Reason for Mammogram

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	684     85.7     (82.0-88.7)	72     11.2     ( 8.4-14.8)	27      3.1     ( 2.1- 4.7)	783
AGE GROUP
18-39 Years	92     82.1     (73.4-88.3)	23     17.5     (11.3-26.2)	-	116
40-49 Years	219     89.3     (83.9-93.1)	19      9.0     ( 5.6-14.2)	-	242
50-59 Years	122     83.6     (72.3-90.9)	12     12.1     ( 5.6-24.3)	9      4.2     ( 2.0- 8.8)	143
60+ Years	250     85.7     (78.6-90.7)	18      9.4     ( 5.1-16.8)	13      4.9     ( 2.7- 8.6)	281
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
ETHNICITY
White	224     79.1     (71.1-85.4)	35     16.8     (10.9-24.9)	11      4.1     ( 2.1- 7.7)	270
Hawaiian	69     82.8     (67.3-91.8)	11     14.8     ( 6.4-30.8)	-	83
Filipino	72     84.3     (70.5-92.3)	7     14.5     ( 6.7-28.5)	-	80
Japanese	223     90.0     (84.5-93.7)	10      5.5     ( 2.8-10.7)	11      4.4     ( 2.4- 8.2)	244
Others	96     92.1     (85.4-95.9)	9      7.4     ( 3.8-14.2)	-	106
MARITAL STATUS
Married	358     82.2     (77.0-86.5)	51     14.2     (10.2-19.4)	17      3.6     ( 2.1- 5.8)	426
Unmarried	325     91.6     (87.1-94.6)	21      6.1     ( 3.5-10.4)	10      2.4     ( 1.2- 4.8)	356
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	77     84.1     (64.9-93.8)	5     13.8     ( 4.6-34.4)	-	85
High School	202     85.5     (79.0-90.2)	25     11.8     ( 7.5-18.1)	6      2.7     ( 1.1- 6.2)	233
Some College	192     83.2     (75.5-88.8)	24     13.0     ( 7.9-20.9)	11      3.8     ( 2.0- 7.1)	227
College	213     89.6     (84.1-93.3)	18      7.3     ( 4.3-12.1)	6      3.1     ( 1.3- 7.3)	237
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	368     86.3     (81.1-90.2)	42     11.7     ( 8.0-16.8)	11      2.0     ( 1.1- 3.9)	421
Unemployed	29     88.9     (73.0-96.0)	-	-	--
Student/homemaker	69     87.0     (76.7-93.2)	9     11.0     ( 5.3-21.4)	-	81
Retired/Can't Work	218     83.6     (75.7-89.4)	18     11.0     ( 6.0-19.1)	12      5.4     ( 2.9- 9.7)	248
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	101     80.7     (68.7-88.8)	13     16.5     ( 8.8-28.7)	-	118
$15,000-24,999	106     88.7     (73.5-95.7)	8      9.4     ( 3.0-26.0)	-	118
$25,000-49,999	189     84.2     (78.4-88.7)	28     11.1     ( 7.5-16.2)	10      4.7     ( 2.4- 8.9)	227
$50,000-74,999	113     87.9     (76.3-94.3)	11     11.1     ( 5.0-22.8)	-	125
>=$75,000	89     88.4     (78.5-94.1)	6      7.8     ( 3.3-17.2)	-	98
Unknown/Refused	86     84.6     (71.7-92.2)	6     11.8     ( 5.0-25.7)	5      3.6     ( 1.4- 8.8)	97
COUNTY
Honolulu	427     85.6     (80.9-89.4)	44     11.7     ( 8.2-16.4)	14      2.7     ( 1.5- 4.6)	485
Hawaii	92     87.8     (79.8-93.0)	10      7.8     ( 4.0-14.8)	5      4.3     ( 1.7-10.8)	107
Kauai	80     85.2     (73.7-92.2)	7      8.7     ( 3.8-19.0)	-	91
Maui	85     83.4     (72.8-90.4)	11     12.8     ( 6.7-22.9)	-	100

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.