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Table 3 Number and prevalence (%) of women who underwent a Pap smear in the previous 3 years by age and socioeconomic position, 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

p-value

 

n

%

n

%

 

Total

3,469

62.4

4,415

69.2

<.0001

Age group (years)

     

 30-39

1155

63.8

1387

68.4

0.0027

 40-49

1241

68.8

1404

73.8

0.0008

 50-59

666

60.5

1114

70.9

<.0001

 60-69

407

48.4

510

58.3

<.0001

Urbanization level

     

 Metropolitan

953

63.1

1353

67.1

0.0118

 Urban

853

60.8

1109

68.1

<.0001

 Suburban

608

63.0

800

71.3

<.0001

 Rural

1000

62.8

1150

71.5

<.0001

Education level

     

 Primary or lower

1315

55.5

1051

63.4

<.0001

 Secondary

600

67.4

669

71.2

0.0817

 High school

1008

68.8

1508

73.2

0.0047

 College or university

545

66.0

1184

69.2

0.1030

Household monthly income (NT dollars)

     

 <=29,999

676

56.0

936

63.5

<.0001

 30,000-49,999

796

62.2

933

68.5

0.0007

 50,000-69,999

750

64.8

751

72.9

<.0001

 70,000-99,999

607

63.4

656

79.3

<.0001

 > = 100,000

601

68.1

647

75.4

0.0007