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At what age are women supposed to start having mammograms?

2003 Data 2005 Not Asked 2007 Not Asked All Years  


[BC-13]   {A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer.} At what age are women supposed to start having mammograms?
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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses		 Sample
Percentage
1
0-29
14,053,315 13.6% 422 11.6%
2
30-39
26,960,364 26.2% 956 26.3%
3
40
44,045,844 42.9% 1,591 43.8%
4
41+
8,743,228 8.5% 340 9.3%
91
When a doctor/health provider says to, no age given
1,304,227 1.2% 43 1.1%
98
Refused
98,249 0.0% 5 0.1%
99
Don't know
7,455,102 7.2% 272 7.4%
 
Total
 - 100% 3,629 100%
Survey Notes:
 HINTS 2003 Survey Instrument (English): PDF 
Who was asked:
 Women who did not have (a/another) mammogram, but had thought about it, Women who have not had breast cancer, Women
Data collection method:
 Phone
Question source:
 New to HINTS 2003
Dataset:
 2003

 

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