.13%)

714

(23.08%)

1072

(16.88%)

Other/I’d rather not say

4 (0.19%)

3 (0.19%)

4 (0.13%)

10

(0.16%)

Province

Antwerp

450

(21.83%)

338

(21.51%)

645

(20.85%)

1349 (21.24%)

East Flanders

455

(22.08%)

351

(22.34%)

624

(20.17%)

1347

(21.21%)

Flemish Brabant and Brussels

297

(14.41%)

281

(17.89%)

697

(22.53%)

1226

(19.30%)

Limburg

223

(10.82%)

178

(11.33%)

409

(13.22%)

765

(12.05%)

West Flanders

626

(30.37%)

409

(26.03%)

700

(22.62%)

1624

(25.57%)

Wallonia

10

(0.49%)

14

(0.89%)

19

(0.61%)

40

(0.63%)

Degree

No degree

3 (0.15%)

17

(1.08%)

48

(1.55%)

67

(1.05%)

Primary education

11

(0.53%)

30

(1.91%)

48

(1.55%)

87

(1.37%)

Lower secondary education

43

(2.09%)

103

(6.56%)

223

(7.21%)

363

(5.72%)

Higher secondary education

618

(29.99%)

497

(31.64%)

1025

(33.13%)

2039

(32.11%)

Bachelor’s degree

1125

(54.59%)

669

(42.58%)

1022

(33.03%)

2590

(40.78%)

Master’s degree

249

(12.08%)

233

(14.83%)

686

(22.17%)

1133

(17.84%)

Doctorate degree/higher

12

(0.58%)

22

(1.40%)

42

(1.36%)

72

(1.13%)

Exposure to dementia

Yes

2061

(100.00%)

1571

(100.00%)

2562

(82.91%)

5819

(91.62%)

No

0

(0.00%)

0

(0.00%)

532

(17.19%)

532

(8.38%)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Year of birth

Age

1976.43

45.50

(12.72)

1964.17

57.74

(11.82)

1970.38

51.44

(15.73)

1970.71

51.15

(14.85)