Table 3.

Determinants of participation in cancer screening.

	Catholic (n = 1,845)		Protestant (n = 2,273)		Undenominational (n = 2,723)
	Cancer screening	P < |z|	Cancer screening	P < |z|	Cancer screening	P < |z|
	(0 = no; 1 = yes)		(0 = no; 1 = yes)		(0 = no; 1 = yes)
Age	0.99 (0.98–1.00)	P = 0.32	1.00 (0.99–1.01)	P = 0.62	1.01 (1.00–1.02)	P = 0.08
Sex (ref.: male)
Female	2.04 (1.65–2.51)	P < 0.001	2.11 (1.75–2.55)	P < 0.001	2.26 (1.91–2.67)	P < 0.001
Education (ref. low, according to the ISCED-97 classification):
Middle	1.46 (1.02–2.08)	P < 0.05	1.91 (1.33–2.75)	P < 0.001	1.53 (0.94–2.49)	P = 0.09
High	1.29 (0.87–1.90)	P = 0.20	2.26 (1.54–3.31)	P < 0.001	2.22 (1.35–3.65)	P < 0.05
Monthly equivalent income (in EUR)	1.00 (1.00–1.00)	P < 0.05	1.00 (1.00–1.00)	P = 0.63	1.00 (1.00–1.00)	P = 0.27
Physical functioning	1.00 (1.00–1.00)	P = 0.24	1.01 (1.01–1.02)	P < 0.001	1.01 (1.00–1.01)	P < 0.05
Number of physical illnesses (from 0 to 11)	1.04 (0.97–1.11)	P = 0.25	1.11 (1.05–1.17)	P < 0.01	1.09 (1.03–1.14)	P < 0.01
Self-rated health (from 1 = “very good” to 5 = “very bad”)	1.04 (0.89–1.21)	P = 0.62	1.11 (0.97–1.27)	P = 0.14	0.98 (0.87–1.11)	P = 0.78
Attendance in religious services (ref. never):
Several times a week	1.28 (0.70–2.34)	P = 0.42	1.20 (0.41–3.56)	P = 0.74
Once a week	2.37 (1.58–3.57)	P < 0.001	0.99 (0.59–1.67)	P = 0.97	0.69 (0.04–11.38)	P = 0.80
One to three times a month	2.37 (1.55–3.63)	P < 0.001	1.11 (0.77–1.61)	P = 0.57	1.60 (0.27–9.54)	P = 0.61
Several times a year	1.77 (1.22–2.57)	P < 0.01	1.19 (0.87–1.63)	P = 0.29	1.04 (0.64–1.70)	P = 0.86
Less often	1.51 (1.06–2.17)	P < 0.01	1.34 (1.00–1.80)	P = 0.05	1.37 (1.13–1.67)	P < 0.01
Pseudo R2	0.039		0.035		0.040

Results of multiple logistic regressions stratified by religion.

Odds ratios are displayed; 95% CI in parentheses.