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Was your last breast exam done as part of a routine checkup, because of a breast problem other than cancer, or because you've already had breast cancer?
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Routine checkup
N % C.I.(95%) |
Breast problem/not cancer
N % C.I.(95%) |
Had breast cancer
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
1714 |
1641 96.0 (94.9-96.9) |
52 3.0 ( 2.2- 4.0) |
21 1.0 ( 0.6- 1.6) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
1714 |
1641 96.0 (94.9-96.9) |
52 3.0 ( 2.2- 4.0) |
21 1.0 ( 0.6- 1.6) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
| White |
1299 |
1239 95.8 (94.5-96.8) |
42 3.1 ( 2.2- 4.2) |
18 1.2 ( 0.7- 1.9) |
| African American |
351 |
340 96.8 (94.0-98.4) |
8 2.5 ( 1.2- 5.3) |
3 0.7 ( 0.2- 2.2) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
131 |
127 98.1 (94.7-99.3) |
4 1.9 ( 0.7- 5.3) |
|
| 25-34 |
308 |
301 97.4 (94.2-98.9) |
7 2.6 ( 1.1- 5.8) |
|
| 35-44 |
345 |
324 94.2 (90.9-96.4) |
20 5.5 ( 3.4- 8.7) |
1 0.3 ( 0.0- 2.3) |
| 45-54 |
322 |
314 98.0 (95.8-99.1) |
5 1.5 ( 0.6- 3.8) |
3 0.5 ( 0.1- 1.5) |
| 55-64 |
229 |
218 95.2 (91.0-97.5) |
8 3.7 ( 1.7- 7.8) |
3 1.1 ( 0.3- 3.6) |
| 65+ |
363 |
343 94.6 (91.6-96.6) |
7 1.8 ( 0.8- 4.0) |
13 3.6 ( 2.0- 6.2) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
263 |
254 96.5 (93.0-98.3) |
5 2.2 ( 0.8- 5.5) |
4 1.4 ( 0.5- 3.7) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
552 |
529 96.7 (94.8-97.9) |
16 2.3 ( 1.3- 3.9) |
7 1.1 ( 0.5- 2.4) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
440 |
413 93.7 (90.7-95.8) |
22 5.3 ( 3.4- 8.2) |
5 1.0 ( 0.4- 2.6) |
| College Graduate |
457 |
443 97.4 (95.4-98.5) |
9 1.9 ( 0.9- 3.8) |
5 0.7 ( 0.3- 1.8) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
205 |
199 97.3 (93.8-98.8) |
4 1.8 ( 0.6- 4.9) |
2 1.0 ( 0.2- 3.9) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
354 |
333 94.7 (91.6-96.7) |
13 3.8 ( 2.1- 6.6) |
8 1.6 ( 0.7- 3.3) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
234 |
222 95.1 (91.3-97.3) |
7 2.5 ( 1.1- 5.3) |
5 2.5 ( 1.0- 5.9) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
245 |
234 95.1 (90.8-97.5) |
9 4.4 ( 2.2- 8.7) |
2 0.5 ( 0.1- 2.0) |
| $50,000+ |
388 |
376 97.5 (95.3-98.7) |
11 2.2 ( 1.2- 4.3) |
1 0.3 ( 0.0- 2.0) |
| #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. |
