REGION | AGE GROUPS OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY PARTICIPANTS, N (%)*† | TOTAL | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
40–49 Y | 50–59 Y | 60–69 Y | 70–74 Y | ||
Ontario | 307 030 (30.8) | 623 259 (64.3) | 570 336 (74.2) | 139 998 (64.1) | 1 640 623 (55.5) |
British Columbia | 139 471 (41.1) | 201 185 (61.1) | 198 473 (68.2) | 42 132 (58.7) | 581 261 (56.3) |
Alberta | 100 845 (45.8) | 183 152 (66.5) | 122 969 (69.2) | 31 635 (62.7) | 438 601 (60.6) |
Saskatchewan | 13 960 (25.0) | 45 015 (59.7) | 30 358 (58.4) | 9082 (49.7) | 98 415 (48.8) |
Manitoba | 26 178 (30.5) | 58 124 (65.6) | 41 908 (70.6) | 12 961 (56.5) | 139 171 (54.2) |
Quebec | 97 468 (18.9) | 389 201 (63.1) | 313 743 (69.4) | 89 662 (52.5) | 890 074 (50.7) |
New Brunswick | 11 712 (22.3) | 38 824 (61.3) | 35 839 (67.2) | 8741 (51.7) | 95 116 (51.1) |
Nova Scotia | 29 581 (45.2) | 51 001 (60.1) | 36 135 (58.9) | 11 337 (50.4) | 128 054 (54.7) |
Prince Edward Island | 5629 (56.1) | 6221 (54.0) | 6125 (52.8) | 1871 (65.2) | 19 846 (55.1) |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 15 914 (42.6) | 24 399 (59.8) | 27 843 (68.9) | 4609 (57.8) | 72 765 (57.5) |
Territories | 2273 (31.4) | 3582 (55.2) | 1739 (49.2) | 138 (35.4) | 7732 (43.8) |
CCHS—Canadian Community Health Survey.
↵* Women whose responses were “don’t know,” “refused,” or “not stated” to the questions asking if they ever had a mammogram and when was the last time they had a mammogram were excluded.
↵† Women who reported that they had had a mammogram less than 2 y ago and selected age, having regular checkups or routine screening, having family history of breast cancer, or using hormone replacement therapy as reasons for having a mammogram were considered screening participants.