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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health--FEMALE Respondents Only

How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*

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  Total
Respond.#
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,078 2,052 46.3 44.0-48.6 424 9.9 8.7-11.3 152 3.1 2.5- 4.0 230 5.1 4.2- 6.1 1,220 35.5 33.2-37.9
RACE
White 3,111 1,596 47.4 44.9-50.0 320 9.8 8.4-11.4 122 3.3 2.5- 4.3 183 5.3 4.3- 6.5 890 34.2 31.7-36.8
African American 674 338 47.1 41.4-52.9 83 11.0 8.1-14.6 13 1.6 0.7- 3.7 26 4.4 2.6- 7.4 214 35.9 30.0-42.1
Asian 40 14 25.4 12.4-45.0 2 0.7 0.2- 3.1 3 12.0 3.2-36.0 0 0.0 . - . 21 61.8 41.0-79.1
Native American 108 53 48.7 34.2-63.4 10 14.1 4.7-35.2 6 3.2 1.2- 8.2 11 7.6 3.9-14.2 28 26.4 16.4-39.7
Other Minorities 118 38 28.8 19.0-41.1 6 7.7 2.4-22.2 7 5.0 2.0-12.4 7 5.4 2.3-12.2 60 53.1 40.1-65.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 140 52 35.0 24.5-47.2 7 3.6 1.3- 9.8 10 5.8 2.6-12.5 6 2.0 0.6- 6.4 65 53.6 41.3-65.4
-English Speaking 69 35 58.4 41.0-74.0 5 7.0 1.9-23.0 4 3.5 1.0-12.1 4 3.8 0.8-16.5 21 27.2 14.8-44.4
-Spanish Speaking 71 17 21.2 11.3-36.2 2 1.6 0.4- 6.3 6 7.2 2.7-17.8 2 0.9 0.2- 3.8 44 69.2 53.7-81.3
Non-Hispanic 3,932 1,995 46.7 44.4-49.0 417 10.3 9.0-11.8 142 3.0 2.3- 3.9 224 5.3 4.4- 6.4 1,154 34.7 32.4-37.1
AGE
18-24 291 43 13.4 8.6-20.2 8 2.2 0.8- 6.1 5 1.6 0.6- 4.4 2 0.7 0.1- 4.3 233 82.1 74.8-87.6
25-34 686 56 9.6 6.8-13.3 26 3.1 1.7- 5.4 8 0.7 0.2- 2.1 30 4.5 2.7- 7.4 566 82.2 77.7-85.9
35-44 751 319 41.8 36.7-47.0 88 13.4 10.1-17.5 33 4.8 3.0- 7.8 60 7.6 5.2-11.0 251 32.3 27.7-37.4
45-54 792 531 63.9 58.7-68.8 120 17.5 13.8-22.0 43 5.3 3.4- 8.3 43 4.1 2.8- 6.0 55 9.1 6.3-13.0
55-64 595 445 77.5 72.4-81.9 72 11.0 8.0-15.0 20 2.1 1.0- 4.2 24 3.9 2.2- 7.0 34 5.5 3.4- 8.7
65-74 498 370 76.6 71.1-81.4 52 8.3 5.7-11.8 18 2.9 1.5- 5.4 27 6.2 3.7-10.1 31 6.0 3.7- 9.6
75+ 426 262 62.0 55.2-68.2 54 13.2 9.1-18.7 23 4.3 2.5- 7.2 41 9.4 6.4-13.6 46 11.2 7.5-16.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 622 328 51.4 44.9-57.8 82 12.4 9.0-16.9 34 4.5 2.7- 7.3 40 5.4 3.5- 8.3 138 26.3 20.5-33.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,192 608 47.0 42.8-51.1 125 9.3 7.2-11.8 48 2.9 1.9- 4.5 70 4.9 3.5- 6.9 341 35.9 31.7-40.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,028 518 45.4 41.0-49.9 88 7.9 5.9-10.4 29 2.5 1.5- 4.3 55 5.5 3.8- 8.0 338 38.7 34.2-43.3
