Reason for Breast Physical Exam

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997

Demographic Characteristics	Routine checkup   N          %        95% C.I.	Breast problem    N          %        95% C.I.	Breast cancer     N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	1010     91.8     (89.4-93.7)	60      6.5     ( 4.8- 8.8)	21      1.7     ( 1.1- 2.8)	1091
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	74     98.2     (92.4-99.6)	-	-	76
25-34 Years	197     93.8     (88.4-96.8)	10      6.2     ( 3.2-11.6)	-	207
35-44 Years	250     91.5     (86.5-94.7)	18      7.4     ( 4.4-12.3)	-	271
45-54 Years	184     92.9     (87.0-96.2)	10      5.6     ( 2.6-11.6)	-	198
55-64 Years	119     86.4     (74.3-93.3)	10     10.3     ( 4.2-23.3)	6      3.3     ( 1.3- 8.3)	135
65+ Years	185     89.3     (83.3-93.3)	10      6.1     ( 3.2-11.3)	8      4.6     ( 2.2- 9.3)	203
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
ETHNICITY
White	353     86.2     (80.4-90.5)	34     11.6     ( 7.5-17.4)	8      2.2     ( 1.1- 4.6)	395
Hawaiian	113     93.8     (87.1-97.1)	6      4.5     ( 1.8-10.7)	-	122
Filipino	102     91.9     (83.9-96.1)	7      7.4     ( 3.4-15.3)	-	110
Japanese	281     94.5     (90.2-97.0)	6      3.0     ( 1.2- 7.3)	8      2.5     ( 1.2- 5.3)	295
Others	161     95.5     (90.8-97.9)	7      4.2     ( 1.9- 9.0)	-	169
MARITAL STATUS
Married	551     89.9     (86.3-92.6)	39      8.1     ( 5.6-11.6)	13      2.0     ( 1.1- 3.6)	603
Unmarried	457     94.9     (92.1-96.7)	21      3.9     ( 2.3- 6.4)	8      1.3     ( 0.6- 2.9)	486
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	79     88.9     (76.3-95.3)	6      9.7     ( 3.7-22.9)	-	87
High School	287     91.2     (86.6-94.3)	19      7.0     ( 4.2-11.3)	5      1.9     ( 0.7- 4.6)	311
Some College	317     91.1     (86.0-94.4)	21      7.0     ( 3.9-12.1)	9      2.0     ( 1.0- 4.0)	347
College	326     94.0     (90.0-96.5)	14      4.6     ( 2.5- 8.4)	-	344
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	604     93.1     (90.4-95.1)	35      5.8     ( 4.0- 8.5)	9      1.0     ( 0.5- 2.2)	648
Unemployed	45     97.9     (86.2-99.7)	-	-	--
Student/homemaker	157     94.5     (89.4-97.3)	8      4.9     ( 2.3-10.1)	-	167
Retired/Can't Work	204     84.3     (76.1-90.0)	17     11.1     ( 6.1-19.4)	9      4.6     ( 2.3- 9.0)	230
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	158     91.3     (83.6-95.6)	8      6.8     ( 3.0-14.6)	-	170
$15,000-24,999	148     91.6     (80.0-96.8)	7      7.3     ( 2.5-19.7)	-	158
$25,000-49,999	310     92.1     (88.4-94.7)	21      5.3     ( 3.3- 8.4)	8      2.6     ( 1.2- 5.4)	339
$50,000-74,999	171     95.0     (90.0-97.5)	9      5.0     ( 2.5-10.0)	-	180
>=$75,000	122     89.8     (81.4-94.6)	7      7.5     ( 3.4-15.6)	-	132
Unknown/Refused	101     88.9     (79.2-94.4)	8      9.4     ( 4.3-19.3)	-	112
COUNTY
Honolulu	646     92.1     (89.1-94.3)	38      6.5     ( 4.4- 9.4)	10      1.4     ( 0.8- 2.7)	694
Hawaii	115     89.0     (81.3-93.8)	11      8.6     ( 4.4-16.1)	-	130
Kauai	121     92.5     (84.0-96.7)	-	-	128
Maui	128     92.4     (85.5-96.2)	7      5.0     ( 2.1-11.5)	-	139

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.

N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.