BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Women's Health

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
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	. - .
-Northeastern Partnership	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	. - .
GENDER
Female	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	. - .
RACE
White	371	254	66.4	60.7-71.7	45	13.7	10.1-18.3	17	4.2	2.5- 7.1	55	15.7	11.8-20.5	0	0.0	. - .
African American	246	163	67.9	60.9-74.2	26	9.8	6.3-14.8	10	4.3	2.2- 8.4	47	18.0	13.2-24.0	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	28	15	46.6	27.2-67.2	2	4.1	0.9-15.9	1	2.2	0.3-14.1	10	47.1	27.1-68.2	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	80	59	74.5	63.1-83.3	9	11.2	5.7-20.7	0	0.0	. - .	12	14.3	7.9-24.5	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	99	71	70.9	59.8-79.9	10	13.3	6.9-24.2	6	4.4	1.9- 9.9	12	11.4	6.2-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	124	85	70.1	60.5-78.3	17	13.7	8.1-22.2	7	4.4	2.0- 9.4	15	11.8	7.0-19.4	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	125	88	70.9	61.3-79.0	12	8.7	4.7-15.5	3	4.0	1.2-12.6	22	16.3	10.4-24.7	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	105	74	67.3	56.1-76.8	13	14.6	8.4-24.3	3	5.5	1.6-17.2	15	12.6	7.2-21.0	0	0.0	. - .
75+	81	44	51.5	39.9-63.0	12	15.4	8.7-25.8	7	8.0	3.7-16.2	18	25.2	16.0-37.3	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	79	58.2	48.1-67.7	11	8.5	4.6-15.0	8	8.6	3.9-17.8	31	24.8	16.9-34.7	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	233	148	63.0	55.7-69.8	30	14.6	10.0-20.8	9	3.2	1.6- 6.3	46	19.2	14.1-25.5	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	158	113	72.6	64.2-79.7	21	12.2	7.5-19.3	5	3.0	1.2- 7.3	19	12.1	7.5-19.1	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	123	97	78.7	69.4-85.8	13	10.6	5.9-18.3	5	2.7	1.1- 6.5	8	8.0	3.7-16.3	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	68	53.9	43.6-63.8	18	14.0	8.5-22.2	5	6.1	2.3-15.4	31	26.0	17.9-36.1	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	136	89	68.2	59.3-76.0	17	12.8	7.8-20.4	7	5.4	2.6-11.2	23	13.5	8.8-20.1	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	55	35	53.9	39.0-68.2	3	10.3	3.4-27.5	1	3.9	0.6-22.6	16	31.9	19.7-47.2	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	84	61	72.5	60.8-81.8	12	14.9	8.3-25.4	4	2.8	1.0- 7.6	7	9.8	4.5-19.9	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	49	38	83.3	70.6-91.1	5	7.2	2.7-18.0	4	6.8	2.5-17.6	2	2.7	0.6-11.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	40	36	89.6	74.6-96.2	2	5.7	1.3-21.4	1	2.7	0.4-16.8	1	2.0	0.3-12.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	253	153	58.7	51.6-65.4	35	14.0	9.9-19.4	14	6.9	3.8-12.0	51	20.5	15.3-26.8	0	0.0	. - .
No	371	272	73.2	67.7-78.0	38	10.6	7.5-14.9	11	2.3	1.2- 4.2	50	13.9	10.3-18.6	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	13	10	70.6	34.8-91.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.7	2.4-41.1	1	17.7	2.6-62.9	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	628	425	67.4	63.1-71.4	75	12.4	9.7-15.7	25	3.9	2.5- 6.0	103	16.3	13.3-19.9	0	0.0	. - .
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

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

. - .

-Northeastern Partnership

643

437

67.5

63.3-71.5

12.1

9.5-15.3

4.1

2.7- 6.1

104

16.3

13.3-19.9

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Female

643

437

67.5

63.3-71.5

12.1

9.5-15.3

4.1

2.7- 6.1

104

16.3

13.3-19.9

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

371

254

66.4

60.7-71.7

13.7

10.1-18.3

4.2

2.5- 7.1

15.7

11.8-20.5

0.0

. - .

African American

246

163

67.9

60.9-74.2

9.8

6.3-14.8

4.3

2.2- 8.4

18.0

13.2-24.0

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

46.6

27.2-67.2

4.1

0.9-15.9

2.2

0.3-14.1

47.1

27.1-68.2

0.0

. - .

25-34

74.5

63.1-83.3

11.2

5.7-20.7

0.0

. - .

14.3

7.9-24.5

0.0

. - .

35-44

70.9

59.8-79.9

13.3

6.9-24.2

4.4

1.9- 9.9

11.4

6.2-20.2

0.0

. - .

45-54

124

70.1

60.5-78.3

13.7

8.1-22.2

4.4

2.0- 9.4

11.8

7.0-19.4

0.0

. - .

55-64

125

70.9

61.3-79.0

8.7

4.7-15.5

4.0

1.2-12.6

16.3

10.4-24.7

0.0

. - .

65-74

105

67.3

56.1-76.8

14.6

8.4-24.3

5.5

1.6-17.2

12.6

7.2-21.0

0.0

. - .

75+

51.5

39.9-63.0

15.4

8.7-25.8

8.0

3.7-16.2

25.2

16.0-37.3

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

58.2

48.1-67.7

8.5

4.6-15.0

8.6

3.9-17.8

24.8

16.9-34.7

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

233

148

63.0

55.7-69.8

14.6

10.0-20.8

3.2

1.6- 6.3

19.2

14.1-25.5

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

158

113

72.6

64.2-79.7

12.2

7.5-19.3

3.0

1.2- 7.3

12.1

7.5-19.1

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

123

78.7

69.4-85.8

10.6

5.9-18.3

2.7

1.1- 6.5

8.0

3.7-16.3

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

53.9

43.6-63.8

14.0

8.5-22.2

6.1

2.3-15.4

26.0

17.9-36.1

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

136

68.2

59.3-76.0

12.8

7.8-20.4

5.4

2.6-11.2

13.5

8.8-20.1

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

53.9

39.0-68.2

10.3

3.4-27.5

3.9

0.6-22.6

31.9

19.7-47.2

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

72.5

60.8-81.8

14.9

8.3-25.4

2.8

1.0- 7.6

9.8

4.5-19.9

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

83.3

70.6-91.1

7.2

2.7-18.0

6.8

2.5-17.6

2.7

0.6-11.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

89.6

74.6-96.2

5.7

1.3-21.4

2.7

0.4-16.8

2.0

0.3-12.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

253

153

58.7

51.6-65.4

14.0

9.9-19.4

6.9

3.8-12.0

20.5

15.3-26.8

0.0

. - .

371

272

73.2

67.7-78.0

10.6

7.5-14.9

2.3

1.2- 4.2

13.9

10.3-18.6

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

70.6

34.8-91.6

0.0

. - .

11.7

2.4-41.1

17.7

2.6-62.9

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

628

425

67.4

63.1-71.4

12.4

9.7-15.7

3.9

2.5- 6.0

103

16.3

13.3-19.9

0.0

. - .

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* 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, 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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