Effectiveness of Care: Cancer
Percent of women (age 40 and over) who report they had a mammogram within the past 2 years.
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010, measure 3-13.
National Table
1.1a Percent of women age 40 and over who report they had a mammogram within the past 2 years, United States, 2000.
National Data Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
National Denominator
Number of women age 40 and over.
National Numerator
Number of women age 40 and over who report receiving a mammogram within the past 2 years.
State Table
1.1b Percent of women age 40 and over who report they had a mammogram within the past 2 years, by State, 2000 and 2002.
State Data Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
State Denominator
Number of women age 40 and over.
State Numerator
Number of women age 40 and over who report receiving a mammogram within the past 2 years.
Comments
Percents are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted percents are weighted sums of age-specific percents. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5 of Tracking Healthy People 2010.
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