Table 1.

Sample Characteristics and Descriptive Statistics (N = 318).

Age in years, (M, SD)	57.3	11.1
Socioeconomic status variables (M, SD)
Education in years	9.3	4.3
Household income (N, %), $
<10,000	185	58.2
10,000–19,999	70	22.0
>20,000	41	12.8
Acculturation variables (M, SD)
Acculturation (Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans)	20.4	6.1
Years residing in the United States	24.1	11.6
Fatalism (M, SD)	2.1	0.8
Access to health care variables (N, %)
Health insurance
No	13	4.1
Yes	304	95.9
Regular health care provider
No	14	4.4
Yes	304	95.6
Mammography barriers (M, SD)	1.4	0.4
Recent mammogram (N, %)
Never had mammogram	14	4.1
>3 years	10	3.1
1–3 years	40	12.6
<1 year	253	79.6