BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	9,337	6,517	69.9	68.8-71.1	1,133	12.1	11.3-12.9	373	3.8	3.3- 4.3	1,314	14.2	13.3-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
-Eastern NC	3,176	2,187	68.6	66.7-70.5	380	11.8	10.6-13.2	132	4.0	3.3- 4.9	477	15.5	14.0-17.1	0	0.0	. - .
GENDER
Female	3,176	2,187	68.6	66.7-70.5	380	11.8	10.6-13.2	132	4.0	3.3- 4.9	477	15.5	14.0-17.1	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	2,069	1,433	68.6	66.2-70.9	256	12.6	11.0-14.3	87	4.1	3.2- 5.2	293	14.7	13.0-16.7	0	0.0	. - .
African American	836	574	69.0	65.2-72.6	91	10.2	8.1-12.8	39	4.4	3.1- 6.2	132	16.4	13.5-19.8	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	13	7	64.2	36.2-85.0	1	3.7	0.5-22.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	32.1	12.7-60.7	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	208	141	66.1	57.9-73.4	16	6.3	3.5-11.0	6	2.4	1.0- 5.9	45	25.2	18.5-33.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	518	369	71.7	67.0-76.0	60	10.8	8.2-14.1	11	2.3	1.1- 4.6	78	15.2	12.0-19.2	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	564	400	68.8	64.1-73.2	67	13.9	10.7-17.8	26	4.6	3.0- 7.0	71	12.7	9.7-16.3	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	577	383	66.9	62.3-71.1	87	14.4	11.5-17.9	30	4.8	3.2- 7.1	77	14.0	11.0-17.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	533	381	72.2	67.2-76.6	54	8.9	6.6-12.0	28	5.2	3.4- 7.7	70	13.7	10.2-18.2	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	435	308	70.8	65.6-75.5	50	11.4	8.3-15.5	11	3.1	1.6- 5.9	66	14.7	11.4-18.8	0	0.0	. - .
75+	328	195	57.5	51.3-63.5	44	14.9	10.9-20.0	20	5.3	3.3- 8.4	69	22.3	17.4-28.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	497	286	57.5	52.1-62.6	65	12.9	9.9-16.7	24	5.4	3.5- 8.3	122	24.2	20.0-29.1	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,043	678	64.5	61.0-67.9	133	12.9	10.7-15.5	56	4.9	3.7- 6.6	176	17.6	14.9-20.6	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	868	620	71.5	67.8-74.9	101	10.8	8.6-13.3	32	3.7	2.5- 5.5	115	14.0	11.4-17.2	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	764	600	78.2	74.4-81.5	81	10.8	8.5-13.7	20	2.2	1.3- 3.6	63	8.9	6.6-11.8	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	465	271	55.2	49.8-60.6	57	12.6	9.4-16.7	27	7.4	4.9-11.1	110	24.8	20.3-29.8	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	649	409	63.5	58.9-67.8	89	13.3	10.5-16.5	33	4.8	3.3- 6.9	118	18.4	15.0-22.4	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	345	245	70.4	64.6-75.7	37	9.6	6.7-13.7	11	3.2	1.7- 6.0	52	16.7	12.6-21.9	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	380	289	77.9	72.8-82.2	38	9.4	6.6-13.2	17	3.9	2.3- 6.8	36	8.8	6.2-12.5	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	309	240	77.4	71.4-82.4	36	12.9	9.0-18.1	11	3.6	1.7- 7.1	22	6.2	3.8- 9.9	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	305	237	75.6	69.6-80.8	41	14.0	10.1-19.0	10	3.6	1.9- 6.9	17	6.8	4.0-11.3	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,100	727	65.1	61.7-68.4	134	11.6	9.6-14.0	61	5.9	4.5- 7.8	178	17.3	14.8-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
No	1,991	1,409	70.8	68.4-73.1	237	12.0	10.4-13.7	65	3.0	2.3- 4.0	280	14.2	12.4-16.2	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	95	72	74.0	62.4-83.0	12	13.8	7.4-24.4	5	4.4	1.7-10.8	6	7.7	3.2-17.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	3,049	2,087	68.3	66.3-70.2	368	11.9	10.6-13.3	127	4.0	3.3- 4.9	467	15.8	14.3-17.5	0	0.0	. - .
Currently Serving	32	28	90.3	74.2-96.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	9.7	3.2-25.8	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,337

6,517

69.9

68.8-71.1

1,133

12.1

11.3-12.9

373

3.8

3.3- 4.3

1,314

14.2

13.3-15.1

0.0

. - .

