Reason Had Breast Physical Exam
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1996


Demographic
Characteristics		      Routine checkup
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Breast problem 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Breast cancer  
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1015     93.6     (91.9-95.0) 56      5.2     ( 3.9- 6.8) 13      1.2     ( 0.7- 2.1) 1084
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   73 - -   73
25-34 Years  192     93.2     (88.3-96.2) 12      6.8     ( 3.8-11.7) -  204
35-44 Years  264     93.6     (89.7-96.1) 18      6.4     ( 3.9-10.3) -  282
45-54 Years  212     94.8     (90.2-97.3) 10      4.6     ( 2.3- 9.1) -  223
55-64 Years  101     91.7     (85.0-95.6)  9      6.4     ( 3.2-12.4) -  112
65+ Years  172     91.2     (85.8-94.7)  7      3.7     ( 1.6- 8.0) 10      5.1     ( 2.6- 9.7)  189
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
ETHNICITY        
White  361     91.1     (87.3-93.8) 27      7.6     ( 5.1-11.2)  6      1.3     ( 0.5- 3.2)  394
Hawaiian  139     93.8     (88.4-96.8)  9      4.6     ( 2.2- 9.3) -  150
Filipino  110     94.3     (88.1-97.4)  7      5.7     ( 2.6-11.9) -  117
Japanese  246     95.1     (91.4-97.3)  7      2.9     ( 1.3- 6.2)  5      2.0     ( 0.8- 4.8)  258
Others  159     95.9     (91.1-98.2)  6      4.1     ( 1.8- 8.9) -  165
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  584     94.0     (91.6-95.7) 29      4.7     ( 3.2- 6.8)  8      1.4     ( 0.7- 2.8)  621
Unmarried  429     93.0     (89.9-95.2) 27      6.1     ( 4.0- 9.2)  5      0.8     ( 0.3- 2.2)  461
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School   80     89.0     (80.0-94.3)  9      8.7     ( 4.1-17.3) -   92
High School  272     92.8     (89.0-95.4) 19      6.4     ( 4.0-10.1) -  293
Some College  334     94.3     (90.8-96.6) 12      4.1     ( 2.3- 7.4)  5      1.5     ( 0.6- 3.8)  351
College  328     94.9     (91.9-96.8) 16      4.2     ( 2.5- 7.0) -  347
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  641     94.6     (92.4-96.2) 33      5.0     ( 3.5- 7.2) -  677
Unemployed   40     92.2     (79.8-97.3) - - --
Student/homemaker  142     92.7     (87.2-96.0)  8      5.2     ( 2.6-10.3) -  153
Retired/Can't Work  192     91.7     (86.6-95.0) 10      5.0     ( 2.6- 9.4)  7      3.3     ( 1.5- 7.2)  209
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  129     93.3     (86.7-96.8)  9      6.5     ( 3.1-13.2) -  139
$15,000-24,999  169     94.2     (89.3-96.9) 12      5.8     ( 3.1-10.7) -  181
$25,000-49,999  316     92.1     (88.5-94.7) 19      5.8     ( 3.7- 9.2)  7      2.0     ( 0.9- 4.4)  342
$50,000-74,999  174     92.3     (86.8-95.6) 11      6.4     ( 3.5-11.5) -  187
>=$75,000  112     98.9     (92.6-99.8) - -  113
Unknown/Refused  115     94.5     (88.5-97.5)  5      4.2     ( 1.7-10.1) -  122
COUNTY        
Honolulu  638     93.6     (91.4-95.2) 35      5.1     ( 3.6- 7.1) 10      1.4     ( 0.7- 2.6)  683
Hawaii  128     94.0     (88.3-97.1)  9      6.0     ( 2.9-11.7) -  137
Kauai  115     94.5     (88.0-97.5)  6      4.9     ( 2.0-11.4) -  122
Maui  134     92.5     (84.0-96.7)  6      5.2     ( 2.1-12.2) -  142

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.