Report-at-a-Glance How to Read the Graphs The following eight-page chart summarizes some of the measures that are described at greater length in the body of this report. Special graphics address two questions: Is the trend good or bad? - A graph shows the direction of the trend for each measure in the chart. Below the graph is an arrow showing the desired direction (up or down) of the trend.
- Each graph line is color-coded to indicate whether the trend is:
![Green = right direction; red = wrong direction; black = stable](images/chartcode.gif) For example, this graph shows that mammography use is rising and that this is the desired direction. ![Line chart with green line showing mammography use rising between 1988 and 200](images/Fig%2015_Breast%20Cancer.gif) How does the Nation's progress compare to the Healthy People 2010 target? - Progress toward the relevant Healthy People 2010 target is displayed by two barsthe first indicating where we started, and the second, where we are now.
- The first (baseline) bar is white. The second bar is either green or red, depending on the direction of the trend.
- A black horizontal line shows the Healthy People 2010 target.
For example, this bar chart shows that mammography use has increased from 29 percent in 1987 to 67 percent in 1998, a level close to the Healthy People 2010 target of 70 percent. ![Bar chart with green bar showing mammography use of 70% equal to Healthy People 2010 target](images/Breast%20Cancer%20Screening_HL.gif) |