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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	5,235	3,709	67.4	65.7-69.0	1,526	32.6	31.0-34.3
RACE
White	4,035	2,955	70.7	68.8-72.4	1,080	29.3	27.6-31.2
African American	909	638	68.5	64.5-72.3	271	31.5	27.7-35.5
Other Minorities	34	11	36.0	18.0-59.1	23	64.0	40.9-82.0
AGE
18-24	250	36	12.7	8.6-18.3	214	87.3	81.7-91.4
25-34	843	128	16.6	13.7-20.0	715	83.4	80.0-86.3
35-44	988	608	61.5	57.7-65.3	380	38.5	34.7-42.3
45-54	972	897	92.9	90.7-94.6	75	7.1	5.4- 9.3
55-64	847	807	95.1	92.4-96.8	40	4.9	3.2- 7.6
65-74	701	656	94.2	91.7-96.0	45	5.8	4.0- 8.3
75+	598	550	93.6	91.1-95.5	48	6.4	4.5- 8.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	822	602	66.9	62.4-71.2	220	33.1	28.8-37.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,476	1,072	68.8	65.6-71.8	404	31.2	28.2-34.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,319	956	70.7	67.4-73.8	363	29.3	26.2-32.6
College Graduate	1,612	1,076	64.1	61.0-66.9	536	35.9	33.1-39.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	619	457	68.9	63.7-73.7	162	31.1	26.3-36.3
$15,000- 24,999	862	612	67.2	63.0-71.3	250	32.8	28.7-37.0
$25,000- 34,999	577	367	60.4	55.1-65.5	210	39.6	34.5-44.9
$35,000- 49,999	636	444	68.4	63.8-72.6	192	31.6	27.4-36.2
$50,000-74,999	587	399	66.5	61.6-71.1	188	33.5	28.9-38.4
$75,000+	729	532	70.0	65.8-74.0	197	30.0	26.0-34.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,653	1,375	80.2	77.4-82.8	278	19.8	17.2-22.6
No	3,462	2,259	62.3	60.2-64.3	1,203	37.7	35.7-39.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	54	38	58.7	39.6-75.4	16	41.3	24.6-60.4
Non-Veteran	5,179	3,670	67.5	65.8-69.1	1,509	32.5	30.9-34.2
Currently Serving	2	1	26.2	2.2-85.0	1	73.8	15.0-97.8

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

-Piedmont NC

5,235

3,709

67.4

65.7-69.0

1,526

32.6

31.0-34.3

RACE

White

4,035

2,955

70.7

68.8-72.4

1,080

29.3

27.6-31.2

African American

909

638

68.5

64.5-72.3

271

31.5

27.7-35.5

Other Minorities

36.0

18.0-59.1

64.0

40.9-82.0

AGE

18-24

250

12.7

8.6-18.3

214

87.3

81.7-91.4

25-34

843

128

16.6

13.7-20.0

715

83.4

80.0-86.3

35-44

988

608

61.5

57.7-65.3

380

38.5

34.7-42.3

45-54

972

897

92.9

90.7-94.6

7.1

5.4- 9.3

55-64

847

807

95.1

92.4-96.8

4.9

3.2- 7.6

65-74

701

656

94.2

91.7-96.0

5.8

4.0- 8.3

75+

598

550

93.6

91.1-95.5

6.4

4.5- 8.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

822

602

66.9

62.4-71.2

220

33.1

28.8-37.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,476

1,072

68.8

65.6-71.8

404

31.2

28.2-34.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,319

956

70.7

67.4-73.8

363

29.3

26.2-32.6

College Graduate

1,612

1,076

64.1

61.0-66.9

536

35.9

33.1-39.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

619

457

68.9

63.7-73.7

162

31.1

26.3-36.3

$15,000- 24,999

862

612

67.2

63.0-71.3

250

32.8

28.7-37.0

$25,000- 34,999

577

367

60.4

55.1-65.5

210

39.6

34.5-44.9

$35,000- 49,999

636

444

68.4

63.8-72.6

192

31.6

27.4-36.2

$50,000-74,999

587

399

66.5

61.6-71.1

188

33.5

28.9-38.4

$75,000+

729

532

70.0

65.8-74.0

197

30.0

26.0-34.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,653

1,375

80.2

77.4-82.8

278

19.8

17.2-22.6

3,462

2,259

62.3

60.2-64.3

1,203

37.7

35.7-39.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

58.7

39.6-75.4

41.3

24.6-60.4

Non-Veteran

5,179

3,670

67.5

65.8-69.1

1,509

32.5

30.9-34.2

Currently Serving

26.2

2.2-85.0

73.8

15.0-97.8

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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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