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Table 1 Characteristics of decision aid users

From: Facilitating informed decisions about breast cancer screening: development and evaluation of a web-based decision aid for women in their 40s

 

N

%

Age

 40–44

101

60

 45–49

67

40

Race/ethnicity

 White

135

80

 Asian

20

12

 Hispanic

8

5

 African-American

4

2

 Missing

1

<1

Married or partnered

 Yes

129

77

 No

39

23

Children

 Yes

132

79

 No

36

21

Smoking status

 Never smoker

134

80

 Current smoker

1

<1

 Former smoker

33

20

Health insurance

 Private

161

96

 Public

4

2

 Self-pay

3

2

Family history of breast cancer*

 Yes

40

24

 No or no information

128

76

Prior screening mammogram

 Yes

125

74

 No

31

18

 No information

12

7

Prior diagnostic mammogram

 Yes

30

18

 No

117

70

 No information

21

13

Any prior mammogram

 Yes

128

76

 No

29

17

 No information

11

7

  1. All information obtained from electronic health records, except for race/ethnicity, which was reported by users in the breast cancer risk assessment portion of the decision aid
  2. *Women with a family history of breast cancer in a 1st-degree relative before age 50 were excluded