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% |