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Table 1B_c
Women age 40 and over who reported they had a mammogram within the past 2 years, by family income,a California, 2005
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   78.4 0.5 69.2 1.7 70.5 1.2 77.0 1.2 83.2 0.5
Health insurance,b under age 65 Private 82.3 0.6 70.8 4.1 74.7 2.5 77.5 1.8 84.2 0.6
Public 70.4 1.8 65.7 3.1 66.2 3.1 80.2 4.1 87.3 2.9
Uninsured 56.8 2.0 60.4 4.0 57.0 3.6 53.4 4.6 54.6 3.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over Total 81.0 0.8 77.8 2.6 75.8 1.6 81.7 1.8 85.2 1.0
Medicare and private 83.6 0.8 80.4 4.4 77.4 2.0 84.9 1.6 85.9 1.0
Medicare and public 77.6 1.9 79.7 3.4 74.9 2.9 75.0 5.7 * *
Medicare only 72.5 3.9 * * 70.6 5.6 * * 79.8 4.2
Education Less than high school 71.7 1.5 67.3 2.6 70.8 2.5 78.5 3.3 79.4 3.6
High school graduate 78.0 0.9 72.5 2.9 71.4 2.0 78.8 2.2 82.3 1.2
At least some college 80.6 0.5 69.3 3.3 69.2 1.9 75.2 1.6 83.7 0.6
Residence location Urban 78.8 0.5 70.4 1.8 70.9 1.4 77.1 1.3 83.5 0.6
Rural 76.1 1.1 60.0 4.2 67.9 2.9 76.2 2.7 81.9 1.2
English proficiency English only 80.3 0.5 70.0 2.4 70.1 1.5 76.6 1.3 84.2 0.5
Well/very well 77.3 1.1 72.7 4.1 72.3 2.8 76.3 3.4 80.2 1.4
Not well/not at all 70.9 1.6 67.2 2.7 69.9 2.8 81.3 3.8 77.6 3.6
Born in U.S. Yes 80.0 0.5 69.5 2.2 70.2 1.4 76.7 1.3 84.2 0.5
No 74.6 1.0 68.9 2.5 70.9 2.2 78.0 2.8 79.6 1.4

a Negative/poor refers to household 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 300 percent of the poverty line; and high, 300 percent of the poverty line and over. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "public health insurance" category only.

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

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research, California Health Interview Survey.

 

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