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Table 2 Demographic and socio-economic predictors of attendance at breast screening. Numbers in bold indicate odds ratios that were significant at the p < 0.05 level

From: Using record linkage to monitor equity and variation in screening programmes

  

Model 1*

Model 2*

Model 3*

Model 4*

Model 5*

Age at census

≤ 49

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

50-54

1.52 (1.41-1.64)

1.51 (1.40-1.63)

1.55 (1.43-1.67)

1.56 (1.44-1.69)

1.57 (1.45-1.70)

 

55-59

1.38 (1.28-1.50)

1.38 (1.27-1.49)

1.43 (1.32-1.55)

1.46 (1.34-1.58)

1.47 (1.36-1.60)

 

60-64

1.04 (0.96-1.13)

1.06 (0.97-1.15)

1.12 (1.03-1.21)

1.13 (1.03-1.22)

1.13 (1.04-1.23)

Marital Status

Married

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Never married

0.57 (0.52-0.62)

0.57 (0.52-0.62)

0.75 (0.69-0.82)

0.75 (0.68-0.82)

0.74 (0.67-0.81)

 

Sep/Wid/Div

0.60 (0.56-0.63)

0.60 (0.56-0.63)

0.84 (0.79-0.90)

0.84 (0.79-0.90)

0.84 (0.79-0.90)

National Statistics Socio-economic Classification

H/L Prof/Manual

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Intermediate

1.00 (0.92-1.10)

 

1.01 (0.93-1.10)

1.00 (0.93-1.10)

1.03 (0.94-1.12)

 

Own Account

1.03 (0.91-1.16)

 

0.98 (0.87-1.11)

0.98 (0.87-1.11)

0.93 (0.82-1.05)

 

Lower Supervisory

0.90 (0.81-1.01)

 

1.07 (0.95-1.21)

1.09 (0.96-1.22)

1.07 (0.95-1.20)

 

Routine

0.84 (0.79-0.89)

 

1.03 (0.96-1.11)

1.04 (0.96-1.12)

1.02 (0.94-1.10)

 

Other-U/E

0.52 (0.47-0.57)

 

0.77 (0.69-0.86)

0.78 (0.70-0.87)

0.74 (0.66-0.82)

Car Access

2 and over

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

1 car

0.74 (0.70-0.78)

 

0.84 (0.79-0.89)

0.85 (0.80-0.90)

0.89 (0.84-0.95)

 

No car

0.37 (0.35-0.39)

 

0.56 (0.51-0.61)

0.58 (0.53-0.63)

0.63 (0.58-0.69)

Housing tenure

Owner

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Private rent

0.57 (0.51-0.65)

 

0.71 (0.63-0.80)

0.72 (0.64-0.81)

0.68 (0.61-0.77)

 

Social rent

0.44 (0.42-0.47)

 

0.64 (0.60-0.69)

0.66 (0.62-0.71)

0.67 (0.63-0.73)

Education

Degree+

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

To A-Level

0.91 (0.79-1.05)

 

0.92 (0.79-1.06)

0.92 (0.80-1.07)

0.92 (0.79-1.06)

 

To GCSE

1.05 (0.96-1.15)

 

1.08 (0.98-1.19)

0.99 (0.97-1.19)

1.06 (0.97-1.17)

 

None

0.80 (0.74-0.87)

 

1.00 (0.91-1.10)

1.02 (0.92-1.12)

0.99 (0.90-1.09)

General Health

Good

1.00

  

1.00

1.00

 

Fairly good

0.89 (0.84-0.94)

  

1.00 (0.94-1.06)

1.00 (0.94-1.06)

 

Not good

0.61 (0.58-0.65)

  

0.79 (0.72-0.86)

0.81 (0.74-0.89)

Limiting long term illness

No

1.00

  

1.00

1.00

 

Yes

0.72 (0.68-0.75)

  

1.01 (0.94-1.09)

1.01 (0.94-1.08)

Residence

Urban

1.00

   

1.00

 

Intermediate

1.59 (1.51-1.68)

   

1.56 (1.47-1.65)

 

Rural

1.83 (1.72-1.94)

   

1.54 (1.45-1.64)

  1. *Model 1 – age only adjustment. Model 2 – adjustment for age and marital status. Model 3 – adjustment for age, marital status and socio-economic status. Model 4 – adjustment for age, marital status, socio-economic status and health status. Model 5 – adjustment for age, marital status, socio-economic status, health status and area of residence.