Table 1 Distribution of participants (n = 10,773) and non-participants (n = 2,515) in a breast cancer screening programme in relation to GPs’ and women’s characteristics

GP’s attitude

Positive

8,615

(80.0)

1,897

(75.4)

<0.001

Negative

732

(6.8)

212

(8.4)

Indecisive

1,426

(13.2)

406

(16.2)

GP’s gender

Male

8,479

(78.7)

2,010

(79.9)

0.179

Female

2,294

(21.3)

505

(20.1)

Women’s age

50-54

2,942

(27.3)

600

(23.9)

<0.001

55-59

2,801

(26.0)

608

(24.2)

60-64

2,786

(25.9)

634

(25.2)

> = 65

2,244

(20.8)

673

(26.7)

Household income

Low

3,193

(29.7)

1,233

(49.2)

<0.001

Middle

3,711

(34.5)

715

(28.5)

High

3,866

(35.9)

560

(22.3)

Marital status

Married

7,557

(70.2)

1,309

(52.2)

<0.001

Cohabiting

756

(7.0)

192

(7.7)

Single

2,450

(22.8)

1,006

(40.1)

Ethnicity

Danish

10,449

(97.0)

2,322

(92.5)

<0.001

Western immigrants

189

(1.8)

79

(3.2)

Non-western immigrants

131

(1.22)

109

(4.3)

Distance to screening site

0-20 km

5,888

(57.2)

1,281

(53.1)

<0.001

>20-40 km

2,555

(24.8)

575

(23.8)

>40-60 km

1,508

(14.6)

422

(17.5)

>60 km

347

(3.4)

136

(5.6)