BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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	. - .
-Mountain AHEC	593	414	69.8	65.2-74.2	83	14.6	11.5-18.3	22	3.6	2.2- 5.9	74	12.0	9.1-15.6	0	0.0	. - .
GENDER
Female	593	414	69.8	65.2-74.2	83	14.6	11.5-18.3	22	3.6	2.2- 5.9	74	12.0	9.1-15.6	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	506	354	68.4	63.3-73.0	73	15.6	12.2-19.7	19	3.9	2.3- 6.4	60	12.2	9.1-16.1	0	0.0	. - .
African American	31	25	93.6	84.2-97.5	3	2.5	0.7- 8.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.0	1.1-13.0	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	57.1	7.7-95.5	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	27	14	48.2	27.9-69.2	6	23.5	10.2-45.3	0	0.0	. - .	7	28.3	12.6-51.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	77	56	73.2	60.2-83.2	8	10.1	4.6-21.0	2	3.2	0.8-12.9	11	13.4	6.9-24.5	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	97	74	79.0	68.1-86.9	15	13.6	7.5-23.4	3	1.9	0.5- 7.4	5	5.4	1.9-14.3	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	124	87	70.3	59.0-79.6	16	14.0	7.7-23.9	9	5.7	2.4-12.6	12	10.1	4.8-20.0	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	97	73	72.3	60.9-81.4	10	11.9	6.2-21.7	2	2.5	0.6- 9.6	12	13.2	7.2-23.1	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	89	58	66.6	54.1-77.1	19	21.8	13.3-33.7	2	1.3	0.2- 6.2	10	10.3	4.7-21.3	0	0.0	. - .
75+	78	48	59.2	45.2-71.9	9	13.8	6.5-26.9	4	9.4	3.3-23.6	17	17.6	10.0-29.0	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	79	49	56.8	43.4-69.2	12	20.7	11.6-34.3	3	5.1	1.6-15.2	15	17.4	10.3-27.9	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	175	117	70.2	61.1-78.0	23	11.2	7.1-17.4	5	2.1	0.7- 6.3	30	16.4	10.3-25.1	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	166	117	69.4	60.2-77.3	23	13.9	8.6-21.9	9	4.5	2.0-10.0	17	12.2	7.3-19.6	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	171	129	75.0	66.5-81.9	25	16.4	10.7-24.2	5	3.6	1.3- 9.3	12	5.1	2.5- 9.9	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	54	69.1	54.8-80.6	8	9.9	4.5-20.6	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	14	20.3	11.0-34.4	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	102	61	55.5	43.5-66.8	18	21.8	13.2-33.8	7	6.2	2.5-14.6	16	16.5	9.6-27.0	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	86	51	61.9	49.1-73.3	16	17.8	9.8-30.2	3	3.5	0.9-12.1	16	16.8	9.6-27.5	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	79	56	74.3	62.0-83.7	14	19.3	11.1-31.4	4	3.0	1.0- 8.7	5	3.3	0.9-11.2	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	66	58	90.9	80.1-96.1	4	5.6	1.8-16.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	3.5	1.0-11.9	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	54	46	78.7	61.6-89.5	5	12.4	5.1-26.9	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	2	6.9	1.4-27.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	212	145	65.2	56.6-73.0	30	16.2	10.7-23.6	8	3.2	1.3- 8.0	29	15.4	9.9-23.1	0	0.0	. - .
No	369	261	72.6	67.0-77.6	51	13.3	9.8-17.8	13	3.8	2.1- 6.8	44	10.2	7.2-14.4	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	11	69.5	33.0-91.3	1	5.0	0.7-29.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	25.5	5.8-65.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	578	402	69.8	65.1-74.2	82	14.7	11.5-18.5	22	3.7	2.2- 6.0	72	11.8	8.9-15.4	0	0.0	. - .
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	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

. - .

-Mountain AHEC

593

414

69.8

65.2-74.2

14.6

11.5-18.3

3.6

2.2- 5.9

12.0

9.1-15.6

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Female

593

414

69.8

65.2-74.2

14.6

11.5-18.3

3.6

2.2- 5.9

12.0

9.1-15.6

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

506

354

68.4

63.3-73.0

15.6

12.2-19.7

3.9

2.3- 6.4

12.2

9.1-16.1

0.0

. - .

African American

93.6

84.2-97.5

2.5

0.7- 8.9

0.0

. - .

4.0

1.1-13.0

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

57.1

7.7-95.5

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

48.2

27.9-69.2

23.5

10.2-45.3

0.0

. - .

28.3

12.6-51.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

73.2

60.2-83.2

10.1

4.6-21.0

3.2

0.8-12.9

13.4

6.9-24.5

0.0

. - .

35-44

79.0

68.1-86.9

13.6

7.5-23.4

1.9

0.5- 7.4

5.4

1.9-14.3

0.0

. - .

45-54

124

70.3

59.0-79.6

14.0

7.7-23.9

5.7

2.4-12.6

10.1

4.8-20.0

0.0

. - .

55-64

72.3

60.9-81.4

11.9

6.2-21.7

2.5

0.6- 9.6

13.2

7.2-23.1

0.0

. - .

65-74

66.6

54.1-77.1

21.8

13.3-33.7

1.3

0.2- 6.2

10.3

4.7-21.3

0.0

. - .

75+

59.2

45.2-71.9

13.8

6.5-26.9

9.4

3.3-23.6

17.6

10.0-29.0

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

56.8

43.4-69.2

20.7

11.6-34.3

5.1

1.6-15.2

17.4

10.3-27.9

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

175

117

70.2

61.1-78.0

11.2

7.1-17.4

2.1

0.7- 6.3

16.4

10.3-25.1

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

166

117

69.4

60.2-77.3

13.9

8.6-21.9

4.5

2.0-10.0

12.2

7.3-19.6

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

171

129

75.0

66.5-81.9

16.4

10.7-24.2

3.6

1.3- 9.3

5.1

2.5- 9.9

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

69.1

54.8-80.6

9.9

4.5-20.6

0.6

0.1- 4.4

20.3

11.0-34.4

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

102

55.5

43.5-66.8

21.8

13.2-33.8

6.2

2.5-14.6

16.5

9.6-27.0

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

61.9

49.1-73.3

17.8

9.8-30.2

3.5

0.9-12.1

16.8

9.6-27.5

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

74.3

62.0-83.7

19.3

11.1-31.4

3.0

1.0- 8.7

3.3

0.9-11.2

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

90.9

80.1-96.1

5.6

1.8-16.0

0.0

. - .

3.5

1.0-11.9

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

78.7

61.6-89.5

12.4

5.1-26.9

2.1

0.3-13.4

6.9

1.4-27.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

212

145

65.2

56.6-73.0

16.2

10.7-23.6

3.2

1.3- 8.0

15.4

9.9-23.1

0.0

. - .

369

261

72.6

67.0-77.6

13.3

9.8-17.8

3.8

2.1- 6.8

10.2

7.2-14.4

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

69.5

33.0-91.3

5.0

0.7-29.6

0.0

. - .

25.5

5.8-65.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

578

402

69.8

65.1-74.2

14.7

11.5-18.5

3.7

2.2- 6.0

11.8

8.9-15.4

0.0

. - .

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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