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Table 3 Response rates, and demographic factors associated with the response and the phases of response. For the response, incidence rate ratios (IRRs) are shown, and for the phases of response, proportional odds ratios (PORs) are shown, both with 95 % confidence intervals (lower, upper)

From: Design and respondent selection of a population-based study on associations between breast cancer screening, lifestyle and quality of life

Response

Response rate (%)

IRR

(Lower, upper)

POR

(Lower, upper)

Marital status

     

 Married

55.6

1.00

.

1.00

.

 Single

46.8

0.85

(0.79, 0.92)

0.73

(0.66, 0.80)

 Divorced

52.7

0.97

(0.90, 1.04)

0.94

(0.85, 1.04)

 Widow

53.9

1.00

(0.80, 1.25)

0.87

(0.64, 1.18)

Education

     

 Tertiary

56.7

1.00

.

1.00

.

 Secondary

52.6

0.93

(0.88, 0.99)

0.84

(0.77, 0.91)

 Primary

38.4

0.69

(0.62, 0.77)

0.48

(0.42, 0.55)

Region

     

 HYKS

51.8

1.00

.

1.00

.

 KYS

52.5

1.00

(0.92, 1.09)

1.01

(0.90, 1.13)

 OYS

55.3

1.05

(0.96, 1.15)

1.07

(0.95, 1.21)

 TAYS

53.7

1.02

(0.95, 1.10)

1.06

(0.96, 1.17)

 TYKS

54.4

1.04

(0.95, 1.14)

1.10

(0.98, 1.24)

Birth cohort

     

 1963

52.6

1.00

.

1.00

.

 1964

53.5

1.02

(0.97, 1.08)

1.08

(1.00, 1.17)

Primary language

     

 Finnish

53.6

1.00

.

1.00

.

 Swedish

53.9

1.02

(0.89, 1.16)

1.00

(0.83, 1.20)

 Other

42.0

0.84

(0.72, 0.98)

0.67

(0.55, 0.81)