BRFSS 2002 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina

Women's Health

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,112	2,892	64.8	62.5-67.1	1,220	35.2	32.9-37.5
Piedmont NC	561	394	64.8	59.6-69.6	167	35.2	30.4-40.4
GENDER
Male	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Female	561	394	64.8	59.6-69.6	167	35.2	30.4-40.4
RACE
White	463	324	66.1	60.8-71.1	139	33.9	28.9-39.2
Other	95	67	57.6	43.2-70.8	28	42.4	29.2-56.8
AGE
18-44	229	87	35.3	28.2-43.1	142	64.7	56.9-71.8
45+	325	300	91.0	86.4-94.1	25	9.0	5.9-13.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	298	215	65.8	58.4-72.5	83	34.2	27.5-41.6
Some College +	262	178	63.2	55.9-69.9	84	36.8	30.1-44.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	289	205	66.2	58.6-72.9	84	33.8	27.1-41.4
$50,000+	131	83	59.7	49.3-69.4	48	40.3	30.6-50.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	254	196	73.9	67.2-79.7	58	26.1	20.3-32.8
Forsyth	285	208	68.1	61.2-74.3	77	31.9	25.7-38.8
Guilford	269	194	68.3	60.3-75.4	75	31.7	24.6-39.7
Henderson/Transylvania	284	217	74.6	67.3-80.7	67	25.4	19.3-32.7
Mecklenburg	287	193	61.6	54.5-68.2	94	38.4	31.8-45.5
Orange	257	165	51.8	40.2-63.2	92	48.2	36.8-59.8
Pitt	257	165	64.0	55.9-71.4	92	36.0	28.6-44.1
Randolph	256	182	65.5	55.7-74.1	74	34.5	25.9-44.3
Robeson	265	195	69.7	62.5-76.1	70	30.3	23.9-37.5
Wake	247	155	56.1	48.7-63.2	92	43.9	36.8-51.3
Western NC	375	272	69.8	64.0-75.1	103	30.2	24.9-36.0
Eastern NC	515	356	64.8	59.6-69.7	159	35.2	30.3-40.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,112

2,892

64.8

62.5-67.1

1,220

35.2

32.9-37.5

Piedmont NC

561

394

64.8

59.6-69.6

167

35.2

30.4-40.4

GENDER

Male

. - .

Female

561

394

64.8

59.6-69.6

167

35.2

30.4-40.4

RACE

White

463

324

66.1

60.8-71.1

139

33.9

28.9-39.2

Other

57.6

43.2-70.8

42.4

29.2-56.8

AGE

18-44

229

35.3

28.2-43.1

142

64.7

56.9-71.8

45+

325

300

91.0

86.4-94.1

9.0

5.9-13.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

298

215

65.8

58.4-72.5

34.2

27.5-41.6

Some College +

262

178

63.2

55.9-69.9

36.8

30.1-44.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

289

205

66.2

58.6-72.9

33.8

27.1-41.4

$50,000+

131

59.7

49.3-69.4

40.3

30.6-50.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

254

196

73.9

67.2-79.7

26.1

20.3-32.8

Forsyth

285

208

68.1

61.2-74.3

31.9

25.7-38.8

Guilford

269

194

68.3

60.3-75.4

31.7

24.6-39.7

Henderson/Transylvania

284

217

74.6

67.3-80.7

25.4

19.3-32.7

Mecklenburg

287

193

61.6

54.5-68.2

38.4

31.8-45.5

Orange

257

165

51.8

40.2-63.2

48.2

36.8-59.8

Pitt

257

165

64.0

55.9-71.4

36.0

28.6-44.1

Randolph

256

182

65.5

55.7-74.1

34.5

25.9-44.3

Robeson

265

195

69.7

62.5-76.1

30.3

23.9-37.5

Wake

247

155

56.1

48.7-63.2

43.9

36.8-51.3

Western NC

375

272

69.8

64.0-75.1

103

30.2

24.9-36.0

Eastern NC

515

356

64.8

59.6-69.7

159

35.2

30.3-40.4

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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.

** 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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