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A clinical breast exam is when a doctor, nurse, or other health professional feels the breast for lumps. Have you ever had a clinical breast exam?
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
1867 |
1716 91.5 (89.9-92.8) |
151 8.5 ( 7.2-10.1) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Female |
1867 |
1716 91.5 (89.9-92.8) |
151 8.5 ( 7.2-10.1) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
1398 |
1300 92.9 (91.2-94.3) |
98 7.1 ( 5.7- 8.8) |
| African American |
396 |
352 87.2 (82.7-90.7) |
44 12.8 ( 9.3-17.3) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
158 |
132 81.2 (73.1-87.3) |
26 18.8 (12.7-26.9) |
| 25-34 |
328 |
308 94.1 (90.8-96.3) |
20 5.9 ( 3.7- 9.2) |
| 35-44 |
365 |
345 94.9 (91.9-96.9) |
20 5.1 ( 3.1- 8.1) |
| 45-54 |
334 |
322 96.5 (93.6-98.1) |
12 3.5 ( 1.9- 6.4) |
| 55-64 |
244 |
230 93.8 (89.4-96.5) |
14 6.2 ( 3.5-10.6) |
| 65+ |
422 |
363 85.8 (81.7-89.1) |
59 14.2 (10.9-18.3) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
320 |
264 82.2 (76.9-86.5) |
56 17.8 (13.5-23.1) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
599 |
552 90.8 (87.6-93.3) |
47 9.2 ( 6.7-12.4) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
472 |
441 93.3 (90.2-95.4) |
31 6.7 ( 4.6- 9.8) |
| College Graduate |
474 |
457 96.9 (94.9-98.1) |
17 3.1 ( 1.9- 5.1) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
240 |
206 84.5 (78.3-89.2) |
34 15.5 (10.8-21.7) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
389 |
354 89.4 (85.1-92.5) |
35 10.6 ( 7.5-14.9) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
253 |
235 93.5 (89.5-96.1) |
18 6.5 ( 3.9-10.5) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
261 |
245 92.9 (88.0-95.9) |
16 7.1 ( 4.1-12.0) |
| $50,000+ |
403 |
388 96.0 (93.1-97.7) |
15 4.0 ( 2.3- 6.9) |
| #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. |