-Eastern NC

3,176

2,187

68.6

66.7-70.5

380

11.8

10.6-13.2

132

4.0

3.3- 4.9

477

15.5

14.0-17.1

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Female

3,176

2,187

68.6

66.7-70.5

380

11.8

10.6-13.2

132

4.0

3.3- 4.9

477

15.5

14.0-17.1

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

2,069

1,433

68.6

66.2-70.9

256

12.6

11.0-14.3

4.1

3.2- 5.2

293

14.7

13.0-16.7

0.0

. - .

African American

836

574

69.0

65.2-72.6

10.2

8.1-12.8

4.4

3.1- 6.2

132

16.4

13.5-19.8

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

64.2

36.2-85.0

3.7

0.5-22.9

0.0

. - .

32.1

12.7-60.7

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

208

141

66.1

57.9-73.4

6.3

3.5-11.0

2.4

1.0- 5.9

25.2

18.5-33.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

518

369

71.7

67.0-76.0

10.8

8.2-14.1

2.3

1.1- 4.6

15.2

12.0-19.2

0.0

. - .

35-44

564

400

68.8

64.1-73.2

13.9

10.7-17.8

4.6

3.0- 7.0

12.7

9.7-16.3

0.0

. - .

45-54

577

383

66.9

62.3-71.1

14.4

11.5-17.9

4.8

3.2- 7.1

14.0

11.0-17.6

0.0

. - .

55-64

533

381

72.2

67.2-76.6

8.9

6.6-12.0

5.2

3.4- 7.7

13.7

10.2-18.2

0.0

. - .

65-74

435

308

70.8

65.6-75.5

11.4

8.3-15.5

3.1

1.6- 5.9

14.7

11.4-18.8

0.0

. - .

75+

328

195

57.5

51.3-63.5

14.9

10.9-20.0

5.3

3.3- 8.4

22.3

17.4-28.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

497

286

57.5

52.1-62.6

12.9

9.9-16.7

5.4

3.5- 8.3

122

24.2

20.0-29.1

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,043

678

64.5

61.0-67.9

133

12.9

10.7-15.5

4.9

3.7- 6.6

176

17.6

14.9-20.6

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

868

620

71.5

67.8-74.9

101

10.8

8.6-13.3

3.7

2.5- 5.5

115

14.0

11.4-17.2

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

764

600

78.2

74.4-81.5

10.8

8.5-13.7

2.2

1.3- 3.6

8.9

6.6-11.8

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

465

271

55.2

49.8-60.6

12.6

9.4-16.7

7.4

4.9-11.1

110

24.8

20.3-29.8

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

649

409

63.5

58.9-67.8

13.3

10.5-16.5

4.8

3.3- 6.9

118

18.4

15.0-22.4

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

345

245

70.4

64.6-75.7

9.6

6.7-13.7

3.2

1.7- 6.0

16.7

12.6-21.9

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

380

289

77.9

72.8-82.2

9.4

6.6-13.2

3.9

2.3- 6.8

8.8

6.2-12.5

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

309

240

77.4

71.4-82.4

12.9

9.0-18.1

3.6

1.7- 7.1

6.2

3.8- 9.9

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

305

237

75.6

69.6-80.8

14.0

10.1-19.0

3.6

1.9- 6.9

6.8

4.0-11.3

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,100

727

65.1

61.7-68.4

134

11.6

9.6-14.0

5.9

4.5- 7.8

178

17.3

14.8-20.2

0.0

. - .

1,991

1,409

70.8

68.4-73.1

237

12.0

10.4-13.7

3.0

2.3- 4.0

280

14.2

12.4-16.2

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

74.0

62.4-83.0

13.8

7.4-24.4

4.4

1.7-10.8

7.7

3.2-17.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

3,049

2,087

68.3

66.3-70.2

368

11.9

10.6-13.3

127

4.0

3.3- 4.9

467

15.8

14.3-17.5

0.0

. - .

Currently Serving

90.3

74.2-96.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.7

3.2-25.8

0.0

. - .

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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 percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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