Table 1.

Patient Characteristics (total N = 546)

Characteristics	N^*	%
Age
<40	169	31.0
40–49	168	30.8
50–64	150	27.5
≥65	59	10.8
Race/ethnicity
Black	256	47.5
Hispanic	187	34.7
White	26	4.8
Other	70	13.0
Insurance
Uninsured	228	42.1
Medicaid	160	29.5
Medicare	73	13.5
Private	81	14.9
Primary care physician
FM	54	9.9
IM	174	31.9
OB-GYN	106	19.4
Other/none	212	38.8
Employment
Employed^†	143	27.7
Unemployed	373	72.3
Marital status
Single	306	57.4
Married	97	18.2
Previously married^‡	130	24.4
Smoking status
Never	243	61.7
Current	103	26.1
Former	48	12.2
Personal history of breast cancer
No	529	96.9
Yes	17	3.1
Family history of breast cancer
No	405	76.6
Yes	124	23.4
Patient felt lump
No	267	48.9
Yes	279	51.1
Clinician felt lump
No	197	36.1
Yes	349	63.9
Pathology result
Benign	430	78.8
Cancer	116	21.2