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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Women's Health

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%)
North Carolina 4,078 2,052 46.3 44.0-48.6 424 9.9 8.7-11.3 152 3.1 2.5- 4.0 230 5.1 4.2- 6.1 1,220 35.5 33.2-37.9
Western NC 375 171 45.2 39.6-51.0 48 11.7 8.7-15.6 26 7.3 4.8-10.9 27 5.6 3.8- 8.4 103 30.2 24.9-36.0
GENDER
Male 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Female 375 171 45.2 39.6-51.0 48 11.7 8.7-15.6 26 7.3 4.8-10.9 27 5.6 3.8- 8.4 103 30.2 24.9-36.0
RACE
White 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
Other 20 8 43.1 21.4-67.8 3 11.2 3.2-32.5 1 7.2 1.0-37.0 0 0.0 . - . 8 38.5 17.7-64.5
AGE
18-44 136 27 20.2 13.7-28.7 9 5.2 2.6-10.3 6 6.1 2.7-13.2 7 4.6 2.1- 9.6 87 63.9 54.4-72.4
45+ 236 142 63.0 56.0-69.4 39 16.5 12.0-22.3 20 8.2 5.2-12.8 19 6.2 3.8- 9.9 16 6.1 3.6-10.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 212 97 45.3 37.7-53.2 27 11.7 7.9-17.1 20 9.5 5.9-14.9 14 4.6 2.6- 7.9 54 28.9 21.8-37.1
Some College + 163 74 45.0 36.9-53.5 21 11.7 7.5-17.9 6 4.3 1.8- 9.9 13 7.0 3.9-12.2 49 31.9 24.5-40.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 234 97 40.0 33.2-47.2 26 10.6 7.1-15.6 17 7.6 4.6-12.2 20 6.7 4.2-10.6 74 35.1 28.2-42.7
$50,000+ 46 27 59.3 43.5-73.4 5 8.0 3.2-18.7 1 3.4 0.5-20.5 1 3.0 0.4-18.6 12 26.2 14.7-42.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 253 133 51.8 44.5-59.0 36 14.0 9.9-19.5 12 3.3 1.8- 6.2 14 4.7 2.6- 8.4 58 26.2 20.4-32.9
Forsyth 282 146 46.1 39.5-52.8 32 11.4 7.8-16.4 7 2.0 0.9- 4.3 20 8.2 5.2-12.8 77 32.2 26.0-39.2
Guilford 267 141 49.9 42.5-57.2 25 9.5 6.3-14.1 13 4.0 2.1- 7.5 13 4.2 2.3- 7.4 75 32.5 25.3-40.5
Henderson/Transylvania 283 161 55.7 47.4-63.6 29 10.4 7.0-15.3 13 4.0 2.2- 7.3 13 4.4 2.4- 8.1 67 25.5 19.3-32.8
Mecklenburg 286 147 46.9 40.2-53.7 22 6.8 4.3-10.6 7 3.5 1.6- 7.6 16 4.2 2.4- 7.1 94 38.5 31.9-45.6
Orange 256 126 40.6 31.0-51.0 24 5.8 3.5- 9.3 4 1.4 0.4- 4.8 10 4.0 1.8- 8.5 92 48.3 36.9-59.9
Pitt 255 114 47.8 39.0-56.7 25 7.8 4.9-12.1 10 2.5 1.3- 5.1 14 5.8 3.3-10.1 92 36.1 28.7-44.3
Randolph 251 126 47.6 37.3-58.1 22 7.7 4.6-12.4 10 2.8 1.4- 5.6 19 7.0 4.4-11.2 74 34.9 26.2-44.8
Robeson 260 134 47.0 40.1-54.1 24 9.0 5.7-14.0 15 5.8 3.2-10.3 17 7.5 4.6-11.9 70 30.7 24.2-38.0
Wake 246 107 39.3 32.6-46.4 31 12.0 8.3-17.0 8 2.2 1.0- 4.7 8 2.4 1.1- 5.2 92 44.1 36.9-51.5
Piedmont NC 556 293 49.1 44.0-54.2 53 9.2 6.8-12.4 11 1.1 0.5- 2.6 32 4.9 3.3- 7.2 167 35.6 30.7-40.9
Eastern NC 508 253 44.1 39.2-49.2 53 10.3 7.6-13.9 16 4.0 2.4- 6.6 27 5.8 3.8- 8.8 159 35.8 30.8-41.0

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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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