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Table 1a
Women age 40 and over who report they had a mammogram within the past 2 yearsa, by race, United States, 2003
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 69.5 0.5 69.9 0.6 69.9 1.5 58.2 3.7 * * * * 67.7 5.0
Age (not age adjusted) 40-64 70.5 0.7 70.9 0.7 71.9 1.7 58.0 4.0 * * * * 62.0 6.6
65 and over 67.7 1.0 68.1 1.0 65.5 2.8 56.1 7.7 * * * * * *
Health insuranceb, age 40-64 Private 76.0 0.7 76.0 0.7 80.5 1.9 67.1 4.1 * * * * * *
Public 66.4 2.0 67.8 2.3 66.5 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 42.0 1.8 39.5 2.1 52.2 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65and over Medicare and private 72.6 1.1 72.6 1.2 69.3 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and public 64.9 2.6 67.0 2.9 63.3 6.2 * * * * * * * *
Medicare only 58.2 1.9 58.1 2.1 61.9 4.8 * * * * * * * *
Family incomec Negative or poor 54.2 1.8 54.1 2.1 60.0 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 59.9 1.7 57.9 1.9 68.7 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Middle 70.6 1.1 70.3 1.2 72.5 3.4 * * * * * * * *
High 77.4 1.0 77.7 1.1 79.9 4.4 63.6 4.3 * * * * * *
Education Less than high school 58.3 1.4 57.9 1.6 59.6 3.5 54.0 7.9 * * * * * *
High school graduate 67.2 1.0 66.9 1.2 73.5 2.4 52.7 6.3 * * * * * *
At least some college 75.2 0.7 75.6 0.7 73.7 2.4 71.3 4.1 * * * * 78.0 4.7
Residence location Urban 69.6 0.6 70.1 0.7 70.7 1.5 57.1 3.8 * * * * 68.3 5.9
Rural 69.2 1.0 69.3 1.1 65.2 4.1 * * * * * * * *

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.

c Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

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

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