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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 9,394 | 4,424 | 45.9 | 44.7-47.2 | 1,151 | 11.7 | 10.9-12.5 | 411 | 4.1 | 3.6- 4.6 | 698 | 6.9 | 6.3- 7.6 | 2,710 | 31.4 | 30.2-32.6 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 279 | 146 | 50.8 | 44.2-57.3 | 31 | 12.0 | 8.2-17.2 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.6 | 25 | 7.7 | 4.8-12.2 | 69 | 26.3 | 20.9-32.5 |
Buncombe | 222 | 117 | 53.6 | 46.3-60.7 | 24 | 10.0 | 6.5-15.1 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.0 | 15 | 7.3 | 4.3-12.1 | 55 | 24.8 | 19.1-31.5 |
Cabarrus | 264 | 124 | 45.1 | 38.5-51.8 | 32 | 12.9 | 8.8-18.6 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.7 | 23 | 7.2 | 4.7-11.0 | 76 | 32.0 | 25.9-38.7 |
Catawba | 221 | 107 | 44.2 | 37.2-51.4 | 28 | 13.4 | 9.0-19.5 | 13 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.7 | 18 | 7.8 | 4.6-12.8 | 55 | 27.9 | 21.6-35.2 |
Cumberland | 286 | 130 | 42.7 | 36.5-49.1 | 29 | 9.5 | 6.4-14.0 | 13 | 4.8 | 2.6- 8.5 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.8 | 96 | 37.0 | 31.0-43.5 |
Davidson | 233 | 109 | 43.7 | 36.6-51.1 | 35 | 14.4 | 10.1-20.1 | 9 | 4.2 | 1.9- 8.8 | 23 | 8.9 | 5.7-13.6 | 57 | 28.9 | 22.3-36.5 |
Durham | 260 | 120 | 45.2 | 38.6-52.0 | 24 | 8.7 | 5.7-13.1 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.9 | 101 | 41.9 | 35.3-48.8 |
Forsyth | 281 | 132 | 45.1 | 38.9-51.5 | 34 | 12.0 | 8.4-16.8 | 12 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.6 | 19 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.4 | 84 | 31.3 | 25.6-37.6 |
Gaston | 238 | 112 | 45.9 | 38.9-53.1 | 36 | 13.3 | 9.2-18.7 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.6 | 19 | 10.0 | 6.3-15.7 | 64 | 28.0 | 21.9-35.0 |
Guilford | 248 | 135 | 50.9 | 44.0-57.9 | 36 | 15.4 | 10.8-21.4 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 | 10 | 4.2 | 1.9- 8.9 | 55 | 25.4 | 19.5-32.3 |
Iredell | 256 | 124 | 46.0 | 39.4-52.8 | 29 | 9.0 | 6.1-13.1 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0- 5.7 | 17 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.1 | 80 | 36.4 | 29.9-43.3 |
Johnston | 318 | 144 | 42.6 | 35.8-49.7 | 41 | 12.2 | 8.4-17.3 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.5 | 24 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.4 | 97 | 34.3 | 28.1-41.1 |
Mecklenburg | 393 | 177 | 42.7 | 37.4-48.3 | 46 | 9.9 | 7.2-13.4 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.2 | 25 | 5.2 | 3.4- 8.0 | 133 | 38.8 | 33.5-44.4 |
New Hanover | 223 | 115 | 49.3 | 41.9-56.7 | 33 | 13.7 | 9.6-19.1 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.9 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.6 | 50 | 26.8 | 20.4-34.4 |
Onslow | 242 | 91 | 32.5 | 26.6-39.1 | 29 | 13.7 | 9.3-19.8 | 13 | 5.6 | 3.2- 9.5 | 18 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.6 | 91 | 40.9 | 34.3-47.9 |
Orange | 258 | 120 | 44.1 | 37.4-51.0 | 27 | 9.0 | 6.1-13.2 | 10 | 5.2 | 2.3-11.4 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.2 | 88 | 36.1 | 29.6-43.2 |
Pitt | 225 | 89 | 37.9 | 31.2-45.1 | 35 | 14.8 | 10.5-20.5 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.5 | 16 | 7.5 | 4.4-12.3 | 79 | 37.0 | 30.2-44.2 |
Randolph | 207 | 92 | 43.0 | 35.5-50.7 | 21 | 9.8 | 6.2-15.1 | 13 | 6.5 | 3.2-13.0 | 20 | 9.0 | 5.1-15.4 | 61 | 31.7 | 24.8-39.5 |
Robeson | 253 | 109 | 40.5 | 33.6-47.7 | 36 | 14.2 | 9.8-20.2 | 18 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.7 | 17 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.0 | 73 | 31.5 | 24.8-39.0 |
Rowan | 284 | 128 | 44.6 | 38.4-51.1 | 36 | 11.4 | 7.9-16.1 | 17 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.6 | 32 | 11.5 | 7.8-16.7 | 71 | 27.3 | 21.8-33.5 |
Union | 299 | 112 | 37.2 | 31.0-43.9 | 34 | 10.6 | 6.8-16.0 | 15 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.4 | 34 | 10.3 | 7.2-14.5 | 104 | 37.7 | 31.2-44.6 |
Wake | 362 | 174 | 46.0 | 40.4-51.8 | 42 | 11.0 | 7.9-15.2 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.2 | 14 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.4 | 120 | 35.3 | 29.9-41.2 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 220 | 116 | 51.7 | 44.4-58.9 | 30 | 13.1 | 8.9-18.7 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 14 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.1 | 54 | 26.6 | 20.5-33.7 |
Northeast Partnership II | 321 | 167 | 50.6 | 44.4-56.7 | 41 | 12.5 | 8.9-17.3 | 13 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.7 | 31 | 9.5 | 6.6-13.5 | 69 | 23.6 | 18.8-29.3 |
