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Table 1 Adherence to Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines by Age and Ethnicity at Baseline

From: Heterogeneity within the Asian American community

Ethnic Group

BSE

N = 1087*

over age 20 (includes unspecified ages)

Annual Clinical Breast Exam

N = 490*

age 40 and over

Annual Mammography

N = 490*

age 40 and over

Annual Mammography N = 219*

age 50 and over

Asian Indian N = 125

37%

55%

64%

81%

Chinese

N = 302

26%

53%

34%

35%

Filipino

N = 248

46%

48%

53%

58%

Japanese

N = 47

38%

59%

72%

74%

Korean

N = 123

31%

49%

22%

29%

Vietnamese

N = 275

26%

54%

39%

33%

Full Sample

N = 1190

33%

52%

44%

47%

X2

.0005

N/S

.0005

.0005

  1. * The numbers represent only women who provided valid data for these questions.