Reason for Breast Physical Exam
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Routine checkup
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Breast problem 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Breast cancer  
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 978     95.1     (93.1-96.5) 40      4.4     ( 3.1- 6.3)  7      0.5     ( 0.2- 1.5) 1025
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years  74     99.3     (95.2-99.9) - -   75
25-34 Years 194     94.6     (88.4-97.6)  6      4.1     ( 1.7- 9.8) -  202
35-44 Years 242     94.8     (90.3-97.3) 11      5.2     ( 2.7- 9.7) -  253
45-54 Years 182     93.0     (87.4-96.2) 11      6.4     ( 3.3-11.9) -  195
55-64 Years  81     94.6     (84.3-98.3)  5      5.4     ( 1.7-15.7) -   86
65+ Years 199     95.9     (91.8-98.0)  6      3.2     ( 1.4- 7.4) -  208
Unknown/Refused   6 - - --
ETHNICITY        
White 364     95.7     (92.8-97.5) 14      4.0     ( 2.3- 6.9) -  381
Hawaiian 172     91.0     (83.7-95.3)  9      6.4     ( 3.0-13.2) -  185
Filipino 110     93.7     (87.8-96.9)  9      6.3     ( 3.1-12.2) -  119
Japanese 211     96.0     (89.6-98.5)  5      4.0     ( 1.5-10.4) -  216
Others  74     98.3     (91.7-99.7) - -   76
MARITAL STATUS        
Married 559     96.2     (93.8-97.7) 18      3.5     ( 2.1- 6.0) -  580
Unmarried 415     93.0     (89.2-95.5) 22      5.9     ( 3.7- 9.4) -  441
Unknown/Refused  - - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School  99     94.7     (88.2-97.7)  6      5.1     ( 2.1-11.6) -  107
High School 239     96.0     (90.0-98.4)  5      3.6     ( 1.3- 9.8) -  246
Some College 355     92.8     (88.8-95.5) 21      6.2     ( 3.8- 9.9) -  378
College 283     97.3     (94.7-98.6)  8      2.5     ( 1.2- 5.1) -  292
Unknown/Refused  - - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed 596     95.9     (93.6-97.4) 21      3.5     ( 2.2- 5.6) -  620
Unemployed  23     75.4     (52.7-89.4)  5     24.0     (10.2-47.0) - --
Student/homemaker 156     93.3     (85.3-97.1)  8      6.7     ( 2.9-14.7) -  164
Retired/Can't Work 203     96.4     (92.6-98.2)  6      2.8     ( 1.2- 6.5) -  212
Unknown/Refused  - - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  73     89.9     (73.6-96.6) - -   78
$15,000-24,999 146     90.5     (82.4-95.1) 10      8.7     ( 4.3-16.8) -  157
$25,000-49,999 331     97.7     (95.7-98.8)  8      1.8     ( 0.9- 3.9) -  341
$50,000-74,999 112     95.1     (87.8-98.1) - -  118
>=$75,000 100     96.1     (87.4-98.8) - -  103
Unknown/Refused 216     94.2     (88.8-97.0) 11      5.8     ( 2.9-11.1) -  228
COUNTY        
Honolulu 573     95.1     (92.6-96.8) 25      4.3     ( 2.8- 6.7) -  601
Hawaii 124     95.7     (89.6-98.2)  5      4.3     ( 1.8-10.4) -  129
Kauai 118     96.8     (91.6-98.8) - -  123
Maui 163     93.3     (87.0-96.6)  8      6.0     ( 2.9-12.2) -  172

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.