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Table 3
Percentage not reporting mammogram in past two years, by selected characteristics, female household population aged 50 to 69, Canada, 2008
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| Percentage | 95% confidence interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| from | to | ||
| Total | 27.5 | 26.1 | 28.9 |
| Age group | |||
| 50 to 54 | 32.8* | 29.9 | 35.6 |
| 55 to 59 | 25.1 | 22.3 | 27.9 |
| 60 to 64 | 23.8 | 21.3 | 26.3 |
| 65 to 69† | 26.9 | 23.8 | 30.0 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/Common-law† | 25.8 | 24.1 | 27.5 |
| Widowed | 32.6* | 27.0 | 38.1 |
| Divorced/Separated | 30.9* | 26.9 | 34.9 |
| Never married | 32.8* | 28.2 | 37.4 |
| Resides in Census Metropolitan Area | |||
| Yes | 26.7* | 24.8 | 28.6 |
| No† | 29.2 | 27.7 | 30.8 |
| Province/Territory | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 28.6 | 22.1 | 35.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 39.0* | 30.5 | 47.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 31.0 | 25.4 | 36.5 |
| New Brunswick | 26.0 | 21.1 | 31.0 |
| Quebec | 26.1 | 22.9 | 29.3 |
| Ontario | 26.8 | 24.3 | 29.3 |
| Manitoba | 29.0 | 23.5 | 34.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 26.4 | 21.6 | 31.2 |
| Alberta | 26.0 | 21.6 | 30.5 |
| British Columbia | 32.1* | 28.1 | 36.1 |
| Yukon | 33.8 E | 21.0 | 46.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 31.6 E | 17.1 | 46.0 |
| Nunavut | 67.8* E | 41.5 | 94.1 |
| Place of birth | |||
| North America† | 25.9 | 24.5 | 27.3 |
| Europe | 32.4* | 27.9 | 36.9 |
| Asia | 34.4* | 26.7 | 42.1 |
| Other | 29.0 E | 18.5 | 39.6 |
| Years since immigration | |||
| 0 to 9 | 57.4* | 40.1 | 74.8 |
| 10 to 19 | 34.9 | 24.1 | 45.7 |
| 20 or more | 29.0 | 25.1 | 32.9 |
| Non-immigrant† | 25.8 | 24.4 | 27.2 |
| Household income quintile | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 39.3* | 35.3 | 43.3 |
| 2 | 29.0* | 25.7 | 32.3 |
| 3 | 22.6 | 19.3 | 25.8 |
| 4 | 23.0 | 19.7 | 26.4 |
| 5 (highest)† | 20.9 | 17.8 | 24.1 |
| Education | |||
| Less than secondary graduation | 36.1* | 32.6 | 39.7 |
| Secondary graduation | 25.5 | 22.9 | 28.2 |
| Postsecondary graduation† | 25.5 | 23.7 | 27.3 |
| Has regular MD?—Contacted GP/family doctor in past year? | |||
| Yes—Yes† | 22.8 | 21.3 | 24.2 |
| Yes—No | 45.3* | 40.2 | 50.3 |
| No—Yes | 40.5* | 31.5 | 49.5 |
| No—No | 70.7* | 63.5 | 78.0 |
| Self-perceived general health | |||
| Excellent/Very good† | 25.7 | 23.8 | 27.6 |
| Good | 29.7* | 27.2 | 32.3 |
| Fair/Poor | 28.9 | 25.5 | 32.4 |
| Level of day-to-day stress | |||
| Low† | 27.3 | 24.9 | 29.6 |
| Medium | 27.9 | 25.8 | 30.1 |
| High | 27.1 | 24.1 | 30.0 |
| Sense of community belonging | |||
| Very/Somewhat strong† | 26.8 | 25.0 | 28.5 |
| Very/Somewhat weak | 29.0 | 26.5 | 31.5 |
| Smoking status | |||
| Daily smoker | 39.8* | 36.5 | 43.1 |
| Occasional smoker | 30.2 | 21.8 | 38.5 |
| Non-smoker† | 25.1 | 23.6 | 26.7 |
| Leisure-time physical activity | |||
| Active/Moderately active (1.5 or more KKD)† | 25.5 | 23.6 | 27.3 |
| Inactive (less than 1.5 KKD) | 29.3* | 27.2 | 31.3 |
| BMI category | |||
| Underweight (less than 18.5) | 30.4 | 20.7 | 40.2 |
| Normal weight (18.5 to less than 25)† | 27.5 | 25.2 | 29.8 |
| Overweight (25.0 to less than 30) | 26.4 | 23.9 | 28.8 |
| Obese class I (30.0 to less than 35) | 27.3 | 23.7 | 30.9 |
| Obese class II (35.0 to less than 40) | 24.2 | 18.9 | 29.5 |
| Obese class III (40.0 or more) | 32.9 | 24.2 | 41.7 |
| † reference category * significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05) KKD: kilocalories per kilogram per day Note: For province/territory, the reference category is the other provinces/territories combined. Source: 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "An update on mammography use in Canada", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 3, catalogue number 82-003-X. |
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