TABLE 1—
Sociodemographic Characteristics, Insurance Status, Family History of Cancer, Risk Perception, and Repeat Mammography in Women Aged 46–74 Years With No Personal History of Breast Cancer: National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2005
| Characteristics | No. (%) | Population Estimate (Million) |
| Total | 6706 (100) | 41.9 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 4806 (71.7) | 33.2 |
| Black | 1016 (15.1) | 4.9 |
| Hispanic | 884 (13.2) | 3.8 |
| Nativity | ||
| US-born | 5845 (87.2) | 37.5 |
| Foreign-born | 856 (12.8) | 4.4 |
| Age, y | ||
| 46–49 | 1260 (18.8) | 8.5 |
| 50–54 | 1475 (22.0) | 9.7 |
| 55–59 | 1303 (19.4) | 8.1 |
| 60–64 | 1054 (15.7) | 6.5 |
| 65–69 | 852 (12.7) | 4.9 |
| 70–74 | 762 (11.4) | 4.2 |
| Household income, $ | ||
| 0–4999 | 200 (2.0) | 0.8 |
| 5000–9999 | 552 (4.9) | 2.1 |
| 10 000–14 999 | 523 (5.6) | 2.3 |
| 15 000–19 999 | 503 (6.2) | 2.6 |
| 20 000–24 999 | 613 (8.0) | 3.3 |
| 25 000–34 999 | 834 (12.1) | 5.1 |
| 35 000–44 999 | 697 (10.4) | 4.4 |
| 45 000–54 999 | 600 (9.4) | 4.0 |
| 55 000–64 999 | 403 (6.9) | 2.9 |
| 65 000–74 999 | 354 (6.2) | 2.6 |
| ≥ 75 000 | 1427 (28.3) | 11.9 |
| Education | ||
| < high school | 1200 (17.9) | 6.4 |
| High school graduate | 2101 (31.3) | 13.8 |
| Some college | 1817 (27.1) | 11.4 |
| Bachelors degree | 903 (13.5) | 6.0 |
| Postgraduate | 620 (9.2) | 4.0 |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 4256 (63.5) | 28.4 |
| Medicare | 765 (11.4) | 4.0 |
| Other government | 875 (13.1) | 5.1 |
| No insurance | 759 (11.3) | 4.3 |
| Family history of breast cancer | ||
| Mother/mother and sister | 444 (6.6) | 2.9 |
| Sister/daughter/father/brother/son | 317 (4.7) | 2.0 |
| No breast cancer history | 5482 (81.8) | 34.3 |
| Family history of any cancer other than breast cancer | ||
| Mother | 1180 (17.6) | 7.6 |
| Sister | 389 (5.8) | 2.4 |
| Daughter | 84 (1.2) | 0.5 |
| Father | 1087 (16.2) | 7.2 |
| Brother/son | 335 (5.0) | 2.0 |
| No other cancer | 3169 (47.3) | 19.3 |
| Perception of developing breast cancer, compared with average woman same age | ||
| Less likely | 2202 (32.8) | 13.9 |
| As likely | 2912 (43.4) | 18.3 |
| More likely | 723 (10.8) | 4.6 |
| No. mammograms, past 6 y | ||
| 0 | 956 (14.3) | 5.6 |
| 1 | 659 (9.8) | 4.1 |
| 2 | 569 (8.5) | 3.4 |
| 3 | 628 (9.4) | 3. 9 |
| 4 | 389 (5.8) | 2.6 |
| 5 | 395 (5.9) | 2.6 |
| 6 | 2321 (34.6) | 14.8 |
| ≥ 7 | 177 (2.6) | 1.2 |
Note. Population estimates calculated using weighted data in SPSS Complex Survey Samples version 17.0. Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding.