Response Category | Percentage of Responses |
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Responses About Changes in Age To Start Screening | |
Accurate Responses About Guidelines Change | |
Start at 50 | 9.9% |
Example: “Used to be 35 or 40 but now it’s 50” | |
Start later (no specific age mentioned) | 19.8% |
Example: “Raised the age” | |
Inaccurate Responses About Guidelines Change | |
Start at age earlier than 50 (specific age mentioned) | 6.4% |
Example: “Age 45 recommend every two years” | |
Start earlier (no specific age mentioned) | 10.3% |
Example: “changed the age in which to get first mammogram” | |
Change in age (no direction mentioned) | 4.4% |
Example: “changed the age in which to get first mammogram” | |
Don’t Know/Uncategorizable | 21% |
Example: “Insurance changes”, “I don’t know” | |
Response did not include statement about age | 27.9% |
Responses About Changes to Frequency of Screening | Percentage of Responses |
Accurate Responses About Guidelines Change | |
Every two years | 16.8% |
Example: “went from every year to two years” | |
Less frequent (no specific timetable mentioned) | 19.3% |
Example: “Length between increase” | |
Inaccurate Responses About Guidelines Change | |
Every year | 3.9% |
Example: “lower the start age to 35 and made it annually” | |
More frequent (no specific timetable mentioned) | 8.9% |
Example: “I think they want you to have them more often” | |
Change in frequency ( no direction mentioned) | 4.0% |
Example: “The year was changed and how often” | |
Don’t Know/Uncategorizable | 21% |
Example: “More research done”, “I don’t know” | |
Response did not include statement about frequency | 26.1% |