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Table 2 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women respondents, 2001 and 2009 Taiwan National Interview Survey

From: Changes in the magnitude of social inequality in the uptake of cervical cancer screening in Taiwan, a country implementing a population-based organized screening program

 

2001

2009

 

N

%

N

%

Total

5,704

100.0

6,420

100.0

Age group (years)

    

 30–39

1,930

33.8

2,035

31.7

 40–49

1,819

31.9

1,911

29.8

 50–59

1,107

19.4

1,585

24.7

 60–69

848

14.9

889

13.8

Missing

-

-

-

-

Urbanization level

    

 Metropolitan

1,540

27.0

2,032

31.7

 Urban

1,446

25.4

1,635

25.5

 Suburban

992

17.4

1,130

17.6

 Rural

1,642

28.8

1,619

25.2

 Missing

84

1.5

4

0.1

Educational level

    

 Primary or lower

2,393

42.0

1,681

26.2

 Secondary

909

15.9

945

14.7

 High school

1,523

26.7

2,069

32.2

 College or university

816

14.3

1,492

23.2

 Graduate school

60

1.1

225

3.5

 Missing

3

0.1

8

0.1

Household monthly income (NT dollars)

    

 ≤29,999

1,237 1,237

21.7

1,494

23.3

 30,000–49,999

1,311 1,311

23.0

1,366

21.3

 50,000–69,999

1,190 1,190

20.9

1,035

16.1

 70,000–99,999

988 988

17.3

828

12.9

 ≥100,000

907 907

15.9

859

13.4

 Missing

71 71

1.2

838

13.1