Table 3

Sample statistics for person-level variables


CA
CT
GA
IA
KY
LA
MI
NM
NJ
UT
WA
Range

Sample size
N = 70061
N = 19194
N = 8604
N = 17731
N = 15692
N = 13434
N = 20980
N = 6524
N = 30634
N = 7192
N = 14539

Proportion with mammogram
0.59
0.66
0.61
0.63
0.54
0.54
0.64
0.52
0.58
0.61
0.64
0.52–0.66
Individual disability
0.062
0.047
0.062
0.044
0.084
0.066
0.061
0.061
0.056
0.043
0.050
.043–.084

0.241
0.211
0.240
0.206
0.278
0.249
0.239
0.239
0.229
0.202
0.219

Changed ZIP code
0.036
0.023
0.035
0.016
0.029
0.027
0.023
0.029
0.036
0.030
0.032
.016–.036

0.187
0.149
0.183
0.126
0.167
0.162
0.148
0.168
0.185
0.170
0.176

Months dual eligibility
5.773
2.534
3.116
2.056
4.143
5.106
2.097
3.829
2.648
1.282
2.260
1.28–5.77

10.131
7.108
7.816
6.495
8.852
9.603
6.619
8.575
7.337
5.220
6.816

Miles to closest facility
1.944
1.754
2.774
5.524
3.233
5.312
1.827
6.537
1.815
4.372
3.006
1.75–6.5

3.944
2.552
3.484
7.058
4.804
7.664
2.191
13.607
2.802
8.743
4.911

Age
76.538
77.107
76.116
77.095
75.909
75.947
76.544
75.704
76.752
75.840
76.505
75.8–77.1

7.210
7.167
7.161
7.403
7.144
7.121
6.982
7.100
7.116
6.987
7.188

Asian
0.069
0.005
0.004
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.005
0.002
0.007
0.006
0.021
.001–.069

0.253
0.072
0.062
0.033
0.037
0.046
0.074
0.049
0.086
0.079
0.144

African American
0.049
0.044
0.212
0.009
0.053
0.211
0.169
0.012
0.086
0.003
0.018
.003–.21

0.215
0.206
0.409
0.095
0.225
0.408
0.375
0.107
0.280
0.058
0.133

Hispanic
0.041
0.008
0.003
0.001
0.000
0.003
0.002
0.074
0.018
0.006
0.002
.000–.074

0.198
0.088
0.053
0.033
0.014
0.055
0.047
0.262
0.132
0.078
0.046

Native American
0.003
0.001
0.000
0.001
0.000
0.001
0.000
0.033
0.000
0.003
0.006
.000–.033

0.057
0.025
0.015
0.030
0.011
0.030
0.015
0.179
0.020
0.051
0.075

Other races or ethnicities
0.031
0.005
0.004
0.002
0.001
0.002
0.005
0.008
0.008
0.008
0.016
.001–.031

0.173
0.068
0.064
0.041
0.038
0.050
0.073
0.086
0.087
0.088
0.127

Diagnosed other cancer
0.027
0.049
0.033
0.054
0.015
0.014
0.047
0.033
0.017
0.039
0.047
.014–.054

0.163
0.215
0.179
0.226
0.123
0.117
0.211
0.179
0.129
0.194
0.212

Diagnosed breast cancer
0.325
0.422
0.362
0.414
0.197
0.201
0.415
0.364
0.215
0.392
0.460
.197–.46

0.468
0.494
0.481
0.493
0.398
0.401
0.493
0.481
0.411
0.488
0.498

Flu shot
0.544
0.589
0.617
0.517
0.577
0.613
0.598
0.503
0.597
0.667
0.599
.503–.667

0.498
0.492
0.486
0.500
0.494
0.487
0.490
0.500
0.490
0.471
0.490


Note: Sample means are provided on the first row for each variable, followed by sample standard deviations (SD) on the second row. Standard errors (SE) can be calculated using the sample size n from the first row, where SE = SD divided by square root of n.

Mobley et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2008 7:32   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-7-32