Back to Women's Health Questions
How long has it been since your last breast exam?
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
1-12 months
N % C.I.(95%) |
1-2 years
N % C.I.(95%) |
2-3 years
N % C.I.(95%) |
3-5 years
N % C.I.(95%) |
More than 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
1710 |
1362 79.2 (77.0-81.3) |
190 11.7 (10.0-13.6) |
59 3.7 ( 2.8- 4.9) |
42 2.4 ( 1.7- 3.3) |
57 3.0 ( 2.3- 3.9) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Female |
1710 |
1362 79.2 (77.0-81.3) |
190 11.7 (10.0-13.6) |
59 3.7 ( 2.8- 4.9) |
42 2.4 ( 1.7- 3.3) |
57 3.0 ( 2.3- 3.9) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
1295 |
1033 79.6 (77.0-81.9) |
137 10.9 ( 9.1-13.0) |
46 3.8 ( 2.8- 5.3) |
35 2.6 ( 1.8- 3.8) |
44 3.0 ( 2.2- 4.1) |
| African American |
351 |
282 78.9 (73.2-83.6) |
41 13.5 ( 9.5-18.9) |
12 3.8 ( 2.0- 6.9) |
6 1.5 ( 0.7- 3.6) |
10 2.3 ( 1.2- 4.5) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
132 |
109 83.0 (75.0-88.9) |
17 11.7 ( 7.2-18.4) |
5 4.3 ( 1.6-11.1) |
1 1.0 ( 0.1- 6.7) |
|
| 25-34 |
308 |
258 82.5 (76.9-87.0) |
30 10.6 ( 7.0-15.8) |
5 1.9 ( 0.8- 4.7) |
8 2.7 ( 1.3- 5.4) |
7 2.2 ( 1.0- 4.7) |
| 35-44 |
344 |
257 73.2 (67.5-78.3) |
52 16.4 (12.2-21.6) |
13 4.1 ( 2.3- 7.3) |
8 2.5 ( 1.1- 5.2) |
14 3.8 ( 2.2- 6.5) |
| 45-54 |
322 |
257 79.1 (73.7-83.6) |
30 9.9 ( 6.8-14.2) |
14 4.4 ( 2.5- 7.6) |
7 2.5 ( 1.1- 5.6) |
14 4.1 ( 2.4- 7.0) |
| 55-64 |
229 |
186 82.2 (76.1-87.0) |
22 9.8 ( 6.2-15.1) |
9 3.8 ( 1.8- 7.9) |
6 2.1 ( 0.9- 4.7) |
6 2.2 ( 0.9- 5.0) |
| 65+ |
359 |
285 79.5 (74.5-83.6) |
38 10.5 ( 7.5-14.4) |
11 3.6 ( 1.9- 6.9) |
12 2.8 ( 1.5- 5.2) |
13 3.6 ( 2.1- 6.3) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
261 |
193 74.1 (67.8-79.6) |
33 12.3 ( 8.6-17.2) |
12 4.6 ( 2.4- 8.5) |
10 4.0 ( 2.0- 7.9) |
13 5.0 ( 2.9- 8.7) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
551 |
422 75.4 (71.2-79.1) |
69 13.4 (10.6-16.9) |
25 5.1 ( 3.4- 7.7) |
13 2.3 ( 1.3- 4.1) |
22 3.8 ( 2.5- 5.8) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
439 |
362 82.3 (77.7-86.1) |
40 9.7 ( 6.8-13.7) |
12 3.0 ( 1.6- 5.7) |
14 2.8 ( 1.6- 5.0) |
11 2.1 ( 1.2- 4.0) |
| College Graduate |
457 |
383 84.0 (79.7-87.6) |
48 11.2 ( 8.1-15.3) |
10 2.1 ( 1.1- 4.2) |
5 0.9 ( 0.4- 2.3) |
11 1.7 ( 0.9- 3.2) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
202 |
147 71.3 (63.7-77.8) |
24 13.0 ( 8.5-19.3) |
8 4.5 ( 2.0- 9.7) |
11 4.9 ( 2.5- 9.1) |
12 6.4 ( 3.5-11.2) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
354 |
275 77.4 (72.3-81.8) |
40 11.5 ( 8.4-15.6) |
13 4.3 ( 2.4- 7.6) |
8 2.1 ( 1.0- 4.2) |
18 4.7 ( 2.9- 7.6) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
235 |
191 79.3 (72.8-84.5) |
30 14.0 ( 9.7-19.9) |
2 1.1 ( 0.3- 4.2) |
9 4.3 ( 2.2- 8.5) |
3 1.3 ( 0.4- 4.1) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
245 |
192 77.8 (71.5-83.0) |
30 12.1 ( 8.2-17.4) |
10 4.5 ( 2.3- 8.7) |
5 2.4 ( 0.9- 5.8) |
8 3.2 ( 1.6- 6.4) |
| $50,000+ |
388 |
335 85.1 (80.1-89.0) |
37 10.6 ( 7.2-15.3) |
6 1.9 ( 0.7- 4.7) |
3 0.8 ( 0.2- 2.8) |
7 1.6 ( 0.8- 3.5) |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
