Table 2.
Number and percentage of women eligible for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) and U.S. women provided with mammography screening services, at least once, through NBCCEDP, between 2002 and 2003
| Race/ethnicity | Number of women screened | Percentage of U.S. women screeneda | Percentage of NBCCEDP-eligible women screenedb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 90% CI | |||
| Total | 528,622 | 1.1 | 13.2 | 12.5–13.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 349,655 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 11.0–12.4 |
| White | 221,433 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 10.4–12.0 |
| Black | 74,259 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 9.2–11.6 |
| AI/AN | 21,882 | 9.7 | 49.2 | 25.5–72.9 |
| A/NH/OPI | 30,687 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 10.9–16.9 |
| Multiracial | 1,394 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 1.7–5.2 |
| Hispanic | 166,314 | 3.8 | 16.4 | 14.7–18.1 |
| Unknown Race/ethnicity | 12,653 | – | – | – |
AI/AN: American Indian and Alaska Native; A/NH/OPI: Asian and/or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders; Multiracial: two or more races
NBCCEDP mammography eligible women include: uninsured women aged 40–64 with family incomes below 250% of federal poverty level
a Percent of all U.S. women in a given racial and ethnic group who were provided mammograms funded by NBCCEDP
b Percent of all U.S. women in a given racial and ethnic group who are eligible and who were provided with NBCCEDP funded mammograms
Source: Authors’ tabulations of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003–2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplements, and from NBCCEDP April 2005 data