College Graduate 1,225 593 43.3 39.3-47.4 125 10.7 8.3-13.6 41 3.2 1.9- 5.3 65 4.7 3.3- 6.7 401 38.1 34.2-42.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 461 233 49.4 42.2-56.6 45 8.1 5.1-12.4 23 3.8 1.9- 7.2 42 8.8 5.5-13.8 118 30.0 23.5-37.4
$15,000- 24,999 688 316 44.8 38.9-50.9 71 8.9 6.1-12.9 37 4.7 2.8- 7.6 37 4.8 3.0- 7.6 227 36.7 30.9-43.1
$25,000- 34,999 486 233 41.1 34.8-47.7 41 8.0 5.2-12.0 13 2.7 1.2- 5.7 20 3.1 1.8- 5.5 179 45.2 38.4-52.2
$35,000- 49,999 497 252 47.1 41.0-53.2 47 10.0 6.8-14.6 11 2.6 1.1- 6.1 25 5.0 3.0- 8.1 162 35.3 29.6-41.5
$50,000-74,999 451 224 48.6 42.0-55.3 47 10.3 7.0-14.9 13 2.5 1.2- 5.3 24 3.5 2.0- 5.9 143 35.1 28.8-41.9
$75,000+ 445 243 48.5 42.1-55.0 49 10.4 7.4-14.4 10 1.3 0.5- 3.4 20 5.9 3.1-11.0 123 33.9 27.8-40.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 253 133 51.8 44.5-59.0 36 14.0 9.9-19.5 12 3.3 1.8- 6.2 14 4.7 2.6- 8.4 58 26.2 20.4-32.9
Forsyth 282 146 46.1 39.5-52.8 32 11.4 7.8-16.4 7 2.0 0.9- 4.3 20 8.2 5.2-12.8 77 32.2 26.0-39.2
Guilford 267 141 49.9 42.5-57.2 25 9.5 6.3-14.1 13 4.0 2.1- 7.5 13 4.2 2.3- 7.4 75 32.5 25.3-40.5
Henderson/Transylvania 283 161 55.7 47.4-63.6 29 10.4 7.0-15.3 13 4.0 2.2- 7.3 13 4.4 2.4- 8.1 67 25.5 19.3-32.8
Mecklenburg 286 147 46.9 40.2-53.7 22 6.8 4.3-10.6 7 3.5 1.6- 7.6 16 4.2 2.4- 7.1 94 38.5 31.9-45.6
Orange 256 126 40.6 31.0-51.0 24 5.8 3.5- 9.3 4 1.4 0.4- 4.8 10 4.0 1.8- 8.5 92 48.3 36.9-59.9
Pitt 255 114 47.8 39.0-56.7 25 7.8 4.9-12.1 10 2.5 1.3- 5.1 14 5.8 3.3-10.1 92 36.1 28.7-44.3
Randolph 251 126 47.6 37.3-58.1 22 7.7 4.6-12.4 10 2.8 1.4- 5.6 19 7.0 4.4-11.2 74 34.9 26.2-44.8
Robeson 260 134 47.0 40.1-54.1 24 9.0 5.7-14.0 15 5.8 3.2-10.3 17 7.5 4.6-11.9 70 30.7 24.2-38.0
Wake 246 107 39.3 32.6-46.4 31 12.0 8.3-17.0 8 2.2 1.0- 4.7 8 2.4 1.1- 5.2 92 44.1 36.9-51.5
Western NC 375 171 45.2 39.6-51.0 48 11.7 8.7-15.6 26 7.3 4.8-10.9 27 5.6 3.8- 8.4 103 30.2 24.9-36.0
Piedmont NC 556 293 49.1 44.0-54.2 53 9.2 6.8-12.4 11 1.1 0.5- 2.6 32 4.9 3.3- 7.2 167 35.6 30.7-40.9
Eastern NC 508 253 44.1 39.2-49.2 53 10.3 7.6-13.9 16 4.0 2.4- 6.6 27 5.8 3.8- 8.8 159 35.8 30.8-41.0

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* This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.

#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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