Reason For Mammography 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	849  95.3  (93.6-96.6)	26   2.8  ( 1.8- 4.2)	18   1.9  ( 1.1- 3.1)	893	172378
AGE GROUP
40-49 Years	236  96.4  (93.3-98.1)	7   2.6  ( 1.2- 5.6)	4   1.0  ( 0.4- 2.8)	247	46943
50-59 Years	214  93.9  (89.8-96.4)	13   5.0  ( 2.8- 8.7)	2   1.1  ( 0.3- 4.5)	229	47978
60+ Years	399  95.5  (92.6-97.3)	6   1.6  ( 0.6- 4.0)	12   2.8  ( 1.5- 5.2)	417	77457
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
ETHNICITY
White	281  94.2  (90.5-96.5)	13   4.6  ( 2.5- 8.2)	5   1.2  ( 0.5- 3.1)	299	50341
Hawaiian	77  93.2  (84.1-97.3)	3   2.1  ( 0.5- 8.4)	3   4.6  ( 1.4-14.0)	83	18139
Filipino	96  97.6  (93.4-99.2)	1   0.9  ( 0.1- 6.1)	3   1.5  ( 0.4- 4.7)	100	26355
Japanese	259  96.1  (92.3-98.0)	6   2.6  ( 1.1- 6.0)	3   1.4  ( 0.4- 4.3)	268	50226
Others	136  95.2  (90.0-97.8)	3   2.2  ( 0.7- 6.8)	4   2.6  ( 0.9- 7.0)	143	27317
MARITAL STATUS
Married	452  95.8  (93.6-97.3)	13   2.5  ( 1.4- 4.4)	9   1.7  ( 0.9- 3.3)	474	107055
Unmarried	394  94.5  (91.3-96.6)	13   3.3  ( 1.8- 6.1)	9   2.2  ( 1.0- 4.6)	416	64683
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	82  97.1  (87.4-99.4)		2   2.9  ( 0.6-12.6)	84	17602
High School	228  94.5  (90.4-96.9)	10   3.9  ( 2.0- 7.7)	4   1.6  ( 0.6- 4.3)	242	50783
Some College	228  94.6  (90.7-96.9)	10   4.0  ( 2.1- 7.7)	5   1.4  ( 0.5- 3.8)	243	45161
College	309  96.1  (93.2-97.8)	6   1.8  ( 0.8- 4.0)	7   2.2  ( 1.0- 4.7)	322	58571
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	420  95.0  (92.4-96.7)	18   4.0  ( 2.4- 6.4)	6   1.0  ( 0.4- 2.5)	444	89754
Unemployed	-	-	-	--
Student/Homemaker	69  95.3  (85.4-98.6)	1   1.2  ( 0.2- 7.8)	2   3.5  ( 0.8-14.1)	72	15848
Retired/Can't work	341  96.3  (93.5-97.9)	6   1.4  ( 0.5- 3.8)	9   2.3  ( 1.1- 4.6)	356	63365
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	89  94.4  (87.4-97.6)	5   5.1  ( 2.0-12.1)	1   0.6  ( 0.1- 3.9)	95	15917
$15,000-24,999	58  87.8  (77.2-93.8)	3   3.7  ( 1.1-11.5)	6   8.5  ( 3.7-18.5)	67	11972
$25,000-49,999	183  95.7  (90.8-98.0)	6   2.9  ( 1.1- 7.5)	2   1.3  ( 0.3- 5.4)	191	33665
$50,000-74,999	120  94.3  (88.6-97.2)	5   4.2  ( 1.7-10.0)	3   1.5  ( 0.5- 4.7)	128	26689
>=$75,000	134  97.5  (93.1-99.1)	2   1.2  ( 0.3- 4.8)	2   1.3  ( 0.3- 5.8)	138	28665
Unknown/Refused	265  96.3  (92.7-98.2)	5   2.0  ( 0.8- 5.2)	4   1.6  ( 0.6- 4.7)	274	55469

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.