Table 6.3

Percent of women who reported having a mammogram by educational status, California, 1987-1994

	Less than High School Graduate				High School Graduate
Year	No. women	Ever Had(%)	Had within Last Two Years (%)	Had within Last Year (%)	No. women	Ever Had(%)	Had within Last Two Years (%)	Had within Last Year (%)
	Age 40 and Over
1987	75	34.4	23.5	19.2	375	50.2	42.3	34.1
1988	91	54.2	50.0	39.0	525	64.4	56.4	46.3
1989	85	56.3	46.9	38.4	488	68.1	59.8	47.6
1990	122	60.3	51.0	38.3	540	73.5	64.0	51.7
1991	104	63.0	55.2	45.9	625	81.3	72.5	57.2
1992	147	61.3	49.9	40.5	872	81.2	71.2	57.3
1993	135	65.4	56.4	50.9	911	85.5	73.2	56.3
1994	180	68.1	57.4	42.7	933	86.1	74.3	57.7
	Age 50 and Over
1987	63	38.4	24.6	19.0	254	49.2	39.8	33.0
1988	76	54.1	50.3	36.2	323	66.6	56.8	46.3
1989	70	65.8	56.0	45.1	315	72.5	62.5	50.3
1990	94	61.1	50.6	43.6	325	75.2	65.2	55.6
1991	88	64.2	56.6	45.1	414	82.0	72.5	59.2
1992	119	62.8	54.6	44.1	545	84.9	75.5	62.6
1993	99	75.2	65.6	59.4	568	88.7	76.0	60.6
1994	126	74.9	65.0	51.2	585	87.2	76.1	60.1

Excludes women whose most recent mammogram was done for a breast problem or cancer.

Source: California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Weighted to the 1990 California population.

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