Northeast Partnership I | 261 | 136 | 48.0 | 41.2-54.9 | 29 | 11.3 | 7.3-17.2 | 13 | 6.9 | 3.9-11.9 | 25 | 9.6 | 6.3-14.4 | 58 | 24.2 | 18.7-30.7 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 233 | 111 | 46.3 | 39.0-53.8 | 25 | 10.1 | 6.7-15.0 | 15 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.8 | 20 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.6 | 62 | 29.6 | 23.2-36.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 299 | 141 | 45.9 | 39.5-52.4 | 33 | 8.9 | 6.0-13.2 | 11 | 3.3 | 1.8- 6.0 | 27 | 9.7 | 6.2-14.8 | 87 | 32.2 | 26.3-38.6 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 256 | 121 | 46.1 | 39.5-52.9 | 38 | 13.6 | 9.7-18.7 | 18 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.3 | 16 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.4 | 63 | 28.2 | 22.4-34.8 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 267 | 142 | 49.7 | 43.1-56.3 | 25 | 9.9 | 6.4-14.9 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.8 | 16 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.6 | 76 | 31.9 | 25.9-38.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 274 | 130 | 45.6 | 39.0-52.4 | 30 | 10.2 | 6.9-14.7 | 16 | 5.1 | 2.9- 9.1 | 24 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.6 | 74 | 30.1 | 24.1-36.9 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 333 | 147 | 44.0 | 38.1-50.0 | 43 | 12.7 | 9.2-17.4 | 17 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.9 | 22 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.7 | 104 | 32.2 | 26.8-38.2 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 226 | 113 | 48.6 | 41.6-55.8 | 27 | 12.4 | 8.3-18.1 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.3 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.6-10.1 | 63 | 30.3 | 24.0-37.4 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 223 | 97 | 42.8 | 35.9-49.9 | 25 | 11.9 | 7.8-17.6 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.5 | 18 | 9.8 | 5.9-15.7 | 70 | 31.4 | 25.1-38.4 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 248 | 113 | 46.7 | 39.7-53.8 | 33 | 11.4 | 8.0-16.0 | 14 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.5 | 17 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.5 | 71 | 30.1 | 23.9-37.2 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 381 | 183 | 48.2 | 42.1-54.4 | 54 | 13.4 | 9.9-18.0 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.4 | 29 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.1 | 100 | 26.1 | 21.0-32.0 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 651 | 329 | 47.7 | 43.3-52.0 | 86 | 13.3 | 10.5-16.7 | 28 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.2 | 61 | 9.2 | 7.1-11.9 | 147 | 25.0 | 21.3-29.0 |
No | 8,743 | 4,095 | 45.8 | 44.5-47.1 | 1,065 | 11.6 | 10.8-12.4 | 383 | 4.1 | 3.6- 4.6 | 637 | 6.8 | 6.2- 7.5 | 2,563 | 31.8 | 30.6-33.0 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 3,195 | 1,478 | 45.2 | 43.2-47.3 | 408 | 11.9 | 10.6-13.2 | 150 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.5 | 251 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.9 | 908 | 30.7 | 28.8-32.6 |
Piedmont | 5,190 | 2,458 | 45.5 | 43.8-47.2 | 616 | 11.5 | 10.4-12.6 | 217 | 3.9 | 3.3- 4.6 | 373 | 6.3 | 5.6- 7.2 | 1,526 | 32.9 | 31.2-34.5 |
Western NC | 1,009 | 488 | 49.0 | 45.2-52.7 | 127 | 12.1 | 9.9-14.7 | 44 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.6 | 74 | 7.6 | 5.8- 9.8 | 276 | 27.4 | 24.2-30.9 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 593 | 298 | 50.6 | 45.6-55.5 | 77 | 12.5 | 9.6-16.1 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 43 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.6 | 150 | 25.3 | 21.1-29.9 |
Northwest | 1,765 | 837 | 46.7 | 43.9-49.5 | 223 | 12.1 | 10.5-14.1 | 78 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.4 | 141 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.7 | 486 | 29.8 | 27.3-32.5 |
Charlotte | 1,399 | 628 | 43.3 | 40.1-46.6 | 174 | 11.2 | 9.4-13.3 | 57 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.1 | 113 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.7 | 427 | 34.8 | 31.7-38.1 |
Greensboro | 1,224 | 597 | 47.2 | 43.7-50.7 | 139 | 12.5 | 10.2-15.2 | 56 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | 85 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.4 | 347 | 29.1 | 26.0-32.5 |
Southern Regional | 997 | 447 | 44.1 | 40.5-47.7 | 119 | 10.6 | 8.6-12.9 | 55 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.8 | 77 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.8 | 299 | 32.1 | 28.7-35.6 |
Coastal | 465 | 226 | 46.7 | 41.7-51.8 | 71 | 13.7 | 10.7-17.3 | 26 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 | 32 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.2 | 110 | 27.5 | 23.1-32.5 |
Wake | 1,296 | 621 | 45.9 | 42.4-49.3 | 146 | 10.7 | 8.7-13.1 | 47 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.4 | 70 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.8 | 412 | 35.4 | 32.1-38.9 |
Area L | 389 | 190 | 46.6 | 41.0-52.4 | 42 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.3 | 19 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.4 | 40 | 10.0 | 7.2-13.9 | 98 | 27.1 | 22.4-32.5 |
Eastern | 1,191 | 553 | 45.3 | 41.9-48.7 | 156 | 12.5 | 10.4-14.9 | 44 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.1 | 92 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.3 | 346 | 31.2 | 28.1-34.5 |
* This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram 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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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