Reason For Clinical Breast Exam Among Women Age 40+

Honolulu County, BRFSS 2002

Demographic Characteristics	ROUTINE CHECKUP   N       %   C.I.(95%)	BREAST PROBLEM   N       %   C.I.(95%)	HAD BREAST CANCER   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	923  96.8  (95.4-97.8)	24   2.2  ( 1.4- 3.5)	11   0.9  ( 0.5- 1.8)	958	186823
AGE GROUP
40-49 Years	310  97.5  (95.2-98.7)	9   2.2  ( 1.1- 4.5)	2   0.3  ( 0.1- 1.4)	321	60788
50-59 Years	231  96.5  (93.1-98.2)	8   3.0  ( 1.5- 6.1)	1   0.5  ( 0.1- 3.7)	240	51135
60+ Years	382  96.5  (93.9-98.0)	7   1.8  ( 0.7- 4.2)	8   1.7  ( 0.8- 3.5)	397	74899
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
ETHNICITY
White	314  95.8  (92.6-97.7)	9   3.2  ( 1.6- 6.4)	4   0.9  ( 0.3- 2.6)	327	57178
Hawaiian	93  98.5  (94.7-99.6)	2   0.6  ( 0.1- 2.6)	1   0.9  ( 0.1- 6.0)	96	20471
Filipino	108  99.3  (97.0-99.8)		2   0.7  ( 0.2- 3.0)	110	28795
Japanese	263  95.9  (92.4-97.8)	9   3.0  ( 1.4- 6.1)	3   1.1  ( 0.3- 3.6)	275	51930
Others	145  96.7  (91.9-98.7)	4   2.4  ( 0.8- 6.6)	1   0.9  ( 0.1- 6.1)	150	28449
MARITAL STATUS
Married	519  97.7  (96.0-98.7)	9   1.5  ( 0.7- 3.0)	5   0.8  ( 0.3- 2.0)	533	119889
Unmarried	400  95.1  (92.2-97.0)	15   3.7  ( 2.1- 6.5)	6   1.2  ( 0.5- 2.8)	421	66170
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	75  98.7  (94.6-99.7)	1   0.5  ( 0.1- 3.8)	1   0.8  ( 0.1- 5.5)	77	16147
High School	248  95.7  (92.0-97.7)	8   3.2  ( 1.5- 6.7)	3   1.1  ( 0.4- 3.6)	259	55084
Some College	268  97.7  (95.1-99.0)	6   1.9  ( 0.8- 4.7)	2   0.3  ( 0.1- 1.3)	276	52207
College	330  96.5  (94.0-98.0)	9   2.2  ( 1.1- 4.3)	5   1.3  ( 0.5- 3.3)	344	63124
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	497  97.3  (95.3-98.4)	13   2.4  ( 1.3- 4.2)	3   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.2)	513	103629
Unemployed	-	-	-	--
Student/Homemaker	81			81	17632
Retired/Can't work	323  95.9  (93.0-97.6)	9   2.3  ( 1.1- 4.8)	7   1.8  ( 0.8- 3.9)	339	61704
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	83  93.6  (85.1-97.4)	5   6.4  ( 2.6-14.9)		88	14753
$15,000-24,999	65  92.5  (83.2-96.8)	1   0.7  ( 0.1- 5.0)	5   6.8  ( 2.7-16.2)	71	12491
$25,000-49,999	188  96.8  (92.6-98.7)	5   2.1  ( 0.7- 6.3)	2   1.0  ( 0.3- 4.0)	195	35078
$50,000-74,999	121  94.9  (89.6-97.5)	6   4.3  ( 1.9- 9.6)	2   0.8  ( 0.2- 3.2)	129	26649
>=$75,000	141  99.2  (96.5-99.8)	2   0.8  ( 0.2- 3.5)		143	29890
Unknown/Refused	325  98.0  (95.4-99.1)	5   1.5  ( 0.5- 4.0)	2   0.5  ( 0.1- 2.3)	332	67962

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.

N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.