BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Women's Health

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,478	6,768	68.9	67.7-70.0	2,710	31.1	30.0-32.3
-Northeastern Partnership	654	507	75.1	71.1-78.8	147	24.9	21.2-28.9
RACE
White	376	302	77.4	72.1-82.0	74	22.6	18.0-27.9
African American	252	187	72.9	66.2-78.8	65	27.1	21.2-33.8
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	29	3	7.1	1.9-23.2	26	92.9	76.8-98.1
25-34	80	21	26.4	17.2-38.3	59	73.6	61.7-82.8
35-44	100	68	69.9	59.3-78.7	32	30.1	21.3-40.7
45-54	125	112	90.8	84.1-94.8	13	9.2	5.2-15.9
55-64	126	120	95.9	90.3-98.3	6	4.1	1.7- 9.7
65-74	107	104	98.2	94.5-99.4	3	1.8	0.6- 5.5
75+	86	78	91.4	82.2-96.1	8	8.6	3.9-17.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	135	110	77.1	66.9-84.8	25	22.9	15.2-33.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	237	190	78.9	72.4-84.2	47	21.1	15.8-27.6
Some Post-H.S.	158	109	66.8	58.0-74.5	49	33.2	25.5-42.0
College Graduate	124	98	76.8	67.1-84.4	26	23.2	15.6-32.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	127	103	76.2	65.8-84.2	24	23.8	15.8-34.2
$15,000- 24,999	136	103	78.9	71.0-85.0	33	21.1	15.0-29.0
$25,000- 34,999	56	41	71.4	56.4-82.8	15	28.6	17.2-43.6
$35,000- 49,999	84	56	62.1	50.0-72.9	28	37.9	27.1-50.0
$50,000-74,999	49	39	79.4	63.9-89.3	10	20.6	10.7-36.1
$75,000+	40	32	80.6	64.6-90.5	8	19.4	9.5-35.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	258	219	84.3	78.5-88.7	39	15.7	11.3-21.5
No	375	274	70.0	64.4-75.1	101	30.0	24.9-35.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	13	10	69.4	34.2-90.8	3	30.6	9.2-65.8
Non-Veteran	639	496	75.3	71.2-79.0	143	24.7	21.0-28.8
Currently Serving	2	1	64.9	10.3-96.7	1	35.1	3.3-89.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,478

6,768

68.9

67.7-70.0

2,710

31.1

30.0-32.3

-Northeastern Partnership

654

507

75.1

71.1-78.8

147

24.9

21.2-28.9

RACE

White

376

302

77.4

72.1-82.0

22.6

18.0-27.9

African American

252

187

72.9

66.2-78.8

27.1

21.2-33.8

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

7.1

1.9-23.2

92.9

76.8-98.1

25-34

26.4

17.2-38.3

73.6

61.7-82.8

35-44

100

69.9

59.3-78.7

30.1

21.3-40.7

45-54

125

112

90.8

84.1-94.8

9.2

5.2-15.9

55-64

126

120

95.9

90.3-98.3

4.1

1.7- 9.7

65-74

107

104

98.2

94.5-99.4

1.8

0.6- 5.5

75+

91.4

82.2-96.1

8.6

3.9-17.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

135

110

77.1

66.9-84.8

22.9

15.2-33.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

237

190

78.9

72.4-84.2

21.1

15.8-27.6

Some Post-H.S.

158

109

66.8

58.0-74.5

33.2

25.5-42.0

College Graduate

124

76.8

67.1-84.4

23.2

15.6-32.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

127

103

76.2

65.8-84.2

23.8

15.8-34.2

$15,000- 24,999

136

103

78.9

71.0-85.0

21.1

15.0-29.0

$25,000- 34,999

71.4

56.4-82.8

28.6

17.2-43.6

$35,000- 49,999

62.1

50.0-72.9

37.9

27.1-50.0

$50,000-74,999

79.4

63.9-89.3

20.6

10.7-36.1

$75,000+

80.6

64.6-90.5

19.4

9.5-35.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

258

219

84.3

78.5-88.7

15.7

11.3-21.5

375

274

70.0

64.4-75.1

101

30.0

24.9-35.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

69.4

34.2-90.8

30.6

9.2-65.8

Non-Veteran

639

496

75.3

71.2-79.0

143

24.7

21.0-28.8

Currently Serving

64.9

10.3-96.7

35.1

3.3-89.7

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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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