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Table 1 Demographic profile of the study participants (N = 700)

From: Factors associated with cervical cancer screening among young unmarried Japanese women: results from an internet-based survey

 

Lifetime experience of pap smear testing

P value

Yes (n = 383)

No (n = 317)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Age (years)

 20–23

53

13.8%

76

24.0%

< 0.001

 24–27

181

47.3%

148

46.7%

 

 28–29

149

38.9%

93

29.3%

 

Education

 Below high school level

73

19.1%

83

26.2%

0.07

 3 years in college/junior college

76

19.8%

60

18.9%

 

 University level

234

61.1%

174

54.9%

 

Possession of medical- and health-related licenses

 Yes

66

17.2%

39

12.3%

0.07

 No

317

82.8%

278

87.7%

 

Employment status

 Unemployed/student

12

3.2%

22

7.0%

< 0.001

 Part-time job

66

17.4%

104

33.2%

 

 Full-time job

302

79.5%

187

59.7%

 

Income

 < 2,000,000 yen

129

33.7%

159

50.2%

< 0.001

 < 4,000,000 yen

184

48.0%

135

42.6%

 

 ≥4,000,000 yen

70

18.3%

23

7.3%

 

Routine hospital visit

 Yes

106

27.7%

69

21.8%

0.07

 No

277

72.3%

248

78.2%

 

Smoking history (lifetime)

 No

82

21.4%

59

18.6%

0.36

 Yes

301

78.6%

258

81.4%