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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2006 Jul;8(3):223–233. doi: 10.1007/s10903-006-9326-2

Table III.

Relationships Between Independent Variables and Mammogram

Demographic characteristics Heard about mammogram (%) Ever had mammogram (%) Mammogram in previous year (%)
Age (years) P = 0.023 P = 0.002
 40–49 93.8 70.8 42.9
 50–64 100.0 92.4 55.7
 ≥65 89.0 68.9 48.0
Marital status P = 0.045
 Not married 92.9 68.4 43.6
 Married 94.7 81.7 52.3
Education
 ≤High school graduate 92.5 74.2 47.1
 >High school graduate 95.1 80.2 54.5
Employment status
 Unemployed 93.7 76.6 51.5
 Employed 95.0 80.0 46.9
Household income
 <$55,000 97.5 75.6 40.6
 ≥$55,000 96.9 80.0 61.5
Length of residence in the United States (years) P = .030
 <20 92.9 75.3 40.0
 ≥20 95.1 79.6 58.0
Proportion of life spent in the United States
 <25% in life 91.4 74.1 38.6
 ≥25% in life 95.3 79.7 55.4
English speaking
 None/little 91.9 73.0 43.8
 Some 94.2 78.8 58.5
 Well/fluently 100.0 88.9 53.1
Health insurance
 Yes 95.1 80.0 50.4
 No 90.7 69.8 48.4
Insurance coverage/mammogram
 Entire cost 96.6 80.5 52.9
 Some coverage 91.9 76.3 53.6
 No coverage 100.0 85.7 16.7
 Don’t know 92.3 84.6 45.5
Health status
 Poor/fair 93.6 75.8 47.1
 Good/excellent 96.7 86.7 61.5
Usual source of care P = .024 P = .000
 No 90.7 82.3 33.3
 Yes 95.4 67.3 73.3
Regular check-up P = .001 P = .000 P = .000
 No 85.2 57.4 16.1
 Yes 97.7 85.5 59.8