BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,478	6,768	68.9	67.7-70.0	2,710	31.1	30.0-32.3
-Mountain AHEC	602	452	75.0	70.4-79.1	150	25.0	20.9-29.6
RACE
White	514	395	76.7	71.9-80.8	119	23.3	19.2-28.1
African American	31	21	64.6	40.7-82.9	10	35.4	17.1-59.3
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	1	57.1	7.7-95.5
AGE
18-24	27	6	27.4	11.7-51.7	21	72.6	48.3-88.3
25-34	78	17	24.6	14.4-38.8	61	75.4	61.2-85.6
35-44	97	62	58.9	46.3-70.4	35	41.1	29.6-53.7
45-54	125	113	91.7	83.5-96.0	12	8.3	4.0-16.5
55-64	98	90	95.0	89.6-97.7	8	5.0	2.3-10.4
65-74	89	86	98.1	93.1-99.5	3	1.9	0.5- 6.9
75+	84	75	93.1	84.6-97.0	9	6.9	3.0-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	82	61	78.5	66.1-87.2	21	21.5	12.8-33.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	180	129	70.9	61.8-78.6	51	29.1	21.4-38.2
Some Post-H.S.	167	132	74.8	65.0-82.6	35	25.2	17.4-35.0
College Graduate	171	129	77.9	70.1-84.1	42	22.1	15.9-29.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	54	67.9	52.6-80.2	26	32.1	19.8-47.4
$15,000- 24,999	103	79	73.8	61.9-83.0	24	26.2	17.0-38.1
$25,000- 34,999	86	54	60.0	47.0-71.7	32	40.0	28.3-53.0
$35,000- 49,999	80	56	69.6	56.5-80.1	24	30.4	19.9-43.5
$50,000-74,999	66	54	78.8	62.2-89.4	12	21.2	10.6-37.8
$75,000+	55	46	77.4	60.0-88.7	9	22.6	11.3-40.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	218	182	88.1	82.4-92.2	36	11.9	7.8-17.6
No	371	260	68.0	61.8-73.6	111	32.0	26.4-38.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	11	69.5	33.0-91.4	3	30.5	8.6-67.0
Non-Veteran	587	440	75.1	70.5-79.2	147	24.9	20.8-29.5
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,478

6,768

68.9

67.7-70.0

2,710

31.1

30.0-32.3

-Mountain AHEC

602

452

75.0

70.4-79.1

150

25.0

20.9-29.6

RACE

White

514

395

76.7

71.9-80.8

119

23.3

19.2-28.1

African American

64.6

40.7-82.9

35.4

17.1-59.3

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

57.1

7.7-95.5

AGE

18-24

27.4

11.7-51.7

72.6

48.3-88.3

25-34

24.6

14.4-38.8

75.4

61.2-85.6

35-44

58.9

46.3-70.4

41.1

29.6-53.7

45-54

125

113

91.7

83.5-96.0

8.3

4.0-16.5

55-64

95.0

89.6-97.7

5.0

2.3-10.4

65-74

98.1

93.1-99.5

1.9

0.5- 6.9

75+

93.1

84.6-97.0

6.9

3.0-15.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

78.5

66.1-87.2

21.5

12.8-33.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

180

129

70.9

61.8-78.6

29.1

21.4-38.2

Some Post-H.S.

167

132

74.8

65.0-82.6

25.2

17.4-35.0

College Graduate

171

129

77.9

70.1-84.1

22.1

15.9-29.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

67.9

52.6-80.2

32.1

19.8-47.4

$15,000- 24,999

103

73.8

61.9-83.0

26.2

17.0-38.1

$25,000- 34,999

60.0

47.0-71.7

40.0

28.3-53.0

$35,000- 49,999

69.6

56.5-80.1

30.4

19.9-43.5

$50,000-74,999

78.8

62.2-89.4

21.2

10.6-37.8

$75,000+

77.4

60.0-88.7

22.6

11.3-40.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

218

182

88.1

82.4-92.2

11.9

7.8-17.6

371

260

68.0

61.8-73.6

111

32.0

26.4-38.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

69.5

33.0-91.4

30.5

8.6-67.0

Non-Veteran

587

440

75.1

70.5-79.2

147

24.9

20.8-29.5

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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