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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Routine Checkup--FEMALE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#		 Within the past year Within past 2 years Within past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,930 3,254 82.4 80.4-84.2 371 9.6 8.2-11.2 152 4.6 3.6- 5.9 135 3.0 2.3- 3.8 18 0.4 0.2- 0.8
RACE
White 3,009 2,493 81.5 79.2-83.5 282 9.7 8.3-11.4 117 5.3 4.0- 7.0 104 3.1 2.3- 4.1 13 0.4 0.2- 0.9
African American 634 544 86.2 80.7-90.4 59 10.0 6.2-15.7 16 1.9 1.0- 3.6 12 1.4 0.7- 3.1 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5
Asian 39 32 77.4 52.6-91.4 1 7.1 1.0-36.2 0 0.0 . - . 6 15.5 4.9-39.8 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 108 83 82.1 72.8-88.7 14 9.6 5.2-17.1 6 4.2 1.8- 9.5 5 4.1 1.6-10.1 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 115 82 82.7 72.8-89.5 12 5.7 2.5-12.1 11 6.5 2.8-14.1 8 4.3 1.4-12.2 2 0.9 0.2- 4.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 133 93 74.1 61.8-83.5 16 8.6 4.4-16.2 16 11.6 5.2-23.9 5 3.2 0.9-11.0 3 2.5 0.6- 9.9
-English Speaking 64 50 73.5 54.3-86.7 5 9.4 2.9-26.3 5 4.8 1.3-16.2 2 5.7 0.9-28.9 2 6.6 1.4-25.6
-Spanish Speaking 69 43 74.4 57.8-86.1 11 8.2 3.6-17.5 11 15.3 6.1-33.3 3 1.8 0.4- 7.9 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4
Non-Hispanic 3,792 3,156 82.8 80.8-84.6 355 9.7 8.3-11.3 136 4.3 3.3- 5.5 130 3.0 2.3- 3.8 15 0.3 0.1- 0.6
AGE
18-24 276 212 77.9 68.6-85.0 31 10.0 5.1-18.8 24 9.2 4.9-16.5 6 2.5 1.0- 6.3 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5
25-34 659 518 78.9 74.1-83.0 76 11.9 9.0-15.7 40 7.1 4.5-11.0 21 1.3 0.7- 2.1 4 0.8 0.2- 2.8
35-44 731 570 78.3 73.7-82.4 88 11.8 8.8-15.6 37 5.3 3.4- 8.4 32 4.1 2.5- 6.8 4 0.4 0.1- 2.0
45-54 769 643 83.7 79.5-87.2 69 8.8 6.3-12.2 23 3.5 1.9- 6.2 31 3.8 2.3- 6.3 3 0.2 0.1- 0.5
55-64 574 491 86.2 81.3-90.0 49 9.1 5.9-13.6 12 1.8 0.8- 3.8 22 3.0 1.5- 5.8 0 0.0 . - .
65-74 486 428 88.6 83.6-92.2 32 6.2 3.7-10.2 9 0.9 0.4- 2.2 16 3.8 1.8- 7.7 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0
75+ 404 364 90.9 86.8-93.9 23 4.6 2.6- 7.8 7 2.3 1.0- 5.3 7 1.6 0.7- 3.6 3 0.7 0.2- 2.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 600 487 83.9 78.8-87.9 60 9.5 6.6-13.5 25 4.1 2.0- 8.1 24 1.9 1.1- 3.4 4 0.7 0.2- 2.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,141 915 80.7 76.7-84.1 112 10.0 7.3-13.5 54 5.0 3.3- 7.3 50 3.5 2.4- 5.2 10 0.8 0.4- 2.0
Some Post-H.S. 995 833 81.2 77.2-84.7 88 9.1 7.0-11.9 42 6.6 4.3- 9.9 28 3.0 1.7- 5.2 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2
College Graduate 1,184 1,011 85.0 81.6-87.8 109 9.7 7.4-12.6 31 2.5 1.5- 4.0 33 2.9 1.8- 4.8 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 443 349 79.1 72.0-84.8 52 12.1 8.0-17.9 22 6.2 2.9-12.9 20 2.5 1.2- 5.2 0 0.0 . - .
$15,000- 24,999 665 532 82.6 78.2-86.3 63 8.1 5.6-11.6 35 5.4 3.5- 8.2 32 3.4 2.1- 5.6 3 0.4 0.1- 2.5
$25,000- 34,999 463 381 79.9 72.4-85.8 44 12.0 7.0-20.0 18 4.2 2.3- 7.5 18 3.3 1.7- 6.5 2 0.5 0.1- 3.2
$35,000- 49,999 482 412 84.6 79.4-88.6 40 8.6 5.8-12.7 14 4.6 2.4- 8.6 13 1.5 0.6- 3.3 3 0.8 0.1- 4.4
$50,000-74,999 443 383 83.7 77.4-88.5 32 8.7 5.3-13.9 15 4.4 2.1- 8.9 13 3.2 1.4- 7.3 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 433 374 87.5 83.1-90.9 35 8.6 5.7-12.6 10 1.7 0.7- 3.7 12 2.0 1.0- 3.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 246 214 86.5 80.7-90.7 19 7.5 4.5-12.2 7 3.8 1.6- 8.5 6 2.3 0.9- 5.3 0 0.0 . - .
Forsyth 279 230 81.3 75.1-86.2 31 12.7 8.5-18.6 8 3.0 1.4- 6.2 8 2.5 1.2- 5.0 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2
Guilford 253 208 83.8 78.0-88.3 23 8.3 5.1-13.1 10 3.5 1.8- 6.6 10 3.6 1.8- 7.0 2 0.8 0.2- 4.4
Henderson/Transylvania 274 225 81.6 74.9-86.9 28 10.8 6.8-16.5 8 2.6 1.1- 6.1 12 4.7 2.3- 9.1 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1
Mecklenburg 274 232 83.3 77.6-87.8 25 9.5 6.3-14.2 12 5.3 2.9- 9.7 4 1.3 0.5- 3.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6
Orange 245 210 87.5 81.4-91.8 25 8.8 5.4-14.0 5 2.6 1.0- 6.8 4 0.9 0.3- 2.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6
Pitt 252 214 85.2 79.1-89.7 24 9.6 6.0-15.0 6 2.2 1.0- 5.2 8 3.0 1.4- 6.3 0 0.0 . - .
Randolph 245 191 75.4 66.0-82.8 19 8.0 4.8-13.1 17 7.3 4.3-12.2 16 8.1 3.9-16.1 2 1.2 0.3- 5.1
Robeson 247 201 80.6 74.4-85.6 22 9.8 6.3-15.1 10 4.1 2.1- 7.8 11 4.3 2.3- 7.9 3 1.2 0.4- 3.9
Wake 237 183 78.7 72.3-83.9 35 14.5 10.2-20.2 10 3.1 1.6- 6.1 8 3.5 1.5- 7.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3
Western NC 362 289 81.5 76.8-85.5 33 8.4 5.8-12.0 19 5.5 3.3- 8.9 21 4.6 2.9- 7.1 0 0.0 . - .
Piedmont NC 533 446 80.2 75.2-84.4 47 10.8 7.6-15.3 23 5.0 3.1- 8.1 14 3.3 1.9- 5.8 3 0.6 0.2- 2.1
Eastern NC 483 411 85.4 81.2-88.8 40 7.4 5.2-10.4 17 4.8 2.7- 8.4 13 2.1 1.1- 3.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.5

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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