Table 2.
Self-Reported HCV Testing Rate in the General Korean Population Stratified by Subgroup
| Subgroup | No. | Exam rate, % |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1,003 | 91 (9.1) | - |
| Sex | 0.34 | ||
| Male | 498 | 50 (10.0) | |
| Female | 506 | 42 (8.3) | |
| Age, yr | 0.02 | ||
| 19–29 | 174 | 4 (2.3) | |
| 30–39 | 168 | 19 (11.3) | |
| 40–49 | 196 | 18 (9.2) | |
| 50–59 | 203 | 23 (11.3) | |
| 60–69 | 140 | 18 (12.9) | |
| 70–79 | 89 | 8 (9.0) | |
| ≥80 | 34 | 2 (5.9) | |
| Residence area | 0.76 | ||
| Seoul | 196 | 19 (9.7) | |
| Incheon/Gyeonggi | 306 | 31 (10.1) | |
| Gangwon | 30 | 2 (6.7) | |
| Daejeon/Chungcheong | 106 | 11 (10.4) | |
| Daegu/Gyeongbuk | 101 | 7 (6.9) | |
| Busan/Ulsan/Gyeongnam | 155 | 16 (10.3) | |
| Gwangju/Jeolla | 100 | 6 (6.0) | |
| Jeju | 13 | 0 | |
| Education level | 0.19 | ||
| ≤Elementary school | 87 | 5 (5.7) | |
| Middle school | 68 | 5 (7.4) | |
| High school | 272 | 25 (9.2) | |
| University | 495 | 45 (9.1) | |
| Graduate school | 46 | 9 (19.6) | |
| Refuse to respond | 34 | 3 (8.8) | |
| Average monthly income, USD* | 0.16 | ||
| <1,275 | 147 | 14 (9.5) | |
| 1,275–2,550 | 161 | 12 (7.5) | |
| 2,550–3,400 | 147 | 9 (6.1) | |
| 3,400–4,675 | 155 | 17 (11.0) | |
| 4,675–7,225 | 118 | 18 (15.3) | |
| ≥7,225 | 73 | 7 (9.6) | |
| Refuse to respond | 201 | 14 (7.0) |
Weighted by sex, age, and area based on the resident population registered with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety at the end of January 2019.13
HCV, hepatitis C virus; USD, United States dollar.
*Based on South Korea Won to the USD exchange rate on July 12, 2019.