BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	600	553	91.8	88.6-94.2	47	8.2	5.8-11.4
GENDER
Female	600	553	91.8	88.6-94.2	47	8.2	5.8-11.4
RACE
White	513	476	92.0	88.4-94.5	37	8.0	5.5-11.6
African American	31	28	96.0	87.0-98.9	3	4.0	1.1-13.0
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	1	57.1	7.7-95.5
AGE
18-24	27	20	71.7	48.1-87.4	7	28.3	12.6-51.9
25-34	78	70	89.6	78.9-95.2	8	10.4	4.8-21.1
35-44	97	94	96.5	87.4-99.1	3	3.5	0.9-12.6
45-54	124	118	92.9	82.1-97.4	6	7.1	2.6-17.9
55-64	98	90	92.4	84.8-96.3	8	7.6	3.7-15.2
65-74	89	82	93.5	84.9-97.3	7	6.5	2.7-15.1
75+	83	75	92.3	83.2-96.7	8	7.7	3.3-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	82	72	89.7	81.1-94.7	10	10.3	5.3-18.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	178	159	88.5	80.2-93.5	19	11.5	6.5-19.8
Some Post-H.S.	167	156	91.2	83.9-95.3	11	8.8	4.7-16.1
College Graduate	171	164	96.9	92.7-98.8	7	3.1	1.2- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	79	70	87.0	74.5-93.9	9	13.0	6.1-25.5
$15,000- 24,999	103	91	87.6	77.6-93.5	12	12.4	6.5-22.4
$25,000- 34,999	86	76	88.3	77.8-94.2	10	11.7	5.8-22.2
$35,000- 49,999	80	78	97.1	88.5-99.3	2	2.9	0.7-11.5
$50,000-74,999	66	65	99.7	97.9- 100	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
$75,000+	55	54	94.5	70.4-99.2	1	5.5	0.8-29.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	217	199	89.2	81.9-93.7	18	10.8	6.3-18.1
No	371	342	93.0	89.3-95.5	29	7.0	4.5-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	13	80.0	33.9-96.9	1	20.0	3.1-66.1
Non-Veteran	585	539	92.0	88.7-94.4	46	8.0	5.6-11.3
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

600

553

91.8

88.6-94.2

8.2

5.8-11.4

GENDER

Female

600

553

91.8

88.6-94.2

8.2

5.8-11.4

RACE

White

513

476

92.0

88.4-94.5

8.0

5.5-11.6

African American

96.0

87.0-98.9

4.0

1.1-13.0

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

57.1

7.7-95.5

AGE

18-24

71.7

48.1-87.4

28.3

12.6-51.9

25-34

89.6

78.9-95.2

10.4

4.8-21.1

35-44

96.5

87.4-99.1

3.5

0.9-12.6

45-54

124

118

92.9

82.1-97.4

7.1

2.6-17.9

55-64

92.4

84.8-96.3

7.6

3.7-15.2

65-74

93.5

84.9-97.3

6.5

2.7-15.1

75+

92.3

83.2-96.7

7.7

3.3-16.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

89.7

81.1-94.7

10.3

5.3-18.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

178

159

88.5

80.2-93.5

11.5

6.5-19.8

Some Post-H.S.

167

156

91.2

83.9-95.3

8.8

4.7-16.1

College Graduate

171

164

96.9

92.7-98.8

3.1

1.2- 7.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

87.0

74.5-93.9

13.0

6.1-25.5

$15,000- 24,999

103

87.6

77.6-93.5

12.4

6.5-22.4

$25,000- 34,999

88.3

77.8-94.2

11.7

5.8-22.2

$35,000- 49,999

97.1

88.5-99.3

2.9

0.7-11.5

$50,000-74,999

99.7

97.9- 100

0.3

0.0- 2.1

$75,000+

94.5

70.4-99.2

5.5

0.8-29.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

217

199

89.2

81.9-93.7

10.8

6.3-18.1

371

342

93.0

89.3-95.5

7.0

4.5-10.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

80.0

33.9-96.9

20.0

3.1-66.1

Non-Veteran

585

539

92.0

88.7-94.4

8.0

5.6-11.3

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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