Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Breast Cancer Risk-Related Factors among a Multiethnic Sample of Women Receiving Screening Mammography, San Francisco Bay Area 2001–2002 (N = 1,700)
| Unweighted % | (N)Weighted % | |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Age | ||
| 40–49 | 29.0 (493) | 33.1 |
| 50–59 | 58.4 (993) | 57.9 |
| 60–74 | 12.6 (214) | 9.0 |
| Jewish heritage | ||
| Yes | 10.1 (168) | 11.6 |
| Education | ||
| Grade school or middle school | 3.7 (63) | 3.3 |
| Completed high school or vocational school | 18.1 (304) | 16.3 |
| College or higher | 78.2 (1318) | 80.3 |
| Language of interview | ||
| Chinese or Spanish | 1.3 (192) | 10.5 |
| English | 88.7 (508) | 89.5 |
| Access | ||
| Insurance and mammography facility | ||
| Academic hospital insured | 35.7 (607) | 37.2 |
| Community hospital insured | 13.5 (230) | 12.5 |
| Public hospital insured | 3.1 (53) | 3.0 |
| Staff model HMO insured | 42.6 (724) | 42.5 |
| Uninsured | 4.2 (71) | 4.0 |
| Insurance information missing | 0.9 (15) | 0.8 |
| At least one well-visit in past year | ||
| Yes | 87.6 (1464) | 86.3 |
| Breast cancer risk factors | ||
| Self-reported history of breast biopsy or abnormal mammography | ||
| Yes | 52.9 (895) | 48.9 |
| Body mass index | ||
| ≤25 | 47.9 (798) | 51.5 |
| 26–29 | 28.5 (476) | 27.4 |
| ≥30 | 23.6 (393) | 21.1 |
| Risk perception and worry | ||
| Self-perception of 10-year risk of breast cancer | ||
| Higher than other same-age women | 30.1 (487) | 29.0 |
| Same or lower than other same-age women | 69.9 (1132) | 71.0 |
| Worry scale (mean, SD or SE) | ||
| (Range 1–4) | 1.3, SD = 0.42 | 1.3, SE=0.011 |
| Clinician risk assessment | ||
| Clinician asked in the past year about general family cancer history | ||
| Yes | 58.0 (971) | 58.0 |
| Clinician ever discussed health-related behaviors in relation to breast cancer risk | ||
| Yes | 34.4 (582) | 33.1 |