| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #16058 |
| 1 | New guidelines on breast cancer screening recommend women begin to be screened at age 50, instead of age 40, which was the previous recommendation. Do you think the new guidelines are a good idea? Or a bad idea? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Good Idea | 18% | 21% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 24% | 17% | 20% | 16% | 21% | 18% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 20% | 15% |
| Bad Idea | 76% | 71% | 81% | 76% | 77% | 76% | 71% | 77% | 74% | 76% | 72% | 78% | 73% | 72% | 80% | 74% | 72% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 9% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 13% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 35% | 31% | 19% | 15% | 66% | 34% | 51% | 6% | 28% | 15% | 19% | 40% | 20% | 21% |
| 2 | Do you think the new recommendations are based more on medicine? Or more on money? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Medicine | 12% | 15% | 9% | 14% | 8% | 11% | 18% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 5% | 24% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 10% |
| Money | 77% | 75% | 79% | 72% | 80% | 83% | 72% | 76% | 78% | 76% | 78% | 83% | 67% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 79% |
| Not Sure | 11% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 7% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 35% | 31% | 19% | 15% | 66% | 34% | 51% | 6% | 28% | 15% | 19% | 40% | 20% | 21% |
| 3 | Have you ever had a mammogram? |
| 264 Women 35+ | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Yes | 79% | ** | 79% | ** | 61% | 94% | 95% | 61% | 95% | 85% | 94% | 65% | 70% | 80% | 77% | 77% | 84% |
| No | 20% | ** | 20% | ** | 38% | 6% | 4% | 38% | 5% | 14% | 6% | 34% | 30% | 18% | 22% | 23% | 16% |
| Not Sure | 1% | ** | 1% | ** | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Women 35+ | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 46% | 29% | 25% | 46% | 54% | 59% | 6% | 21% | 14% | 19% | 41% | 19% | 22% |
| 4 | Will this affect how often you get future mammograms? |
| 209 Women 35+ Who Have Had a Mammogram | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 6.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Yes | 33% | ** | 33% | ** | 48% | 21% | 30% | 48% | 25% | 25% | 35% | 56% | 46% | 22% | 32% | 43% | 37% |
| No | 65% | ** | 65% | ** | 51% | 76% | 69% | 51% | 72% | 73% | 60% | 44% | 54% | 78% | 67% | 54% | 59% |
| Not Sure | 2% | ** | 2% | ** | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Women 35+ Who Have Had a Mammogram | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 36% | 34% | 30% | 36% | 64% | 63% | 8% | 17% | 12% | 19% | 40% | 18% | 23% |
| 5 | Will this affect when you go for your first mammogram? |
| 53 Women 35+ Who Have Not Had a Mammogram | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 13.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Yes | 41% | ** | 41% | ** | 47% | 8% | ** | 47% | 5% | 25% | ** | 67% | 29% | 14% | 45% | 59% | 38% |
| No | 48% | ** | 48% | ** | 46% | 73% | ** | 46% | 63% | 73% | ** | 18% | 51% | 65% | 46% | 32% | 59% |
| Not Sure | 10% | ** | 10% | ** | 7% | 19% | ** | 7% | 32% | 2% | ** | 15% | 20% | 21% | 9% | 9% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Women 35+ Who Have Not Had a Mammogram | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 87% | 8% | 5% | 87% | 13% | 42% | 2% | 35% | 20% | 17% | 44% | 22% | 17% |
| 6 | Will you discuss the new guidelines with your doctor? |
| 264 Women 35+ | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.8 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Yes | 67% | ** | 67% | ** | 72% | 59% | 67% | 72% | 63% | 63% | 87% | 68% | 74% | 56% | 69% | 74% | 67% |
| No | 32% | ** | 32% | ** | 28% | 39% | 33% | 28% | 36% | 37% | 13% | 32% | 24% | 43% | 30% | 26% | 33% |
| Not Sure | 0% | ** | 0% | ** | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Women 35+ | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 46% | 29% | 25% | 46% | 54% | 59% | 6% | 21% | 14% | 19% | 41% | 19% | 22% |