Table 3

Factors associated with mammography-use during the previous two years in 2007, by population group.

Non-immigrant, non-ultraorthodox Jewish women

N = 273

Ultraorthodox Jewish women

N = 247

Immigrants women

N = 291

Arabs women

N = 246

N

OR

(95% CI)

N

OR

(95% CI)

N

OR

(95% CI)

N

OR

(95% CI)

Age

-

1.03

(0.98, 1.07)

-

0.98

(0.94, 1.03)

-

1.01

(0.67, 1.06)

-

1.01

(0.97, 1.05)

Education

Academic

137

1.00

ref

80

1.00

ref

249

1.00

ref

47

1.00

ref

High school diploma

121

1.21

(0.69, 2.13)

159

0.59

(0.31, 1.12)

112

1.04

(0.63, 1.72)

56

1.57

(0.63, 3.92)

Less than High school diploma

141

0.70

(0.40, 1.23)

108

1.48

(0.70, 3.15)

13

0.70

(0.22, 2.27)

262

0.73

(0.36, 1.49)

Marital status

Not married

110

1.00

ref

35

1.00

ref

149

1.00

ref

88

1.00

ref

Married

289

1.19

(0.72, 2.00)

312

1.41

(0.65, 3.10)

225

1.27

(0.79, 2.03)

277

1.00

(0.59, 1.70)

Employment

Unemployed

205

1.00

ref

184

1.00

ref

208

1.00

ref

323

1.00

ref

Employed

194

0.88

(0.54, 1.46)

163

0.79

(0.47, 1.33)

166

0.93

(0.54, 1.60)

42

1.05

(0.51, 2.20)

Logistic regression models-odds ratio (OR), confidence intervals (95% CI) and number of women (N).

Baron-Epel et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2009 8:19   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-8-19