Reason For Mammography Among Women Age 18+

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	961  94.8  (93.1-96.1)	37   3.6  ( 2.5- 5.0)	18   1.6  ( 1.0- 2.7)	1016	198579
AGE GROUP
18-39 Years	97  90.4  (83.1-94.8)	11   9.6  ( 5.2-16.9)		108	23640
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	319  93.9  (90.5-96.2)	16   5.0  ( 3.0- 8.3)	5   1.1  ( 0.4- 2.7)	340	58582
Hawaiian	90  90.3  (81.8-95.1)	7   5.8  ( 2.5-12.7)	3   3.9  ( 1.2-12.0)	100	21412
Filipino	112  97.2  (93.0-98.9)	2   1.6  ( 0.4- 6.1)	3   1.2  ( 0.4- 4.0)	117	30777
Japanese	279  96.1  (92.7-98.0)	7   2.7  ( 1.2- 5.7)	3   1.2  ( 0.4- 3.9)	289	55465
Others	161  94.8  (90.0-97.4)	5   3.0  ( 1.2- 7.4)	4   2.2  ( 0.8- 6.0)	170	32344
MARITAL STATUS
Married	514  95.6  (93.6-97.1)	17   2.9  ( 1.8- 4.7)	9   1.5  ( 0.7- 2.9)	540	122009
Unmarried	439  93.4  (90.2-95.6)	20   4.8  ( 2.9- 7.6)	9   1.9  ( 0.9- 4.0)	468	75438
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	85  95.9  (86.9-98.8)	1   1.4  ( 0.2- 9.2)	2   2.8  ( 0.6-12.0)	88	18621
High School	263  94.0  (90.3-96.4)	14   4.6  ( 2.6- 8.1)	4   1.4  ( 0.5- 3.7)	281	59362
Some College	262  94.6  (91.0-96.8)	12   4.2  ( 2.3- 7.6)	5   1.2  ( 0.4- 3.3)	279	52499
College	348  95.3  (92.5-97.1)	10   2.8  ( 1.5- 5.2)	7   1.9  ( 0.9- 4.1)	365	67777
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	501  93.8  (91.3-95.6)	29   5.3  ( 3.7- 7.8)	6   0.9  ( 0.4- 2.0)	536	109242
Unemployed	-	-	-	--
Student/Homemaker	94  96.5  (89.0-99.0)	1   0.9  ( 0.1- 5.8)	2   2.6  ( 0.6-10.7)	97	21430
Retired/Can't work	343  96.3  (93.5-97.9)	6   1.4  ( 0.5- 3.8)	9   2.3  ( 1.1- 4.6)	358	63530
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	103  93.9  (87.1-97.2)	6   5.6  ( 2.4-12.5)	1   0.5  ( 0.1- 3.3)	110	19010
$15,000-24,999	72  86.9  (77.5-92.7)	6   6.3  ( 2.7-14.1)	6   6.8  ( 2.9-14.9)	84	15107
$25,000-49,999	218  96.5  (92.5-98.4)	6   2.4  ( 0.9- 6.1)	2   1.1  ( 0.3- 4.4)	226	41319
$50,000-74,999	131  92.8  (87.1-96.1)	8   5.9  ( 2.9-11.5)	3   1.3  ( 0.4- 4.2)	142	29611
>=$75,000	149  96.7  (92.5-98.6)	4   2.2  ( 0.8- 5.9)	2   1.1  ( 0.2- 5.1)	155	32813
Unknown/Refused	288  95.8  (92.3-97.8)	7   2.7  ( 1.2- 5.8)	4   1.5  ( 0.5- 4.3)	299	60719

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.