Table 3.
Weighted prevalence estimates of participant characteristics by reporting a specific cancer symptom within the preceding 12 months
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Weighted prevalences |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Felt a lump in the breast yes, n = 411 |
Coughed for more than six weeks yes, n = 940 |
Seen blood in urine yes, n = 307 |
Seen blood on stools yes, n = 713 |
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| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | ||
|
Sex |
Men |
66 |
13.4 (10.2 to 16.6) |
412 |
43.1 (39.8 to 46.4) |
149 |
42.7 (40.0 to 48.5) |
402 |
54.4 (50.9 to 58.0) |
| |
Women |
345 |
86.6 (83.4 to 89.8) |
528 |
56.8 (53.6 to 60.2) |
158 |
57.3 (51.5 to 63.0) |
311 |
45.6 (42.0 to 49.1) |
|
Age, years |
20-39 |
46 |
36.5 (32.0 to 41.1) |
60 |
23.7 (20.9 to26.6) |
21 |
25.1 (20.0 to 30.1) |
88 |
39.1 (35.7 to 42.6) |
| |
40-59 |
259 |
45.1 (40.4 to 49.8) |
441 |
38.2 (35.0 to 41.5) |
120 |
31.4 (26.0 to 36.8) |
407 |
39.6 (36.2 to 43.1) |
| |
60-79 |
89 |
15.4 (12.0 to 18.8) |
399 |
34.6 (31.4 to 37.8) |
142 |
37.2 (31.5 to 42.8) |
196 |
19.1 (16.3 to 21.9) |
| |
80-99 |
17 |
2.9 (1.3 to 4.5) |
40 |
3.5 (2.2 to 4.7) |
24 |
6.3 (3.4 to 9.1) |
22 |
2.1 (1.1 to 3.2) |
|
Educational level |
Low |
120 |
25.5 (21.4 to 29.7) |
329 |
34.2 (31.0 to 37.4) |
93 |
27.3 (22.0 to 32.6) |
186 |
22.2 (19.2 to 25.2) |
| |
Medium |
152 |
40.5 (35.8 to 45.2) |
381 |
42.7 (39.3 to 46.0) |
133 |
49.9 (43.8 to 55.8) |
290 |
42.6 (39.1 to 46.2) |
| |
High |
132 |
34.0 (29.5 to 38.5) |
202 |
23.2 (20.3 to 26.0) |
70 |
22.9 (17.9 to 27.9) |
225 |
35.2 (31.8 to 38.6) |
|
Income level |
Low |
86 |
26.1 (21.9 to 30.2) |
261 |
28.2 (25.2 to 31.2) |
87 |
32.1 (26.7 to 37.6) |
148 |
26.2 (23.1 to 29.4) |
| |
Medium |
226 |
53.6 (48.9. to 58.3) |
480 |
52.4 (49.1 to 55.8) |
152 |
47.3 (41.4 to 53.1) |
357 |
49.7 (46.1 to 53.3) |
| |
High |
99 |
20.3 (16.5 to 24.1) |
199 |
19.4 (16.8 to 22.1) |
68 |
20.6 (15.9 to 25.3) |
208 |
24.1 (21.0 to 27.1) |
|
Labour market affiliation |
Working |
283 |
76.0 (72.0 to 80.1) |
481 |
60.0 (56.7 to 63.3) |
157 |
60.6 (54.8 to 66.3) |
472 |
74.6 (71.4 to 77.7) |
| Pensioners |
69 |
12.2 (9.0 to15.3) |
289 |
25.7 (22.8 to 28.7) |
119 |
31.6 (26.1 to 37.0) |
137 |
13.7 (11.3 to 16.2) |
|
| |
Out of workforce |
49 |
11.8 (8.7 to 14.8) |
142 |
14.2 (11.9 to 16.6) |
26 |
7.8 (4.7 to 11.0) |
88 |
11.7 (9.4 to 14.0) |
|
Cohabitation status |
Single |
121 |
30.3 (26.0 to 34.6) |
302 |
32.7 (29.5 to 35.8) |
102 |
37.9 (32.2 to 43.6) |
190 |
25.8 (22.7 to 28.9) |
| |
Cohabitant / married |
290 |
69.7 (65.4 to 74.0) |
638 |
67.3 (64.2 to 70.4) |
205 |
62.1 (56.4 to 67.8) |
523 |
74.2 (71.1 to 77.3) |
|
Cancer diagnosis |
No |
331 |
85.5 (82.1 to 88.8) |
842 |
91.5 (89.6 to 93.4) |
257 |
85.0 (80.9 to 89.2) |
632 |
91.1 (89.0 to 93.1) |
| Yes | 80 | 14.5 (11.2 to 17.9) | 98 | 8.5 (6.6 to 10.4) | 50 | 15.0 (10.8 to 19.1) | 81 | 8.9 (6.9 to 11.0) | |