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Table 1 Descriptive data on study population and the Danish population

From: Associations between reporting of cancer alarm symptoms and socioeconomic and demographic determinants: a population-based, cross-sectional study

 

Total study population

Weighted total study population

Danish population

  

n = 13 777

n = 13 777

n = 4 110 111

  

n

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

%

Sex

Men

6 533

47.4 (46.6 to 48.3)

45.8 (45.0 to 46.7)

48.9

 

Women

7 244

52.6 (51.7 to 53.4)

54.2 (53.3 to 55.0)

51.1

Age, years

20-39

1 105

8.0 (7.6 to 8.5)

29.0 (28.2 to 29.8)

33.8

 

40-59

6 403

46.5 (45.6 to 47.3)

35.9 (35.1 to 36.7)

37.1

 

60-79

5 357

38.9 (38.1 to 39.7)

30.0 (29.2 to 30.8)

23.7

 

80-99

912

6.6 (6.2 to 7.0)

5.1 (4.8 to 5.5)

5.5

Educational level

Low

4 136

31.0 (30.2 to 31.8)

26.6 (25.8 to 27.3)

31.2

 

Medium

5 588

41.8 (41.0 to 42.7)

43.4 (42.6 to 44.3)

43.9

 

High

3 631

27.2 (26.4 to 27.9)

28.9 (28.1 to 29.7)

24.9

Income level

Low

3 444

25 (24.3 to 25.7)

26.6 (25.8 to 27.3)

31.1

 

Medium

6 888

50 (49.2 to 50.8)

50.7 (49.8 to 51.5)

49.1.

 

High

3 444

25 (24.3 to 25.7)

22.7 (22.0 to 23.5)

19.8

Labour market affiliation

Working

7 989

59.1 (58.3 to 60.0)

66.4 (65.6 to 67.2)

64.3

Pensioners

4 414

32.7 (31.9 to 33.5)

25.3 (24.6 to 26.1)

22.2

 

Out of workforce

1 105

8.2 (7.7 to 8.6)

8.3 (7.8 to 8.7)

13.5

Cohabitating status

Single

3 760

27.3 (26.6 to 28.0)

29.4 (28.6 to 30.1)

-

 

Cohabitant / married

10 013

72.7 (72.0 to 73.4)

70.6 (69.9 to 71.4)

-

Cancer diagnosis

No

12 531

91.0 (90.5 to 91.4)

92.6 (92.1 to 93.0)

-

 

Yes

1 246

9.0 (8.6 to 9.5)

7.4 (7.0 to 7.9)

-