BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	4,112	2,892	64.8	62.5-67.1	1,220	35.2	32.9-37.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,575	2,596	67.7	65.2-70.0	979	32.3	30.0-34.8
No	526	290	48.8	42.0-55.7	236	51.2	44.3-58.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	112	58	39.5	26.6-54.0	54	60.5	46.0-73.4
Recommended Range	1,729	1,158	61.2	57.4-64.8	571	38.8	35.2-42.6
Overweight	1,108	823	70.7	66.5-74.6	285	29.3	25.4-33.5
Obese	827	628	72.6	67.7-76.9	199	27.4	23.1-32.3
Current Smoker
No	3,261	2,345	66.2	63.5-68.7	916	33.8	31.3-36.5
Yes	833	531	60.0	54.8-65.0	302	40.0	35.0-45.2
Binge Drinker
No	3,894	2,786	66.3	63.9-68.6	1,108	33.7	31.4-36.1
Yes	176	78	35.2	26.3-45.3	98	64.8	54.7-73.7
Heavy Drinker
No	3,946	2,790	65.0	62.6-67.3	1,156	35.0	32.7-37.4
Yes	126	79	61.4	48.1-73.2	47	38.6	26.8-51.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	1,382	914	60.2	56.1-64.2	468	39.8	35.8-43.9
Some Physical Activity	1,656	1,163	63.9	60.2-67.4	493	36.1	32.6-39.8
Physically Inactive	837	636	72.3	67.1-77.1	201	27.7	22.9-32.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	875	725	83.7	79.6-87.0	150	16.3	13.0-20.4
No	3,226	2,156	59.4	56.7-62.1	1,070	40.6	37.9-43.3
Disability Status
Yes	1,020	840	81.3	77.1-84.8	180	18.7	15.2-22.9
No	2,930	1,943	59.8	57.0-62.6	987	40.2	37.4-43.0
Current Asthma
Yes	331	247	75.4	67.7-81.7	84	24.6	18.3-32.3
No	3,766	2,635	63.9	61.4-66.3	1,131	36.1	33.7-38.6
Diabetes
Yes	320	282	87.4	81.4-91.7	38	12.6	8.3-18.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	55	27	66.6	51.0-79.2	28	33.4	20.8-49.0
No	3,735	2,582	62.8	60.3-65.3	1,153	37.2	34.7-39.7
Arthritis
Yes	1,462	1,281	85.4	82.3-88.0	181	14.6	12.0-17.7
No	2,574	1,555	54.4	51.4-57.3	1,019	45.6	42.7-48.6

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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.