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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adv Nurs. 2009 Dec;65(12):2574–2584. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05155.x

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics and health beliefs of the sample

Never had a
mammogram
(n=49)
Ever had a
mammogram
(n=51)

Total
(N=100)
Age, years (mean [SD])*** 50.9(9.6) 58.5(10.4) 54.8(10.7)
Residency in US, years (mean [SD]) 16.5(8.9) 17.8(8.0) 17.2(8.4)
Education (% ≤ high school) 57.1 70.6 64.0
Work status (% full- or part-time) 47.8 32.6 40.0
Limited English skills (%) 85.7 96.1 91.0
Health insurance (%) 28.6 43.1 36.0
Perceived health status (% ≥ fair) 95.9 94.1 95.0
Physician recommendation (%) 19.4 29.4 24.0
Breast cancer knowledge (mean [SD]) 6.3(1.5) 6.3(1.4) 6.3(1.4)
Perceived susceptibility (mean [SD]) 5.7(2.2) 6.4(2.3) 6.1(2.2)
Perceived benefit (mean [SD])** 18.3(3.8) 20.1(3.2) 19.2(3.6)
Perceived barrier (mean [SD]) 39.8(8.9) 40.6(5.8) 40.2(7.5)
Modesty (mean [SD]) 16.7(3.7) 15.5(3.0) 16.1(3.4)
Utilization of Eastern medicine (mean [SD]) 7.8(2.0) 7.5(1.9) 7.6(1.9)
**

Note. p < 0.01

***

p < 0.001