Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes among Women in China: Practices, Knowledge, and Attitudes Related to Breast Cancer Screening
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of study participants.
Characteristic
Frequency
%
Age, years
40–49
155
39
50–59
179
45
60+
65
16
Marital Status
Married
385
96
Widowed/divorced/separated
14
4
Never married
1
—
Income (monthly)
<$2600 RMT (equals to U.S. $410)
77
20
2601–4600 RMT (U.S. $411–$725)
189
47
4601–11500 RMT (U.S. $726–$1,812)
107
27
11501–16500 RMT (U.S. $1,813–$2,600)
19
4
16501–23000 RMT (U.S. $2,601–$3,625)
4
1
>23001 RMT (>U.S. $3,626)
4
1
Occupation type
Unemployed
43
11
Blue collar
90
23
White collar
113
28
Retired
148
37
Other
4
1
Level of education
None
16
4
Elementary school
23
6
Middle school
97
24
High school
179
45
Vocational school
32
8
Bachelor’s degree
45
11
Master’s degree
7
2
Diagnosis of breast cancer
Yes
8
2
No
391
98
Do not know
1
0
Family history of breast cancer
Yes
8
2
No
391
98
Health insurance
Yes
189
47
No
211
53
Health insurance covering mammograms ()
Yes
74
35
No
35
17
Do not know
102
48
RMT: Renminbi, Chinese currency. Note: (1) due to missing data, the frequency did not add up to the total sample size. (2) marital status and education level distribution is similar to China 2000 census; however, the education level in this sample is higher. The comparisons in other variables were not available.
