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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health--WHITE Respondents Only

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 3,111 1,596 47.4 44.9-50.0 320 9.8 8.4-11.4 122 3.3 2.5- 4.3 183 5.3 4.3- 6.5 890 34.2 31.7-36.8
AGE
18-24 198 26 14.7 8.5-24.4 5 2.8 0.8- 9.2 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 165 80.7 70.8-87.9
25-34 495 29 6.3 3.9- 9.8 17 2.0 0.9- 4.4 6 0.9 0.2- 3.1 20 3.6 2.0- 6.6 423 87.2 82.7-90.7
35-44 536 233 41.3 35.5-47.2 58 12.0 8.6-16.5 27 5.6 3.3- 9.5 45 7.6 4.9-11.6 173 33.6 28.1-39.6
45-54 600 397 62.5 56.4-68.2 94 18.1 13.8-23.3 33 5.3 3.2- 8.8 35 4.4 2.9- 6.8 41 9.7 6.4-14.6
55-64 477 357 78.2 72.8-82.8 57 10.9 7.7-15.3 16 1.6 0.8- 3.1 21 4.4 2.3- 8.1 26 4.9 2.9- 8.1
65-74 420 316 77.2 71.1-82.3 42 8.2 5.4-12.2 17 3.1 1.6- 5.8 21 6.0 3.4-10.5 24 5.6 3.2- 9.4
75+ 365 225 61.9 54.7-68.7 47 12.9 8.8-18.5 20 5.0 2.9- 8.5 37 9.7 6.4-14.3 36 10.5 6.7-16.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 406 218 52.9 45.1-60.5 48 13.0 8.6-19.1 24 4.5 2.5- 8.0 35 8.2 5.3-12.6 81 21.4 15.4-29.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 893 472 49.0 44.3-53.6 95 9.0 6.8-11.7 38 3.3 2.1- 5.2 50 4.6 3.0- 7.0 238 34.2 29.6-39.0
Some Post-H.S. 789 411 46.5 41.5-51.5 71 8.2 5.9-11.2 25 2.7 1.5- 4.8 40 4.7 3.0- 7.3 242 37.9 33.0-43.2
College Graduate 1,016 491 43.5 39.1-48.1 104 10.7 8.2-13.8 35 3.3 1.8- 5.7 58 5.1 3.6- 7.3 328 37.4 33.1-41.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 308 156 46.2 38.0-54.5 29 7.7 4.5-12.7 19 3.6 1.8- 7.1 34 12.6 7.6-20.1 70 30.0 22.2-39.1
$15,000- 24,999 457 219 49.0 41.7-56.3 46 9.9 6.1-15.6 26 4.9 2.6- 8.8 26 4.8 2.7- 8.5 140 31.4 25.2-38.5
$25,000- 34,999 355 177 44.2 36.9-51.7 31 7.7 4.8-12.2 11 3.6 1.6- 8.0 12 3.1 1.5- 6.2 124 41.4 34.2-49.0
$35,000- 49,999 403 209 46.8 40.1-53.7 38 10.0 6.6-15.0 8 2.3 0.8- 6.3 21 4.7 2.7- 8.3 127 36.1 29.6-43.1
$50,000-74,999 391 190 47.4 40.4-54.6 40 10.4 6.8-15.5 11 2.7 1.2- 6.0 24 4.0 2.3- 6.8 126 35.4 28.7-42.8
$75,000+ 389 209 49.7 42.9-56.5 44 10.9 7.6-15.3 10 1.6 0.6- 4.2 15 3.3 1.5- 7.0 111 34.6 28.1-41.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 228 124 53.3 45.6-60.8 29 12.4 8.4-17.9 11 3.5 1.8- 6.7 14 5.3 2.9- 9.4 50 25.6 19.5-32.7
Forsyth 214 111 47.3 39.9-54.8 25 11.4 7.6-16.8 7 2.8 1.3- 5.9 19 10.2 6.4-15.8 52 28.3 21.6-36.1
Guilford 181 97 53.4 45.3-61.4 19 11.7 7.4-18.1 11 5.4 2.7-10.7 10 4.9 2.5- 9.4 44 24.5 18.1-32.3
Henderson/Transylvania 259 148 53.6 46.3-60.7 29 12.7 8.7-18.2 12 4.2 2.3- 7.7 11 4.1 2.1- 7.8 59 25.4 19.5-32.4
Mecklenburg 173 91 51.0 43.0-59.1 13 7.8 4.3-13.6 4 2.8 1.0- 7.4 12 4.9 2.7- 8.8 53 33.5 26.1-41.8
Orange 207 106 41.3 29.8-53.9 18 5.0 2.8- 8.8 3 0.7 0.2- 2.6 8 3.4 1.5- 7.5 72 49.5 35.8-63.2
Pitt 180 88 54.6 44.0-64.8 15 6.7 3.8-11.4 8 2.9 1.3- 6.4 10 5.5 2.8-10.8 59 30.3 22.5-39.6
Randolph 227 119 51.6 40.5-62.6 20 8.1 4.8-13.4 8 2.3 1.0- 5.0 18 7.7 4.7-12.4 62 30.3 21.6-40.7
Robeson 104 61 58.2 47.7-68.0 9 8.3 4.1-16.3 4 4.8 1.8-12.4 4 4.6 1.7-11.8 26 24.0 16.4-33.7
Wake 179 79 42.2 34.3-50.5 24 12.4 8.2-18.3 7 2.7 1.2- 6.2 5 1.8 0.7- 4.7 64 40.9 32.8-49.5
Western NC 355 163 45.3 39.5-51.2 45 11.7 8.7-15.8 25 7.3 4.8-11.0 27 5.9 4.0- 8.8 95 29.7 24.3-35.7
Piedmont NC 458 240 50.2 44.7-55.6 44 9.9 7.0-13.6 9 0.8 0.3- 2.2 26 4.8 3.1- 7.3 139 34.4 29.4-39.8
Eastern NC 346 169 43.1 37.3-49.0 30 8.0 5.3-11.9 13 4.7 2.6- 8.4 19 6.1 3.7-10.0 115 38.1 32.2-44.4

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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.

** 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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