BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years and a clinical breast exam within a year(Women age 40 +))

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health

Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years and a clinical breast exam within a year(Women age 40 +)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,488	4,001	62.5	61.0-64.0	2,487	37.5	36.0-39.0
RACE
White	5,054	3,127	63.0	61.3-64.6	1,927	37.0	35.4-38.7
African American	1,161	732	63.9	60.3-67.3	429	36.1	32.7-39.7
Asian	16	7	46.8	17.8-78.1	9	53.2	21.9-82.2
Native American	136	72	51.6	40.7-62.3	64	48.4	37.7-59.3
Other Minorities	86	38	37.4	25.2-51.3	48	62.6	48.7-74.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	128	56	43.1	32.6-54.2	72	56.9	45.8-67.4
-English Speaking	89	46	55.3	42.9-67.2	43	44.7	32.8-57.1
-Spanish Speaking	39	10	24.8	10.4-48.4	29	75.2	51.6-89.6
Non-Hispanic	6,354	3,941	63.0	61.5-64.5	2,413	37.0	35.5-38.5
AGE
40-44	895	515	58.1	54.0-62.1	380	41.9	37.9-46.0
45-54	1,747	1,089	61.8	58.9-64.6	658	38.2	35.4-41.1
55-64	1,540	1,038	68.6	65.7-71.4	502	31.4	28.6-34.3
65-74	1,281	847	67.0	63.7-70.1	434	33.0	29.9-36.3
75+	1,025	512	51.7	47.9-55.4	513	48.3	44.6-52.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,162	575	49.1	45.5-52.7	587	50.9	47.3-54.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,044	1,228	60.5	57.8-63.1	816	39.5	36.9-42.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,648	1,041	62.6	59.6-65.6	607	37.4	34.4-40.4
College Graduate	1,627	1,154	72.9	70.2-75.4	473	27.1	24.6-29.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	918	450	48.2	44.3-52.2	468	51.8	47.8-55.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,177	659	55.9	52.3-59.3	518	44.1	40.7-47.7
$25,000- 34,999	662	408	58.7	53.8-63.5	254	41.3	36.5-46.2
$35,000- 49,999	717	473	65.5	61.0-69.7	244	34.5	30.3-39.0
$50,000-74,999	654	473	71.7	67.1-75.9	181	28.3	24.1-32.9
$75,000+	758	553	74.2	70.4-77.6	205	25.8	22.4-29.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,614	1,479	57.8	55.4-60.1	1,135	42.2	39.9-44.6
No	3,746	2,447	65.7	63.8-67.6	1,299	34.3	32.4-36.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	102	73	67.4	53.0-79.1	29	32.6	20.9-47.0
Non-Veteran	6,376	3,920	62.4	60.9-63.9	2,456	37.6	36.1-39.1
Currently Serving	10	8	85.9	53.3-97.0	2	14.1	3.0-46.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,488

4,001

62.5

61.0-64.0

2,487

37.5

36.0-39.0

RACE

White

5,054

3,127

63.0

61.3-64.6

1,927

37.0

35.4-38.7

African American

1,161

732

63.9

60.3-67.3

429

36.1

32.7-39.7

Asian

46.8

17.8-78.1

53.2

21.9-82.2

Native American

136

51.6

40.7-62.3

48.4

37.7-59.3

Other Minorities

37.4

25.2-51.3

62.6

48.7-74.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

128

43.1

32.6-54.2

56.9

45.8-67.4

-English Speaking

55.3

42.9-67.2

44.7

32.8-57.1

-Spanish Speaking

24.8

10.4-48.4

75.2

51.6-89.6

Non-Hispanic

6,354

3,941

63.0

61.5-64.5

2,413

37.0

35.5-38.5

AGE

40-44

895

515

58.1

54.0-62.1

380

41.9

37.9-46.0

45-54

1,747

1,089

61.8

58.9-64.6

658

38.2

35.4-41.1

55-64

1,540

1,038

68.6

65.7-71.4

502

31.4

28.6-34.3

65-74

1,281

847

67.0

63.7-70.1

434

33.0

29.9-36.3

75+

1,025

512

51.7

47.9-55.4

513

48.3

44.6-52.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,162

575

49.1

45.5-52.7

587

50.9

47.3-54.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,044

1,228

60.5

57.8-63.1

816

39.5

36.9-42.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,648

1,041

62.6

59.6-65.6

607

37.4

34.4-40.4

College Graduate

1,627

1,154

72.9

70.2-75.4

473

27.1

24.6-29.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

918

450

48.2

44.3-52.2

468

51.8

47.8-55.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,177

659

55.9

52.3-59.3

518

44.1

40.7-47.7

$25,000- 34,999

662

408

58.7

53.8-63.5

254

41.3

36.5-46.2

$35,000- 49,999

717

473

65.5

61.0-69.7

244

34.5

30.3-39.0

$50,000-74,999

654

473

71.7

67.1-75.9

181

28.3

24.1-32.9

$75,000+

758

553

74.2

70.4-77.6

205

25.8

22.4-29.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,614

1,479

57.8

55.4-60.1

1,135

42.2

39.9-44.6

3,746

2,447

65.7

63.8-67.6

1,299

34.3

32.4-36.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

102

67.4

53.0-79.1

32.6

20.9-47.0

Non-Veteran

6,376

3,920

62.4

60.9-63.9

2,456

37.6

36.1-39.1

Currently Serving

85.9

53.3-97.0

14.1

3.0-46.7

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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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