Table 1 Variables and data sources
Variables | Definition | Data sources |
|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | ||
Late stage breast cancer diagnosis ages 40 and above | Age-adjusted incidence rates of late stage breast cancer in females, ages 40 and above, per 100,000 women diagnosed from 2006 to 2010 | |
Predictor variables | ||
Density of mammography facilities per person | Number of FDA approved mammography facilities in 2010, normalized by the total population in 2010 | FDA http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfmqsa/mqsa.cfm |
% Screening | Percent of females, ages 40 and above that had mammography in the past 2 years; estimates for the period 2000–2003 | Small Area Estimates (SAE) sae.cancer.gov |
Density of obstetrics and gynecology specialists per person | Number of OBGYN specialists in 2010, normalized by the total population in 2010 | HRSA Area Resource File (ARF) http://arf.hrsa.gov/ |
% Urban households | Percent urban households (including urbanized areas and clusters) in 2010 | US Census Bureau2010 http://www.census.gov/2010census/ |
% Black | Percent of total population that is Black in 2010 | US Census Bureau 2010 http://www.census.gov/2010census/ |
Median household income | Median household Income in 2010 | US Census Bureau 2010 http://www.census.gov/2010census/ |
% English litreracy | Percentage of population 5 years and older that speaks English “very well” in 2010 | US Census Bureau 2010 http://www.census.gov/2010census/ |
% With college degree | Percent of total population with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in 2010 | US Census Bureau 2010 http://www.census.gov/2010census/ |
% With private insurance | Percent of female population, ages 40+ with private insurance only in 2010 | US Census Bureau 2010 http://www.census.gov/2010census/ |
% Uninsured | Percent of female population, ages 40+ with no health insurance coverage in 2010 | US Census Bureau 2010 http://www.census.gov/2010census/ |