Table 3.
Number of women aged 40–64 and estimated number of women eligible for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), breast cancer screening, by state: 2-Year averages; 2002–2003
| U.S. population | Eligible women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Poverty criteriona | No. (thousands) | 90% CI (thousands) | % Of totalb | 90% CI (%) | |
| U.S. | 46,899 | 200/250 | 3,594 | 3,403–3,785 | 7.7 | 7.27–8.06 |
| Alabama | 748 | 200 | 57 | 34–80 | 7.6 | 4.6–10.6 |
| Alaska | 103 | 250 | 9 | 5–12 | 8.5 | 5.5–11.6 |
| Arizona | 807 | 250 | 72 | 41–102 | 8.9 | 5.3–12.4 |
| Arkansas | 423 | 200 | 39 | 23–55 | 9.2 | 5.7–12.8 |
| California | 5,506 | 200 | 476 | 386–565 | 8.6 | 7.1–10.2 |
| Colorado | 714 | 250 | 55 | 35–75 | 7.7 | 5.0–10.3 |
| Connecticut | 585 | 200 | 23 | 12–34 | 4.0 | 2.0–5.9 |
| Delaware | 143 | 250 | 5 | 2–8 | 3.7 | 1.7–5.8 |
| District of Columbia | 92 | 250 | 6 | 3–9 | 6.6 | 3.5–9.7 |
| Florida | 2,805 | 200 | 262 | 206–318 | 9.3 | 7.4–11.2 |
| Georgia | 1,407 | 200 | 95 | 55–135 | 6.8 | 4.0–9.5 |
| Hawaii | 196 | 250 | 9 | 4–14 | 4.5 | 2.1–6.9 |
| Idaho | 213 | 200 | 16 | 9–23 | 7.2 | 4.1–10.4 |
| Illinois | 1,936 | 200 | 123 | 85–160 | 6.3 | 4.5–8.2 |
| Indiana | 1,011 | 200 | 60 | 36–83 | 5.9 | 3.6–8.2 |
| Iowa | 480 | 250 | 24 | 13–35 | 5.0 | 2.7–7.3 |
| Kansas | 429 | 250 | 24 | 13–35 | 5.6 | 3.1–8.0 |
| Kentucky | 669 | 250 | 80 | 54–106 | 12.0 | 8.4–15.6 |
| Louisiana | 712 | 250 | 108 | 75–142 | 15.2 | 10.9–19.5 |
| Maine | 219 | 250 | 14 | 8–19 | 6.2 | 3.9–8.6 |
| Maryland | 933 | 250 | 54 | 31–76 | 5.7 | 3.4–8.0 |
| Massachusetts | 1,061 | 250 | 40 | 21–60 | 3.8 | 2.0–5.6 |
| Michigan | 1,655 | 250 | 110 | 76–143 | 6.6 | 4.7–8.6 |
| Minnesota | 861 | 250 | 24 | 10–39 | 2.8 | 1.2–4.5 |
| Mississippi | 471 | 250 | 61 | 40–82 | 13.0 | 8.8–17.1 |
| Missouri | 894 | 200 | 51 | 28–73 | 5.7 | 3.3–8.2 |
| Montana | 159 | 200 | 15 | 9–21 | 9.2 | 5.7–12.8 |
| Nebraska | 276 | 225 | 15 | 7–22 | 5.3 | 2.8–7.9 |
| Nevada | 341 | 250 | 28 | 17–38 | 8.1 | 5.2–11.0 |
| New Hampshire | 225 | 250 | 11 | 6–16 | 4.9 | 2.7–7.0 |
| New Jersey | 1,458 | 250 | 96 | 66–126 | 6.6 | 4.6–8.6 |
| New Mexico | 295 | 250 | 46 | 31–62 | 15.6 | 10.7–20.5 |
| New York | 3,212 | 250 | 262 | 209–315 | 8.2 | 6.6–9.7 |
| North Carolina | 1,330 | 200 | 137 | 97–176 | 10.3 | 7.5–13.1 |
| North Dakota | 105 | 200 | 7 | 4–9 | 6.3 | 3.7–9.0 |
| Ohio | 1,968 | 200 | 115 | 79–151 | 5.8 | 4.1–7.6 |
| Oklahoma | 525 | 200 | 40 | 23–57 | 7.6 | 4.5–10.7 |
| Oregon | 615 | 250 | 45 | 27–62 | 7.2 | 4.5–10.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,070 | 250 | 111 | 77–145 | 5.4 | 3.8–7.0 |
| Rhode Island | 181 | 250 | 9 | 5–13 | 4.9 | 2.9–7.0 |
| South Carolina | 671 | 200 | 48 | 28–68 | 7.2 | 4.3–10.0 |
| South Dakota | 116 | 200 | 8 | 5–11 | 6.7 | 4.1–9.4 |
| Tennessee | 1,025 | 250 | 70 | 40–100 | 6.8 | 4.0–9.7 |
| Texas | 3,205 | 200 | 396 | 318–474 | 12.4 | 10.1–14.7 |
| Utah | 302 | 250 | 19 | 10–29 | 6.4 | 3.3–9.4 |
| Vermont | 115 | 250 | 5 | 2–7 | 4.1 | 2.1–6.1 |
| Virginia | 1,245 | 200 | 62 | 33–91 | 5.0 | 2.7–7.2 |
| Washington | 1,073 | 200 | 70 | 41–99 | 6.5 | 3.9–9.1 |
| West Virginia | 311 | 200 | 32 | 22–42 | 10.2 | 7.1–13.4 |
| Wisconsin | 920 | 250 | 45 | 26–65 | 4.9 | 2.8–7.0 |
| Wyoming | 85 | 250 | 9 | 6–12 | 10.5 | 7.1–13.9 |
a 28 States and DC set income eligibility at 250% of poverty, 21 states at 200% of poverty and 1 state at 225% of poverty. The estimated number of eligible women for the U.S. is based on the eligibility criteria used in each state
b Eligible women as percentage of all women aged 40–64 years in that state
Source: Authors’ tabulations of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003–2004. Annual Social and Economic Supplements.