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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health--WHITE Respondents Only

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 3,094 2,322 74.2 71.8-76.5 307 10.5 9.0-12.2 88 2.8 2.1- 3.7 67 2.0 1.4- 2.9 310 10.5 8.8-12.4
GENDER
Female 3,094 2,322 74.2 71.8-76.5 307 10.5 9.0-12.2 88 2.8 2.1- 3.7 67 2.0 1.4- 2.9 310 10.5 8.8-12.4
AGE
18-24 199 133 66.4 56.0-75.4 24 10.6 5.9-18.2 3 1.1 0.3- 4.4 1 0.8 0.1- 5.8 38 21.1 13.7-31.2
25-34 496 389 78.2 72.2-83.2 53 9.5 6.6-13.7 14 3.0 1.4- 6.3 7 1.4 0.5- 4.1 33 7.8 4.5-13.1
35-44 532 406 72.6 66.6-77.9 59 13.3 9.4-18.5 23 4.6 2.6- 8.0 15 2.4 1.1- 5.1 29 7.1 4.3-11.4
45-54 601 469 74.0 68.2-79.0 63 12.7 9.2-17.4 17 2.7 1.4- 4.9 11 1.9 0.7- 4.9 41 8.8 5.7-13.2
55-64 475 380 84.6 79.9-88.3 35 6.7 4.3-10.4 5 0.8 0.3- 2.1 12 1.7 0.8- 3.4 43 6.2 3.9- 9.7
65-74 414 311 75.2 68.7-80.7 34 7.7 4.8-12.0 9 2.0 1.0- 4.1 10 2.5 1.1- 5.4 50 12.7 8.6-18.4
75+ 357 222 62.0 54.6-68.8 37 11.8 7.7-17.5 17 5.2 2.8- 9.5 11 4.2 1.7- 9.9 70 16.9 12.5-22.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 251 66.5 59.2-73.1 45 11.3 7.7-16.3 15 3.5 1.7- 7.0 15 2.4 1.0- 5.6 78 16.3 11.5-22.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 887 627 70.0 65.4-74.2 101 11.7 9.0-15.2 25 2.4 1.4- 4.2 32 3.4 2.1- 5.4 102 12.5 9.5-16.3
Some Post-H.S. 786 620 75.1 70.1-79.5 64 10.1 7.2-14.0 22 2.8 1.7- 4.8 12 1.6 0.7- 3.7 68 10.3 7.2-14.5
College Graduate 1,010 821 83.0 79.5-86.1 96 8.8 6.6-11.7 25 2.8 1.6- 4.9 8 0.5 0.2- 1.2 60 4.9 3.4- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 305 204 69.9 61.3-77.3 31 8.5 5.1-13.7 10 1.9 0.8- 4.3 13 4.6 1.9-10.6 47 15.2 9.4-23.5
$15,000- 24,999 454 310 71.8 65.1-77.7 52 12.1 7.9-18.0 17 3.2 1.5- 6.4 14 1.9 1.0- 3.7 61 11.0 7.6-15.6
$25,000- 34,999 354 275 77.2 70.4-82.8 25 7.3 4.3-12.3 9 3.5 1.7- 7.0 9 3.2 1.3- 7.7 36 8.8 5.5-13.9
$35,000- 49,999 401 332 81.3 75.1-86.2 32 9.9 6.3-15.1 6 1.9 0.6- 6.0 9 1.5 0.7- 3.1 22 5.5 3.0- 9.7
$50,000-74,999 389 326 82.4 75.6-87.6 27 7.9 4.5-13.5 11 2.0 0.9- 4.4 6 1.3 0.4- 4.6 19 6.3 3.2-11.9
$75,000+ 389 329 83.3 77.8-87.6 37 10.1 6.9-14.5 4 1.3 0.4- 4.0 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 18 4.9 2.6- 9.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 229 171 75.8 69.0-81.5 21 8.0 5.0-12.6 9 4.0 1.9- 8.2 5 2.1 0.8- 5.5 23 10.1 6.4-15.4
Forsyth 214 166 74.4 66.7-80.8 15 8.8 5.2-14.5 3 1.3 0.4- 4.9 2 1.3 0.3- 5.3 28 14.1 9.1-21.1
Guilford 178 132 76.5 69.0-82.6 15 8.1 4.8-13.5 8 4.2 1.9- 8.9 5 2.1 0.8- 5.4 18 9.0 5.2-15.1
Henderson/Transylvania 256 181 69.4 62.4-75.6 30 12.9 8.9-18.6 6 2.4 1.1- 5.3 5 3.3 1.2- 8.6 34 12.0 8.3-17.0
Mecklenburg 174 141 83.0 76.2-88.1 15 7.2 4.1-12.2 6 4.4 1.9-10.1 4 1.9 0.7- 5.2 8 3.5 1.7- 7.1
Orange 208 170 66.0 47.3-80.7 23 20.1 7.1-45.2 2 0.8 0.2- 3.1 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 11 12.6 5.9-24.9
Pitt 180 147 85.3 78.6-90.1 16 7.5 4.2-12.8 4 1.3 0.5- 3.6 3 1.3 0.4- 4.4 10 4.7 2.4- 8.9
Randolph 223 161 74.7 64.9-82.5 17 7.4 4.2-12.8 8 2.9 1.4- 6.0 11 4.2 2.1- 8.2 26 10.7 5.9-18.7
Robeson 104 83 82.4 73.4-88.8 10 9.2 4.7-17.3 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.7 0.7-10.3 9 5.7 2.9-10.9
Wake 179 139 79.7 71.9-85.8 23 10.1 6.5-15.4 5 2.1 0.8- 5.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 11 7.6 3.6-15.4
Western NC 351 233 65.9 59.9-71.5 42 13.8 9.8-19.2 17 5.0 3.0- 8.2 10 2.2 1.1- 4.3 49 12.9 9.5-17.5
Piedmont NC 455 344 74.4 69.3-78.9 44 11.0 8.0-15.0 14 2.6 1.4- 4.9 9 1.8 0.9- 3.8 44 10.1 7.2-14.1
Eastern NC 343 254 73.3 67.4-78.6 36 9.9 6.9-14.1 6 1.9 0.8- 4.6 8 2.6 1.2- 5.5 39 12.3 8.4-17.6

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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.

** 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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