Essex County Public Health Profile Report
Self-Reported Breast Cancer Screening Among Women: Estimated Percent (Age-adjusted), 2017-2020*
Essex 80.395% Confidence Interval (74.1 - 85.3)Description of the Confidence IntervalThe confidence interval indicates the range of probable true values for the level of risk in the community.
A value of "NA" (Not Available) will appear if the confidence interval was not published with the NJSHAD indicator data for this measure.State 79.4U.S. NA NA=Data not available.Essex Compared to State
Description of GaugeDescription of the Gauge
This graphic is based on the county data to the left. It compares the county value of this indicator to the state overall value.- Excellent = The county's value on this indicator is BETTER than the state value, and the difference IS statistically significant.
- Watch = The county's value is BETTER than state value, but the difference IS NOT statistically significant.
- Improvement Needed = The county's value on this indicator is WORSE than the state value, but the difference IS NOT statistically significant.
- Reason for Concern = The county's value on this indicator is WORSE than the state value, and the difference IS statistically significant.
The county value is considered statistically significantly different from the state value if the state value is outside the range of the county's 95% confidence interval. If the county's data or 95% confidence interval information is not available, a blank gauge image will be displayed with the message, "missing information."NOTE: The labels used on the gauge graphic are meant to describe the county's status in plain language. The placement of the gauge needle is based solely on the statistical difference between the county and state values. When selecting priority health issues to work on, a county should take into account additional factors such as how much improvement could be made, the U.S. value, the statistical stability of the county number, the severity of the health condition, and whether the difference is clinically significant.
Why Is This Important?
About one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer during their lifetime and this risk increases with age. A mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast and is the most accurate tool for detecting breast cancer. Health care providers use a mammogram to look for early signs of breast cancer.Risk and Resiliency Factors
Factors that are negatively associated with self-report of breast cancer screening according to current guidelines include having an '''annual income of less than 139% of poverty level''' and being '''non-Hispanic Asian''' or '''non-Hispanic White'''. ([https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093265/ Hall et al., 2018]) Note: [https://www-doh.state.nj.us/doh-shad/query/builder/njbrfs/Mammo/MammoAA11_.html Custom data views] of the estimated prevalence of adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines among New Jersey women by selected '''sociodemographic and other characteristics''' (including '''income''' and '''race/ethnicity''') can be generated using the New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey interactive query module.How Are We Doing?
The percentage of New Jersey women who are current with breast cancer screening recommendations has remained stable for over the last five years at approximately 80%.What Is Being Done?
The New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED) Program provides comprehensive outreach, education and screening services for breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancers. The services provided by NJCEED include: *Education *Outreach *Screening *Case Management *Tracking *Follow-up *Facilitation into TreatmentHealthy People Objective C-17:
Increase the proportion of women who receive a breast cancer screening based on the most recent guidelinesU.S. Target: 81.1 percent
State Target: 87.5 percent
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Note
Estimates are age-adjusted using the 2000 U.S. standard population. *2019 data is not included in the average estimated prevalence. No data is available for 2019.Data Sources
Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, [http://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/njbrfs/]Measure Description for Self-Reported Breast Cancer Screening Among Women
Definition: Estimated percentage of New Jersey women aged 50 to 74 years who reported having a mammogram in the last two years.
Numerator: The number of women 50 to 74 years or older who reported having a mammogram in the last two years.
Denominator: The total number of female survey respondents aged 50 to 74 excluding those who responded "don't know" or "refused" to the numerator question.