Table 4.
Marginal effects and SEs for main predictors of uptake for health check-ups in the UK
| Health check-up | Breast cancer screening | Cervical cancer screening | Blood pressure check | Cholesterol test | Dental screening | Eyesight test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health check-up 1 year before (t−1) | 0.017 (0.007) | 0.051 (0.009) | 0.125 (0.007) | 0.149 (0.006) | 0.182 (0.009) | 0.066 (0.011) |
| Health check-up 2 years before (t−2) | −0.004 (0.007) | −0.065 (0.009) | 0.054 (0.007) | 0.055 (0.006) | 0.070 (0.009) | 0.094 (0.011) |
| Health check-up 3 years before (t−3) | 0.123 (0.007) | 0.126 (0.008) | 0.040 (0.007) | 0.037 (0.006) | 0.047 (0.009) | 0.027 (0.011) |
| HH income | 0.001 (0.002) | 0.001 (0.003) | 0.001 (0.003) | 0.001 (0.002) | −0.004 (0.003) | −0.006 (0.004) |
| Living with partner | 0.006 (0.018) | 0.028 (0.019) | 0.016 (0.015) | −0.006 (0.012) | 0.038 (0.017) | −0.016 (0.023) |
| Number of children in HH | −0.021 (0.007) | −0.000 (0.007) | −0.024 (0.006) | −0.001 (0.005) | 0.000 (0.008) | −0.002 (0.010) |
| Secondary education (ISCED) | 0.099 (0.064) | 0.040 (0.084) | 0.024 (0.052) | −0.073 (0.050) | 0.305 (0.080) | 0.066 (0.089) |
| Tertiary education (ISCED) | 0.088 (0.079) | 0.053 (0.093) | 0.029 (0.059) | −0.103 (0.054) | 0.283 (0.084) | 0.043 (0.097) |
| Employed | −0.031 (0.010) | 0.013 (0.012) | −0.025 (0.011) | −0.022 (0.009) | −0.010 (0.014) | −0.025 (0.017) |
| GP visit during past 12 months | 0.029 (0.009) | 0.095 (0.011) | 0.259 (0.008) | 0.104 (0.007) | 0.017 (0.010) | 0.019 (0.013) |
| Health status self-rated good | 0.010 (0.010) | −0.009 (0.011) | 0.020 (0.009) | 0.007 (0.008) | −0.006 (0.012) | 0.018 (0.016) |
| Health status self-rated fair | 0.003 (0.012) | −0.008 (0.014) | 0.076 (0.012) | 0.029 (0.009) | −0.012 (0.014) | 0.038 (0.019) |
| Health status self-rated poor | −0.000 (0.015) | −0.012 (0.020) | 0.126 (0.016) | 0.045 (0.011) | −0.033 (0.019) | 0.054 (0.025) |
| Health status self-rated very poor | 0.005 (0.023) | −0.057 (0.032) | 0.167 (0.030) | 0.070 (0.017) | 0.044 (0.028) | 0.020 (0.038) |
| Smoking | −0.033 (0.019) | 0.030 (0.022) | −0.063 (0.017) | −0.029 (0.012) | −0.032 (0.018) | −0.016 (0.025) |
| Moved residence | 0.007 (0.014) | −0.012 (0.015) | 0.036 (0.013) | 0.004 (0.010) | −0.035 (0.015) | −0.020 (0.022) |
| Scotland | 0.002 (0.013) | 0.006 (0.017) | 0.012 (0.014) | 0.004 (0.009) | 0.005 (0.018) | 0.005 (0.026) |
| Wales | 0.024 (0.015) | −0.029 (0.021) | −0.016 (0.017) | −0.006 (0.011) | −0.021 (0.026) | −0.008 (0.029) |
| Ethnic origin non-white | 0.030 (0.031) | −0.055 (0.042) | 0.036 (0.037) | −0.012 (0.023) | −0.036 (0.048) | −0.067 (0.059) |
| Age 50–64 | 0.099 (0.007) | 0.042 (0.015) | ||||
| Age 65–70 | −0.101 (0.014) | |||||
| Age 71 and older | −0.177 (0.015) | |||||
| Age 20–24 | 0.104 (0.039) | |||||
| Age 25–49 | 0.073 (0.019) | |||||
| Age 65 and older | −0.180 (0.019) | |||||
| Age 40–49 | 0.036 (0.011) | 0.070 (0.006) | 0.025 (0.015) | 0.081 (0.017) | ||
| Age 50–59 | 0.099 (0.017) | 0.142 (0.010) | 0.018 (0.023) | 0.120 (0.027) | ||
| Age 60–69 | 0.159 (0.023) | 0.247 (0.018) | 0.002 (0.031) | 0.147 (0.036) | ||
| Age 70–79 | 0.215 (0.028) | 0.292 (0.026) | −0.028 (0.040) | 0.195 (0.047) | ||
| Age 80 and older | 0.264 (0.034) | 0.366 (0.037) | −0.074 (0.052) | 0.200 (0.058) | ||
| Female sex | 0.023 (0.008) | −0.024 (0.005) | 0.020 (0.011) | 0.044 (0.015) | ||
| Health problem blood pressure | 0.225 (0.012) | 0.089 (0.007) | ||||
| Health problem diabetes | 0.111 (0.030) | 0.132 (0.016) | 0.294 (0.033) | |||
| Health problems eyesight | 0.111 (0.024 | |||||
| Breast cancer screening policy change | 0.079 (0.016) | |||||
| Cervical cancer screening policy change | −0.025 (0.010) | |||||
| Dental policy change | 0.013 (0.010) |
GP, general practitioner; HH, household; ISCED, International Standard Classification of Education.