Table 1 Definition of variables and descriptive statistics of the sample
Variables | Definition | Mean 2006 (n = 10,743) | Mean 2011 (n = 6587) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cytology | 1 if woman underwent a cervical cytology in the latest 3 (if aged 25 to 34) or 5 (if aged 35 or over) years; 0 otherwise | 73.9% | 77.9% |
25–34 (reference category) | 1 if aged from 25 to 34; 0 otherwise | 28.4% | 25.6% |
35–44 | 1 if aged from 35 to 44; 0 otherwise | 29.5% | 29.1% |
45–54 | 1 if aged from 45 to 54; 0 otherwise | 22.5% | 25.6% |
55–64 | 1 if aged from 55 to 64; 0 otherwise | 19.6% | 19.7% |
Married | 1 if married or living in couple; 0 otherwise | 75.4% | 64.3% |
Spanish | 1 if Spanish nationality; 0 otherwise | 92.0% | 85.6% |
Ph_inact | 1 if physically inactive in leisure time; 0 otherwise | 40.3% | 47.2% |
Good_health (reference category) | 1 if self-reported health is very good or good; 0 otherwise | 66.6% | 73.5% |
Fair_health | 1 if self-reported health is fair; 0 otherwise | 25.6% | 20.0% |
Bad_health | 1 if self-reported health is bad; 0 otherwise | 5.7% | 5.3% |
Verybad_health | 1 if self-reported health is very bad; 0 otherwise | 2.1% | 1.2% |
Educ1 (reference category) | 1 if woman has compulsory education or under; 0 otherwise | 47.7% | 45.4% |
Educ2 | 1 if woman has non-compulsory secondary education or equivalent studies; 0 otherwise | 21.9% | 25.2% |
Educ3 | 1 if woman has university or equivalent studies; 0 otherwise | 30.4% | 29.4% |
Working | 1 if woman is working; 0 otherwise | 54.9% | 57.5% |
Ln_eqincome | Log of the equivalent household income (euros 2012) | 6.86 | 6.67 |
Public_insurance | 1 if woman only has public insurance without direct access to private specialists; 0 otherwise | 79.7% | 81.0% |
Region_1 | 1 if resident in Andalusia; 0 otherwise | 18.5% | 17.5% |
Region_2 | 1 if resident in Aragon; 0 otherwise | 2.6% | 2.8% |
Region_3 | 1 if resident in Asturias; 0 otherwise | 2.6% | 2.3% |
Region_4 | 1 if resident in Balearic Islands; 0 otherwise | 3.0% | 2.5% |
Region_5 | 1 if resident in Canary Islands; 0 otherwise | 5.2% | 4.7% |
Region_6 | 1 if resident in Cantabria; 0 otherwise | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Region_7 | 1 if resident in Castilla-Leon; 0 otherwise | 5.4% | 5.3% |
Region_8 | 1 if resident in Castilla-La Mancha; 0 otherwise | 3.7% | 4.0% |
Region_9 | 1 if resident in Catalonia; 0 otherwise | 12.6% | 15.9% |
Region_10 | 1 if resident in Valencia; 0 otherwise | 11.1% | 10.9% |
Region_11 | 1 if resident in Extremadura; 0 otherwise | 2.1% | 2.1% |
Region_12 | 1 if resident in Galicia; 0 otherwise | 5.7% | 5.9% |
Region_13 | 1 if resident in Madrid; 0 otherwise | 14.4% | 14.6% |
Region_14 | 1 if resident in Murcia; 0 otherwise | 3.2% | 3.1% |
Region_15 | 1 if resident in Navarre; 0 otherwise | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Region_16 | 1 if resident in Basque Country; 0 otherwise | 6.2% | 4.7% |
Region_17 | 1 if resident in La Rioja; 0 otherwise | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Region_18 | 1 if resident in Ceuta or Melilla; 0 otherwise | 0.3% | 0.2% |