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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 | 9,337 | 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 | . - . |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 278 | 205 | 72.4 | 65.8-78.1 | 28 | 10.8 | 7.2-15.9 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.6 | 34 | 13.9 | 9.6-19.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Buncombe | 224 | 163 | 72.9 | 66.0-78.8 | 24 | 10.8 | 7.1-16.2 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.4 | 30 | 13.4 | 9.2-19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Cabarrus | 263 | 182 | 69.9 | 63.3-75.7 | 24 | 9.5 | 6.0-14.7 | 11 | 3.7 | 1.9- 6.9 | 46 | 17.0 | 12.5-22.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Catawba | 220 | 151 | 66.7 | 59.3-73.3 | 28 | 13.7 | 9.4-19.6 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.4 | 34 | 16.3 | 11.4-22.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Cumberland | 285 | 196 | 67.2 | 60.8-73.0 | 33 | 12.4 | 8.7-17.5 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.7- 6.9 | 46 | 16.9 | 12.5-22.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Davidson | 233 | 148 | 64.1 | 56.6-70.9 | 33 | 15.9 | 10.9-22.6 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.0 | 41 | 15.7 | 11.1-21.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Durham | 259 | 192 | 75.9 | 69.8-81.1 | 33 | 11.9 | 8.3-16.8 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7- 5.6 | 30 | 10.2 | 6.9-14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Forsyth | 282 | 202 | 72.4 | 66.2-77.9 | 33 | 10.7 | 7.4-15.2 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.4 | 38 | 13.7 | 9.7-19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Gaston | 233 | 152 | 66.2 | 59.0-72.7 | 37 | 13.5 | 9.5-18.9 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.4 | 36 | 16.2 | 11.5-22.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Guilford | 246 | 191 | 78.0 | 71.4-83.5 | 20 | 9.2 | 5.6-14.9 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.2 | 27 | 10.2 | 6.6-15.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Iredell | 254 | 185 | 72.0 | 65.4-77.8 | 35 | 13.6 | 9.6-18.9 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.8- 4.0 | 28 | 12.6 | 8.5-18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Johnston | 316 | 217 | 65.1 | 58.1-71.6 | 40 | 13.1 | 9.3-18.1 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.8 | 54 | 19.6 | 14.3-26.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Mecklenburg | 388 | 281 | 70.3 | 64.8-75.2 | 35 | 9.4 | 6.6-13.4 | 15 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.1 | 57 | 16.8 | 12.8-21.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
New Hanover | 222 | 161 | 72.2 | 65.2-78.4 | 36 | 16.1 | 11.4-22.3 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.2 | 20 | 9.6 | 6.0-15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Onslow | 242 | 161 | 63.3 | 56.2-69.8 | 30 | 13.6 | 9.3-19.5 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.1 | 38 | 17.2 | 12.4-23.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Orange | 256 | 200 | 78.3 | 72.0-83.5 | 31 | 11.9 | 8.2-16.9 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 | 18 | 7.7 | 4.6-12.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Pitt | 223 | 156 | 71.0 | 64.2-77.0 | 31 | 13.6 | 9.4-19.1 | 10 | 4.1 | 2.0- 8.1 | 26 | 11.4 | 7.6-16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Randolph | 207 | 131 | 63.3 | 55.3-70.7 | 25 | 11.4 | 7.5-17.0 | 16 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.8 | 35 | 18.9 | 13.0-26.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Robeson | 253 | 168 | 63.8 | 56.3-70.7 | 36 | 15.4 | 10.7-21.7 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.3 | 40 | 17.3 | 12.2-24.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Rowan | 284 | 190 | 65.9 | 59.4-71.8 | 33 | 10.7 | 7.3-15.4 | 16 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.4 | 45 | 17.2 | 12.6-22.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Union | 298 | 196 | 68.7 | 62.3-74.4 | 33 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.4 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.7- 5.9 | 58 | 18.2 | 13.7-23.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Wake | 358 | 271 | 74.7 | 69.1-79.6 | 43 | 11.9 | 8.5-16.2 | 11 | 3.3 | 1.8- 6.0 | 33 | 10.1 | 6.8-14.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 221 | 162 | 72.1 | 65.1-78.2 | 21 | 11.0 | 7.1-16.6 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.4 | 28 | 12.5 | 8.5-18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Northeast Partnership II | 318 | 216 | 67.9 | 61.8-73.4 | 36 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.3 | 12 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.1 | 54 | 17.6 | 13.3-23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Northeast Partnership I | 257 | 178 | 69.7 | 63.0-75.7 | 28 | 10.7 | 7.1-15.7 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.9 | 39 | 14.2 | 10.0-19.