Table 4.
Associations with age, education, race/ethnicity and income for selected breast cancer knowledge and screening practice questions
| Over- | Age | Education | Race/Ethnicity | Income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | < 60 | ≥60 | < HS | ≥HS | White | Other | <10k | 10–20k | >20k | |
| Breast cancer knowledge Percent answering correctly* | ||||||||||
| The earlier you find cancer the better the chance of cure. | 72.0 | 64.7 | 80.0 | 65.5 | 75.2 | 84.0 | 58.4 | 58.9 | 67.3 | 90.7 |
| (186) | (182) p = .023 | (180) p = .179 | (183) p < .001 | (172) p = .001 | ||||||
| A tumor is not cancer until it is large enough to be felt by a doctor. | 51.6 | 53.8 | 48.1 | 62.3 | 48.0 | 45.3 | 59.3 | 52.7 | 55.6 | 46.3 |
| (184) | (181) p = .441 | (178) p = .081 | (181) p = .059 | (163) p = .614 | ||||||
| Women only need a mammogram if there is a lump in the breast. | 46.6 | 50.0 | 42.2 | 58.6 | 43.0 | 38.4 | 56.7 | 52.6 | 45.6 | 44.6 |
| (193) | (189) p = .284 | (186) p = .048 | (189) p = .012 | (170) p = .649 | ||||||
| If a woman was screened in the past and was OK does she have to worry about getting breast cancer in the future? | 61.2 | 70.5 | 50.0 | 47.4 | 66.4 | 56.8 | 65.6 | 66.7 | 60.0 | 61.8 |
| (188) | (185) p = .005 | (182) p = .015 | (185) p = .224 | (164) p = .751 | ||||||
| Excess weight can increase the risk of cancer. | 38.8 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 29.1 | 42.5 | 44.7 | 31.1 | 30.0 | 31.6 | 46.3 |
| (188) | (185) p = .885 | (182) p = .087 | (184) p = .058 | (166) p = .167 | ||||||
| The only way to get rid of breast cancer is to remove the entire breast. | 43.2 | 50.5 | 32.9 | 46.4 | 43.0 | 35.6 | 51.1 | 49.1 | 43.6 | 39.6 |
| (183) | (180) p = .018 | (177) p = .667 | (180) p = .035 | (161) p = .618 | ||||||
| The goal of a mammogram correctly answered. | 64.3 | 64.5 | 64.6 | 53.3 | 69.3 | 70.4 | 58.7 | 58.6 | 64.9 | 67.9 |
| (193) | (189) p = .983 | (187) p = .034 | (190) p = .091 | (171) p = .576 | ||||||
| The goal of a biopsy correctly answered. | 51.8 | 49.1 | 58.0 | 41.4 | 57.9 | 64.3 | 39.3 | 31.6 | 55.4 | 69.6 |
| (191) | (187) p = .223 | (184) p = .037 | (187) p = .001 | (169) p <.001 | ||||||
| The goal of chemotherapy correctly answered. | 34.5 | 29.0 | 42.2 | 20.3 | 40.6 | 45.5 | 22.8 | 20.3 | 32.8 | 53.7 |
| (194) | (190) p = .058 | (187) p = .007 | (191) p = .001 | (171) p = .001 | ||||||
| Breast cancer screening practices: Mammography and clinical breast examination | ||||||||||
| Ever received a mammogram. | 89.2 | 82.5 | 97.4 | 84.2 | 91.7 | 95.8 | 81.2 | 76.8 | 92.5 | 96.4 |
| (185) | (181) p = .002 | (178) p = .129 | (181) p = .002 | (164) p = .003 | ||||||
| Received a mammogram in past two years. | 57.3 | 51.5 | 64.1 | 40.4 | 64.5 | 69.8 | 43.5 | 46.4 | 52.8 | 69.1 |
| (185) | (181) p = .089 | (178) p = .002 | (181) p < .001 | (164) p = .047 | ||||||
| Received a clinical breast exam (CBE) in past two years. | 55.0 | 55.6 | 52.6 | 26.4 | 66.7 | 61.9 | 46.8 | 48.1 | 44.4 | 72.2 |
| (180) | (177) p = .692 | (173) p < .001 | (176) p = .046 | (162) p = .007 | ||||||
*
Denominators for displaying percents are given in parentheses.