. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 24.

Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2009;24(1):4–9. doi: 10.1080/08858190802683560

TABLE 2.

Baseline Breast Self-Exam Screening Adherence Rates Increased Significantly from Study 1 to Study 2 Among all Ethnic Groups and Ages (P < .05)^*

	Age 20– 39 y		Age 40– 49 y		Age 40 y and Over		Age 50 and Over

Ethnic Group	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Chinese (Study 1)	141	27	65	25	120	28	55	33
Chinese (Study 2)	96	62	120	59	275	64	155	67
χ²	28.13		20.21		41.79		19.70
Filipino (Study 1)	72	46	75	48	137	49	62	50
Filipino (Study 2)	53	74	120	83	342	84	222	84
χ²	9.63		27.31		62.18		31.84
Korean (Study 1)	59	32	27	22	51	26	24	29
Korean (Study 2)	117	52	140	63	234	62	94	61
χ²	6.29		15.19		22.55		7.63
Vietnamese (Study 1)	84	20	66	33	109	32	43	30
Vietnamese (Study 2)	71	48	85	53	261	60	176	64
χ²	13.32		5.79		24.22		15.74
Full Sample (Study 1)	356	30	233	34	417	36	184	38
Full Sample (Study 2)	337	57	465	65	1112	69	647	71
χ²	52.23		60.44		137.07		69.90

The numbers represent only women who provided valid data for these questions.