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. 1999 Aug 19;1(1):73–80. doi: 10.1186/bcr16

Table 2.

Some characteristics of 121 000 respondents in the Million Women Study

Characteristic Percentage
Age at screening (years)
 49 4.9
 50-54 37.9
 55-59 29.1
 60-64 25.0
 65+ 2.3
Use of hormone replacement therapy
 Ever 47.2
 Never 51.4
 Missing 1.4
Number of children
 0 11.3
 1 13.1
 2 41.7
 3 21.8
 4 7.8
 5 2.5
 6+ 1.4
 Missing 0.3
Age at birth of first child (years)
 <20 12.6
 20-24 46.0
 25-29 29.0
 30-34 8.0
 35+ 2.5
 Missing 1.8
Past use of oral contraceptives
 Yes 53.6
 No 44.7
 Missing 1.7
Smoking history
 Never 50.3
 Current 18.1
 Ex-smoker 26.4
 Missing 5.3