Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Characteristics | Total (n = 5,001) | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
52–59 | 2,578 | 51.5 |
60–67 | 2,423 | 48.5 |
Education level | ||
Lower (< 10 years) | 348 | 7.0a |
Medium (10–12 years) | 2,292 | 45.8a |
High (> 12 years) | 2,337 | 46.7a |
Do you have or have you had breast cancer? | ||
Yes, I have/have had breast cancer | 238 | 4.8a |
No | 4,752 | 95.0a |
Does anyone in your immediate family have or have they had breast cancer? | ||
Yes, one or more members of my immediate family have/have had breast cancer | 1,482 | 29.6a |
No / Don’t know | 3,507 | 70.1a |
Are you participating in the breast cancer screening program, where you are invited every two years? | ||
Yes | 4,609 | 92.2 |
No | 392 | 7.8 |
How do you assess your own risk of getting breast cancer? | ||
Low | 1,717 | 34.3 |
Neither high nor low | 1,943 | 38.9 |
High | 326 | 6.5 |
Don’t know | 1,015 | 20.3 |
How often do you worry about getting breast cancer at some point? | ||
Rarely / never / don’t know | 2,925 | 58.5 |
Sometimes | 1,665 | 33.3 |
Almost always / often | 411 | 8.2 |