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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health--FEMALE Respondents Only

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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 4,063 3,007 73.4 71.2-75.5 409 10.9 9.4-12.6 113 2.7 2.1- 3.5 89 1.9 1.4- 2.6 445 11.1 9.6-12.8
RACE
White 3,094 2,322 74.2 71.8-76.5 307 10.5 9.0-12.2 88 2.8 2.1- 3.7 67 2.0 1.4- 2.9 310 10.5 8.8-12.4
African American 673 498 74.0 68.2-79.1 76 13.2 9.0-18.8 14 1.5 0.7- 3.4 12 1.8 0.9- 3.5 73 9.5 6.6-13.3
Asian 39 23 57.5 36.3-76.2 2 6.1 1.0-30.0 3 12.1 3.2-36.2 0 0.0 . - . 11 24.4 10.8-46.1
Native American 112 77 75.7 63.5-84.8 8 3.4 1.6- 7.3 1 0.6 0.1- 4.5 5 3.3 1.3- 8.3 21 16.9 9.2-28.8
Other Minorities 118 68 58.5 45.2-70.6 14 10.7 4.6-23.0 6 5.4 2.1-13.1 5 0.9 0.3- 2.5 25 24.5 14.7-37.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 140 86 62.8 50.0-74.0 17 8.4 4.2-16.2 6 5.0 2.0-12.1 5 0.8 0.3- 2.3 26 22.9 13.4-36.5
-English Speaking 70 53 80.7 65.0-90.4 4 6.1 1.5-22.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 12 12.9 5.7-26.6
-Spanish Speaking 70 33 51.7 35.1-67.9 13 9.8 4.4-20.6 6 8.1 3.1-19.2 4 1.2 0.4- 3.8 14 29.2 15.3-48.4
Non-Hispanic 3,916 2,915 73.8 71.6-75.9 392 11.0 9.5-12.8 107 2.6 2.0- 3.4 84 2.0 1.4- 2.7 418 10.5 9.1-12.1
AGE
18-24 292 195 65.8 56.6-73.9 33 11.9 6.4-20.9 6 1.3 0.5- 3.5 3 1.2 0.3- 4.3 55 19.8 13.7-27.7
25-34 686 527 77.1 72.1-81.5 69 8.2 5.9-11.4 17 2.3 1.2- 4.5 13 1.9 1.0- 3.7 60 10.5 7.1-15.1
35-44 746 563 73.0 67.8-77.6 83 13.8 10.2-18.2 27 4.1 2.4- 6.8 22 2.2 1.1- 4.1 51 7.0 4.7-10.4
45-54 793 608 73.4 68.5-77.8 86 13.5 10.2-17.6 26 3.4 2.0- 5.7 13 1.5 0.6- 3.7 60 8.2 5.7-11.7
55-64 594 465 81.3 76.5-85.3 46 7.3 4.9-10.7 7 1.3 0.5- 3.7 16 1.9 1.0- 3.7 60 8.1 5.4-11.9
65-74 493 362 74.2 68.4-79.4 42 7.6 5.0-11.4 12 2.4 1.2- 4.6 10 2.0 0.9- 4.3 67 13.8 9.9-18.9
75+ 420 261 62.1 55.3-68.5 45 12.6 8.5-18.3 18 4.4 2.4- 7.9 12 3.6 1.5- 8.3 84 17.3 13.0-22.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 622 379 67.0 61.1-72.4 76 11.6 8.5-15.6 25 4.2 2.5- 7.1 22 2.0 1.0- 4.0 120 15.2 11.4-20.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,186 844 69.7 65.4-73.7 128 12.2 9.2-15.9 32 2.2 1.3- 3.6 38 2.9 1.9- 4.4 144 13.0 10.2-16.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,026 797 74.9 70.6-78.8 88 10.7 8.0-14.1 26 2.5 1.6- 4.0 20 2.0 1.1- 3.6 95 9.9 7.3-13.2
