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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 your last breast exam?*

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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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,532 2,716 76.7 74.4-78.8 324 10.0 8.4-11.8 85 2.4 1.8- 3.2 68 1.9 1.3- 2.6 339 9.1 7.7-10.6
No 522 288 54.9 48.0-61.7 84 15.8 11.6-21.2 28 4.7 2.7- 8.0 21 2.1 1.1- 3.9 101 22.5 16.9-29.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 111 79 66.7 48.5-80.9 10 2.7 1.1- 6.4 3 0.7 0.2- 2.9 1 1.1 0.1- 7.2 18 28.9 15.0-48.3
Recommended Range 1,711 1,296 75.3 71.7-78.5 157 10.7 8.3-13.8 46 2.5 1.6- 3.7 35 1.8 1.1- 3.0 177 9.7 7.7-12.2
Overweight 1,094 825 76.2 72.4-79.6 106 9.8 7.6-12.5 31 2.9 1.8- 4.7 19 1.3 0.7- 2.4 113 9.8 7.5-12.8
Obese 818 589 70.9 66.0-75.3 94 12.6 9.5-16.5 24 3.4 2.0- 5.8 24 2.9 1.6- 5.1 87 10.3 7.6-13.7
Current Smoker
No 3,225 2,420 73.9 71.4-76.2 330 11.6 9.9-13.6 81 2.5 1.8- 3.3 63 1.7 1.2- 2.4 331 10.3 8.7-12.1
Yes 823 577 71.4 66.4-75.9 78 8.4 6.0-11.7 32 3.7 2.2- 6.0 26 2.7 1.5- 4.9 110 13.9 10.5-18.1
Binge Drinker
No 3,848 2,855 73.6 71.4-75.8 390 11.0 9.5-12.8 107 2.8 2.1- 3.6 84 1.9 1.4- 2.5 412 10.7 9.2-12.4
Yes 175 126 74.0 63.8-82.2 14 7.7 3.4-16.8 5 2.4 0.8- 7.4 3 2.3 0.6- 9.3 27 13.5 8.0-22.0
Heavy Drinker
No 3,899 2,890 73.5 71.3-75.7 393 10.9 9.4-12.6 107 2.7 2.0- 3.5 85 1.9 1.4- 2.6 424 11.0 9.5-12.7
Yes 126 93 75.6 62.4-85.3 12 10.2 3.8-25.0 6 7.3 2.9-17.3 2 1.4 0.2- 7.4 13 5.4 2.7-10.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,374 1,044 75.5 71.7-78.9 136 9.0 7.1-11.4 47 3.0 1.9- 4.6 31 2.1 1.3- 3.4 116 10.4 7.8-13.8
Some Physical Activity 1,642 1,262 75.4 71.9-78.6 157 11.4 8.9-14.4 37 2.6 1.7- 3.9 29 1.5 0.9- 2.5 157 9.2 7.2-11.6
Physically Inactive 822 549 67.6 62.5-72.3 88 13.0 9.7-17.3 23 2.5 1.4- 4.3 21 2.5 1.3- 4.8 141 14.4 11.3-18.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 859 579 68.5 63.7-73.0 84 11.2 8.3-15.1 34 3.9 2.5- 6.0 26 2.4 1.4- 4.1 136 14.0 10.9-17.9
No 3,193 2,418 74.7 72.2-77.0 325 10.8 9.1-12.7 79 2.4 1.8- 3.3 63 1.8 1.2- 2.5 308 10.3 8.7-12.2
Disability Status
Yes 1,001 699 68.9 64.2-73.1 105 12.3 9.3-16.1 38 4.2 2.7- 6.5 29 2.4 1.4- 4.1 130 12.2 9.4-15.7
No 2,909 2,206 74.7 72.1-77.2 285 10.5 8.8-12.5 69 2.2 1.6- 3.1 57 1.8 1.2- 2.6 292 10.8 9.0-12.8
Current Asthma
Yes 324 235 76.3 69.1-82.3 35 8.0 4.8-13.0 14 5.1 2.6- 9.7 8 2.0 0.9- 4.4 32 8.6 5.1-14.3
No 3,725 2,762 73.2 70.9-75.4 373 11.1 9.5-12.9 99 2.6 1.9- 3.4 81 1.9 1.4- 2.6 410 11.3 9.7-13.0
Diabetes
Yes 317 223 74.0 66.8-80.1 32 11.9 7.5-18.5 10 3.0 1.4- 6.2 10 1.3 0.6- 3.0 42 9.8 6.5-14.5
Yes, During Pregnancy 53 37 64.1 45.3-79.4 7 11.7 4.5-26.9 5 18.0 6.8-39.6 0 0.0 . - . 4 6.2 1.5-22.5
No 3,691 2,745 73.5 71.2-75.7 370 10.8 9.2-12.6 98 2.4 1.8- 3.2 79 2.0 1.5- 2.7 399 11.3 9.7-13.1
Arthritis
Yes 1,437 1,073 75.6 72.2-78.8 130 10.3 8.1-13.1 47 3.6 2.5- 5.3 34 2.1 1.3- 3.6 153 8.3 6.5-10.5
No 2,556 1,884 72.1 69.2-74.8 272 11.4 9.5-13.6 64 2.3 1.6- 3.2 53 1.8 1.3- 2.6 283 12.4 10.4-14.7

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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.

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

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