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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 | 0.0 | . - . |
-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 | . - . |
* 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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