Table 1.

Estimates of Recent and Repeat Mammography, Women Aged 55–79,^a 2001 California Health Interview Survey

Sample Characteristics	Recent mammographyb			Repeat mammographyc			Repeat/ Recent
	Sample			Sample
	Size	Wgtd %	(95% CI)d	Size	Wgtd %	(95% CI)	Ratioe
Total	8,205	82.4	(81.2–83.6)	8,133	73.8	(72.4–75.1)	0.896
Age
55–64	3,869	83.1	(81.2–84.8)	3,843	75.1	(72.9–77.1)	0.904
65–79	4,336	81.8	(80.1–83.3)	4,290	72.5	(70.7–74.2)	0.886
Education
< High school graduate	1,191	75.9	(72.1–79.3)	1,164	61.8	(57.9–65.6)	0.814
High school graduate	2,516	82.2	(80.0–84.2)	2,500	73.2	(70.7–75.6)	0.891
Some college /vocational/ AA or AS degree	2,448	83.6	(81.3–85.7)	2,431	76.6	(74.3–78.8)	0.916
College graduate	2,050	87.6	(85.4–89.6)	2,038	82.4	(80.2–84.5)	0.941
Federal poverty level
0–99% FPL	1,083	73.1	(68.4–77.3)	1,054	58.2	(54.0–62.3)	0.796
100–199% FPL	2,016	78.3	(75.2–81.1)	2,001	67.7	(64.4–70.8)	0.865
200–299% FPL	1,359	82.6	(79.6–85.2)	1,351	75.5	(72.3–78.5)	0.914
300% FPL and above	3,747	87.9	(86.4–89.3)	3,727	81.8	(80.2–83.3)	0.931
Race/ethnicity and English proficiency
Non-Latina White	6,309	85.2	(83.8–86.5)	6,274	78.0	(76.6–79.4)	0.915
Non-Latina African American	408	88.1	(83.2–91.7)	393	77.4	(71.9–82.1)	0.879
American Indian/Alaska Native	115	73.9	(60.9–83.7)	112	65.6	(49.6–78.7)	0.888
Latina, some limit or proficient in English	322	77.6	(71.3–82.8)	320	70.9	(64.7–76.4)	0.914
Latina, no English proficiency	314	70.7	(63.7–76.9)	310	53.4	(46.3–60.4)	0.755
Asian, some limit or proficient in English	277	80.7	(73.8–86.1)	274	72.0	(64.6–78.4)	0.892
Asian, no English proficiency	241	66.6	(58.0–74.2)	233	52.8	(44.6–60.9)	0.793
Other race, single or multiple	189	82.1	(72.0–89.1)	187	72.1	(60.5–81.4)	0.878
Marital status
Married / living with partner	3,814	84.9	(83.1–86.5)	3,786	77.1	(75.0–79.0)	0.908
Widowed / separated / divorced	4,013	79.8	(77.9–81.6)	3,973	70.1	(67.8–72.3)	0.878
Never married	356	73.8	(64.8–81.1)	352	64.5	(55.9–72.2)	0.874
Health status
Excellent/Very Good/Good	6,175	84.1	(83.0–85.1)	6,139	76.6	(75.2–78.0)	0.911
Fair or Poor	2,019	77.8	(74.5–80.7)	1,983	65.8	(62.3–69.1)	0.846
Smoking status
Current	1,120	74.1	(69.8–78.1)	1,109	64.0	(59.4–68.3)	0.864
Former	2,913	85.9	(84.4–87.3)	2,892	79.0	(77.0–80.8)	0.920
Never	4,150	82.2	(80.3–83.9)	4,110	72.9	(70.8–74.8)	0.887
Body Mass Index
0–18.49 (underweight)	163	71.6	(60.3–80.6)	162	59.9	(47.7–71.0)	0.837
18.5–24.99 (normal weight)	3,458	81.9	(79.9–83.8)	3,428	74.4	(72.2–76.5)	0.908
25.0–29.99 (overweight)	2,567	86.5	(84.5–88.2)	2,548	78.5	(76.1–80.7)	0.908
30.0–higher (obese)	1,751	81.3	(77.8–84.4)	1,733	70.9	(67.3–74.2)	0.872
Gail model 5-year breast cancer risk score
1.67% or greater risk	3,054	85.9	(83.9–87.6)	3,025	79.1	(77.0–81.1)	0.921
Less than 1.67% risk	5,148	80.6	(79.0–82.2)	5,105	71.0	(69.0–73.0)	0.881
Current health insurance
Any private insurance	6,124	87.0	(85.7–88.2)	6,085	80.0	(78.6–81.4)	0.920
Public insurance only	1,602	75.8	(72.4–79.0)	1,574	62.7	(59.4–65.9)	0.827
Uninsured	479	54.5	(48.3–60.6)	474	40.3	(34.5–46.4)	0.739
Usual source of care
Yes	7,800	84.6	(83.3–85.7)	7,730	76.2	(74.8–77.6)	0.901
None/ ER/urgent care clinic	395	45.8	(38.1–53.7)	395	32.8	(26.1–40.3)	0.716

^aExcludes women who have had breast cancer and those whose most recent mammogram was because of a breast problem.

^bMost recent mammogram was in past two years.

^cMost recent mammogram in past two years and 3–11 mammograms in the past 6 years.

^d95% confidence interval.

^eRatio of repeat to recent mammography.