Reason for Mammogram

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	685     90.2     (87.6-92.3)	67      8.3     ( 6.3-10.7)	13      1.6     ( 0.9- 2.8)	765
AGE GROUP
18-39 Years	88     78.7     (69.0-86.0)	24     21.3     (14.0-31.0)	-	112
40-49 Years	226     94.9     (91.5-97.0)	16      5.0     ( 2.9- 8.5)	-	243
50-59 Years	141     91.4     (84.5-95.4)	11      7.8     ( 4.0-14.7)	-	153
60+ Years	230     90.5     (85.9-93.6)	15      5.4     ( 3.1- 9.0)	11      4.2     ( 2.2- 7.7)	256
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
ETHNICITY
White	238     83.4     (77.6-87.9)	34     14.5     (10.2-20.1)	7      2.1     ( 0.9- 5.0)	279
Hawaiian	83     92.7     (85.5-96.4)	9      7.3     ( 3.6-14.5)	-	92
Filipino	67     95.7     (89.6-98.3)	6      4.3     ( 1.7-10.4)	-	73
Japanese	196     92.3     (86.9-95.6)	10      4.9     ( 2.4- 9.9)	5      2.8     ( 1.2- 6.6)	211
Others	101     93.7     (88.0-96.8)	8      5.7     ( 2.8-11.4)	-	110
MARITAL STATUS
Married	410     89.9     (86.6-92.5)	42      8.3     ( 6.0-11.4)	7      1.7     ( 0.8- 3.6)	459
Unmarried	273     90.6     (86.1-93.7)	25      8.2     ( 5.2-12.5)	6      1.3     ( 0.5- 3.0)	304
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	76     91.6     (82.9-96.1)	6      5.7     ( 2.2-13.9)	-	86
High School	174     88.8     (83.3-92.6)	21      9.4     ( 5.9-14.4)	-	198
Some College	206     88.9     (83.2-92.8)	22      9.7     ( 6.0-15.2)	-	231
College	229     92.0     (87.5-95.0)	18      6.9     ( 4.1-11.2)	-	250
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	417     91.0     (87.6-93.5)	44      8.9     ( 6.3-12.3)	-	462
Unemployed	16     81.9     (56.4-94.1)	-	-	--
Student/homemaker	56     83.8     (72.5-91.0)	7      9.5     ( 4.4-19.3)	-	67
Retired/Can't Work	196     91.5     (86.7-94.7)	12      5.7     ( 3.2-10.0)	7      2.8     ( 1.2- 6.2)	215
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	76     89.0     (80.2-94.2)	10     10.5     ( 5.4-19.4)	-	88
$15,000-24,999	116     92.4     (85.7-96.2)	10      6.4     ( 3.1-12.7)	-	127
$25,000-49,999	194     87.8     (82.4-91.6)	24     10.0     ( 6.5-15.0)	5      2.3     ( 0.9- 5.5)	223
$50,000-74,999	122     91.7     (85.6-95.4)	12      7.4     ( 4.0-13.3)	-	135
>=$75,000	90     92.6     (78.9-97.7)	-	-	93
Unknown/Refused	87     89.5     (81.8-94.2)	9      8.2     ( 4.1-15.6)	-	99
COUNTY
Honolulu	434     89.6     (86.3-92.1)	43      8.6     ( 6.3-11.7)	10      1.8     ( 1.0- 3.5)	487
Hawaii	84     93.5     (86.2-97.1)	6      4.8     ( 2.1-10.9)	-	91
Kauai	85     89.7     (81.1-94.7)	10     10.3     ( 5.3-18.9)	-	95
Maui	82     92.0     (84.6-96.0)	8      7.2     ( 3.4-14.7)	-	92

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.