College Graduate 1,218 983 81.8 78.4-84.8 115 8.5 6.5-11.0 29 2.7 1.6- 4.6 9 0.4 0.2- 1.0 82 6.5 4.8- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 462 304 69.6 62.7-75.7 50 10.4 6.8-15.4 16 3.2 1.5- 6.7 18 3.5 1.7- 7.1 74 13.3 9.1-19.0
$15,000- 24,999 685 472 72.8 67.3-77.6 75 11.3 8.0-15.7 22 2.7 1.5- 5.0 21 1.8 1.0- 3.1 95 11.4 8.3-15.5
$25,000- 34,999 483 377 74.4 66.9-80.7 30 8.6 4.3-16.6 11 3.1 1.6- 6.0 13 2.8 1.3- 5.9 52 11.1 7.3-16.5
$35,000- 49,999 495 401 79.7 74.1-84.3 41 9.7 6.5-14.2 9 2.0 0.8- 5.1 10 1.5 0.7- 3.2 34 7.1 4.5-11.1
$50,000-74,999 448 377 83.1 77.0-87.9 32 8.1 4.9-13.2 12 1.8 0.8- 3.9 6 1.2 0.3- 4.0 21 5.8 3.1-10.7
$75,000+ 445 376 83.3 77.8-87.6 44 11.2 7.6-16.2 4 1.1 0.4- 3.3 2 0.3 0.1- 1.8 19 4.2 2.2- 7.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 254 190 76.2 69.9-81.6 25 8.8 5.7-13.5 10 3.8 1.8- 7.5 5 1.9 0.7- 4.9 24 9.3 6.0-14.1
Forsyth 282 218 75.0 68.4-80.6 23 8.8 5.7-13.4 4 1.4 0.5- 4.1 3 1.8 0.6- 5.8 34 13.0 8.7-18.9
Guilford 265 202 74.8 66.4-81.7 24 11.1 5.8-20.0 9 2.8 1.4- 5.9 6 1.6 0.7- 3.8 24 9.6 5.8-15.6
Henderson/Transylvania 280 195 69.0 61.5-75.7 31 12.2 8.0-18.1 8 3.2 1.5- 6.7 5 2.7 1.0- 7.1 41 12.8 9.0-18.0
Mecklenburg 285 224 79.4 73.5-84.2 24 6.9 4.4-10.5 9 3.9 2.0- 7.7 9 3.5 1.7- 7.1 19 6.3 3.7-10.6
Orange 256 202 67.4 52.1-79.7 29 17.4 6.7-38.1 3 1.4 0.4- 5.0 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4 19 13.1 7.2-22.6
Pitt 255 201 82.7 77.0-87.2 22 7.0 4.3-11.0 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5 5 1.5 0.6- 3.7 23 7.9 5.0-12.3
Randolph 248 178 72.9 63.7-80.5 19 7.7 4.5-12.8 9 3.6 1.7- 7.4 11 3.7 1.9- 7.3 31 12.1 7.2-19.6
Robeson 263 180 68.2 61.0-74.5 26 8.5 5.6-12.5 5 1.4 0.5- 3.6 10 4.4 2.3- 8.3 42 17.5 12.2-24.5
Wake 246 187 77.4 70.6-83.0 30 10.7 7.2-15.7 6 1.6 0.7- 3.9 1 0.4 0.0- 2.5 22 9.9 5.9-16.0
Western NC 371 249 67.0 61.2-72.3 44 13.6 9.7-18.8 18 4.8 2.9- 7.8 11 2.3 1.2- 4.3 49 12.3 8.9-16.6
Piedmont NC 553 416 73.1 68.0-77.6 54 11.8 8.5-16.2 17 2.8 1.6- 4.8 10 1.6 0.8- 3.2 56 10.7 7.9-14.4
Eastern NC 505 365 72.4 67.4-76.8 58 10.8 8.0-14.4 11 2.2 1.1- 4.3 10 2.0 1.0- 4.0 61 12.7 9.4-16.9

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* This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a clinical breast exam 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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