Table 1.
Distribution of family history and alcohol consumption by socioeconomic characteristics among women aged 15–44 years in the United States, National Survey of Family Growth 2011–2015.
| Socioeconomic characteristics | Have family history of breast cancer | Pattern of alcohol consumption |
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| Current non-binge drinking |
Binge drinking |
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| Percent (95% CI) | P value | Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | P value | |
| Overall | 29.2 (27.7–30.7) | 28.9 (27.5–30.3) | 30.8 (29.2–32.4) | ||
| Age at survey (year) | 0.032 | <0.001 | |||
| 15–20 | 27.7 (24.9–30.6) | 16.4 (14.1–18.8) | 23.2 (20.6–25.9) | ||
| 21–29 | 28.8 (26.6–31.0) | 29.3 (27.3–31.4) | 39.3 (36.7–41.8) | ||
| 30–39 | 28.3 (26.0–30.6) | 31.1 (28.5–33.8) | 29.9 (27.2–32.7) | ||
| 40–44 | 33.3 (29.6–37.0) | 38.4 (34.6–42.2) | 25.2 (21.6–28.8) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | 0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Hispanic | 21.5 (19.5–23.9) | 21.4 (19.1–23.7) | 31.2 (28.4–34.1) | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 33.7 (31.4–36.0) | 32.9 (30.9–34.9) | 32.6 (30.1–35.1) | ||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 26.0 (23.6–28.5) | 26.2 (23.3–29.2) | 27.5 (24.7–30.4) | ||
| Other, non-Hispanic | 24.6 (20.5–28.8) | 26.2 (21.2–31.1) | 24.9 (21.1–28.7) | ||
| Educationb | 0.006 | <0.001 | |||
| Less than high school | 23.8 (20.2–27.5) | 20.3 (16.5–24.2) | 28.2 (24.5–31.8) | ||
| High school | 28.4 (25.2–31.6) | 23.6 (20.8–26.4) | 34.6 (30.9–38.4) | ||
| Some college | 29.6 (26.7–32.6) | 32.7 (29.9–35.5) | 34.2 (31.4–37.0) | ||
| College or higher | 32.2 (29.4–35.0) | 40.2 (37.3–43) | 30.7 (27.8–33.5) | ||
| Poverty Level Incomea,c | 0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| <139% of FPLa | 25.4 (23.3–27.6) | 23.4 (21.4–25.4) | 30.5 (27.9–33.2) | ||
| 139%–400% of FPL | 31.6 (28.9–34.3) | 32.5 (29.8–35.1) | 33.4 (30.7–36.0) | ||
| >400% of FPL | 31.6 (28.5–34.8) | 40.8 (37.3–44.3) | 34.6 (31.0–38.2) | ||
| Health insurancec | 0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Private | 31.5 (29.2–33.8) | 36.8 (34.6–38.9) | 33.0 (30.8–35.2) | ||
| Public | 26.2 (23.8–28.6) | 22.8 (20.1–25.4) | 28.2 (25.6–30.9) | ||
| None | 26.7 (23.7–29.6) | 23.8 (20.6–26.9) | 36.5 (32.6–40.4) | ||
| Metropolitan residence | 0.176 | 0.008 | |||
| Metropolitan, central city | 27.6 (25.4–29.9) | 28.4 (26.2–30.6) | 33.4 (30.8–36.1) | ||
| Metropolitan, suburban | 29.5 (27.1–31.9) | 30.6 (28.5–32.6) | 29.6 (27.5–31.8) | ||
| Nonmetropolitan | 31.6 (28.2–35.0) | 24.3 (20.3–28.3) | 28.7 (23.3–34.2) | ||
| Marital statusd | 0.770 | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 29.9 (27.4–32.3) | 36.5 (33.9–39.2) | 23.0 (20.9–25.0) | ||
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 30.0 (26.9–33.1) | 30.9 (26.8–35) | 35.6 (30.8–40.3) | ||
| Never married | 28.9 (26.7–31.2) | 24.7 (23.0–26.5) | 40.8 (38.6–43.0) | ||
Poverty level income is the annual combined family income of the respondent in the calendar year before the interview divided by the average annual family income that is considered to be the poverty threshold, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for a family of the same size as the respondent’s. A poverty level income of 100% means that the respondent’s family income is at the threshold federal poverty level (FPL). 139% of FPL means that the respondent’s income is 39% higher than the federal poverty level.
Restricted to women aged ≥22 years because a large proportion of respondents aged <22 years may still be in school.
Restricted to women aged ≥20 years because reporting of these variables is less reliable for teen survey respondents.
Restricted to women aged ≥18 years because the legal age for marriage is ≥18 years in most states.