Reasons for Breast Physical Exam
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1994


Demographic
Characteristics		       Routine checkup
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Breast problem 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Breast cancer  
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1026     93.3     (91.0-95.0) 63      6.2     ( 4.5- 8.4)  8      0.6     ( 0.2- 1.5) 1097
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  111     97.0     (89.7-99.2) - -  115
25-34 Years  222     94.6     (88.6-97.6)  8      5.1     ( 2.3-11.2) -  231
35-44 Years  244     94.1     (88.8-97.0) 14      5.7     ( 2.9-11.0) -  259
45-54 Years  150     91.8     (85.5-95.5) 17      8.1     ( 4.4-14.4) -  168
55-64 Years   99     86.6     (75.1-93.3)  8     10.2     ( 4.5-21.5) -  110
65+ Years  190     92.8     (86.4-96.3) 12      6.5     ( 3.2-12.7) -  204
Unknown/Refused   10 - - --
ETHNICITY        
White  381     92.0     (88.2-94.6) 32      6.7     ( 4.4-10.1)  5      1.3     ( 0.4- 4.0)  418
Hawaiian  170     96.7     (92.5-98.6)  5      2.9     ( 1.1- 7.1) -  176
Filipino  102     86.2     (74.4-93.1) 12     13.8     ( 6.9-25.6) -  114
Japanese  239     96.0     (91.5-98.2)  9      3.8     ( 1.7- 8.4) -  249
Others   88     97.0     (90.9-99.0) - -   92
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  568     92.4     (89.0-94.9) 33      6.9     ( 4.5-10.2) -  605
Unmarried  457     94.7     (92.1-96.5) 30      5.0     ( 3.2- 7.5) -  491
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School   88     89.5     (80.1-94.8) 12     10.5     ( 5.2-19.9) -  100
High School  285     93.7     (89.9-96.1) 19      5.7     ( 3.4- 9.4) -  307
Some College  350     91.6     (86.6-94.8) 22      7.4     ( 4.4-12.2) -  376
College  302     96.2     (91.3-98.4) 10      3.6     ( 1.5- 8.6) -  313
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  627     94.7     (91.9-96.6) 31      4.6     ( 2.9- 7.3)  5      0.7     ( 0.2- 2.1)  663
Unemployed   48     90.9     (73.8-97.2) - -   52
Student/homemaker  157     91.3     (83.8-95.5) 13      8.0     ( 4.0-15.5) -  171
Retired/Can't Work  194     90.5     (83.5-94.8) 16      9.4     ( 5.2-16.5) -  211
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  152     89.4     (82.9-93.7) 17     10.0     ( 5.9-16.5) -  170
$15,000-24,999  183     96.9     (92.6-98.7)  7      2.8     ( 1.1- 7.1) -  191
$25,000-49,999  298     93.9     (89.4-96.6) 16      5.4     ( 2.9-10.0) -  317
$50,000-74,999  127     90.9     (82.6-95.4)  9      7.5     ( 3.6-15.2) -  137
>=$75,000   87     95.5     (88.4-98.3) - -   92
Unknown/Refused  179     92.1     (84.1-96.3) 10      7.8     ( 3.7-15.9) -  190
COUNTY        
Honolulu  617     93.2     (90.3-95.3) 37      6.2     ( 4.2- 9.0) -  658
Hawaii  118     95.4     (90.4-97.9)  6      4.1     ( 1.8- 9.1) -  125
Kauai  119     90.7     (82.4-95.3)  9      8.7     ( 4.2-17.1) -  130
Maui  172     92.5     (84.1-96.6) 11      6.9     ( 2.9-15.5) -  184

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.