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Table 4 Prevalence of characteristics by nativity in Hispanic women ≥ 18 years, California Health Interview Survey, 2001 and 2003*

From: The influence of nativity and neighborhoods on breast cancer stage at diagnosis and survival among California Hispanic women

Characteristics

Nativity**

 

US-Born % (95% CI†)

Foreign-Born % (95% CI†)

Education

  

   Some high school or less

24.0 (21.5-26.5)

67.7 (65.9-69.6)

   High school graduate

32.9 (30.6-35.3)

16.2 (14.8-17.7)

   Some college

30.5 (28.2-32.8)

11.2 (10.0-12.5)

   College graduate or higher

12.6 (11.1-14.1)

4.8 (4.1-5.5)

Marital status

  

   Married

41.4 (39.0-43.8)

56.9 (54.8-59.0)

   Live with partner

8.9 (7.3-10.4)

11.7 (10.2-13.3)

Separated/divorced/widowed/other

18.9 (16.9-20.8)

17.3 (15.8-18.9)

   Single/never married

30.9 (28.2-33.5)

14.0 (12.4-15.5)

How well speak English

  

   Well/very well

93.8 (92.1-95.5)

25.6 (23.7-27.4)

   Not well/not at all

6.2 (4.5-7.9)

74.4 (72.6-76.3)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

  

   <25

43.8 (41.2-46.4)

37.4 (35.2-39.6)

   25-29.99

30.9 (28.5-33.3)

33.6 (31.5-35.8)

   ≥30

25.3 (23.0-27.5)

29.0 (26.9-31.0)

No vigorous/moderate physical activity in past 30 days

31.9 (29.5-34.3)

59.1 (57.1-61.2)

Mammogram Screening History

  

   2 years or less

55.3 (52.4-58.1)

45.8 (43.5-48.2)

   More than 2 years ago

13.0 (11.0-15.1)

11.6 (10.0-13.2)

   Never had a mammogram

31.7 ( 29.0-34.3)

42.5 (40.2-44.9)

Type of usual source of medical care (adults)

  

   Doctor's office/health maintenance organization/Kaiser

71.6 (69.1-74.0)

41.3 (39.3-43.3)

   Community clinic/government clinic/community hospital

15.0 (13.1-17.0)

35.3 (33.3-37.3)

   Emergency Room/urgent care

1.2 (0.7-1.7)

1.7 (1.1-2.2)

   Some other place

0.6 (0.2-1.0)

0.5 (0.2-0.8)

   No usual source of care

11.6 (9.7-13.5)

21.2 (19.4-23.0)

Had the same health insurance for the past year

82.2 (80.1-84.3)

78.9 (76.6-81.2)

Went to another country for medical/dental care

3.3 (2.2-4.4)

8.9 (7.7-10.1)

   Went to Mexico for other medical care

95.8 (89.9-100)

92.3 (88.4-96.2)

   Went to other country for other medical care

4.2 (0.0-10.1)

7.7 (3.8-11.6)

Delayed or didn't get medical testing/treatment

9.6 (8.2-11.0)

5.3 (4.3-6.2)

   Reason delayed or didn't get medical care

  

Could not afford/too expensive/no coverage

31.7 (25.7-37.8)

29.3 (23.5-35.0)

Procrastination/inconvenient hours/forgot

38.0 (31.9-44.2)

32.9 (27.2-38.6)

Other

15.9 (11.3-20.6)

14.8 (9.5-20.2)

More than one

14.3 (10.4-18.1)

23.0 (17.7-28.4)

Availability of someone to help with daily chores when sick*

  

No one available

14.0 (12.3-15.8)

28.6 (26.5-30.8)

Someone available a little/sometimes

30.3 (27.7-32.8)

39.6 (37.2-42.1)

Someone mostly/always available

55.7 (52.9-58.5)

31.7 (29.4-34.0)

  1. * Utilized 2003 California Health Interview Survey data.
  2. ** 2001 foreign-born Hispanic estimated sample size was 2,286,000; 2001 US-born Hispanic estimated sample size was 1,276,000. 2003 foreign-born Hispanic estimated sample size was 2,364,000; 2003 US-born Hispanic estimated sample size was 1,519,000.
  3. †Confidence intervals