Volume 11 — February 27, 2014
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Challenges in Meeting Healthy People 2020 Objectives for Cancer-Related Preventive Services, National Health Interview Survey, 2008 and 2010
| Demographic Variables | 2008 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted % | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 84.4 | 82.9 (81.9–83.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 85.9 | 84.5 (83.2–85.7) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 86.2 | 84.2 (81.9–86.2) |
| Hispanic | 81.1 | 78.5 (76.1–80.7) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 70.7 | 75.0 (70.6–79.0) |
| Ratio of family income to federal poverty level | ||
| ≥400% of federal poverty level | 90.9 | 91.4 (90.1–92.6) |
| 200%–399% of federal poverty level | 82.6 | 82.3 (80.3–84.1) |
| 100%–199% of federal poverty level | 74.5 | 73.5 (70.7–76.0) |
| <100% of federal poverty level | 76.2 | 70.5 (67.6–73.2) |
| Health insurance type | ||
| Private | 88.5 | 88.8 (87.7–89.7) |
| Public | 83.6 | 81.2 (78.5–83.7) |
| Uninsured | 67.4 | 61.8 (59.1–64.5) |
| Has usual source of care | ||
| Yes | 88.1 | 86.5 (85.5–87.4) |
| No | 57.3 | 60.9 (57.6–64.1) |
Figure 1. Women aged 21 to 65 years who had a Papanicolaou
test for cervical cancer in last 3 years, National Health Interview Survey,
2008 and 2010. The Healthy People 2020 goal is 93%. Abbreviations: CI,
confidence interval.
| Demographic Variables | 2008 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted % | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 73.7 | 72.4 (70.7–74.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 73.8 | 73.2 (71.2–75.2) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 77.3 | 72.1 (68.6–75.3) |
| Hispanic | 68.3 | 69.9 (65.7–73.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 76.1 | 63.6 (57.2–69.6) |
| Insurance type | ||
| Private | 78.6 | 79.5 (77.6–81.3) |
| Public | 71.8 | 66.5 (62.7–70.1) |
| Uninsured | 35.4 | 36.0 (27.7–45.3) |
| Ratio of family income to poverty level (imputed) | ||
| ≥400% of federal poverty level | 84.1 | 83.0 (80.6–85.2) |
| 200%–399% of federal poverty level | 70.6 | 71.1 (68.1–73.8) |
| 100%–199% of federal poverty level | 60.2 | 58.3 (54.3–62.1) |
| <100% of federal poverty level | 58.6 | 56.2 (51.6–60.7) |
| Have a usual source of care | ||
| Yes | 76.6 | 75.4 (73.7–77.0) |
| No | 30.3 | 34.0 (28.4–40.1) |
Figure 2. Women aged 50 to 74 years who had a mammogram in the past 2 years, National Health Interview Survey, 2008 and 2010.
The Healthy People 2020 goal is 81.1%. Abbreviations: CI, confidence
interval.
| Demographic Variables | 2008 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted % | Weighted % (95% CI) | ||
| Overall | 52.1 | 59.1 (57.7–60.4) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 55.0 | 61.6 (60.1–63.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 48.6 | 55.9 (52.7–59.1) | |
| Hispanic | 34.9 | 47.2 (43.7–50.8) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 47.4 | 47.0 (41.9–52.2) | |
| Insurance type | |||
| Private | 57.8 | 65.3 (63.7–66.8) | |
| Public | 48.4 | 57.7 (54.9–60.5) | |
| Uninsured | 18.4 | 19.0 (15.2–23.5) | |
| Ratio of family income to federal poverty limit | |||
| ≥400% of federal poverty level | 60.6 | 68.9 (66.9–70.8) | |
| 200%–399% of federal poverty level | 49.5 | 57.4 (55.0–59.7) | |
| 100%–199% of federal poverty level | 41.9 | 47.4 (44.5–50.4) | |
| <100% of federal poverty level | 34.5 | 38.7 (35.3–42.2) | |
| Have a usual source of care | |||
| Yes | 55.0 | 62.6 (61.3–63.9) | |
| No | 16.9 | 22.1 (18.0–26.9) | |
Figure 3. Adults aged 50 to 75 years who were screened for colorectal cancer, National Health Interview Survey, 2008 and 2010. Screening was defined as having had a home blood stool test in past year, sigmoidoscopy
in the past 5 years and home blood stool test in the past 3 years, or a
colonoscopy in the past 10 years. The Healthy People 2020 goal is 70.5%.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval.
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