TABLE 2–3, Percent of Women Receiving Mammography, Flu Shots, and Pap Smears, 65 Years of Age and Over, 1998 - Guidance for the National Healthcare Disparities Report

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	WOMEN		SERVICES
Race, Income, and Education	Number (in 1000s)	%	% with Mammogram	% with Flu Shot	% with Pap Smear
By Income
Total-White	16,059	100.0	47.5	69.7	34.2
$25,001 and over	4,625	28.8	60.0	74.4	45.8
$25,000 or less	11,434	71.2	42.3	67.8	29.5
Total-Black	1,538	100.0	43.7	51.4	30.2
$25,001 and over	111	7.2	54.8	62.1	36.3
$25,000 or less	1,427	92.8	42.9	50.6	29.7
Black/White Ratio, Unadjusted			.92	.74	.88
Adjusted for Income			.97	.77	.92
By education
Total-White	16,059	100.0	47.5	69.7	34.2
High School Grad	10,587	65.9	52.2	72.8	38.2
Less than High School	5,472	34.1	37.6	63.1	26.3
Total-Black	1,538	100.0	43.7	51.4	30.2
High School Grad	553	36.0	50.5	52.9	38.0
Less than High School	985	64.0	39.5	50.5	25.3
Black/White Ratio, Unadjusted			.92	.74	.88
Adjusted for Education			.98	.75	.99

: SOURCE: Unpublished tabulations from the 1998 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS).

Guidance for the National Healthcare Disparities Report.

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Guidance for Designing a National Healthcare Disparities Report; Swift EK, editor.

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