Table 2.
The association between selected socioeconomic variables and use of Mammogram in four BBC (Barbour, Green, Macon and Wilcox) of Alabama.
| Variable | Use mammogram | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes | no | % not using | OR (95% CI) | χ2 (p-value) | |
| Education | |||||
| - Grades 1 through 8 (elementary) | 2 | 7 | 77.78% | 0.3516(0.157-0.4055) | <.0001 |
| Grades 9 through 11 (some high school) | 15 | 34 | 69.39% | 0.2545(0.1044-0.2727) | <.001 |
| - Grade 12 or GED (high school graduate) | 62 | 78 | 55.71% | 1.2329(1.1040-1.2716) | <.0001 |
| - College 1 year to 3 years (some college or technical school) | 90 | 77 | 46.11% | 1.1815(1.0826-2.2152) | <.0001 |
| College 4 years or more (college graduate) | 65 | 29 | 30.85% | 1.735(1.1318-2.3457) | <.0001 |
| Graduate school | 21 | 19 | 47.50% | 1.724(1.1164-3.3125) | <.0001 |
| Family income | |||||
| $ 9,999 or under | 42 | 57 | 57.58% | 0.507(0.1736-0.32) | <.0001 |
| $10,000 to 14,999 | 34 | 49 | 59.03% | 0.954(0.445-2.023) | <.0001 |
| $15,000 to 19,999 | 26 | 24 | 48.00% | 1.770(1.650-3.718) | <.0001 |
| $20,000 to 24,999 | 25 | 22 | 46.81% | 1.790(1.659-3.759) | 0.0006 |
| $25,000 to 29,999 | 28 | 26 | 48.15% | 1.565(1.174-3.283) | 0.0005 |
| $ 30,000 to 49,999 | 41 | 19 | 38.00% | 2.496(1.258-5.045) | 0.0052 |
| $50,000 to 74,999 | 26 | 6 | 18.75% | 6.065(2.416-16.952) | <.0001 |
| $75,000 or more | 25 | 4 | 13.79 % | 2.578(0.0235-0.087) | <.0001 |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Yes | 211 | 112 | 34.67% | 1.242(1.161-2.363) | <0.001 |
| No | 36 | 132 | 78.57% | ||
| Health conditions | |||||
| Obese | 101 | 103 | 50.49% | .654(0.357-.954) | <0.001 |
| Not obese | 145 | 139 | 48.94% | ||
| Age | |||||
| ≥50 | 97 | 33 | 74.61% | 0.317 (0.214-0.469) | <0.001 |
| <50 | 150 | 212 | 58.56% | ||
| Affordability to visit doctor | |||||
| No | 70 | 149 | 68.03% | 0.290(0.205-0.411) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 167 | 79 | 32.11% | ||