Breast Cancer in California

Table 6.7


Percent of women age 50 and over who reported having a screening mammogram by race/ethnicity, California, 1993-1994


No. womenEver Had (%)Had in Last 2 Years (%)Had Last Year (%)
All women
All Races Combined118883.272.457.7
Asian/Other6668.356.649.5
Black6889.980.162.4
Hispanic15876.265.852.8
White89687.476.360.2
Screening Mammographies Among Women Who Had a Routine Medical Checkup During the Last Year
All Races Combined88289.383.270.6
Asian/Other4877.369.561.6
Black5693.787.473.1
Hispanic11481.877.065.3
White66493.487.173.6
Screening Mammographies Among Women Who Did Not Have a Routine Medical Checkup During the Last Year
All Races Combined30666.141.921.4
Asian/Other1844.221.817.1
Black1273.147.515.3
Hispanic4459.332.615.5
White23271.347.724.6


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

Source: California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Age-adjusted to the 1990 California population.


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