Table 3.
Distribution of cancer related risk factors by individual, parental and lifecourse SES, 2007 SAGE‡
| SES | Overweight /Obese* | Poor Nutrition* | Physical Inactivity* | Smoking* | Alcohol Use* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual SES | ||||||
| Own Education | ||||||
| ≥primary | 833 (46.0) | 797 (49.7) | 442 (39.1) | 13 (0.4) | 142 (7.3) | |
| <primary | 12300 (52.4) | 13078 (57.3) | 7960 (28.6) | 340 (1.5) | 4172 (17.9) | |
| Own Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 1434 (45.6) | 1367 (41.5) | 736 (30.4) | 60 (1.6) | 405 (10.8) | |
| Unemployed | 11699 (53.6) | 12508 (60.8) | 7666 (29.1) | 293 (1.4) | 3909 (18.8) | |
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| Parental SES | ||||||
| Mother’s Education | ||||||
| ≥primary | 2409 (53.0) | 2364 (53.0) | 1054 (25.3) | 59 (1.6) | 444 (11.0) | |
| <primary | 10724 (51.5) | 11511 (57.9) | 7348 (30.8) | 294 (1.4) | 3870 (19.1) | |
| Mother’s Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 2878 (54.1) | 2681 (52.3) | 1317 (26.8) | 84 (2.1) | 654 (13.1) | |
| Unemployed | 10255 (51.2) | 11194 (58.1) | 7085 (30.2) | 269 (1.2) | 3660 (18.3) | |
| Father’s Education | ||||||
| ≥primary | 3683 (50.65) | 3820 (54.8) | 1768 (25.9) | 88 (1.5) | 719 (10.3) | |
| <primary | 9450 (52.7) | 10055 (57.9) | 6634 (31.6) | 265 (1.4) | 3595 (21.5) | |
| Father’s Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 4653 (51.8) | 4504 (52.9) | 2496 (28.3) | 121 (1.7) | 1084 (11.3) | |
| Unemployed | 8480 (51.9) | 9371 (58.8) | 5906 (30.0) | 232 (1.3) | 3230 (20.2) | |
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| Lifecourse SES | ||||||
| Mother’s Education | Own Education | |||||
| ≥primary | ≥primary | 566 (48.3) | 573 (52.4) | 254 (36.7) | 10 (0.5) | 94 (8.5) |
| <primary | ≥primary | 267 (38.3) | 224 (41.0) | 188 (47.1) | 3 (0.2) | 48 (3.3) |
| ≥primary | <primary | 1843 (54.5) | 1791 (53.2) | 800 (21.6) | 49 (2.0) | 350 (11.8) |
| <primary | <primary | 10457 (51.8) | 11287 (58.4) | 7160 (30.4) | 291 (1.4) | 3822 (19.5) |
| Father’s Education | Own Education | |||||
| ≥primary | ≥primary | 622 (46.2) | 613 (50.1) | 303 (39.8) | 10 (0.5) | 92 (7.3) |
| <primary | ≥primary | 211 (44.6) | 184 (47.3) | 139 (34.7) | 3 (0.2) | 50 (7.4) |
| ≥primary | <primary | 3061 (51.6) | 3207 (55.8) | 1465 (22.9) | 78 (1.8) | 627 (10.9) |
| <primary | <primary | 9239 (52.8) | 9871 (58.1) | 6495 (68.4) | 262 (1.4) | 3545 (21.7) |
| Mother’s Employment | Own Employment | |||||
| Employed | Employed | 814 (49.1) | 795 (49.4) | 310 (25.7) | 39 (2.2) | 239 (14.1) |
| Employed | Unemployed | 2064 (60.2) | 1886 (55.9) | 1007 (28.1) | 45 (1.9) | 415 (11.8) |
| Unemployed | Employed | 620 (40.0) | 572 (29.1) | 426 (37.9) | 21 (0.6) | 166 (5.7) |
| Unemployed | Unemployed | 9635 (52.6) | 10622 (61.6) | 6659 (29.3) | 248 (1.3) | 3494 (19.8) |
| Father’s Employment | Own Employment | |||||
| Employed | Employed | 1010 (47.7) | 960 (46.3) | 453 (28.2) | 45 (2.1) | 280 (12.5) |
| Employed | Unemployed | 3643 (54.8) | 3544 (57.8) | 2043 (28.4) | 76 (1.4) | 804 (10.4) |
| Unemployed | Employed | 424 (40.3) | 407 (29.9) | 283 (35.7) | 15 (0.3) | 125 (7.0) |
| Unemployed | Unemployed | 8056 (53.2) | 8964 (61.8) | 5623 (29.4) | 217 (1.4) | 3105 (21.7) |
*
Number and proportion of women with cancer-related risk factors: BMI (>=25kg/m2) Nutrition (<5 daily servings of fruits and vegetables), physical inactivity (<240 minutes per week), Alcohol (>7 drinks per week) and smoking (current/former smoking)
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Defined as both recreational and non-recreational physical activity