Table 1.
Patient Characteristics by Race
| Patient Characteristics | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Women(N=64)n (%) | White Women(N=143)n (%) | P Value* | |
| Age | =.01 | ||
| 40 to 49 | 26 (41) | 34 (24) | |
| 50 to 69 | 38 (59) | 109 (76) | |
| ≥1 first-degree relative with breast cancer | 11 (17) | 27 (19) | =.77 |
| Insurance | <.001 | ||
| Private fee-for-service | 4 (6) | 60 (42) | |
| Health maintenance organization | 3 (5) | 17 (12) | |
| Medicare | 22 (34) | 33 (23) | |
| Medicaid or Milwaukee County | 28 (44) | 26 (18) | |
| General Assistance Program | |||
| None or other | 7 (11) | 7 (5) | |
| Family income | <.001 | ||
| <$20,000 | 51 (80) | 50 (35) | |
| ≥$20,000 | 13 (20) | 93 (65) | |
| Education | <.001 | ||
| Less than high school | 21 (33) | 12 (8) | |
| High school graduate | 39 (61) | 89 (62) | |
| College graduate | 4 (6) | 19 (13) | |
| Post-graduate | 0 (0) | 23 (16) | |
*
Pearson χ2 test of association.