Table 1.

Characteristics of Women (Adherent versus Nonadherent)

	All		Adherent		Nonadherent
	(N = 27,778)		(n = 11,486)		(n = 16,292)
Factors	N	%	n	%	n	%
Predisposing factors
Age
40–49	10,267	37.0	4,271	41.6	5,996	58.4
50–59	8,031	28.9	3,309	41.2	4,722	58.8
60–69	4,692	16.9	2,003	42.7	2,689	57.3
≥70	4,788	17.2	1,903	39.8	2,885	60.3
Race/Ethnicity
White	25,274	91.0	10,543	41.7	14,731	58.3
Black	587	2.1	204	34.8	383	65.3
Asian	342	1.2	127	37.1	215	62.8
Indian American	75	0.3	32	42.7	43	57.3
Hispanic	1,366	4.9	520	38.1	846	61.9
Other	134	0.5	60	44.8	74	55.2
Education
<High school graduate	7,670	27.6	2,899	37.8	4,771	62.2
High school graduate	9,542	34.4	3,844	40.3	5,698	59.7
Some college, college, or post graduate	10,566	38.0	4,743	44.9	5,823	55.1
Enabling factors
Health insurance
Yes (Medicare, Medicaid or Other)	27,507	99.0	11,408	41.5	16,099	58.5
No	271	0.9	78	28.8	193	71.2
Community economic status
(Median income per zip code)
< $15,000	9,087	32.7	3,737	41.1	5,350	58.9
$15,000–$24,999	1,854	6.7	676	36.5	1,178	63.5
$25,000–$34,999	7,858	28.3	3,171	40.4	4,687	59.7
$35,000–$44,999	3,826	13.8	1,645	43.0	2,181	57.0
$45,000 –$54,999	3,234	11.6	1,380	42.7	1,854	57.3
≥$55,000	1,919	6.9	877	45.7	1,042	54.3
Need/Health status factors or cues to action
Family history of breast cancer
Yes	5,401	19.4	2004	37.1	3,397	62.9
No	22,377	80.6	9,482	42.4	12,895	57.6
Current breast problem
Yes	1,661	6.0	693	41.7	968	58.3
No	26,117	94.0	10,793	41.3	15,324	58.7
Follow-up test recommended
Yes	2,621	9.4	1,082	41.3	1,539	58.7
No	25,157	90.6	10,404	41.4	14,753	58.6
Hormone use*
Yes	10,013	49.1	4,563	45.6	5,450	54.4
No	10,376	50.9	4,257	41.0	6,119	59.0

^*Note. Total number does not add to 27,778 because of missing values.