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Compared to the average woman your age, would you say that you are more likely to get breast cancer, less likely, or about as likely?

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[BC-02]   Compared to the average woman your age, would you say that you are more likely to get breast cancer, less likely, or about as likely?
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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses		 Sample
Percentage
1
More likely to get breast cancer
13,509,882 13.1% 467 12.8%
2
Less likely
35,190,376 34.1% 1,300 35.7%
3
About as likely
50,090,524 48.6% 1,716 47.1%
98
Refused
329,682 0.3% 15 0.4%
99
Don't know
3,864,402 3.7% 143 3.9%
 
Total
 - 100% 3,641 100%
Survey Notes:
 HINTS 2003 Survey Instrument (English): PDF 
Who was asked:
 Women who have not had breast cancer, Women
Data collection method:
 Phone
Question source:
 New to HINTS 2003
Dataset:
 2003

 

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