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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years (Women age 40 +)

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,700 2,185 81.2 78.9-83.3 515 18.8 16.7-21.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,420 2,011 83.7 81.5-85.7 409 16.3 14.3-18.5
No 275 170 59.8 50.2-68.7 105 40.2 31.3-49.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 60 43 68.1 48.4-82.9 17 31.9 17.1-51.6
Recommended Range 1,062 868 82.9 79.3-86.0 194 17.1 14.0-20.7
Overweight 782 639 82.4 78.3-85.9 143 17.6 14.1-21.7
Obese 601 485 80.7 75.4-85.0 116 19.3 15.0-24.6
Current Smoker
No 2,190 1,807 82.7 80.3-84.9 383 17.3 15.1-19.7
Yes 496 367 75.7 69.5-81.0 129 24.3 19.0-30.5
Binge Drinker
No 2,610 2,118 81.3 79.0-83.4 492 18.7 16.6-21.0
Yes 62 46 77.5 59.6-89.0 16 22.5 11.0-40.4
Heavy Drinker
No 2,594 2,104 81.1 78.8-83.3 490 18.9 16.7-21.2
Yes 81 64 85.5 72.8-92.8 17 14.5 7.2-27.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 829 693 83.2 79.0-86.8 136 16.8 13.2-21.0
Some Physical Activity 1,064 886 84.0 80.5-87.0 178 16.0 13.0-19.5
Physically Inactive 638 476 75.0 69.6-79.6 162 25.0 20.4-30.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 729 571 81.0 76.8-84.6 158 19.0 15.4-23.2
No 1,962 1,607 81.3 78.5-83.8 355 18.7 16.2-21.5
Disability Status
Yes 849 669 79.8 75.4-83.5 180 20.2 16.5-24.6
No 1,752 1,440 81.7 78.8-84.3 312 18.3 15.7-21.2
Current Asthma
Yes 216 179 85.0 76.3-90.9 37 15.0 9.1-23.7
No 2,476 2,000 80.9 78.5-83.1 476 19.1 16.9-21.5
Diabetes
Yes 288 238 85.7 79.8-90.1 50 14.3 9.9-20.2
Yes, During Pregnancy 22 17 88.6 70.9-96.2 5 11.4 3.8-29.1
No 2,389 1,929 80.4 77.9-82.8 460 19.6 17.2-22.1
Arthritis
Yes 1,258 1,061 84.4 81.2-87.2 197 15.6 12.8-18.8
No 1,392 1,088 78.3 74.8-81.3 304 21.7 18.7-25.2

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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