Errata to Section 5
Errata to Section 5.3 Breast Cancer Screening
An error in an age label used in this table was discovered post publication. This document contains the corrected age label.
Table 5.3 – Breast Cancer Screening among Massachusetts Womenages 40 and older, 2010
Mammogram in the Past 2 Years
N % 95% CI / Clinical Breast Exam in the Past 2 Years
N % 95% CI
Overall / 7678 / 83.6 / 82.2 / - / 85.0 / 7610 / 86.8 / 85.6 / - / 87.9
Age Group
40-49 / 1684 / 76.5 / 73.4 / - / 79.5 / 1674 / 89.0 / 86.7 / - / 91.2
50-59 / 2063 / 88.9 / 86.8 / - / 91.0 / 2045 / 89.6 / 87.5 / - / 91.7
60-69 / 1923 / 90.0 / 88.2 / - / 91.9 / 1908 / 89.7 / 87.9 / - / 91.5
70-79 / 1199 / 88.6 / 85.9 / - / 91.2 / 1186 / 81.7 / 78.7 / - / 84.7
80+ / 809 / 76.4 / 72.5 / - / 80.3 / 797 / 68.7 / 64.4 / - / 73.0
Race-ethnicity*
white / 6531 / 83.9 / 82.5 / - / 85.4 / 6482 / 87.1 / 85.9 / - / 88.4
black / 356 / 88.1 / 82.9 / - / 93.3 / 349 / 91.3 / 87.9 / - / 94.8
hispanic / 509 / 81.5 / 74.5 / - / 88.5 / 498 / 81.9 / 76.9 / - / 86.9
asian / 59 / 70.7 / 54.4 / - / 87.0 / 59 / 75.0 / 60.1 / - / 89.8
Disability¶
disability / 1974 / 81.2 / 78.4 / - / 84.0 / 1947 / 82.6 / 80.2 / - / 85.0
no disability / 5181 / 84.4 / 82.7 / - / 86.0 / 5149 / 88.5 / 87.1 / - / 89.8
Education
< high school / 790 / 80.7 / 74.6 / - / 86.9 / 777 / 73.7 / 67.3 / - / 80.1
high school / 2008 / 80.8 / 78.0 / - / 83.5 / 1995 / 81.3 / 78.8 / - / 83.8
college 1–3 yrs / 1800 / 82.8 / 79.9 / - / 85.8 / 1778 / 87.1 / 84.7 / - / 89.5
college 4+ yrs / 3058 / 85.8 / 83.8 / - / 87.7 / 3040 / 90.8 / 89.4 / - / 92.3
Household Income
<$25,000 / 1998 / 77.7 / 74.7 / - / 80.8 / 1980 / 76.1 / 73.1 / - / 79.1
$25,000–34,999 / 731 / 82.3 / 77.7 / - / 86.9 / 719 / 81.1 / 76.8 / - / 85.4
$35,000–49,999 / 814 / 84.5 / 80.4 / - / 88.7 / 802 / 89.0 / 86.0 / - / 92.0
$50,000–74,999 / 879 / 84.7 / 80.5 / - / 89.0 / 873 / 89.1 / 85.2 / - / 92.9
$75,000+ / 1981 / 85.2 / 82.8 / - / 87.6 / 1973 / 92.4 / 90.7 / - / 94.0
Region
I–Western / 1124 / 79.9 / 76.0 / - / 83.7 / 1117 / 82.6 / 79.1 / - / 86.1
II–Central / 999 / 80.8 / 76.9 / - / 84.8 / 989 / 87.1 / 83.9 / - / 90.2
III–North East / 1709 / 86.0 / 83.0 / - / 89.1 / 1688 / 88.9 / 86.6 / - / 91.2
IV–Metro West / 1019 / 84.1 / 81.2 / - / 87.0 / 1015 / 88.6 / 86.3 / - / 90.9
V–South East / 1945 / 86.0 / 83.4 / - / 88.6 / 1931 / 86.2 / 83.7 / - / 88.6
VI–Boston / 866 / 83.0 / 79.0 / - / 87.0 / 854 / 85.6 / 82.5 / - / 88.7
* White, Black, and Asian race categories refer to non-Hispanic
† Insufficient data
¶ Disability defined as having one or more of the following conditions for at least one year: (1) impairment or health problem that limited activities or caused cognitive difficulties; (2) used special equipment or required help from others to get around; or (3) reported a disability of any kind.
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