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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Women's Health

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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%)
All Participants 145085 65,211 42.1 41.6-42.5 16,692 10.8 10.5-11.0 6,093 3.9 3.7- 4.0 10,756 6.7 6.5- 7.0 46,333 36.6 36.1-37.1
Alabama 2,041 999 45.4 43.0-47.8 242 10.9 9.6-12.5 83 3.8 3.0- 4.8 131 6.3 5.2- 7.7 586 33.5 31.1-36.0
Alaska 1,488 541 34.3 30.8-38.0 173 11.9 9.6-14.7 63 4.6 3.1- 6.7 142 7.3 5.6- 9.4 569 41.8 38.3-45.5
Arizona 1,922 905 44.0 40.8-47.3 216 11.3 9.3-13.5 90 4.5 3.4- 5.9 154 6.3 5.0- 7.8 557 34.0 30.9-37.3
Arkansas 2,370 984 38.3 36.1-40.6 300 11.2 9.9-12.6 108 4.1 3.3- 5.0 215 8.2 7.1- 9.5 763 38.1 35.8-40.5
California 2,410 1,005 38.8 36.4-41.2 268 10.2 8.8-11.6 96 3.5 2.7- 4.6 166 6.6 5.5- 7.8 875 40.9 38.5-43.4
Colorado 2,367 985 38.8 36.5-41.1 287 11.3 10.0-12.8 97 3.9 3.1- 4.8 192 7.3 6.2- 8.4 806 38.8 36.5-41.1
Connecticut 3,216 1,649 48.8 46.6-50.9 370 10.8 9.6-12.1 103 2.9 2.3- 3.7 187 5.0 4.2- 5.9 907 32.5 30.4-34.7
Delaware 2,420 1,286 50.3 47.2-53.4 272 9.5 8.1-11.0 91 3.9 2.9- 5.2 127 5.3 3.3- 8.3 644 31.1 28.3-34.0
District of Columbia 1,382 602 44.3 40.7-47.9 137 8.7 7.2-10.4 51 3.2 2.3- 4.5 74 5.1 3.9- 6.7 518 38.7 35.3-42.3
Florida 3,672 1,915 49.3 47.4-51.2 389 9.9 8.8-11.0 134 3.5 2.9- 4.2 254 6.7 5.9- 7.7 980 30.6 28.8-32.5
Georgia 3,159 1,373 39.8 37.7-41.9 396 11.7 10.5-13.1 137 4.3 3.6- 5.3 225 6.8 5.8- 8.1 1,028 37.3 35.2-39.6
Hawaii 3,357 1,409 38.8 36.7-40.9 391 10.2 9.0-11.5 148 4.3 3.5- 5.3 279 6.6 5.6- 7.6 1,130 40.2 38.0-42.4
Idaho 2,897 1,027 33.0 31.0-35.1 344 10.8 9.4-12.3 154 4.9 4.1- 5.8 300 9.0 7.9-10.3 1,072 42.3 40.1-44.6
Illinois 1,526 671 41.3 38.3-44.4 165 9.8 8.3-11.6 64 4.1 3.1- 5.4 126 7.5 6.2- 9.1 500 37.3 34.0-40.6
Indiana 3,455 1,463 39.0 37.2-40.8 423 12.0 10.8-13.3 155 4.3 3.6- 5.1 306 7.9 7.0- 8.9 1,108 36.9 35.0-38.8
Iowa 2,168 1,069 45.0 42.6-47.5 233 9.8 8.4-11.4 78 3.1 2.3- 4.0 173 6.9 5.9- 8.2 615 35.2 32.7-37.8
Kansas 2,704 1,266 44.1 42.0-46.2 273 9.2 8.1-10.4 103 3.4 2.7- 4.1 170 5.5 4.6- 6.4 892 37.9 35.8-40.1
Kentucky 4,471 2,095 43.2 40.8-45.7 551 11.6 10.4-13.0 191 3.8 3.1- 4.7 331 5.8 4.9- 6.7 1,303 35.6 33.0-38.2
Louisiana 3,171 1,546 46.0 44.1-48.0 290 8.6 7.6- 9.8 113 3.3 2.7- 4.1 189 5.8 5.0- 6.9 1,033 36.2 34.3-38.2
Maine 1,468 737 47.0 44.2-49.9 164 11.0 9.4-12.9 47 2.9 2.1- 3.9 95 6.2 5.1- 7.7 425 32.8 30.1-35.6
Maryland 2,635 1,308 45.7 43.3-48.0 290 10.9 9.5-12.5 103 3.8 3.0- 4.8 142 5.1 4.1- 6.2 792 34.6 32.3-37.0
Massachusetts 4,357 2,093 46.7 44.8-48.6 458 9.8 8.8-10.9 144 2.8 2.3- 3.4 213 5.0 4.3- 5.8 1,449 35.7 33.9-37.6
Michigan 3,495 1,588 41.8 39.8-43.9 447 12.3 11.0-13.8 159 4.3 3.5- 5.2 271 7.6 6.4- 9.0 1,030 33.9 31.9-36.1
Minnesota 2,593 1,235 42.8 40.6-45.0 323 11.6 10.3-13.0 89 3.3 2.6- 4.2 164 5.6 4.8- 6.7 782 36.7 34.5-39.0
Mississippi 2,654 1,099 38.4 36.3-40.6 326 10.9 9.6-12.2 144 5.3 4.4- 6.4 237 8.6 7.4- 9.9 848 36.9 34.7-39.1
Missouri 2,847 1,211 40.7 38.2-43.1 333 11.4 9.9-13.0 131 4.1 3.2- 5.1 251 7.7 6.5- 9.1 921 36.2 33.7-38.7
