BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (A clinical breast exam is when a doctor, nurse, or other health professional feels the breast for lumps. Have you ever had a clinical breast exam?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,452	8,673	91.1	90.3-91.8	779	8.9	8.2- 9.7
-Eastern NC	3,215	2,929	90.5	89.2-91.7	286	9.5	8.3-10.8
GENDER
Female	3,215	2,929	90.5	89.2-91.7	286	9.5	8.3-10.8
RACE
White	2,095	1,938	91.7	90.1-93.1	157	8.3	6.9- 9.9
African American	847	757	89.0	86.2-91.2	90	11.0	8.8-13.8
Other Minorities	13	8	67.9	39.3-87.3	5	32.1	12.7-60.7
AGE
18-24	209	166	76.0	67.9-82.6	43	24.0	17.4-32.1
25-34	520	470	90.8	87.6-93.3	50	9.2	6.7-12.4
35-44	566	532	92.9	89.6-95.2	34	7.1	4.8-10.4
45-54	579	543	93.1	90.3-95.2	36	6.9	4.8- 9.7
55-64	538	501	93.3	90.3-95.4	37	6.7	4.6- 9.7
65-74	441	396	90.1	86.5-92.8	45	9.9	7.2-13.5
75+	347	307	87.9	83.2-91.5	40	12.1	8.5-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	512	432	84.3	80.2-87.8	80	15.7	12.2-19.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,057	957	89.5	86.9-91.6	100	10.5	8.4-13.1
Some Post-H.S.	873	811	92.7	90.4-94.5	62	7.3	5.5- 9.6
College Graduate	768	725	93.5	90.9-95.5	43	6.5	4.5- 9.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	476	405	83.7	79.1-87.4	71	16.3	12.6-20.9
$15,000- 24,999	654	587	89.2	85.8-91.8	67	10.8	8.2-14.2
$25,000- 34,999	347	323	92.4	88.4-95.1	24	7.6	4.9-11.6
$35,000- 49,999	381	363	95.3	92.3-97.2	18	4.7	2.8- 7.7
$50,000-74,999	311	299	97.1	94.6-98.5	12	2.9	1.5- 5.4
$75,000+	305	291	93.8	89.3-96.5	14	6.2	3.5-10.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,124	1,016	89.3	86.9-91.3	108	10.7	8.7-13.1
No	2,000	1,839	91.7	90.1-93.0	161	8.3	7.0- 9.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	95	91	93.5	83.2-97.6	4	6.5	2.4-16.8
Non-Veteran	3,088	2,810	90.4	89.1-91.7	278	9.6	8.3-10.9
Currently Serving	32	28	90.3	74.2-96.8	4	9.7	3.2-25.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,452

8,673

91.1

90.3-91.8

779

8.9

8.2- 9.7

-Eastern NC

3,215

2,929

90.5

89.2-91.7

286

9.5

8.3-10.8

GENDER

Female

3,215

2,929

90.5

89.2-91.7

286

9.5

8.3-10.8

RACE

White

2,095

1,938

91.7

90.1-93.1

157

8.3

6.9- 9.9

African American

847

757

89.0

86.2-91.2

11.0

8.8-13.8

Other Minorities

67.9

39.3-87.3

32.1

12.7-60.7

AGE

18-24

209

166

76.0

67.9-82.6

24.0

17.4-32.1

25-34

520

470

90.8

87.6-93.3

9.2

6.7-12.4

35-44

566

532

92.9

89.6-95.2

7.1

4.8-10.4

45-54

579

543

93.1

90.3-95.2

6.9

4.8- 9.7

55-64

538

501

93.3

90.3-95.4

6.7

4.6- 9.7

65-74

441

396

90.1

86.5-92.8

9.9

7.2-13.5

75+

347

307

87.9

83.2-91.5

12.1

8.5-16.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

512

432

84.3

80.2-87.8

15.7

12.2-19.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,057

957

89.5

86.9-91.6

100

10.5

8.4-13.1

Some Post-H.S.

873

811

92.7

90.4-94.5

7.3

5.5- 9.6

College Graduate

768

725

93.5

90.9-95.5

6.5

4.5- 9.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

476

405

83.7

79.1-87.4

16.3

12.6-20.9

$15,000- 24,999

654

587

89.2

85.8-91.8

10.8

8.2-14.2

$25,000- 34,999

347

323

92.4

88.4-95.1

7.6

4.9-11.6

$35,000- 49,999

381

363

95.3

92.3-97.2

4.7

2.8- 7.7

$50,000-74,999

311

299

97.1

94.6-98.5

2.9

1.5- 5.4

$75,000+

305

291

93.8

89.3-96.5

6.2

3.5-10.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,124

1,016

89.3

86.9-91.3

108

10.7

8.7-13.1

2,000

1,839

91.7

90.1-93.0

161

8.3

7.0- 9.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

93.5

83.2-97.6

6.5

2.4-16.8

Non-Veteran

3,088

2,810

90.4

89.1-91.7

278

9.6

8.3-10.9

Currently Serving

90.3

74.2-96.8

9.7

3.2-25.8

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^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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