Table 2 Characteristics of women in the 45 and Up study who reported ever having a faecal occult blood test (FOBT), mammogram, both tests, or neither test in the previous 2 years
| Â | Total n (%)1 | % FOBT only | % Mammogram only | % Both tests | % Neither test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n | 96711 (100) | 3.2 | 56.0 | 16.2 | 24.7 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
50-59 | 42646 (44.1) | 2.5 | 62.5 | 17.1 | 18.0 |
60-69 | 30538 (31.6) | 2.0 | 65.4 | 21.7 | 11.0 |
70+ | 23527 (24.3) | 5.9 | 32.0 | 7.3 | 54.7 |
Family history of cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Bowel | 11836 (12.2) | 4.1 | 54.1 | 16.8 | 25.0 |
Breast | 9937 (10.3) | 2.3 | 62.5 | 18.1 | 17.1 |
Bowel and Breast | 2077 (2.2) | 3.0 | 58.7 | 17.4 | 20.9 |
Other Cancer | 20273 (21.0) | 2.9 | 57.1 | 17.2 | 22.8 |
None | 52588 (54.4) | 3.2 | 54.7 | 15.2 | 27.0 |
Hormone replacement therapy use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ever | 40641 (42.0) | 2.8 | 61.5 | 20.0 | 15.7 |
Never | 53905 (55.7) | 3.4 | 52.2 | 13.6 | 30.8 |
Place of residence* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Major City | 42402 (43.8) | 2.9 | 55.8 | 14.3 | 27.0 |
Inner Region | 34676 (35.9) | 3.3 | 56.1 | 17.2 | 23.5 |
Outer Region | 17697 (18.3) | 3.3 | 55.9 | 18.8 | 22.0 |
Remote or Very Remote | 1853 (1.9) | 3.1 | 60.4 | 15.1 | 21.4 |
Highest qualification | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No school certificate or other qualification | 12720 (13.2) | 3.4 | 52.1 | 10.5 | 34.0 |
School or intermediate certificate | 28347 (29.3) | 2.9 | 57.0 | 15.7 | 24.5 |
Higher school or leaving certificate | 9297 (9.6) | 2.9 | 55.9 | 13.9 | 27.3 |
Trade, apprenticeship, certificate or diploma | 24918 (25.8) | 3.5 | 55.9 | 18.2 | 22.4 |
University degree or higher | 19928 (20.6) | 3.1 | 57.7 | 19.5 | 19.7 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Full time work | 16829 (17.4) | 2.0 | 64.0 | 15.6 | 18.5 |
Part time work | 16599 (17.2) | 2.5 | 63.8 | 18.7 | 15.0 |
Self employed | 6559 (6.8) | 2.6 | 60.7 | 17.9 | 18.8 |
Partially retired | 3030 (3.1) | 2.9 | 59.3 | 22.1 | 15.8 |
Fully retired | 39603 (41.0) | 4.1 | 48.2 | 15.8 | 31.8 |
Unemployed | 2088 (2.2) | 3.0 | 54.6 | 9.4 | 33.1 |
Unpaid work | 1952 (2.0) | 2.9 | 59.8 | 17.0 | 20.3 |
Looking after home/family | 5914 (6.1) | 2.7 | 58.0 | 14.7 | 24.6 |
Sick/disabled | 2004 (2.1) | 3.8 | 54.9 | 9.2 | 32.0 |
Other | 1245 (1.3) | 2.8 | 56.0 | 12.4 | 28.8 |
Income ($AUD) †|  |  |  |  |  |
Less than 5,000 | 1878 (1.9) | 3.0 | 52.6 | 10.8 | 33.7 |
5,000-9,000 | 4423 (4.6) | 3.4 | 50.1 | 9.6 | 37.0 |
10,000-19,000 | 14983 (15.5) | 4.3 | 48.1 | 12.1 | 35.6 |
20,000-29,000 | 9511 (9.8) | 3.7 | 54.3 | 17.2 | 24.9 |
30,000-39,000 | 7593 (7.9) | 3.3 | 58.6 | 18.5 | 19.7 |
40,000-49,000 | 6565 (6.8) | 2.9 | 58.8 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
50,000-69,000 | 9214 (9.5) | 2.7 | 60.4 | 19.3 | 17.6 |
70,000 or more | 17348 (17.9) | 2.3 | 62.5 | 19.6 | 15.7 |
Prefer not to answer | 20589 (21.3) | 3.1 | 57.1 | 16.0 | 23.8 |
Health insurance status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Health care concession card | 18482 (19.1) | 3.7 | 49.0 | 11.2 | 36.0 |
Department of Veterans’ Affairs card | 1095 (1.1) | 4.8 | 32.8 | 6.6 | 55.9 |
Private health insurance without extras | 47793 (49.4) | 2.9 | 59.8 | 19.2 | 18.2 |
Private health insurance with extras | 14187 (14.7) | 3.2 | 56.2 | 18.0 | 22.6 |
No concession card or health Insurance | 13428 (13.9) | 3.1 | 54.8 | 12.1 | 30.1 |
Married or living with a partner | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 28821 (29.8) | 4.0 | 47.3 | 11.8 | 36.9 |
Yes | 67599 (69.9) | 2.8 | 59.7 | 18.0 | 19.5 |
Non-english language spoken at home | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 88039 (91.0) | 3.2 | 55.9 | 16.9 | 24.0 |
Yes | 8671 (9.0) | 2.5 | 56.7 | 8.6 | 32.2 |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Australia | 73198 (75.7) | 3.2 | 56.2 | 17.2 | 23.4 |
Other English speaking country | 11848 (12.3) | 3.4 | 55.0 | 16.6 | 25.0 |
Non-English speaking country | 10720 (11.1) | 2.8 | 56.0 | 9.4 | 31.8 |
Been treated by a doctor in the past month§ |  |  |  |  |  |
No | 39055 (40.4) | 2.7 | 58.6 | 17.0 | 21.8 |
Yes | 49328 (51.0) | 3.6 | 53.7 | 16.1 | 26.6 |
Need help with daily tasks due to illness or disability | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 88048 (91.0) | 3.1 | 57.3 | 16.9 | 22.8 |
Yes | 5247 (5.4) | 4.1 | 39.0 | 8.1 | 48.7 |
Psychological distress Level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Well | 74194 (76.7) | 3.1 | 57.2 | 17.6 | 22.1 |
Mild | 5366 (5.6) | 3.2 | 57.9 | 14.1 | 24.8 |
Moderate | 1706 (1.8) | 2.9 | 53.8 | 13.0 | 30.3 |
Severe | 1679 (1.7) | 2.9 | 54.6 | 10.3 | 32.3 |