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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
TOTAL	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	. - .
GENDER
Female	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	. - .
RACE
White	6,936	4,871	70.5	69.2-71.8	862	12.3	11.4-13.3	276	3.8	3.3- 4.3	927	13.4	12.4-14.4	0	0.0	. - .
African American	1,775	1,253	71.3	68.6-73.9	194	11.1	9.3-13.1	75	3.8	2.9- 4.9	253	13.8	12.0-16.0	0	0.0	. - .
Asian	47	25	52.1	33.1-70.5	5	15.0	4.3-41.0	1	5.6	0.8-30.4	16	27.3	14.8-44.8	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	200	126	63.0	53.9-71.3	35	17.8	12.0-25.6	6	3.3	1.3- 8.2	33	15.9	10.3-23.6	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	321	201	59.0	52.1-65.6	33	11.1	7.5-16.2	15	4.2	2.3- 7.5	72	25.6	19.8-32.4	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	364	222	60.7	54.2-66.8	44	12.4	8.7-17.2	15	3.8	2.1- 6.8	83	23.2	18.0-29.3	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	176	115	71.6	63.6-78.5	23	11.6	7.2-18.0	3	1.0	0.3- 3.3	35	15.9	10.9-22.4	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	188	107	53.1	44.2-61.8	21	12.9	7.9-20.3	12	5.7	3.0-10.7	48	28.3	20.6-37.4	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	8,962	6,289	70.4	69.2-71.6	1,087	12.1	11.3-12.9	358	3.8	3.3- 4.3	1,228	13.7	12.8-14.7	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	502	336	61.2	55.7-66.5	46	9.8	6.9-13.7	11	2.2	1.1- 4.4	109	26.7	21.9-32.2	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	1,491	1,084	73.0	70.2-75.7	182	11.6	9.9-13.7	41	2.5	1.8- 3.6	184	12.8	10.8-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	1,720	1,239	71.8	69.1-74.4	211	12.9	11.0-15.1	77	4.0	3.1- 5.2	193	11.2	9.5-13.2	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	1,746	1,216	69.1	66.4-71.8	235	13.4	11.5-15.5	93	5.5	4.3- 7.0	202	12.0	10.2-14.1	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	1,537	1,102	72.4	69.5-75.1	169	10.5	8.9-12.5	60	3.7	2.7- 5.0	206	13.4	11.3-15.8	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	1,276	907	71.3	68.1-74.3	149	12.0	9.9-14.4	37	2.6	1.8- 3.8	183	14.1	11.8-16.7	0	0.0	. - .
75+	1,012	589	59.7	56.0-63.4	139	13.8	11.4-16.6	53	5.0	3.6- 7.1	231	21.4	18.6-24.6	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,469	854	57.5	54.3-60.6	188	13.1	11.1-15.4	80	5.8	4.5- 7.5	347	23.6	20.9-26.5	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,788	1,857	66.4	64.1-68.6	333	11.8	10.4-13.4	121	3.9	3.2- 4.8	477	17.9	16.1-19.9	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	2,445	1,736	70.2	67.9-72.5	323	13.5	11.8-15.3	93	3.6	2.8- 4.6	293	12.7	11.1-14.5	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	2,624	2,064	79.5	77.5-81.3	288	10.6	9.2-12.1	79	2.8	2.1- 3.6	193	7.2	6.1- 8.5	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,198	692	56.0	52.3-59.5	157	13.4	11.1-16.1	62	5.5	4.2- 7.3	287	25.1	22.1-28.4	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	1,692	1,076	62.9	60.0-65.8	220	13.8	11.8-16.0	100	5.7	4.5- 7.1	296	17.6	15.4-19.9	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	1,055	746	69.1	65.5-72.6	129	12.2	9.8-15.0	32	3.3	2.2- 4.9	148	15.4	12.7-18.4	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	1,138	841	73.8	70.5-76.8	138	12.1	10.0-14.6	44	3.8	2.7- 5.5	115	10.3	8.2-12.7	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	1,006	811	80.6	77.5-83.4	102	10.9	8.7-13.5	28	2.4	1.5- 3.8	65	6.1	4.6- 8.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	1,119	901	80.1	77.2-82.8	133	11.1	9.2-13.3	24	2.2	1.4- 3.5	61	6.6	4.9- 8.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,071	1,990	64.7	62.5-66.8	396	12.5	11.1-14.0	155	4.9	4.1- 5.9	530	17.9	16.2-19.8	0	0.0	. - .
No	6,051	4,394	72.7	71.3-74.1	714	11.8	10.9-12.9	207	3.2	2.7- 3.8	736	12.2	11.2-13.3	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	129	73.6	63.4-81.8	16	13.4	7.0-24.3	8	4.0	1.9- 8.2	13	9.0	4.9-15.9	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	9,136	6,358	69.8	68.6-71.0	1,116	12.1	11.3-12.9	365	3.8	3.3- 4.3	1,297	14.3	13.4-15.3	0	0.0	. - .
Currently Serving	35	30	89.4	74.5-96.0	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	9.0	3.0-24.0	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

. - .

