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Table 1 Characteristics of those invited for screening (n = 37,211), by caregiving status

From: Are caregiving responsibilities associated with non-attendance at breast screening?

 

Non-caregiver (n = 28,308) 76.1%

1-19 hrs/week (n = 5,013) 13.5%

20-49 hrs/week (n = 1,389) 3.7%

50 + hrs/week (n = 2,501) 6.7%

Age

    

47-54

12,714 (44.9%)

2,661 (53.1%)

690 (49.7%)

1,144 (45.7%)

55-64

15,594 (55.1%)

2,352 (46.9%)

699 (50.3%)

1,357 (54.3%)

Marital status

    

Single

2,191 (7.7%)

311 (6.2%)

122 (8.8%)

261 (10.4%)

Married

19,959 (70.5%)

3,982 (79.4%)

1,076 (77.5%)

1,963 (78.5%)

Separated/Widowed/Divorced

6,158 (21.8%)

720 (14.4%)

191 (13.7%)

277 (11.1%)

Deprivation

    

1 Least deprived

10,780 (38.1%)

2,777 (55.4%)

560 (40.3%)

744 (29.7%)

2

9,885 (34.9%)

1,668 (33.3%)

545 (39.2%)

995 (39.8%)

3

4,142 (14.6%)

367 (7.3%)

171 (12.3%)

498 (19.9%)

4

2,902 (10.3%)

173 (3.5%)

100 (7.2%)

226 (9.0%)

5 Most deprived

599 (2.1%)

28 (0.6%)

13 (0.9%)

38 (1.5%)

General health

    

Good

14,223 (50.2%)

3,101 (61.9%)

702 (50.5%)

1,131 (45.2%)

Fairly good

7,700 (27.2%)

1,509 (30.1%)

504 (36.3%)

960 (38.4%)

Not good

6,385 (22.6%)

403 (8.0%)

183 (13.2%)

410 (16.4%)

Settlement type

    

Rest of Northern Ireland

18,691 (66.0%)

3,074 (61.3%)

856 (61.6%)

1,657 (66.3%)

Belfast Metropolitan Area (BMA)

9,617 (34.0%)

1,939 (38.7%)

533 (38.4%)

844 (33.8%)