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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample and proportion of missing data for each measure

From: Personal factors influence use of cervical cancer screening services: epidemiological survey and linked administrative data address the limitations of previous research

   

Weighted

Unweighted

Characteristics

 

N

% or M

95% CI

%

% missing data

Demographic

      

Age cohort (ref = 44-48 years, n = 1141)

64-68 years

954

47.1%

44.8-49.3

45.5%

0.00%

Had child/children (ref = no, n = 192)

yes

1902

90.1%

88.8-91.2

90.8%

0.05%

Spousal status (ref = no partner, n = 602)

partnered

1492

68.0%

65.8-70.1

71.3%

0.05%

Race (ref = Caucasian, n = 2001)

not Caucasian

94

4.7%

3.7-5.7

4.5%

0.00%

Overall Medicare service use

low

497

M = 9.0

8.5-9.5

9.1%

0.00%

 

medium

1073

M = 39.8

38.7-40.8

39.6%

 
 

high

525

M = 141.1

134.4-147.9

139.2%

 

Socio-economic

      

Financial hardship (ref = no hardship, n = 1980)

1 or more

109

0.6%

4.9-7.3

5.2%

0.29%

Welfare receipt (ref = not main income, n = 1755)

main income

335

18.9%

17.0-20.8

16.0%

0.24%

Housing (ref = own home, n = 1885)

renting

205

11.1%

9.6-12.6

9.8%

0.24%

Employment status

working

1173

51.9%

49.7-54.2

 

0.10%

 

unemployed

24

1.2%

0.7-1.7

1.2%

 
 

not in labour force

896

46.8%

44.5-49.1

42.8%

 

Grew up in poverty (ref = no, n = 1836)

yes

258

13.3%

11.7-14.9

12.3%

0.05%

Highest educational attainment

< high school

629

32.8%

30.7-35.0

 

0.00%

 

< tertiary

773

41.8%

39.5-44.1

38.9%

 
 

tertiary degree

692

25.3%

23.5-27.2

33.1%

 

Lifestyle risk factors

      

BMI (ref = < 30, n = 1548)

≥ 30 (obese)

455

24.1%

22.0-26.1

22.7%

4.39%

Smoking status (ref = never/former, n = 1836)

current

257

14.1%

12.4-15.8

12.3%

0.10%

Illicit drug use (ref = none, n = 1500)

former/current

590

27.6%

25.5-29.6

28.2%

0.24%

Physical activity (ref = moderate/vigorous, n = 1219)

little/none

816

41.1%

38.9-43.4

40.1%

2.86%

Alcohol use (ref = none to medium, n = 1954)

hazardous/harmful

137

6.3%

5.2-7.3

6.6%

0.19%

Traumatic events (ref = not experienced)

      

Early sexual experience (n = 2047)

 

48

2.5%

1.7-3.2

2.3%

0.00%

Lifetime rape (n = 1927)

 

145

7.7%

6.4-9.0

7.0%

1.10%

Lifetime sexual molestation (n = 1675)

 

396

19.6%

17.7-21.4

19.1%

1.15%

Childhood sexual abuse (n = 2051)

 

43

2.1%

1.5-2.8

2.1%

0.05%

Childhood physical abuse (n = 1984)

 

110

5.6%

4.5-6.7

5.3%

0.05%

Personality

      

Neuroticism

 

2079

M = 4.1

3.94-4.24

4.06

0.76%

Extroversion

 

2070

M = 6.8

6.66-6.97

6.82

1.19%

Mastery

 

2078

M = 21.4

21.3-21.6

21.57

0.91%

Health

      

Hysterectomy (ref = no, n = 1685)

yes

410

20.8%

18.9-22.7

0.196

0.00%

Self-rated health (ref ≥ good, n = 1839)

fair/poor

252

13.5%

11.8-15.1

0.121

0.19%

RAND mental health

 

2066

M = 49.7

49.2-50.1

49.85

1.38%

RAND physical functioning

 

2050

M = 48.3

47.8-48.8

48.85

2.15%

Goldberg anxiety (ref = < 7, n = 1800)

≥ 7

295

15.0%

13.3-16.7

0.141

0.62%

Goldberg depression (ref = < 7, n = 1952)

≥ 7

143

7.4%

6.2-8.7

0.068

0.81%