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Table 1b: Women age 40 and over who report they had a mammogram within the past 2 yearsa, by ethnicity, United States, 2000

          Non-Hispanic
  Total Hispanic* Total** African American White
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 70.3 0.6 61.8 1.8 71.1 0.6 67.9 1.6 72.2 0.6
                     
Age (not age adjusted)                    
    40-64 71.3 0.7 59.4 1.9 72.4 0.8 68.7 1.9 74.0 0.9
    65 and over 68.0 0.9 68.2 2.9 68.0 1.0 65.5 2.9 68.3 1.0
                     
Health insurance                    
    Persons under age 65 75.8 0.7 70.8 2.1 76.2 0.7 75.6 1.8 77.1 0.8
      Private 76.9 0.7 70.2 2.5 77.3 0.8 78.4 2.1 78.0 0.8
      Public 64.7 2.1 72.3 3.9 63.3 2.5 64.3 3.9 63.9 3.2
      Uninsured 41.6 1.9 37.2 3.3 42.8 2.2 43.1 4.0 43.6 2.7
    Persons age 65 and over 67.9 0.9 65.7 3.1 68.0 0.9 64.7 2.8 68.4 1.0
      Medicare and any private 71.7 1.0 75.3 5.1 71.6 1.1 72.6 5.4 71.7 1.1
      Medicare and any public 58.9 2.5 60.9 4.0 58.1 3.0 68.7 4.2 55.1 3.8
      Medicare only 62.3 2.0 67.0 5.8 61.8 2.1 57.2 4.7 62.3 2.4
                     
Family income                    
    < 100% of poverty level 55.2 1.9 54.5 3.8 55.4 2.1 56.2 3.2 55.5 2.8
    100-199% of poverty level 56.0 1.6 54.3 3.5 56.2 1.8 61.0 3.0 55.4 2.1
    200-399% of poverty level 69.2 1.1 63.0 4.5 69.8 1.1 72.8 3.1 70.6 1.2
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 81.4 1.0 76.6 5.0 81.7 1.0 79.4 3.7 82.1 1.0
                     
Education (age 25 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 57.0 1.4 52.2 2.5 58.7 1.8 58.4 3.2 58.8 2.3
    High school graduate 68.9 0.9 70.4 2.9 68.9 1.0 70.3 2.6 69.5 1.1
    At least some college 76.2 0.7 70.1 3.4 76.4 0.7 72.0 2.6 77.5 0.8
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban (MSA) 71.0 0.7 62.6 1.8 72.0 0.7 67.9 1.6 73.6 0.8
    Rural (Non-MSA) 68.6 1.1 52.9 6.5 68.9 1.1 67.7 4.9 69.5 1.1
                     

aMeasure is age adjusted.

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

**Includes persons of other races not shown.

Key: SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

 
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