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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women participating in the study

From: Women's knowledge about cervical cancer risk factors, screening, and reasons for non-participation in cervical cancer screening programme in Estonia

Variable

N = 1054

Proportion (%)

Age group, yrs

  

30

130

12.5

35

155

14.9

40

168

16.2

45

173

16.7

50

194

18.7

55

217

20.9

Missing

17

1.6

Ethnicity/mother tonge

  

Estonian

728

69.1

Non-Estonian*

308

29.2

Missing

18

1.7

Marital status

  

Married or cohabiting

783

74.3

Single

111

10.5

Divorced/widowed

158

14.5

Missing

2

0.2

Occupational situation

  

Working

811

76.9

House wife

110

10.4

Student

6

0.6

Retired

38

3.6

Unemployed

87

8.3

Missing

2

0.2

Place of residence

  

Urban

728

69.0

Rural

322

30.5

Missing

4

0.4

Number of children

  

0

121

11.6

1

254

24.3

2

459

43.8

3

157

15.0

≥4

56

5.4

Missing

7

0.7

  1. * mainly Russian speaking population