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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents by age group.

From: Factors influencing elderly women's mammography screening decisions: implications for counseling

  

Age Group

  
  

65–79

80+

p value

  

(n = 93)

(n = 107)

 
  

%

%

 

Race:

Non-Hispanic White

60.2

66.4

0.35

 

Non-Hispanic Black

30.1

29.0

 
 

Other

9.7

4.7

 

Education:

< High School

16.1

14.2

0.39

 

High School Graduate

28.0

35.9

 
 

Some College

28.0

18.9

 
 

College Graduate or beyond

28.0

31.1

 

Income: (n = 168)

<$20K

28.8

55.7

<0.01

 

$20K-<35K

21.2

15.9

 
 

$35K or more

50.0

28.4

 

Insurance:

Private

78.5

85.1

0.23

 

Other

21.5

14.9

 

Marital Status:

Married

43.0

17.8

<.01

 

Widowed

22.6

60.8

 
 

Other

34.4

21.5

 

Clinic Visits in past year:

1

12.9

11.2

0.74

 

2–4

49.5

45.8

 
 

5+

37.6

43.0

 

CCI:

0

49.5

43.9

0.15

 

1

29.0

22.4

 
 

2+

21.5

33.6

 

Function:

None

86.0

52.3

<0.01

 

IADL dependency only*

12.9

37.4

 
 

ADL dependency*

1.1

10.3

 

Perceived Health: (n = 192)

Excellent

31.2

18.2

0.08

 

Very Good

26.9

30.3

 
 

Good

29.0

30.3

 
 

Fair

8.6

19.2

 
 

Poor

4.3

2.0

 

Screening Mammogram in the past 2 years

88.2

75.2

0.02

  1. * ADL = Activity of Daily Living, IADL = Instrumental Activity of Daily Living