BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,452	8,673	91.1	90.3-91.8	779	8.9	8.2- 9.7
GENDER
Female	9,452	8,673	91.1	90.3-91.8	779	8.9	8.2- 9.7
RACE
White	7,026	6,526	92.4	91.5-93.2	500	7.6	6.8- 8.5
African American	1,796	1,620	90.0	88.1-91.6	176	10.0	8.4-11.9
Asian	47	31	72.7	55.2-85.2	16	27.3	14.8-44.8
Native American	200	179	89.0	81.9-93.6	21	11.0	6.4-18.1
Other Minorities	321	263	78.6	72.0-84.0	58	21.4	16.0-28.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	366	299	79.8	73.8-84.8	67	20.2	15.2-26.2
-English Speaking	178	152	88.2	82.4-92.3	26	11.8	7.7-17.6
-Spanish Speaking	188	147	74.0	64.8-81.5	41	26.0	18.5-35.2
Non-Hispanic	9,073	8,363	91.7	90.9-92.4	710	8.3	7.6- 9.1
AGE
18-24	504	399	74.0	68.6-78.8	105	26.0	21.2-31.4
25-34	1,495	1,369	91.2	89.1-92.8	126	8.8	7.2-10.9
35-44	1,725	1,631	94.0	92.4-95.2	94	6.0	4.8- 7.6
45-54	1,753	1,654	93.5	91.8-94.9	99	6.5	5.1- 8.2
55-64	1,550	1,449	93.0	91.1-94.5	101	7.0	5.5- 8.9
65-74	1,301	1,190	91.3	89.1-93.1	111	8.7	6.9-10.9
75+	1,067	927	88.1	85.6-90.2	140	11.9	9.8-14.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,512	1,285	83.7	81.1-86.1	227	16.3	13.9-18.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,826	2,555	89.1	87.4-90.6	271	10.9	9.4-12.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,462	2,308	92.8	91.2-94.1	154	7.2	5.9- 8.8
College Graduate	2,638	2,514	95.3	94.2-96.1	124	4.7	3.9- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,226	1,064	85.2	82.4-87.7	162	14.8	12.3-17.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,707	1,539	89.3	87.3-91.1	168	10.7	8.9-12.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,063	983	91.1	88.4-93.2	80	8.9	6.8-11.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,146	1,083	93.9	91.8-95.5	63	6.1	4.5- 8.2
$50,000-74,999	1,009	975	96.7	95.1-97.8	34	3.3	2.2- 4.9
$75,000+	1,121	1,083	95.4	93.4-96.8	38	4.6	3.2- 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,138	2,832	89.0	87.4-90.4	306	11.0	9.6-12.6
No	6,091	5,652	92.3	91.3-93.1	439	7.7	6.9- 8.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	158	93.2	86.2-96.7	8	6.8	3.3-13.8
Non-Veteran	9,251	8,484	91.0	90.2-91.8	767	9.0	8.2- 9.8
Currently Serving	35	31	91.0	76.0-97.0	4	9.0	3.0-24.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,452

8,673

91.1

90.3-91.8

779

8.9

8.2- 9.7

GENDER

Female

9,452

8,673

91.1

90.3-91.8

779

8.9

8.2- 9.7

RACE

White

7,026

6,526

92.4

91.5-93.2

500

7.6

6.8- 8.5

African American

1,796

1,620

90.0

88.1-91.6

176

10.0

8.4-11.9

Asian

72.7

55.2-85.2

27.3

14.8-44.8

Native American

200

179

89.0

81.9-93.6

11.0

6.4-18.1

Other Minorities

321

263

78.6

72.0-84.0

21.4

16.0-28.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

366

299

79.8

73.8-84.8

20.2

15.2-26.2

-English Speaking

178

152

88.2

82.4-92.3

11.8

7.7-17.6

-Spanish Speaking

188

147

74.0

64.8-81.5

26.0

18.5-35.2

Non-Hispanic

9,073

8,363

91.7

90.9-92.4

710

8.3

7.6- 9.1

AGE

18-24

504

399

74.0

68.6-78.8

105

26.0

21.2-31.4

25-34

1,495

1,369

91.2

89.1-92.8

126

8.8

7.2-10.9

35-44

1,725

1,631

94.0

92.4-95.2

6.0

4.8- 7.6

45-54

1,753

1,654

93.5

91.8-94.9

6.5

5.1- 8.2

55-64

1,550

1,449

93.0

91.1-94.5

101

7.0

5.5- 8.9

65-74

1,301

1,190

91.3

89.1-93.1

111

8.7

6.9-10.9

75+

1,067

927

88.1

85.6-90.2

140

11.9

9.8-14.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,512

1,285

83.7

81.1-86.1

227

16.3

13.9-18.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,826

2,555

89.1

87.4-90.6

271

10.9

9.4-12.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,462

2,308

92.8

91.2-94.1

154

7.2

5.9- 8.8

College Graduate

2,638

2,514

95.3

94.2-96.1

124

4.7

3.9- 5.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,226

1,064

85.2

82.4-87.7

162

14.8

12.3-17.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,707

1,539

89.3

87.3-91.1

168

10.7

8.9-12.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,063

983

91.1

88.4-93.2

8.9

6.8-11.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,146

1,083

93.9

91.8-95.5

6.1

4.5- 8.2

$50,000-74,999

1,009

975

96.7

95.1-97.8

3.3

2.2- 4.9

$75,000+

1,121

1,083

95.4

93.4-96.8

4.6

3.2- 6.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,138

2,832

89.0

87.4-90.4

306

11.0

9.6-12.6

6,091

5,652

92.3

91.3-93.1

439

7.7

6.9- 8.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

158

93.2

86.2-96.7

6.8

3.3-13.8

Non-Veteran

9,251

8,484

91.0

90.2-91.8

767

9.0

8.2- 9.8

Currently Serving

91.0

76.0-97.0

9.0

3.0-24.0

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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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