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?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,452	8,673	91.1	90.3-91.8	779	8.9	8.2- 9.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	8,122	7,539	92.7	91.9-93.4	583	7.3	6.6- 8.1
No	1,317	1,123	82.4	79.3-85.0	194	17.6	15.0-20.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight	220	202	90.9	83.8-95.1	18	9.1	4.9-16.2
Recommended Range	3,525	3,243	91.2	89.8-92.4	282	8.8	7.6-10.2
Overweight	2,739	2,520	91.8	90.4-93.1	219	8.2	6.9- 9.6
Obese	2,289	2,098	90.6	88.9-92.1	191	9.4	7.9-11.1
Current Smoker
No	7,507	6,907	91.1	90.2-92.0	600	8.9	8.0- 9.8
Yes	1,915	1,738	90.8	89.1-92.2	177	9.2	7.8-10.9
Binge Drinker
No	9,042	8,298	91.1	90.2-91.8	744	8.9	8.2- 9.8
Yes	325	299	91.8	87.3-94.8	26	8.2	5.2-12.7
Heavy Drinker
No	9,149	8,401	91.1	90.3-91.9	748	8.9	8.1- 9.7
Yes	244	221	90.6	84.9-94.3	23	9.4	5.7-15.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,084	1,844	88.1	86.2-89.7	240	11.9	10.3-13.8
No	7,335	6,800	91.8	90.9-92.7	535	8.2	7.3- 9.1
Current Asthma
Yes	909	835	91.7	89.3-93.7	74	8.3	6.3-10.7
No	8,488	7,786	91.0	90.1-91.7	702	9.0	8.3- 9.9
Diabetes
Yes	969	865	88.6	85.9-90.9	104	11.4	9.1-14.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	137	120	85.0	75.1-91.4	17	15.0	8.6-24.9
No	8,221	7,575	91.4	90.6-92.2	646	8.6	7.8- 9.4
No, Bordeline Diabetes	122	112	92.9	86.4-96.4	10	7.1	3.6-13.6

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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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	9,452	8,673	91.1	90.3-91.8	779	8.9	8.2- 9.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	8,122	7,539	92.7	91.9-93.4	583	7.3	6.6- 8.1
No	1,317	1,123	82.4	79.3-85.0	194	17.6	15.0-20.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight	220	202	90.9	83.8-95.1	18	9.1	4.9-16.2
Recommended Range	3,525	3,243	91.2	89.8-92.4	282	8.8	7.6-10.2
Overweight	2,739	2,520	91.8	90.4-93.1	219	8.2	6.9- 9.6
Obese	2,289	2,098	90.6	88.9-92.1	191	9.4	7.9-11.1
Current Smoker
No	7,507	6,907	91.1	90.2-92.0	600	8.9	8.0- 9.8
Yes	1,915	1,738	90.8	89.1-92.2	177	9.2	7.8-10.9
Binge Drinker
No	9,042	8,298	91.1	90.2-91.8	744	8.9	8.2- 9.8
Yes	325	299	91.8	87.3-94.8	26	8.2	5.2-12.7
Heavy Drinker
No	9,149	8,401	91.1	90.3-91.9	748	8.9	8.1- 9.7
Yes	244	221	90.6	84.9-94.3	23	9.4	5.7-15.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,084	1,844	88.1	86.2-89.7	240	11.9	10.3-13.8
No	7,335	6,800	91.8	90.9-92.7	535	8.2	7.3- 9.1
Current Asthma
Yes	909	835	91.7	89.3-93.7	74	8.3	6.3-10.7
No	8,488	7,786	91.0	90.1-91.7	702	9.0	8.3- 9.9
Diabetes
Yes	969	865	88.6	85.9-90.9	104	11.4	9.1-14.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	137	120	85.0	75.1-91.4	17	15.0	8.6-24.9
No	8,221	7,575	91.4	90.6-92.2	646	8.6	7.8- 9.4
No, Bordeline Diabetes	122	112	92.9	86.4-96.4	10	7.1	3.6-13.6