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Table 1 Screening history by sociodemographic characteristics of respondents, 2005-2009

From: Sociodemographic gradients in breast and cervical cancer screening in Korea: the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey (KNCSS) 2005-2009

Variable

Number of women in sample

Ever had mammogram

Ever had Pap smear

Ever had both mammogram and Pap smear

Ever had either mammogram or Pap smear, not both

Never had either mammogram or Pap smear

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Total

4139 (100.0)

2308 (55.8)

3123 (75.5)

2141 (51.7)

1148 (27.7)

849 (20.5)

Age

      

   40-49

1771 (100.0)

895 (50.5)

1373 (77.5)

848 (47.9)

572 (32.3)

351 (19.8)

   50-59

1184 (100.0)

744 (62.8)

947 (80.0)

699 (59.0)

293 (24.8)

192 (16.2)

   60-74

1184 (100.0)

669 (56.6)

803 (67.8)

594 (50.2)

283 (23.9)

306 (25.8)

Marital status

      

   Married

3621 (100.0)

2034 (56.2)

2795 (77.2)

1905 (52.6)

1018 (28.1)

697 (19.3)

   Other a

518 (100.0)

274 (52.9)

328 (65.3)

236 (45.6)

130 (25.1)

152 (29.3)

Residence

      

   Metropolitan

1930 (100.0)

1060 (54.9)

1462 (75.8)

990 (51.3)

542 (28.1)

398 (20.6)

   Urban

1695 (100.0)

943 (55.6)

1271 (75.0)

870 (51.3)

474 (28.0)

351 (20.7)

   Rural

514 (100.0)

305 (59.5)

390 (75.9)

281 (54.7)

132 (25.7)

100 (19.5)

Education b

      

   Level 1

1151 (100.0)

629 (54.7)

779 (67.7)

559 (48.6)

289 (25.1)

302 (26.2)

   Level 2

786 (100.0)

466 (59.3)

596 (75.8)

430 (54.7)

202 (25.7)

154 (19.6)

   Level 3

1796 (100.0)

977 (54.4)

1429 (79.6)

923 (51.4)

560 (31.2)

313 (17.4)

   Level 4

406 (100.0)

236 (58.1)

319 (78.6)

229 (56.4)

97 (23.9)

80 (19.7)

Household income c

      

   Level 1

642 (100.0)

351 (54.7)

419 (65.3)

301 (46.9)

168 (26.2)

173 (27.0)

   Level 2

1603 (100.0)

880 (54.9)

1206 (75.2)

823 (51.3)

439 (27.4)

340 (21.2)

   Level 3

1292 (100.0)

711 (55.0)

1008 (78.0)

670 (51.9)

379 (29.3)

243 (18.8)

   Level 4

602 (100.0)

366 (60.8)

490 (81.4)

347 (57.6)

162 (26.9)

93 (15.5)

Private health insurance member

      

   Yes

3011 (100.0)

1752 (58.2)

2401 (79.7)

1648 (54.7)

857 (28.5)

506 (16.8)

   No

1128 (100.0)

556 (49.3)

722 (64.0)

493 (43.7)

291 (25.8)

343 (30.4)

  1. a Other includes widowed, divorced, separated, and never married
  2. b Education: level 1, less than middle school; level 2, middle school graduate or some high school; level 3, high school graduate or some college; level 4, college graduate or higher
  3. c Household income: level 1, <1 million won per month; level 2, 1-2.5 million won per month; level 3, 2.5-4 million won per month; level 4, >4 million won per month (1000 won = US $0.84)
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