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Table 249c
Female Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over who had a mammogram in the past year, by income,a 2002
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 53.2 0.8 42.5 1.8 46.1 1.3 60.5 1.3 64.3 1.8
Age 65-74 60.1 1.1 50.0 2.8 52.5 1.9 65.9 1.9 68.5 2.5
75-84 51.3 1.2 41.6 2.7 45.4 1.8 58.7 1.9 62.3 3.0
85 and over 31.2 1.7 23.8 3.0 31.1 2.3 34.6 3.6 39.7 4.7
Race White 53.8 0.9 41.2 2.1 46.0 1.4 60.6 1.4 64.5 1.9
Black 50.1 2.5 45.6 3.7 49.4 3.9 54.6 6.4 * *
AI/AN * * * * * * * * * *
API 49.9 5.1 44.2 10.2 45.7 8.5 61.2 9.5 * *
Multiple races/other 48.2 4.3 41.2 8.9 43.0 6.7 * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, White 54.2 0.9 40.5 2.3 46.1 1.5 60.8 1.4 64.8 2.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 50.5 2.6 45.3 3.8 48.8 3.9 58.3 6.6 * *
Non-Hispanic, other 49.3 3.7 46.6 7.5 41.8 5.6 66.6 6.4 * *
Hispanic, all races 46.8 2.7 43.7 4.2 45.5 4.5 53.5 7.0 * *
Health insurance Medicare and private 56.8 1.0 47.9 3.4 47.9 1.8 61.2 1.5 65.8 2.0
Medicare and Medicaid 41.2 1.9 40.1 2.3 41.8 3.2 * * * *
Medicare HMO 55.3 1.9 54.9 6.6 50.8 2.8 59.8 2.8 56.3 5.7
Medicare fee-for-service only 35.2 3.0 24.8 5.7 31.7 4.3 54.2 6.7 * *
Residence location MSA 54.0 0.9 43.3 2.3 45.9 1.5 61.4 1.4 64.5 2.1
Non-MSA 50.7 1.8 40.7 2.5 47.1 2.3 56.8 3.3 64.1 4.1
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 55.5 0.9 45.4 2.2 46.6 1.4 62.0 1.4 66.7 2.0
Fair/poor 45.2 1.5 37.1 2.8 44.9 2.3 52.9 3.0 47.1 4.9
Functional limitations No limitations 59.8 1.2 50.3 2.9 51.0 1.9 65.4 1.8 69.2 2.4
IADL only 55.1 1.6 47.2 4.5 52.6 2.6 57.0 2.9 65.5 4.2
At least 1 IADL and 1-2 ADLs 44.8 1.7 39.4 3.3 38.9 2.6 54.5 3.0 52.3 4.7
At least 1 IADL and 3-6 ADLs 32.9 1.9 21.3 3.3 32.4 2.9 43.4 5.0 37.5 6.8
At least 1 ADL/IADL 46.0 1.1 37.0 2.1 42.0 1.6 53.6 1.8 55.3 2.8

a Female full-year community residents age 65 or older. Negative/poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.

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