Montana 2,247 944 40.3 37.6-43.1 264 11.7 10.0-13.6 97 3.8 3.0- 4.9 225 7.8 6.6- 9.3 717 36.4 33.6-39.2
Nebraska 2,688 1,198 41.3 39.2-43.5 328 11.2 10.0-12.6 88 3.2 2.5- 4.2 191 6.2 5.3- 7.2 883 38.0 35.8-40.3
Nevada 1,587 662 39.4 36.0-42.9 195 11.4 9.4-13.9 72 3.9 2.6- 5.8 129 8.3 6.5-10.5 529 37.0 33.7-40.5
New Hampshire 2,894 1,411 45.1 43.1-47.2 304 10.1 8.9-11.3 112 3.7 3.0- 4.5 178 5.8 5.0- 6.9 889 35.3 33.3-37.4
New Jersey 3,619 1,729 45.3 42.0-48.7 374 10.1 8.3-12.3 161 2.7 2.0- 3.5 247 5.6 4.5- 7.0 1,108 36.3 32.9-39.7
New Mexico 2,708 1,065 35.3 33.2-37.5 354 12.9 11.5-14.5 143 4.5 3.7- 5.4 233 7.5 6.5- 8.7 913 39.7 37.4-42.1
New York 2,664 1,181 42.8 40.6-45.0 319 11.1 9.8-12.6 105 3.7 2.9- 4.5 163 5.7 4.8- 6.8 896 36.7 34.5-39.0
North Carolina 4,078 2,052 46.3 44.0-48.6 424 10.0 8.7-11.4 152 3.1 2.5- 4.0 230 5.1 4.2- 6.1 1,220 35.5 33.2-37.9
North Dakota 1,711 773 42.4 39.8-45.0 208 10.9 9.5-12.6 75 3.9 3.1- 5.0 134 7.1 5.9- 8.6 521 35.6 33.1-38.3
Ohio 2,415 1,123 44.2 41.8-46.5 272 10.9 9.5-12.5 107 4.2 3.4- 5.2 194 7.0 6.0- 8.1 719 33.8 31.5-36.1
Oklahoma 4,101 1,747 38.8 37.1-40.6 458 10.4 9.3-11.5 204 4.8 4.1- 5.6 373 8.1 7.1- 9.1 1,319 38.0 36.1-39.8
Oregon 1,828 808 40.3 37.9-42.8 246 13.1 11.5-15.0 85 4.4 3.5- 5.5 143 7.2 6.0- 8.5 546 35.0 32.4-37.6
Pennsylvania 7,999 3,739 44.1 42.6-45.5 934 10.9 10.0-11.7 367 4.7 4.1- 5.4 591 7.1 6.4- 7.9 2,368 33.3 31.9-34.7
Rhode Island 2,321 1,170 49.0 46.7-51.3 266 10.8 9.5-12.3 76 2.8 2.2- 3.6 95 3.9 3.1- 4.9 714 33.4 31.2-35.7
South Carolina 2,699 1,210 42.3 39.8-44.8 367 12.8 11.3-14.4 139 4.6 3.7- 5.6 217 7.5 6.4- 8.9 766 32.8 30.4-35.3
South Dakota 2,785 1,346 43.6 41.5-45.7 271 9.3 8.1-10.7 88 2.9 2.3- 3.8 209 6.5 5.6- 7.5 871 37.7 35.5-39.9
Tennessee 1,870 906 45.6 43.0-48.3 182 8.4 7.2- 9.8 68 3.6 2.8- 4.6 118 5.8 4.7- 7.0 596 36.6 34.0-39.3
Texas 3,648 1,386 36.3 34.5-38.2 447 11.3 10.1-12.5 170 4.2 3.6- 5.0 316 8.3 7.3- 9.4 1,329 39.9 38.1-41.8
Utah 2,190 720 29.8 27.3-32.5 258 10.1 8.6-11.7 100 4.5 3.4- 5.8 202 6.8 5.6- 8.2 910 48.8 45.9-51.7
Vermont 2,390 1,120 43.5 41.3-45.7 247 10.1 8.8-11.5 76 3.1 2.5- 3.9 161 5.9 5.0- 6.9 786 37.5 35.3-39.8
Virginia 2,532 1,080 39.8 37.2-42.5 326 11.6 10.1-13.2 122 4.7 3.6- 6.2 188 7.4 6.1- 8.9 816 36.5 33.9-39.2
Washington 2,890 1,175 38.2 36.0-40.4 360 10.6 9.5-11.9 161 5.6 4.6- 6.8 241 8.1 7.0- 9.4 953 37.5 35.3-39.8
West Virginia 2,040 955 44.3 42.0-46.8 236 11.3 9.8-13.0 85 4.1 3.2- 5.1 168 7.4 6.3- 8.7 596 32.9 30.5-35.3
Wisconsin 2,500 1,139 43.0 40.7-45.2 290 11.0 9.7-12.6 73 2.5 1.9- 3.3 172 6.1 5.2- 7.2 826 37.5 35.2-39.8
Wyoming 2,047 798 35.5 33.3-37.9 245 11.2 9.8-12.8 106 4.6 3.7- 5.6 211 9.1 7.9-10.5 687 39.5 37.1-42.1
Guam 473 142 31.6 26.9-36.7 24 4.7 3.0- 7.3 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3 21 4.9 3.0- 7.9 271 54.6 49.3-59.7
Puerto Rico 2,563 1,121 38.3 36.0-40.6 266 9.8 8.4-11.3 99 3.6 2.9- 4.6 198 7.1 6.0- 8.5 879 41.2 38.7-43.7
Virgin Islands 1,353 450 29.1 26.2-32.1 166 11.9 9.9-14.2 71 5.3 4.0- 6.9 94 6.3 4.9- 8.0 572 47.5 44.1-50.9

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* 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.

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