Use of mammography for women 40 years of age and over according to selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-94

[Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population]

Characteristic	1987	1990	1991	1993	1994
Age	Percent of women having a mammogram within the past 2 years1
40 years and over	28.7	51.4	54.6	59.7	60.9
40-49 years	31.9	55.1	55.6	59.9	61.3
50 years and over	27.4	49.7	54.1	59.7	60.6
50-64 years	31.7	56.0	60.3	65.1	66.5
65 years and over	22.8	43.4	48.1	54.2	55.0
Characteristic	1987	1990	1991	1993	1994
Age, race, and Hispanic origin	Percent of women having a mammogram within the past 2 years1
40 years and over:
White, non-Hispanic	30.3	52.7	56.0	60.6	61.3
Black, non-Hispanic	23.8	46.0	47.7	59.2	64.4
Hispanic	18.3	45.2	49.2	50.9	51.9
40-49 years:
White, non-Hispanic	34.3	57.0	58.1	61.6	62.0
Black, non-Hispanic	27.9	48.4	48.0	55.6	67.2
Hispanic	15.3	45.1	44.0	52.6	47.5
50 years and over:
White, non-Hispanic	28.8	50.7	55.1	60.2	61.0
Black, non-Hispanic	21.5	44.6	47.6	61.4	62.4
Hispanic	20.0	45.2	53.7	49.7	54.7
50-64 years:
White, non-Hispanic	33.6	58.1	61.5	66.2	67.5
Black, non-Hispanic	26.4	48.4	52.4	65.5	63.6
Hispanic	23.0	47.5	61.7	59.2	60.1
65 years and over:
White, non-Hispanic	24.0	43.8	49.1	54.7	54.9
Black, non-Hispanic	14.1	39.7	41.6	56.3	61.0
Hispanic	*13.7	41.1	40.9	35.7	48.0
Characteristic	1987	1990	1991	1993	1994
Age and poverty status2	Percent of women having a mammogram within the past 2 years1
40 years and over:
Below poverty	15.0	28.7	36.5	41.6	43.3
At or above poverty	31.0	54.8	58.4	62.8	64.2
40-49 years:
Below poverty	19.0	33.2	33.7	37.3	44.9
At or above poverty	33.4	57.3	58.8	62.7	64.1
50 years and over:
Below poverty	13.8	27.0	37.6	43.4	42.6
At or above poverty	29.9	53.5	58.2	62.8	64.2
50-64 years:
Below poverty	14.5	25.6	39.6	46.8	46.0
At or above poverty	34.1	59.5	64.3	67.6	69.4
65 years and over:
Below poverty	13.4	28.0	36.0	41.0	40.3
At or above poverty	25.0	46.6	51.5	57.5	58.4
Characteristic	1987	1990	1991	1993	1994
Age and education	Percent of women having a mammogram within the past 2 years1
40 years of age and over:
Less than 12 years	17.8	36.4	40.0	46.4	48.2
12 years	31.3	52.7	55.8	59.0	61.0
13 years or more	37.7	62.8	65.2	69.5	69.7
40-49 years of age:
Less than 12 years	15.1	38.5	40.8	43.6	50.4
12 years	32.6	53.1	52.0	56.6	55.8
13 years or more	39.2	62.3	63.7	66.1	68.7
50 years of age and over:
Less than 12 years	18.4	36.0	39.9	46.9	47.7
12 years	30.6	52.6	57.7	60.1	63.6
13 years or more	36.8	63.2	66.3	72.5	70.5
50-64 years of age:
Less than 12 years	21.2	41.0	43.6	51.4	51.6
12 years	33.8	56.5	60.8	62.4	67.8
13 years or more	40.5	68.0	72.7	78.5	74.7
65 years of age and over:
Less than 12 years	16.5	33.0	37.7	44.2	45.6
12 years	25.9	47.5	54.0	57.4	59.1
13 years or more	32.3	56.7	57.9	64.8	64.3
* Relative standard error greater than 30 percent. 1 Questions concerning use of mammography differed slightly on the National Health Interview Survey across the years for which data are shown. In 1987 and 1990 women were asked to report when they had their last mammogram. In 1991 women were asked whether they had a mammogram in the past 2 years. In 1993 and 1994 women were asked whether they had a mammogram within the past year, between 1 and 2 years ago, or over 2 years ago. 2 Poverty status is based on family income and family size using Bureau of the Census poverty thresholds (see Appendix II of Health, United States, 1996-97 and Injury Chartbook).
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Suggested citation: National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 1996-97 and Injury Chartbook, table 79. Hyattsville, Maryland: 1997.

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