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Table 3 Descriptive analysis and summary measures for breast cancer screening coverage using NFHS 2015–2016

From: Intersectional social-economic inequalities in breast cancer screening in India: analysis of the National Family Health Survey

Dimension

Poorest

Poor

Middle

Richer

Richest

SII

RCI

Place of residence

Urban

5.4 (4.4–6.4)

7.8 (6.7–9)

10.7 (9.7–11.6)

11.4 (10.8–12)

13.2 (12.6–13.8)

6.1 (5.7–6.6)

7.5 (7.3–7.8)

Rural

5.3 (5.1–5.5)

7.3 (7–7.6)

9.5 (9.2–9.8)

12 (11.6–12.5)

15.8 (15.2–16.5)

10.8 (10.511.1)

19.4 (1919.7)

Religion

  

Hindu

5.5 (5.2–5.7)

7.6 (7.3–7.9)

9.9 (9.5–10.2)

11.6 (11.2–12)

13.1 (12.7–13.6)

9.7 (9.4–9.9)

15.9 (15.6–16.2)

Muslim

3.9 (3.4–4.4)

5.5 (4.9–6.1)

8 (7.1–9)

10.5 (9.7–11.4)

13.6 (12.6–14.7)

12.2 (11.6–12.9)

22.2 (21.2–23.2)

Christian

5.1 (3.9–6.3)

6.2 (5.1–7.4)

10 (8.5–11.5)

14.5 (12.7–16.3)

20.6 (18.5–22.7)

20.8 (18.822.7)

24.4 (22.825.9)

Other

6.4 (4.7–8.2)

12.2 (9.6–14.8)

17.5 (14.8–20.2)

17.9 (15.3–20.5)

20.1 (18.5–21.7)

13.6 (11.8–15.4)

11.9 (11.2–12.6)

Caste and tribal group

ST

6.4 (5.9–6.9)

9.1 (8.4–9.9)

10.2 (9.3–11.1)

11.1 (9.8–12.5)

11.8 (9.2–14.4)

7 (6.2–7.7)

12.4 (11.9–13)

SC

4.9 (4.5–5.2)

7.6 (7.1–8.2)

10.4 (9.7–11.1)

12.1 (11.2–13)

13.5 (12.4–14.7)

10.8 (10.2–11.3)

18.5 (17.9–19.1)

OBC

5 (4.7, 5.3)

6.8 (6.5, 7.1)

9.5 (9.1, 9.9)

12 (11.5, 12.5)

14.3 (13.7, 14.9)

11.7 (11.3, 12.1)

18.7 (18.4, 19.1)

General

5.3 (4.7, 5.9)

7.4 (6.6, 8.1)

9.8 (9, 10.6)

11.3 (10.6, 12)

13.8 (13.1, 14.5)

10 (9.5,10.6)

13.9 (13.5,14.3)

Education

No education

5.8 (5.5, 6.1)

8.4 (8, 8.8)

10.8 (10.2, 11.4)

12.4 (11.6, 13.2)

14 (12.7, 15.3)

9.5 (9, 9.9)

16.9 (16.5, 17.3)

Primary

5.3 (4.9, 5.7)

8.5 (7.9, 9.1)

11.6 (10.8, 12.5)

13.4 (12.4, 14.3)

15.9 (14.4, 17.3)

12.1 (11.3, 12.8)

18.6 (18, 19.2)

Secondary

4.3 (4, 4.6)

6.2 (5.9, 6.6)

9.2 (8.8, 9.6)

11.8 (11.3–12.3)

14.2 (13.6–14.8)

11.9 (11.6–12.3)

18.5 (18.1–18.9)

Higher

3.6 (2.4–4.8)

4.3 (3.5–5.1)

6.5 (5.8–7.3)

9.3 (8.6–9.9)

13.1 (12.4–13.7)

12.4 (11.513.3)

13.5 (13–14)

Age group

15–19

1.5 (1.3–1.7)

2.2 (1.9–2.4)

2.4 (2.1–2.7)

2.4 (2.1–2.7)

3.1 (2.5–3.6)

1.6 (1.3–2)

11.5 (10.8–12.2)

20–24

5 (4.6–5.4)

6.6 (6.1–7.1)

8.1 (7.4–8.7)

8.5 (7.9–9.1)

7.8 (7.2–8.3)

3.4 (2.9–3.9)

7.4 (7.2–7.7)

25–34

6.5 (6.1–6.9)

9.2 (8.8–9.7)

12 (11.4–12.5)

13.9 (13.2–14.5)

15.6 (14.9–16.3)

11.4 (10.9–11.9)

15.4 (15.1–15.7)

35–49

6.6 (6.3–6.9)

9.3 (8.9–9.7)

12.8 (12.2–13.3)

15.7 (15.1–16.3)

19 (18.3–19.7)

15.8 (15.316.3)

18.9 (18.519.3)

Employment status

  

Not in workforce

5.2 (4.6–5.8)

6.5 (5.8–7.1)

10.1 (9.3–10.9)

11.6 (10.8–12.4)

14.4 (13.4–15.4)

11.8 (11.1–12.6)

18 (17.418.7)

Others

7 (6.3–7.8)

9.7 (8.6–10.7)

12.7 (11.3–14.1)

13 (11.6–14.4)

16.3 (14.4–18.1)

14.6 (13.915.3)

12.4 (11.5–13.3)

Marital status

  

Currently married

6.3 (6.1–6.6)

9.1 (8.8–9.4)

12.1 (11.6–12.5)

14.7 (14.2–15.2)

17.6 (17–18.2)

14.1 (13.814.4)

18.3 (18–18.6)

Other

2.1 (1.9–2.3)

2.5 (2.3–2.7)

3.7 (3.4–4)

3.7 (3.4–4.1)

4.5 (4.1–4.9)

3.0 (2.7–3.3)

13.7 (13.2–14.3)

  1. All subgroups were statistically significant at p < 0.05 and values have been rounded to one decimal place. The largest magnitude of wealth-related inequality for each dimension has been bold