Table 1b
Women age 40 and over who report they had a mammogram within the past 2 yearsa, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic (all races) |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
69.5 |
0.5 |
70.0 |
0.6 |
70.4 |
0.6 |
70.0 |
1.5 |
65.1 |
1.7 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
40-64 |
70.5 |
0.7 |
71.1 |
0.7 |
71.6 |
0.8 |
72.0 |
1.8 |
63.9 |
1.8 |
| 65 and over |
67.7 |
1.0 |
67.6 |
1.0 |
68.1 |
1.1 |
65.4 |
2.8 |
69.5 |
3.3 |
| Health insuranceb, age 40-64 |
Private |
76.0 |
0.7 |
76.3 |
0.7 |
76.2 |
0.8 |
80.9 |
1.9 |
71.5 |
2.5 |
| Public |
66.4 |
2.0 |
66.0 |
2.2 |
67.8 |
2.7 |
65.9 |
4.1 |
68.5 |
4.1 |
| Uninsured |
42.0 |
1.8 |
39.3 |
2.2 |
34.9 |
2.6 |
51.7 |
4.2 |
51.4 |
3.3 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare and private |
72.6 |
1.1 |
72.8 |
1.2 |
72.7 |
1.2 |
70.5 |
4.4 |
59.7 |
7.2 |
| Medicare and public |
64.9 |
2.6 |
63.7 |
2.9 |
66.1 |
3.4 |
62.7 |
6.3 |
71.3 |
4.7 |
| Medicare only |
58.2 |
1.9 |
57.2 |
2.1 |
57.2 |
2.3 |
61.4 |
4.8 |
63.9 |
5.8 |
| Family incomec |
Negative or poor |
54.2 |
1.8 |
52.8 |
2.0 |
51.8 |
2.6 |
59.5 |
3.1 |
61.4 |
3.4 |
| Near poor/low |
59.9 |
1.7 |
58.9 |
1.9 |
56.1 |
2.3 |
68.7 |
3.5 |
64.0 |
3.3 |
| Middle |
70.6 |
1.1 |
71.0 |
1.2 |
70.7 |
1.3 |
72.9 |
3.4 |
66.0 |
3.8 |
| High |
77.4 |
1.0 |
77.7 |
1.0 |
78.0 |
1.1 |
82.6 |
3.8 |
70.1 |
5.6 |
| Education |
Less than high school |
58.3 |
1.4 |
58.6 |
1.9 |
58.0 |
2.3 |
58.4 |
3.6 |
59.8 |
2.3 |
| High school graduate |
67.2 |
1.0 |
67.4 |
1.1 |
66.9 |
1.2 |
73.7 |
2.4 |
62.7 |
3.7 |
| At least some college |
75.2 |
0.7 |
75.3 |
0.7 |
75.6 |
0.8 |
74.3 |
2.4 |
73.2 |
3.1 |
| Residence location |
Urban |
69.6 |
0.6 |
70.2 |
0.7 |
70.7 |
0.8 |
70.8 |
1.5 |
65.1 |
1.8 |
| Rural |
69.2 |
1.0 |
69.4 |
1.1 |
69.5 |
1.1 |
65.2 |
4.1 |
62.4 |
5.4 |
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.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
Return to Contents
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850