Reason Had Breast Physical Exam
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		 Routine checkup
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Breast problem 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Breast cancer  
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1014     92.9     (90.6-94.6) 56      4.9     ( 3.5- 6.8) 21      2.3     ( 1.3- 3.9) 1091
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   61     99.0     (93.4-99.9) - -   62
25-34 Years  192     95.1     (89.5-97.7)  8      4.9     ( 2.3-10.5) -  200
35-44 Years  238     91.6     (84.4-95.6) 15      6.3     ( 3.1-12.2) -  256
45-54 Years  218     94.8     (89.9-97.4) 12      3.0     ( 1.4- 6.3) -  234
55-64 Years  117     92.4     (84.7-96.4)  8      6.3     ( 2.8-13.7) -  126
65+ Years  182     87.6     (80.8-92.2) 12      5.6     ( 2.8-11.0) 13      6.8     ( 3.6-12.5)  207
Unkown/Refused    6 - - --
ETHNICITY        
White  413     91.1     (87.1-93.9) 28      4.7     ( 3.0- 7.4) 14      4.2     ( 2.2- 7.8)  455
Hawaiian  153     93.5     (84.7-97.4)  5      2.9     ( 1.0- 8.1) -  161
Filipino   92     91.1     (80.4-96.3)  7      8.0     ( 3.2-19.0) -  100
Japanese  236     95.5     (91.1-97.8)  7      3.9     ( 1.7- 8.3) -  246
Others  120     93.4     (85.9-97.0)  9      6.6     ( 3.0-14.1) -  129
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  546     93.2     (90.1-95.3) 29      5.2     ( 3.3- 8.1)  9      1.6     ( 0.8- 3.4)  584
Unmarried  468     92.4     (88.6-95.1) 27      4.4     ( 2.7- 7.0) 12      3.2     ( 1.4- 6.9)  507
Unkown/Refused   - - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School   80     89.9     (74.2-96.5) -  5      8.2     ( 2.4-24.6)   86
High School  273     90.7     (85.9-94.0) 25      7.1     ( 4.4-11.4)  5      2.1     ( 0.8- 5.5)  303
Some College  301     95.8     (91.9-97.8) 12      3.5     ( 1.7- 7.0) -  315
College  359     93.0     (88.7-95.7) 18      4.8     ( 2.5- 8.8)  9      2.3     ( 1.0- 5.0)  386
Unkown/Refused   - - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  671     95.6     (93.0-97.2) 32      4.1     ( 2.6- 6.6) -  706
Unemployed   44     93.2     (77.0-98.3) - - --
Student/homemaker  103     89.5     (78.6-95.2)  6      4.6     ( 1.8-11.4) -  112
Retired/Can't Work  196     86.6     (80.1-91.2) 15      6.8     ( 3.8-12.1) 15      6.6     ( 3.6-11.8)  226
Unkown/Refused   - - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  124     84.7     (75.7-90.7) 16     11.5     ( 6.3-20.0)  5      3.8     ( 1.5- 9.5)  145
$15,000-24,999  171     92.3     (84.7-96.3) 10      6.4     ( 2.8-14.0) -  184
$25,000-49,999  298     94.3     (90.4-96.7) 16      4.8     ( 2.6- 8.6) -  318
$50,000-74,999  165     96.8     (92.6-98.6)  6      1.7     ( 0.8- 3.9) -  173
>=$75,000  119     96.5     (88.0-99.1) - -  122
Unkown/Refused  137     89.7     (80.5-94.9)  6      4.1     ( 1.6-10.0)  6      6.1     ( 2.2-15.8)  149
COUNTY        
Honolulu  475     93.0     (89.9-95.2) 23      4.7     ( 3.0- 7.2) 10      2.3     ( 1.2- 4.6)  508
Hawaii  246     93.4     (89.4-95.9) 13      4.7     ( 2.6- 8.2)  5      2.0     ( 0.8- 4.9)  264
Kauai  117     91.6     (84.0-95.8)  9      8.0     ( 3.9-15.7) -  127
Maui  176     92.0     (85.9-95.5) 11      4.7     ( 2.5- 8.9)  5      3.3     ( 1.1- 9.6)  192

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.