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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,548 1,882 49.3 46.8-51.8 372 10.2 8.9-11.8 124 2.8 2.1- 3.7 191 5.0 4.1- 6.1 979 32.6 30.3-35.1
No 519 165 28.8 23.1-35.3 52 8.2 5.5-12.0 27 5.1 2.9- 8.8 39 5.6 3.5- 9.0 236 52.3 45.3-59.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 111 41 31.9 20.3-46.1 9 2.9 1.1- 7.5 2 1.1 0.3- 4.3 5 3.5 1.3- 8.9 54 60.7 46.2-73.6
Recommended Range 1,714 833 43.9 40.4-47.5 150 9.2 7.4-11.4 61 2.8 1.9- 4.2 99 4.9 3.7- 6.5 571 39.1 35.5-42.9
Overweight 1,101 590 50.2 45.8-54.5 114 9.9 7.8-12.6 48 4.2 2.8- 6.3 64 6.2 4.2- 8.8 285 29.5 25.6-33.7
Obese 821 430 51.8 46.7-56.8 115 13.1 10.1-17.0 29 2.6 1.5- 4.3 48 4.6 3.2- 6.6 199 28.0 23.5-32.9
Current Smoker
No 3,236 1,704 48.2 45.6-50.8 332 10.0 8.6-11.6 109 2.9 2.2- 3.9 175 4.7 3.8- 5.8 916 34.2 31.6-36.8
Yes 824 334 39.4 34.5-44.5 91 9.9 7.3-13.3 43 3.9 2.4- 6.3 54 6.3 4.2- 9.3 302 40.5 35.5-45.7
Binge Drinker
No 3,861 1,989 47.6 45.2-50.0 401 9.9 8.6-11.4 147 3.3 2.6- 4.2 216 5.1 4.2- 6.2 1,108 34.1 31.7-36.5
Yes 176 43 20.6 13.9-29.4 19 8.3 4.2-15.7 4 0.6 0.2- 1.6 12 5.8 2.5-12.5 98 64.8 54.7-73.7
Heavy Drinker
No 3,914 1,976 46.3 44.0-48.7 412 9.9 8.7-11.4 146 3.2 2.5- 4.0 224 5.2 4.3- 6.2 1,156 35.4 33.0-37.8
Yes 125 59 46.9 34.3-60.0 9 7.2 2.9-16.9 6 3.4 1.0-10.7 4 3.8 0.9-13.7 47 38.7 26.9-52.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,377 668 43.4 39.6-47.3 124 8.4 6.6-10.6 51 3.6 2.4- 5.4 66 4.7 3.3- 6.7 468 39.9 35.9-44.1
Some Physical Activity 1,647 832 46.1 42.6-49.7 176 10.0 8.2-12.2 59 2.7 1.8- 3.9 87 4.8 3.5- 6.5 493 36.4 32.9-40.1
Physically Inactive 825 427 49.9 44.5-55.2 100 12.2 9.0-16.4 35 3.3 1.9- 5.6 62 6.6 4.8- 9.2 201 28.0 23.2-33.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 865 514 59.8 54.8-64.7 99 11.8 8.7-15.7 49 4.4 2.9- 6.8 53 7.3 5.1-10.4 150 16.7 13.2-20.8
No 3,202 1,530 42.4 39.9-45.0 324 9.4 8.1-10.9 102 2.8 2.1- 3.7 176 4.5 3.6- 5.6 1,070 40.9 38.2-43.6
Disability Status
Yes 1,008 598 58.8 54.0-63.5 115 11.5 8.7-15.1 52 3.5 2.2- 5.6 63 7.2 5.0-10.3 180 19.0 15.4-23.2
No 2,912 1,384 42.6 40.0-45.3 287 9.2 7.9-10.8 98 3.2 2.4- 4.2 156 4.4 3.5- 5.5 987 40.5 37.7-43.3
Current Asthma
Yes 327 167 53.7 45.3-61.9 44 14.0 8.8-21.6 18 3.5 1.7- 7.0 14 3.1 1.5- 6.2 84 25.7 19.1-33.5
No 3,738 1,880 45.7 43.3-48.1 378 9.6 8.3-11.0 134 3.1 2.4- 4.0 215 5.2 4.3- 6.3 1,131 36.4 34.0-38.9
Diabetes
Yes 318 203 63.3 55.3-70.7 50 18.9 12.9-26.8 11 2.1 0.9- 4.5 16 3.0 1.6- 5.6 38 12.7 8.4-18.9
Yes, During Pregnancy 54 21 53.7 37.1-69.6 2 2.1 0.5- 8.2 1 5.8 0.8-31.1 2 2.8 0.6-11.8 28 35.6 22.3-51.5
No 3,704 1,827 44.7 42.3-47.1 372 9.3 8.0-10.7 140 3.2 2.5- 4.1 212 5.3 4.4- 6.5 1,153 37.5 35.1-40.0
Arthritis
Yes 1,445 951 64.1 60.2-67.7 172 12.4 10.0-15.3 60 3.5 2.3- 5.1 81 5.3 3.8- 7.2 181 14.8 12.2-17.9
No 2,560 1,060 37.2 34.4-40.0 247 8.8 7.4-10.4 91 3.1 2.3- 4.2 143 5.0 3.9- 6.3 1,019 46.0 43.0-49.0

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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.

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

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