Table 1.
Weighted percentages and 95 % confidence intervals of women (aged 50–75) who were screened for breast cancer in the last 2 years, by Hispanic origin
| Total Hispanic | Puerto Rican | Mexican | Mexican–American | Cuban/Cuban American | Dominican | Central or South American | Other Hispanic | Chi-square Wald F p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total % (95 % CI) |
n = 2,043 68.2 (65.5–70.7) |
n = 277 72.6 (66.7–77.8) |
n = 580 65.4 (60.3–70.3) |
n = 488 68.8 (63.2–73.9) |
n = 142 62.1 (49.3–73.3) |
n = 106 77.1 (65.8–85.4) |
n = 325 67.0 (60.0–73.4) |
n = 125 73.6 (65.1–80.6) |
0.1293 |
| Length of residency | |||||||||
| US born |
n = 744 71.2 (66.9–75.2) |
n = 70 77.3 (66.4–85.4) |
n = 136 72.9 (61.5–82.0) |
n = 409 69.4 (63.4–74.9) |
n = 11 51.9† (18.5–83.7) |
‡ |
§ 70.5 (31.7–92.5) |
n = 109 73.3 (63.8–81.1) |
0.7379 |
| In the USA ≥10 years |
n = 1,197 68.0 (64.4–71.4) |
n = 195 71.4 (63.2–78.4) |
n = 409 63.9 (57.5–69.8) |
n = 73 65.1 (49.7–77.9) |
n = 117 66.9 (53.0–78.4) |
n = 98 80.5 (69.3–88.3) |
n = 289 69.3 (61.7–75.9) |
n = 16 75.3 (47.5–91.2) |
0.1572 |
| In the USA <10 years |
n = 82 53.0 (40.4–65.3) |
§ 54.3 (34.7–72.7) |
n = 29 75.9 (54.5–89.2) |
§ 76.5† (20.6–97.6) |
n = 12 22.8† (8.8–47.6) |
† |
n = 23 35.1 (19.1–55.4) |
‡ | 0.0641 |
| Usual source of care | |||||||||
| Has usual source |
n = 1,774 74.1 (71.4–76.7) |
n = 259 74.9 (68.7–80.3) |
n = 484 72.5 (67.5–77.0) |
n = 432 73.7 (67.4–79.1) |
n = 114 70.4 (55.6–81.9) |
n = 95 82.6 (72.7–89.5) |
n = 275 75.3 (68.0–81.3) |
n = 115 76.0 (66.9–83.2) |
0.5817 |
| None or hospital emergency department |
n = 269 32.4 (25.9–39.6) |
n = 18 42.4† (20.4–67.8) |
n = 96 33.7 (22.8–46.7) |
n = 56 31.0 (19.2–45.9) |
n = 28 30.5 (21.7–40.9) |
† |
n = 50 25.7 (14.0–42.3) |
n = 10 46.1† (21.0–73.4) |
0.8316 |
| Health insurance | |||||||||
| Private/military |
n = 851 80.8 (77.7–83.6) |
n = 101 80.7 (72.3–87.0) |
n = 212 83.5 (77.3–88.3) |
n = 262 77.5 (71.3–82.7) |
n = 45 86.1 (76.1–92.4) |
n = 25 72.4 (43.0–90.1) |
n = 121 84.8 (75.8–90.8) |
n = 85 77.1 (66.1–85.3) |
0.5380 |
| Public only |
n = 772 67.2 (62.9–71.3) |
n = 157 72.9 (63.1–80.9) |
n = 184 59.9 (51.0–68.3) |
n = 163 64.9 (54.4–74.2) |
n = 67 64.3 (44.6–80.1) |
n = 66 84.4 (76.2–90.1) |
n = 107 71.1 (60.9–79.5) |
n = 28 63.6 (42.4–80.6) |
0.0110* |
| Uninsured |
n = 414 43.7 (37.9–49.7) |
n = 19 19.0† (7.2–41.7) |
n = 180 48.5 (39.3–57.8) |
n = 62 41.8 (29.6–55.2) |
n = 30 21.3 (14.2–30.7) |
n = 15 66.9 (34.6–88.6) |
n = 96 38.1 (28.4–48.9) |
n = 12 72.8 (43.5–90.3) |
0.0011* |
Source: NHIS 2008, 2010, 2013. n = sample size
*
0.05 level
†
Estimates considered unreliable; these data have a relative standard error (RSE) >30 to ≤50 % and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE >50. %
‡
n < 2
§
n < 10; interpret with caution