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Study Background and Methods

Environment and Human Health, Inc. commissioned the University of Connecticut's Department of Public Policy to conduct a survey of female Connecticut residents about their knowledge, opinions and attitudes on breast cancer. The survey was conducted as part of the research initiative to better understand how women view their risks for getting breast cancer, as well as their knowledge of prevention strategies and screening opportunities.

In total, 669 telephone interviews were completed with adult women across the state of Connecticut. Extra interviews were conducted with African-American and Hispanic women to allow for adequate subgroup analysis. The interviews were conducted between July 19 and August 5, 2005.

The sample was generated using Random Digit Dialing (RDD) Techniques to ensure that all Connecticut households with a telephone had an equal probability of selection. The data were weighted to the Current Woman Population Survey statistics for age, race and education. The margin of error is +/-3.8% at the 95% level of confidence for the total adult population. This means that there is less than one chance in twenty that the results of a survey of this size would differ by more than 3.8% in either direction from results that would be obtainedif all adult women in Connecticut had been interviewed. The sampling error is larger for the subgroups assessed.

The survey instrument used in asking women their thoughts on breast cancer risks had the responding choices of: very important; somewhat important; not too important; not at all important; don't know. The survey instrument can be found by clicking here.

 

 

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