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Was your last mammogram 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 |
1256 |
1133 90.4 (88.5-92.0) |
101 8.0 ( 6.5- 9.9) |
22 1.5 ( 1.0- 2.4) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
1256 |
1133 90.4 (88.5-92.0) |
101 8.0 ( 6.5- 9.9) |
22 1.5 ( 1.0- 2.4) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
| White |
962 |
856 89.3 (87.0-91.2) |
86 8.9 ( 7.1-11.1) |
20 1.8 ( 1.1- 2.9) |
| African American |
253 |
239 94.8 (90.8-97.2) |
12 4.4 ( 2.3- 8.3) |
2 0.7 ( 0.2- 3.0) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
36 |
30 89.3 (76.7-95.5) |
6 10.7 ( 4.5-23.3) |
|
| 25-34 |
71 |
46 65.4 (52.6-76.3) |
25 34.6 (23.7-47.4) |
|
| 35-44 |
223 |
186 83.8 (77.9-88.4) |
37 16.2 (11.6-22.1) |
|
| 45-54 |
301 |
287 95.7 (92.4-97.6) |
10 3.7 ( 1.9- 7.0) |
4 0.6 ( 0.2- 1.7) |
| 55-64 |
232 |
215 94.1 (90.1-96.6) |
14 4.8 ( 2.6- 8.6) |
3 1.1 ( 0.3- 3.6) |
| 65+ |
379 |
356 93.3 (90.0-95.6) |
8 2.3 ( 1.1- 4.6) |
15 4.4 ( 2.6- 7.4) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
243 |
231 94.1 (89.5-96.7) |
8 4.1 ( 1.9- 8.3) |
4 1.9 ( 0.7- 5.0) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
411 |
371 91.6 (88.4-94.0) |
33 6.9 ( 4.7- 9.8) |
7 1.5 ( 0.7- 3.4) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
297 |
263 88.4 (83.6-91.9) |
29 10.1 ( 6.9-14.7) |
5 1.5 ( 0.6- 4.0) |
| College Graduate |
304 |
267 87.9 (83.3-91.3) |
31 10.8 ( 7.5-15.3) |
6 1.3 ( 0.6- 2.9) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
181 |
168 92.8 (87.4-96.0) |
11 6.1 ( 3.2-11.3) |
2 1.1 ( 0.3- 4.6) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
249 |
224 90.8 (86.2-94.0) |
19 7.1 ( 4.4-11.3) |
6 2.1 ( 0.9- 4.9) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
159 |
133 84.3 (77.3-89.5) |
20 11.5 ( 7.2-17.9) |
6 4.1 ( 1.8- 9.1) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
165 |
143 86.1 (79.1-91.0) |
20 13.2 ( 8.3-20.2) |
2 0.7 ( 0.2- 2.9) |
| $50,000+ |
259 |
238 92.7 (88.6-95.3) |
21 7.3 ( 4.7-11.4) |
|
| #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. |
