Table 2b.
Characteristics of the breast cancer (BC) screening sample overall and stratified by food insecurity status.
| Characteristics | Total BC Sample | Food insecure | Food secure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Weighted % | Frequency | Weighted % | p-value | Frequency | Weighted % | p-value | |
|
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| GENDER | ||||||||
| Male | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Female | 2449 | 100.0% | 522 | 21.6% | 1908 | 78.4% | ||
| missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AGE | ||||||||
| 50–59 | 1027 | 49.5% | 268 | 59.7% | 0.0031 | 751 | 47.0% | 0.0031 |
| 60–69 | 1065 | 39.5% | 197 | 30.7% | 859 | 41.6% | ||
| 70+ | 357 | 10.9% | 57 | 9.6% | 298 | 11.4% | ||
| missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| RACE/ETHNICITY | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1777 | 69.9% | 302 | 56.5% | <.0001 | 1467 | 74.0% | <.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 373 | 18.5% | 137 | 27.4% | 231 | 15.9% | ||
| Hispanic | 67 | 3.9% | 24 | 8.3% | 43 | 2.8% | ||
| Other | 203 | 7.6% | 55 | 7.8% | 146 | 7.3% | ||
| missing | 29 | 4 | 21 | |||||
| RURALITY | ||||||||
| Rural | 627 | 12.8% | 145 | 18.5% | 0.0045 | 478 | 11.3% | 0.0045 |
| Urban | 1800 | 87.2% | 369 | 81.5% | 1416 | 88.8% | ||
| missing | 22 | 8 | 14 | |||||
| MARITAL STATUS | ||||||||
| Married/Living as Married | 1357 | 53.2% | 179 | 36.2% | <.0001 | 1170 | 57.9% | <.0001 |
| Not Married | 1073 | 46.8% | 339 | 63.8% | 728 | 42.1% | ||
| missing | 19 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| EMPLOYMENT | ||||||||
| Employed | 953 | 45.9% | 161 | 35.1% | <.0001 | 786 | 49.0% | <.0001 |
| Unemployed | 512 | 22.3% | 222 | 40.5% | 288 | 17.0% | ||
| Retired | 781 | 31.7% | 112 | 24.4% | 663 | 33.9% | ||
| missing | 203 | 27 | 171 | |||||
| HIGHEST LEVEL of EDUCATION | ||||||||
| Less than baccalaureate college degree | 1314 | 45.5% | 400 | 80.2% | <.0001 | 908 | 47.5% | <.0001 |
| Baccalaureate college or graduate degree | 1114 | 54.5% | 116 | 19.8% | 990 | 52.5% | ||
| missing | 21 | 6 | 10 | |||||
| INCOME | ||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 459 | 21.9% | 255 | 47.9% | <.0001 | 202 | 14.6% | <.0001 |
| $20,000 - $49,999 | 578 | 23.8% | 164 | 33.1% | 413 | 21.4% | ||
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 723 | 31.1% | 70 | 14.0% | 651 | 35.9% | ||
| $100,000+ | 523 | 23.2% | 16 | 5.1% | 503 | 28.1% | ||
| missing | 166 | 17 | 139 | |||||
| FINANCIAL SECURITY | ||||||||
| Yes | 1829 | 79.6% | 206 | 41.2% | <.0001 | 1623 | 90.3% | <.0001 |
| No | 468 | 20.4% | 294 | 58.8% | 174 | 9.7% | ||
| missing | 152 | 22 | 111 | |||||
| HEALTH INSURANCE | ||||||||
| Yes | 2297 | 95.0% | 473 | 91.3% | 0.0335 | 1824 | 96.0% | 0.0335 |
| No | 120 | 5.0% | 45 | 8.7% | 75 | 4.0% | ||
| missing | 32 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| HOUSING INSTABILITY | ||||||||
| Housing instability | 82 | 6.7% | 51 | 18.1% | <.0001 | 30 | 3.3% | <.0001 |
| Housing stability | 1529 | 93.3% | 299 | 81.9% | 1222 | 96.7% | ||
| missing | 838 | 172 | 656 | |||||
| HISTORY OF CANCER | ||||||||
| Previously diagnosed with cancer | 390 | 13.5% | 80 | 13.1% | 0.7681 | 307 | 13.8% | 0.7681 |
| No cancer diagnosis | 2035 | 86.5% | 438 | 86.9% | 1581 | 86.2% | ||
| missing | 24 | 4 | 20 | |||||
| FOOD INSECURITY | ||||||||
| Food insecure | 522 | 21.6% | ||||||
| Food secure | 1908 | 78.4% | ||||||
| missing | 19 | |||||||
Rao-Scott Chi-Square Test was performed.