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Challenges in Meeting Healthy People 2020 Objectives for Cancer-Related Preventive Services, National Health Interview Survey, 2008 and 2010

Demographic Variables20082010
Weighted %Weighted % (95% CI)
Overall84.482.9 (81.9–83.9)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white85.984.5 (83.2–85.7)
Non-Hispanic black86.284.2 (81.9–86.2)
Hispanic81.178.5 (76.1–80.7)
Non-Hispanic Asian70.775.0 (70.6–79.0)
Ratio of family income to federal poverty level
≥400% of federal poverty level90.991.4 (90.1–92.6)
200%–399% of federal poverty level82.682.3 (80.3–84.1)
100%–199% of federal poverty level74.573.5 (70.7–76.0)
<100% of federal poverty level76.270.5 (67.6–73.2)
Health insurance type
Private88.588.8 (87.7–89.7)
Public83.681.2 (78.5–83.7)
Uninsured67.461.8 (59.1–64.5)
Has usual source of care
Yes88.186.5 (85.5–87.4)
No57.360.9 (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.

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Demographic Variables20082010
Weighted %Weighted % (95% CI)
Overall73.772.4 (70.7–74.0)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white73.873.2 (71.2–75.2)
Non-Hispanic black77.372.1 (68.6–75.3)
Hispanic68.369.9 (65.7–73.9)
Non-Hispanic Asian76.163.6 (57.2–69.6)
Insurance type
Private78.679.5 (77.6–81.3)
Public71.866.5 (62.7–70.1)
Uninsured35.436.0 (27.7–45.3)
Ratio of family income to poverty level (imputed)
≥400% of federal poverty level84.183.0 (80.6–85.2)
200%–399% of federal poverty level70.671.1 (68.1–73.8)
100%–199% of federal poverty level60.258.3 (54.3–62.1)
<100% of federal poverty level58.656.2 (51.6–60.7)
Have a usual source of care
Yes76.675.4 (73.7–77.0)
No30.334.0 (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.

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Demographic Variables20082010
Weighted %Weighted % (95% CI)
Overall52.159.1 (57.7–60.4)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white55.061.6 (60.1–63.1)
Non-Hispanic black48.655.9 (52.7–59.1)
Hispanic34.947.2 (43.7–50.8)
Non-Hispanic Asian47.447.0 (41.9–52.2)
Insurance type
Private57.865.3 (63.7–66.8)
Public48.457.7 (54.9–60.5)
Uninsured18.419.0 (15.2–23.5)
Ratio of family income to federal poverty limit
≥400% of federal poverty level60.668.9 (66.9–70.8)
200%–399% of federal poverty level49.557.4 (55.0–59.7)
100%–199% of federal poverty level41.947.4 (44.5–50.4)
<100% of federal poverty level34.538.7 (35.3–42.2)
Have a usual source of care
Yes55.062.6 (61.3–63.9)
No16.922.1 (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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