How representative are the BCSC data?
BCSC data include women undergoing breast imaging as performed in the community in the US. BCSC sites are in counties comprising approximately 8% of the nation’s population. A comparison of those counties to the US as a whole, using American Community Survey 2020 census data, is shown below.
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BCSC counties |
All US counties |
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Sociodemographic Characteristics |
Median Family Income1 |
$81,764 |
$65,763 |
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Percent Unemployed2 |
5.3% |
5.5% |
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Percent with High School Degree3 |
90.4% |
88.4% |
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Women 40+ (percent of total population)4 |
25.0% |
25.1% |
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Women 45+ (percent of total population)4 |
21.7% |
22.1% |
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Sociodemographic Characteristics in Women Aged 45+ |
Percent Hispanic5 |
10.1% |
12.7% |
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Percent Black5 |
11.6% |
11.5% |
Source: County-level data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Note: Medians and percents are calculated separately for BCSC counties and for all US counties.
1Median family income is calculated as the median of county-level median family incomes.
2Percent unemployed is calculated using the civilian labor force as the denominator.
3Percent with a high school degree is calculated using the population aged 25 and older as the denominator.
4Percentages are calculated using the total population as the denominator.
5Percentages are calculated using the population of women aged 45 and older as the denominator.