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Table 2
Percentage reporting mammogram in past two years, by province, household income quintile and education, female household population aged 50 to 69, Canada excluding territories, 1990 to 2008
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| 1990 | 1994/ 1995 | 1996/ 1997 | 1998/ 1999 | 2000/ 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2008 | Percentage-point change (2008 minus 1990) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | |||||||||
| Canada | 40.5* | 56.9* | 63.1* | 66.2* | 72.7 | 72.4 | 72.0 | 72.5 | 32.0 |
| Province (year organized screening program began†) | |||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador (1996) | 18.9* E | 33.4* | 43.3* | 48.2* | 64.1 | 66.6 | 69.9 | 71.4 | 52.6 |
| Prince Edward Island (1998) | 44.9* | 67.0 | 67.2 | 62.5 | 71.2 | 70.7 | 64.8 | 61.0* | 16.1 |
| Nova Scotia (1991) | 33.6* | 42.8* | 53.3* | 56.1* | 71.1 | 66.1 | 72.7 | 69.0 | 35.5 |
| New Brunswick (1995) | 28.6* E | 49.0* | 66.8 | 72.3 | 73.1 | 75.6 | 75.0 | 74.0 | 45.4 |
| Quebec (1998) | 39.8* | 48.5* | 56.9* | 58.4* | 74.2 | 72.8 | 74.0 | 73.9 | 34.1 |
| Ontario (1990) | 43.7* | 59.6* | 66.9* | 68.2* | 73.6 | 72.4 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 29.6 |
| Manitoba (1995) | 36.1* | 42.9* | 59.3* | 65.2 | 71.1 | 72.6 | 66.7 | 71.0 | 34.9 |
| Saskatchewan (1990) | 21.1* E | 71.4 | 66.1* | 80.7 | 76.4 | 75.0 | 70.1* | 73.6 | 52.4 |
| Alberta (1990) | 43.4* | 70.5 | 63.1* | 69.7 | 70.9 | 74.2 | 71.7 | 74.0 | 30.6 |
| British Columbia (1988) | 44.4* | 67.8 | 70.4 | 75.8 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 67.1 | 67.9 | 23.5 |
| Household income quintile | |||||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 32.7* | 49.5* | 52.8* | 56.8* | 66.4 | 63.7 | 66.5 | 60.7* | 28.0 |
| 2 | 39.2* | 46.2* | 61.1* | 66.2 | 69.2 | 71.8 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 31.8 |
| 3 | 43.4* | 58.1* | 61.3* | 67.8* | 75.4 | 74.6 | 75.2 | 77.5 | 34.1 |
| 4 | 44.7* | 61.1* | 68.1* | 72.3 | 77.5 | 75.8 | 73.4* | 77.0 | 32.3 |
| 5 (highest) | 58.5* | 68.5* | 71.5* | 71.7 | 78.4 | 77.8 | 75.7 | 79.1 | 20.6 |
| Education | |||||||||
| Less than secondary graduation | 36.2* | 48.8* | 57.7* | 62.7* | 68.4 | 67.0 | 68.3 | 63.9* | 27.8 |
| Secondary graduation or some postsecondary | 43.3* | 58.5* | 64.8* | 65.8* | 72.4 | 73.0 | 72.7 | 74.5 | 31.2 |
| Postsecondary graduation | 46.0* | 67.1* | 67.2* | 70.4* | 76.4 | 75.5 | 73.3* | 74.5 | 28.4 |
| * significantly different from estimate for 2000/2001 (shaded) (p < 0.05) † see reference 8 E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%) Sources: 2000/2001 to 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey; 1994/1995 to 1998/1999 National Population Health Survey; 1990 Health Promotion Survey. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "An update on mammography use in Canada", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 3, catalogue number 82-003-X. |
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