Table 2.
Distribution of Independent Variables by Mammogram Status, 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
| Mammography in past 23 months* |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Overall N = 169,427 | Yes N = 131,991 | No N = 37,436 |
| % | % | %s | |
| Age | |||
| 42-54 | 35.9 | 34.3 | 41.6 |
| 55-64 | 29.8 | 30.5 | 27.4 |
| 65-80 | 34.3 | 35.2 | 30.9 |
| Education | |||
| Less than HS | 9.0 | 8.0 | 12.7 |
| HS/GED | 32.2 | 31.3 | 35.4 |
| Some college | 27.8 | 27.7 | 28.0 |
| College | 31.0 | 33.0 | 23.9 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 82.9 | 83.1 | 82.3 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.1 |
| Other, Non-Hispanic | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
| Income | |||
| <$35,000 | 37.7 | 34.5 | 49.2 |
| $35,000-<$50,000 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
| $50,000-<$75,000 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 11.5 |
| $75,000+ | 20.7 | 22.7 | 13.8 |
| Missing/DK/Refused | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.1 |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 6.8 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
| Previously married | 38.0 | 36.5 | 43.2 |
| Married/partnered | 55.2 | 57.1 | 48.3 |
| Number of people in household | |||
| 1 | 34.0 | 33.4 | 36.3 |
| 2 | 42.6 | 44.1 | 37.3 |
| 3 or more | 23.4 | 22.5 | 26.4 |
| Health insurance coverage | |||
| Not Insured | 8.3 | 5.3 | 19.1 |
| Insured | 91.7 | 94.7 | 80.9 |
| Region of country | |||
| West | 24.1 | 23.3 | 26.8 |
| Midwest | 22.5 | 22.3 | 23.3 |
| South | 32.9 | 32.6 | 33.9 |
| Northeast | 20.6 | 21.8 | 16.1 |
| Activity limitation/equipment use | |||
| No activity limitation or equipment use | 69.7 | 71.1 | 65.1 |
| Activity limitation with no equipment use | 21.1 | 20.4 | 23.4 |
| Activity limitation and equipment use | 9.2 | 8.5 | 11.5 |
| Able to afford needed care | |||
| No | 11.6 | 8.7 | 21.9 |
| Yes | 88.4 | 91.3 | 78.1 |
| Has a primary care provider | |||
| No personal physician | 8.4 | 5.0 | 20.4 |
| One or more personal physicians | 91.6 | 95.0 | 79.6 |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current | 16.3 | 13.2 | 27.0 |
| Former | 29.5 | 30.6 | 25.6 |
| Never | 54.3 | 56.2 | 47.4 |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| Not overweight | 36.1 | 36.1 | 36.2 |
| Overweight | 27.6 | 27.3 | 28.6 |
| Obese | 30.9 | 31.4 | 29.0 |
| Missing/DK/Refused | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
*
All comparisons were statistically significant at p < .0001