Table 2.
Mammography screening attendance in Sweden in 2017–18 by sociodemographic factor.
| Variable | Total |
Attenders |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | All regions |
Stockholm |
Other |
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| n | % | % | % | ||
| Total | 1,531,458 | 1,244,938 | 81.29 | 71.66 | 84.06 |
| Age group | |||||
| 40-44 | 252,903 | 201,431 | 79.65 | 70.93 | 82.84 |
| 45-49 | 234,095 | 186,377 | 79.62 | 70.35 | 82.64 |
| 50-54 | 242,434 | 193,850 | 79.96 | 70.11 | 82.79 |
| 55-59 | 208,768 | 169,263 | 81.08 | 70.93 | 83.95 |
| 60-64 | 203,443 | 167,181 | 82.18 | 71.08 | 85.20 |
| 65-69 | 197,702 | 166,772 | 84.36 | 75.13 | 85.13 |
| 70-75 | 192,113 | 160,064 | 83.32 | 75.53 | 86.45 |
| Cohabitation | |||||
| Yes | 906,451 | 781,575 | 86.22 | 77.16 | 88.54 |
| No | 620,828 | 461,840 | 74.39 | 65.46 | 77.38 |
| Level of education | |||||
| Low | 213,497 | 157,628 | 73.83 | 60.66 | 77.08 |
| Intermediate | 673,218 | 550,772 | 81.81 | 70.95 | 84.43 |
| High | 625,993 | 528,040 | 84.35 | 76.27 | 87.21 |
| Income | |||||
| Lowest decile | 152,581 | 104,481 | 68.48 | 53.09 | 72.42 |
| Deciles 2-4 | 458,409 | 362,576 | 79.09 | 66.49 | 81.80 |
| Deciles 5-10 | 916,293 | 776,360 | 84.73 | 76.23 | 87.55 |
| Main source of income | |||||
| Employment/retirement | 1,307,621 | 1,100,981 | 84.20 | 74.91 | 86.87 |
| Student financing | 6075 | 4463 | 73.47 | 65.82 | 76.64 |
| Care of sick child/relative | 8974 | 6170 | 68.75 | 60.85 | 72.50 |
| Social assistance/benefits | 172,124 | 114,721 | 66.65 | 54.89 | 69.67 |
| No income | 32,489 | 17,082 | 52.58 | 41.12 | 56.89 |
| Home ownership | |||||
| Yes | 1,106,844 | 946,146 | 85.48 | 76.84 | 87.68 |
| No | 398,585 | 282,183 | 70.80 | 62.14 | 74.13 |
| Country of birth | |||||
| Sweden | 1,213,909 | 1,023,765 | 84.34 | 76.15 | 86.30 |
| Other Nordic countries | 57,226 | 43,331 | 75.72 | 69.42 | 78.56 |
| Other European countries | 111,140 | 75,561 | 67.99 | 59.28 | 71.68 |
| Other | 149,076 | 102,220 | 68.57 | 60.94 | 73.21 |
| Region | |||||
| Blekinge | 33,110 | 28,715 | 86.73 | ||
| Dalarna | 60,682 | 51,165 | 84.32 | ||
| Gotland | 13,832 | 11,368 | 82.19 | ||
| Gävleborg | 60,775 | 50,837 | 83.65 | ||
| Halland | 65,874 | 57,119 | 86.71 | ||
| Jämtland/Härjedalen | 26,699 | 22,963 | 86.01 | ||
| Kalmar | 50,630 | 42,708 | 84.35 | ||
| Skåne | 271,723 | 222,339 | 81.83 | ||
| Stockholm | 341,925 | 245,025 | 71.66 | ||
| Värmland | 59,993 | 51,355 | 85.60 | ||
| Västerbotten | 49,076 | 42,554 | 86.71 | ||
| Västernorrland | 50,988 | 44,425 | 87.13 | ||
| Västmanland | 47,125 | 40,509 | 85.96 | ||
| Västra Götaland | 348,371 | 292,982 | 84.10 | ||
| Örebro | 50,655 | 40,874 | 80.69 | ||
| Type of municipality | |||||
| Large cities | 624,598 | 481,078 | 77.02 | 72.27 | 81.98 |
| Mid-sized cities | 472,790 | 395,641 | 83.68 | 65.05 | 84.58 |
| Smaller cities, towns and rural areas | 430,520 | 367,119 | 85.27 | 62.28 | 85.31 |