Reason for Mammogram

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	676     86.0     (82.5-89.0)	81     10.5     ( 8.0-13.6)	23      3.4     ( 2.0- 5.8)	780
AGE GROUP
18-39 Years	80     72.4     (60.2-81.9)	27     23.5     (15.1-34.6)	-	109
40-49 Years	199     89.7     (83.4-93.8)	18      7.9     ( 4.5-13.5)	-	221
50-59 Years	150     88.1     (80.6-93.0)	23     11.8     ( 6.9-19.3)	-	174
60+ Years	242     88.0     (82.0-92.2)	13      5.8     ( 3.0-11.0)	16      6.2     ( 3.4-10.9)	271
Unkown/Refused	5	-	-	--
ETHNICITY
White	265     80.2     (73.8-85.4)	46     13.6     ( 9.5-19.1)	14      6.2     ( 3.3-11.3)	325
Hawaiian	95     83.1     (70.5-91.0)	10      9.4     ( 4.2-19.8)	5      7.5     ( 2.5-20.0)	110
Filipino	62     90.6     (78.9-96.1)	7      9.4     ( 3.9-21.1)	-	69
Japanese	185     91.1     (84.3-95.2)	11      8.3     ( 4.3-15.2)	-	200
Others	69     90.7     (79.2-96.1)	7      9.3     ( 3.9-20.8)	-	76
MARITAL STATUS
Married	359     85.8     (81.0-89.5)	45     11.8     ( 8.4-16.3)	9      2.4     ( 1.1- 4.9)	413
Unmarried	317     86.4     (80.6-90.6)	36      8.7     ( 5.6-13.3)	14      4.9     ( 2.3-10.1)	367
Unkown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	66     84.4     (67.7-93.3)	5      5.5     ( 1.8-15.3)	6     10.1     ( 3.1-28.4)	77
High School	186     83.6     (76.1-89.1)	27     13.5     ( 8.5-20.6)	-	217
Some College	177     86.9     (79.2-92.1)	23     11.7     ( 6.8-19.3)	-	203
College	247     87.9     (82.7-91.7)	26      8.7     ( 5.6-13.3)	10      3.4     ( 1.6- 7.1)	283
Unkown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	418     89.4     (85.4-92.4)	49      9.8     ( 6.9-13.7)	5      0.8     ( 0.2- 2.6)	472
Unemployed	20     81.8     (58.4-93.5)	6     18.2     ( 6.5-41.6)	-	--
Student/homemaker	46     72.0     (54.3-84.8)	9     16.8     ( 7.7-32.6)	-	58
Retired/Can't Work	192     84.4     (77.2-89.7)	17      8.9     ( 5.0-15.3)	15      6.7     ( 3.6-12.1)	224
Unkown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	88     78.2     (66.9-86.5)	20     18.6     (10.9-29.9)	-	112
$15,000-24,999	113     90.4     (80.9-95.5)	7      6.1     ( 2.3-15.4)	-	124
$25,000-49,999	186     85.5     (77.7-90.9)	24     12.8     ( 7.7-20.4)	5      1.8     ( 0.6- 5.2)	215
$50,000-74,999	101     91.0     (83.2-95.4)	10      6.7     ( 3.2-13.3)	-	113
>=$75,000	87     86.2     (75.9-92.5)	11     12.0     ( 6.3-21.8)	-	99
Unkown/Refused	101     82.7     (70.8-90.4)	9      8.4     ( 4.0-16.7)	7      8.8     ( 3.3-21.4)	117
COUNTY
Honolulu	310     86.3     (81.6-89.9)	36     10.3     ( 7.3-14.4)	10      3.4     ( 1.7- 6.7)	356
Hawaii	169     86.0     (79.5-90.7)	19     10.9     ( 6.7-17.0)	6      3.1     ( 1.3- 7.2)	194
Kauai	76     88.6     (79.3-94.0)	10     10.8     ( 5.5-20.1)	-	87
Maui	121     83.1     (73.8-89.6)	16     11.7     ( 6.8-19.5)	6      5.2     ( 1.8-13.7)	143

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.