Table 1 Prevalence of health outcomes according to age and educational level in men
| Â | Age groups | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health-related behaviors and statuses | Educational level | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70–74 | 75–79 | 80–84 | over 84 |
 Prevalence of psychological distressa | Total | 30.5 | 33.1 | 33.3 | 30.3 | 29.5 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 26.1 | 22.1 | 20.1 | 18.6 | 22.2 | 25.5 |
Low | 40.4 | 31.8 | 32.4 | 30.6 | 29.4 | 29.3 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 27.4 | 23.8 | 22.6 | 24.9 | 28.0 | |
Middle | 30.0 | 32.5 | 32.0 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 28.7 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 23.5 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 23.2 | 25.1 | |
High | 30.2 | 33.7 | 34.7 | 30.7 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 24.3 | 19.9 | 18.5 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 22.4 | |
 Prevalence of poor self-rated health | Total | 5.3 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 17.4 | 21.9 | 29.7 |
Low | 8.8 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 20.0 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 22.5 | 24.4 | 30.1 | |
Middle | 5.6 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 22.2 | 29.5 | |
High | 4.4 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 29.8 | |
 Smoking prevalence | Total | 31.8 | 34.7 | 36.3 | 37.4 | 36.9 | 35.7 | 33.7 | 30.8 | 26.4 | 20.3 | 13.8 | 8.6 | 6.5 |
Low | 59.7 | 66.4 | 54.7 | 54.6 | 58.7 | 53.7 | 51.0 | 46.9 | 35.2 | 25.3 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 7.3 | |
Middle | 38.9 | 42.0 | 45.3 | 45.3 | 42.8 | 42.6 | 41.0 | 35.5 | 29.1 | 21.3 | 14.4 | 8.6 | 6.6 | |
High | 23.0 | 24.9 | 26.0 | 27.1 | 26.7 | 25.1 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 19.2 | 15.5 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | |
 Drinking prevalence | Total | 48.6 | 53.2 | 56.1 | 59.6 | 60.7 | 63.9 | 66.9 | 66.8 | 63.3 | 58.9 | 54.8 | 46.7 | 36.7 |
Low | 47.1 | 51.8 | 49.3 | 53.0 | 55.4 | 54.8 | 57.3 | 60.7 | 59.4 | 52.5 | 50.3 | 40.8 | 33.1 | |
Middle | 42.1 | 48.1 | 52.1 | 56.5 | 58.1 | 63.2 | 65.7 | 67.0 | 62.9 | 59.1 | 54.9 | 49.5 | 37.2 | |
High | 54.7 | 58.1 | 60.5 | 63.7 | 64.7 | 66.0 | 69.4 | 67.6 | 65.4 | 62.4 | 59.9 | 50.1 | 42.6 | |
 Participation rate in stomach cancer screeningb | Total |  |  |  |  |  | 57.9 | 60.9 | 58.1 | 51.2 | 49.1 | 47.5 | 42.5 | 31.1 |
Low | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 32.4 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 39.0 | 39.3 | 37.1 | 27.1 | |
Middle | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 51.1 | 54.8 | 53.6 | 50.3 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 43.8 | 32.6 | |
High | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 69.5 | 70.6 | 66.1 | 58.3 | 55.5 | 54.6 | 48.3 | 36.0 | |
 Participation rate in lung cancer screeningc | Total |  |  |  | 53.4 | 56.0 | 57.7 | 62.3 | 58.3 | 51.8 | 50.5 | 46.5 | 41.9 | 35.2 |
Low | Â | Â | Â | 35.9 | 35.8 | 36.9 | 39.6 | 38.8 | 40.1 | 41.2 | 41.5 | 39.0 | 34.1 | |
Middle | Â | Â | Â | 48.3 | 52.3 | 53.3 | 57.0 | 55.7 | 51.6 | 50.7 | 47.3 | 43.1 | 34.5 | |
High | Â | Â | Â | 60.8 | 63.1 | 65.8 | 70.7 | 64.1 | 56.6 | 56.0 | 51.0 | 44.1 | 38.8 | |
 Participation rate in colorectal cancer screeningc | Total |  |  |  | 47.3 | 49.6 | 51.6 | 55.9 | 52.0 | 47.0 | 46.8 | 43.7 | 38.7 | 28.8 |
Low | Â | Â | Â | 25.3 | 27.7 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 32.6 | 32.9 | 37.4 | 36.5 | 33.3 | 24.2 | |
Middle | Â | Â | Â | 41.6 | 45.0 | 46.3 | 50.3 | 48.8 | 46.2 | 46.2 | 44.8 | 40.0 | 28.6 | |
High | Â | Â | Â | 56.0 | 58.1 | 60.7 | 64.8 | 58.3 | 53.5 | 53.6 | 50.3 | 44.2 | 38.1 | |