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C-17 Increase the proportion of women who receive a breast cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines

About the Data

Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the national estimate.

Data Source:

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)

Changed Since the Healthy People 2020 Launch:

Measure:

percent (age adjusted—see Comments)

Baseline (Year):

73.7 (2008)

Target:

81.1

Target-Setting Method:

10 percent improvement

Numerator:

Number of women aged 50 to 74 years who have had a mammogram in the past 2 years

Denominator:

Number of women aged 50 to 74 years

Comparable Healthy People 2010 Objective:

Adapted from HP2010 objective

Questions Used to Obtain the National Baseline Data:

From the 2008 National Health Interview Survey Cancer Control Supplement:

[NUMERATOR:]

Have you EVER HAD a mammogram?

Yes
No
Refused
Don't know

When did you have your MOST RECENT mammogram?

_____________

Data Collection Frequency:

Periodic

Methodology Notes:

Data include women who have had a mammogram within the last 2 years. Healthy People 2020 uses the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines to measure this objective, and the current USPSTF recommendation includes biennial mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years, with an additional recommendation that starting biennial mammography before age 50 should be an individual decision considering patient context, including a patient’s beliefs regarding possible benefits and harms.

Age Adjustment Notes:

This Indicator uses Age-Adjustment Groups:

Total: 50-64, 65-74
Race/Ethnicity: 50-64, 65-74
Educational Attainment: 50-64, 65-74
Family Income: 50-64, 65-74
Family Type: 50-64, 65-74
Country of Birth: 50-64, 65-74
Disability Status: 50-64, 65-74
Geographic Location: 50-64, 65-74
Marital Status: 50-64, 65-74

Changes Between HP2010 and HP2020:

This objective differs from Healthy People 2010 objective 3-13 in that the measure was updated to match new guidelines put forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

References

Additional resources about the objective

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), AHRQ

http://www.ahrq.gov/legacy/clinic/uspstfix.htm

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