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 230 | 156 | 70.5 | 63.6-76.7 | 22 | 9.6 | 6.2-14.6 | 16 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.2 | 36 | 13.9 | 9.7-19.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 300 | 207 | 69.9 | 63.5-75.6 | 34 | 10.5 | 7.2-14.9 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.8 | 50 | 16.7 | 12.1-22.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 250 | 168 | 68.2 | 61.6-74.1 | 33 | 12.0 | 8.3-16.9 | 15 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.6 | 34 | 14.8 | 10.5-20.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 260 | 185 | 72.0 | 65.7-77.6 | 32 | 11.7 | 8.0-16.7 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 | 37 | 14.2 | 10.2-19.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 273 | 189 | 69.1 | 62.3-75.2 | 38 | 13.9 | 9.9-19.2 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.4 | 32 | 12.0 | 7.9-17.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 331 | 233 | 68.7 | 62.7-74.2 | 37 | 11.9 | 8.5-16.4 | 16 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.3 | 45 | 14.4 | 10.3-19.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 227 | 158 | 69.2 | 62.2-75.4 | 23 | 10.5 | 6.8-16.0 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.5 | 37 | 17.6 | 12.7-23.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 220 | 150 | 67.1 | 59.8-73.7 | 27 | 12.7 | 8.4-18.7 | 15 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.6 | 28 | 12.3 | 8.3-17.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 248 | 157 | 61.4 | 54.2-68.0 | 41 | 16.1 | 11.8-21.7 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.0 | 36 | 16.7 | 11.7-23.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 378 | 259 | 69.2 | 63.2-74.5 | 60 | 15.9 | 12.0-20.8 | 15 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 | 44 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 643 | 437 | 67.5 | 63.3-71.5 | 75 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.3 | 27 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.1 | 104 | 16.3 | 13.3-19.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
No | 8,694 | 6,080 | 70.1 | 68.9-71.3 | 1,058 | 12.1 | 11.3-13.0 | 346 | 3.8 | 3.3- 4.3 | 1,210 | 14.1 | 13.2-15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 3,176 | 2,187 | 68.6 | 66.7-70.5 | 380 | 11.8 | 10.6-13.2 | 132 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.9 | 477 | 15.5 | 14.0-17.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Piedmont | 5,154 | 3,635 | 71.0 | 69.4-72.6 | 615 | 11.7 | 10.6-12.8 | 198 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.2 | 706 | 13.8 | 12.6-15.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Western NC | 1,007 | 695 | 68.6 | 65.0-71.9 | 138 | 14.2 | 11.8-17.0 | 43 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.9 | 131 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 593 | 414 | 69.8 | 65.2-74.2 | 83 | 14.6 | 11.5-18.3 | 22 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.9 | 74 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Northwest | 1,763 | 1,219 | 68.9 | 66.2-71.5 | 221 | 12.3 | 10.6-14.3 | 74 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 | 249 | 14.5 | 12.6-16.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Charlotte | 1,384 | 953 | 68.8 | 65.6-71.9 | 158 | 11.1 | 9.2-13.3 | 54 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.2 | 219 | 16.3 | 13.9-19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Greensboro | 1,217 | 881 | 72.6 | 69.3-75.7 | 136 | 11.3 | 9.2-13.9 | 56 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.8 | 144 | 12.5 | 10.3-15.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Southern Regional | 994 | 673 | 66.9 | 63.3-70.3 | 126 | 12.9 | 10.6-15.5 | 42 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.5 | 153 | 16.3 | 13.6-19.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Coastal | 460 | 323 | 70.0 | 65.1-74.4 | 63 | 13.0 | 10.0-16.7 | 19 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.9 | 55 | 13.4 | 10.1-17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Wake | 1,282 | 925 | 73.1 | 69.9-76.2 | 164 | 12.1 | 10.0-14.6 | 30 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.3 | 163 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Area L | 384 | 263 | 70.6 | 65.2-75.4 | 36 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.7 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.1 | 63 | 14.5 | 11.1-18.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Eastern | 1,188 | 828 | 69.9 | 66.7-72.9 | 137 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.6 | 51 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 | 172 | 14.8 | 12.5-17.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
* 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, 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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