GENDER

Female

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

. - .

RACE

White

6,936

4,871

70.5

69.2-71.8

862

12.3

11.4-13.3

276

3.8

3.3- 4.3

927

13.4

12.4-14.4

0.0

. - .

African American

1,775

1,253

71.3

68.6-73.9

194

11.1

9.3-13.1

3.8

2.9- 4.9

253

13.8

12.0-16.0

0.0

. - .

Asian

52.1

33.1-70.5

15.0

4.3-41.0

5.6

0.8-30.4

27.3

14.8-44.8

0.0

. - .

Native American

200

126

63.0

53.9-71.3

17.8

12.0-25.6

3.3

1.3- 8.2

15.9

10.3-23.6

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

321

201

59.0

52.1-65.6

11.1

7.5-16.2

4.2

2.3- 7.5

25.6

19.8-32.4

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

364

222

60.7

54.2-66.8

12.4

8.7-17.2

3.8

2.1- 6.8

23.2

18.0-29.3

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

176

115

71.6

63.6-78.5

11.6

7.2-18.0

1.0

0.3- 3.3

15.9

10.9-22.4

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

188

107

53.1

44.2-61.8

12.9

7.9-20.3

5.7

3.0-10.7

28.3

20.6-37.4

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

8,962

6,289

70.4

69.2-71.6

1,087

12.1

11.3-12.9

358

3.8

3.3- 4.3

1,228

13.7

12.8-14.7

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

502

336

61.2

55.7-66.5

9.8

6.9-13.7

2.2

1.1- 4.4

109

26.7

21.9-32.2

0.0

. - .

25-34

1,491

1,084

73.0

70.2-75.7

182

11.6

9.9-13.7

2.5

1.8- 3.6

184

12.8

10.8-15.1

0.0

. - .

35-44

1,720

1,239

71.8

69.1-74.4

211

12.9

11.0-15.1

4.0

3.1- 5.2

193

11.2

9.5-13.2

0.0

. - .

45-54

1,746

1,216

69.1

66.4-71.8

235

13.4

11.5-15.5

5.5

4.3- 7.0

202

12.0

10.2-14.1

0.0

. - .

55-64

1,537

1,102

72.4

69.5-75.1

169

10.5

8.9-12.5

3.7

2.7- 5.0

206

13.4

11.3-15.8

0.0

. - .

65-74

1,276

907

71.3

68.1-74.3

149

12.0

9.9-14.4

2.6

1.8- 3.8

183

14.1

11.8-16.7

0.0

. - .

75+

1,012

589

59.7

56.0-63.4

139

13.8

11.4-16.6

5.0

3.6- 7.1

231

21.4

18.6-24.6

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,469

854

57.5

54.3-60.6

188

13.1

11.1-15.4

5.8

4.5- 7.5

347

23.6

20.9-26.5

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,788

1,857

66.4

64.1-68.6

333

11.8

10.4-13.4

121

3.9

3.2- 4.8

477

17.9

16.1-19.9

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

2,445

1,736

70.2

67.9-72.5

323

13.5

11.8-15.3

3.6

2.8- 4.6

293

12.7

11.1-14.5

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

2,624

2,064

79.5

77.5-81.3

288

10.6

9.2-12.1

2.8

2.1- 3.6

193

7.2

6.1- 8.5

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,198

692

56.0

52.3-59.5

157

13.4

11.1-16.1

5.5

4.2- 7.3

287

25.1

22.1-28.4

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

1,692

1,076

62.9

60.0-65.8

220

13.8

11.8-16.0

100

5.7

4.5- 7.1

296

17.6

15.4-19.9

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

1,055

746

69.1

65.5-72.6

129

12.2

9.8-15.0

3.3

2.2- 4.9

148

15.4

12.7-18.4

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

1,138

841

73.8

70.5-76.8

138

12.1

10.0-14.6

3.8

2.7- 5.5

115

10.3

8.2-12.7

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

1,006

811

80.6

77.5-83.4

102

10.9

8.7-13.5

2.4

1.5- 3.8

6.1

4.6- 8.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

1,119

901

80.1

77.2-82.8

133

11.1

9.2-13.3

2.2

1.4- 3.5

6.6

4.9- 8.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,071

1,990

64.7

62.5-66.8

396

12.5

11.1-14.0

155

4.9

4.1- 5.9

530

17.9

16.2-19.8

0.0

. - .

6,051

4,394

72.7

71.3-74.1

714

11.8

10.9-12.9

207

3.2

2.7- 3.8

736

12.2

11.2-13.3

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

129

73.6

63.4-81.8

13.4

7.0-24.3

4.0

1.9- 8.2

9.0

4.9-15.9

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

9,136

6,358

69.8

68.6-71.0

1,116

12.1

11.3-12.9

365

3.8

3.3- 4.3

1,297

14.3

13.4-15.3

0.0

. - .

Currently Serving

89.4

74.5-96.0

1.7

0.2-11.1

0.0

. - .

9.0

3.0-24.0

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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