Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the 39027 women in the cervical cancer screening group, 15877 women in the breast cancer screening group, and 14297 people in the FOBT screening group
| Â | Â | Cervical group | Breast group | FOBT group | FOBT group (male) | FOBT group (female) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Response | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
Gender | Male | n/a | Â | n/a | Â | 6705 | 46.9 | 6705 | 100.0 | n/a | Â |
| Â | Female | 39027 | 100.0 | 15877 | 100.0 | 7592 | 53.1 | Â | Â | 7592 | 100.0 |
Age | 24-52 years | 26622 | 68.2 | n/a | Â | n/a | Â | n/a | Â | n/a | Â |
| Â | 53-69 years | 12405 | 31.8 | n/a | Â | n/a | Â | n/a | Â | n/a | Â |
| Â | missing | Â | 0.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Birthplace | Foreign born | 7737 | 19.8 | 3835 | 24.2 | 3547 | 24.8 | 1679 | 25.0 | 1868 | 24.6 |
| Â | Canadian born | 31268 | 80.1 | 12030 | 75.8 | 10739 | 75.1 | 5021 | 74.9 | 5718 | 75.3 |
| Â | missing | 22 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 |
Immigrant status* | Immigrated ≤5 yrs ago | 390 | 1.0 | 42 | 0.3 | 46 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.3 |
| Â | Immigrated >5Â yrs ago | 7087 | 18.2 | 3700 | 23.3 | 3410 | 23.9 | 1613 | 24.1 | 1797 | 23.7 |
| Â | missing | 31550 | 80.8 | 12135 | 76.4 | 10841 | 75.8 | 5072 | 75.6 | 5769 | 76.0 |
Ethnicity | Non-White | 3509 | 9.0 | 882 | 5.6 | 820 | 5.7 | 414 | 6.2 | 406 | 5.3 |
| Â | White | 34905 | 89.4 | 14771 | 93.0 | 13185 | 92.2 | 6148 | 91.7 | 7037 | 92.7 |
| Â | missing | 613 | 1.6 | 224 | 1.4 | 292 | 2.0 | 143 | 2.1 | 149 | 2.0 |
Education status | Less than high school | 4909 | 12.6 | 3852 | 24.3 | 3546 | 24.8 | 1685 | 25.1 | 1861 | 24.5 |
| Â | High school or higher | 33939 | 87.0 | 11928 | 75.1 | 10661 | 74.6 | 4974 | 74.2 | 5687 | 74.9 |
| Â | missing | 179 | 0.5 | 97 | 0.6 | 90 | 0.6 | 46 | 0.7 | 44 | 0.6 |
Employment | Not employed | 12159 | 31.2 | 8875 | 55.9 | 7557 | 52.9 | 3124 | 46.6 | 4433 | 58.4 |
| Â | Employed | 26832 | 68.8 | 6986 | 44.0 | 6720 | 47.0 | 3572 | 53.3 | 3148 | 41.5 |
| Â | missing | 36 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 |
Mother tongue | Non-English | 8849 | 22.7 | 3831 | 24.1 | 3561 | 24.9 | 1707 | 25.5 | 1854 | 24.4 |
| Â | English | 30151 | 77.3 | 12035 | 75.8 | 10722 | 75.0 | 4991 | 74.4 | 5731 | 75.5 |
| Â | missing | 27 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 |
Household income | $30,000 or less | 19692 | 50.5 | 9129 | 57.5 | 6606 | 46.2 | 2224 | 33.2 | 4382 | 57.7 |
| Â | More than $30,000 | 16838 | 43.1 | 5197 | 32.7 | 6456 | 45.2 | 4008 | 59.8 | 2448 | 32.2 |
| Â | missing | 2497 | 6.4 | 1551 | 9.8 | 1235 | 8.6 | 473 | 7.1 | 762 | 10.0 |
Self-perceived health | Poor | 1078 | 2.8 | 757 | 4.8 | 625 | 4.4 | 316 | 4.7 | 309 | 4.1 |
| Â | Fair | 3112 | 8.0 | 2066 | 13.0 | 1759 | 12.3 | 868 | 12.9 | 891 | 11.7 |
| Â | Good | 10043 | 25.7 | 4595 | 28.9 | 4242 | 29.7 | 2030 | 30.3 | 2212 | 29.1 |
| Â | Very Good | 15227 | 39.0 | 5519 | 34.8 | 5030 | 35.2 | 2317 | 34.6 | 2713 | 35.7 |
| Â | Excellent | 9555 | 24.5 | 2933 | 18.5 | 2630 | 18.4 | 1166 | 17.4 | 1464 | 19.3 |
| Â | missing | 12 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Overall | Â | 39027 | 100.0 | 15877 | 100.0 | 14297 | 100.0 | 6705 | 100.0 | 7592 | 100.0 |