Table 4.
Partial Spearman correlations (p values) between 1999–2001 county-level proportion uninsured and 1999–2001 incidence of four clinical indicators of breast cancer screening among women age 40 or older, controlling for poverty ratea
| In-situ | T1 tumor | T3 & T4 tumor | Stage II–IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # counties | 59 | 80 | 43 | 78 |
| Mean # cases per county (min–max) | 152 (10–956) | 300 (10–2110) | 63 (10–344) | 238 (10–1794) |
| County rate (min–max) | 17.9–68.7 | 45.2–182.2 | 10.1–28.9 | 53.8–135.5 |
| Partial correlation (p value) | –0.248 (0.060) | –0.294 (0.0086) | –0.142 (0.3490) | –0.177 (0.1229) |
a
Number of cancers per county in each category ≥10.