BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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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	. - .
-Piedmont NC	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	. - .
GENDER
Female	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	. - .
RACE
White	3,971	2,819	72.4	70.7-74.1	484	11.4	10.3-12.7	149	3.4	2.7- 4.1	519	12.8	11.5-14.1	0	0.0	. - .
African American	896	646	72.0	68.1-75.7	97	12.0	9.3-15.3	36	3.6	2.5- 5.2	117	12.4	9.9-15.4	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	32	17	50.4	28.8-71.9	4	17.6	4.8-47.3	1	6.8	1.0-35.3	10	25.2	11.8-45.9	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	248	168	60.0	51.8-67.7	23	10.7	6.5-17.2	5	2.7	1.0- 6.8	52	26.6	19.8-34.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	841	621	73.9	70.1-77.4	103	11.7	9.4-14.4	24	2.3	1.5- 3.7	93	12.0	9.4-15.3	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	983	710	72.2	68.6-75.6	119	12.3	9.9-15.3	44	3.9	2.8- 5.4	110	11.6	9.3-14.3	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	967	695	71.4	67.6-74.9	119	12.2	9.8-15.1	49	5.4	3.8- 7.6	104	11.0	8.7-13.8	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	837	597	72.5	68.5-76.1	96	10.9	8.6-13.6	29	3.4	2.1- 5.4	115	13.2	10.5-16.6	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	683	490	72.2	67.7-76.4	77	11.4	8.6-14.9	20	2.4	1.4- 4.1	96	14.0	10.9-17.9	0	0.0	. - .
75+	560	324	62.3	57.4-66.9	78	12.5	9.7-15.9	26	3.5	2.3- 5.4	132	21.7	17.9-26.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	795	467	57.9	53.4-62.3	97	11.9	9.4-15.0	43	5.5	3.8- 7.9	188	24.6	20.8-28.9	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,450	980	67.3	64.0-70.3	167	11.5	9.5-13.8	53	3.2	2.3- 4.5	250	18.0	15.5-20.9	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	1,305	922	69.6	66.3-72.8	178	14.2	11.9-16.9	51	3.5	2.5- 4.9	154	12.6	10.4-15.2	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	1,599	1,265	80.7	78.2-82.9	172	9.7	8.1-11.5	51	2.9	2.1- 4.1	111	6.7	5.4- 8.4	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	603	339	54.8	49.6-59.9	82	13.9	10.4-18.2	30	5.1	3.4- 7.6	152	26.2	21.9-31.1	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	851	551	65.0	60.8-68.9	98	12.1	9.5-15.2	54	6.0	4.4- 8.1	148	16.9	14.0-20.3	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	570	409	69.4	64.1-74.3	71	12.9	9.6-17.3	17	3.3	1.9- 5.6	73	14.3	10.7-18.9	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	629	455	70.4	65.7-74.8	83	12.9	10.0-16.4	20	3.8	2.2- 6.4	71	12.9	9.7-16.9	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	586	480	81.2	76.9-84.8	54	10.1	7.3-13.8	16	2.4	1.3- 4.4	36	6.4	4.4- 9.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	728	593	82.0	78.5-85.0	83	10.0	7.8-12.7	13	1.9	1.0- 3.6	39	6.1	4.3- 8.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,609	1,025	64.7	61.7-67.7	210	12.0	10.2-14.0	76	4.4	3.3- 5.8	298	18.9	16.4-21.6	0	0.0	. - .
No	3,429	2,538	74.1	72.2-75.9	393	11.4	10.1-12.8	118	3.1	2.5- 3.9	380	11.4	10.1-12.9	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	54	43	72.5	51.0-87.0	3	15.2	4.0-43.5	3	4.4	1.3-13.7	5	7.9	3.0-19.1	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	5,098	3,591	71.0	69.4-72.6	611	11.6	10.6-12.7	195	3.5	2.9- 4.2	701	13.9	12.7-15.2	0	0.0	. - .
Currently Serving	2	1	73.8	15.0-97.8	1	26.2	2.2-85.0	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

. - .

-Piedmont NC

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

. - .

GENDER

Female

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

. - .

RACE

White

3,971

2,819

72.4

70.7-74.1

484

11.4

10.3-12.7

149

3.4

2.7- 4.1

519

12.8

11.5-14.1

0.0

. - .

African American

896

646

72.0

68.1-75.7

12.0

9.3-15.3

3.6

2.5- 5.2

117

12.4

9.9-15.4

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

50.4

28.8-71.9

17.6

4.8-47.3

6.8

1.0-35.3

25.2

11.8-45.9

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

248

168

60.0

51.8-67.7

10.7

6.5-17.2

2.7

1.0- 6.8

26.6

19.8-34.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

841

621

73.9

70.1-77.4

103

11.7

9.4-14.4

2.3

1.5- 3.7

12.0

9.4-15.3

0.0

. - .

35-44

983

710

72.2

68.6-75.6

119

12.3

9.9-15.3

3.9

2.8- 5.4

110

11.6

9.3-14.3

0.0

. - .

45-54

967

695

71.4

67.6-74.9

119

12.2

9.8-15.1

5.4

3.8- 7.6

104

11.0

8.7-13.8

0.0

. - .

55-64

837

597

72.5

68.5-76.1

10.9

8.6-13.6

3.4

2.1- 5.4

115

13.2

10.5-16.6

0.0

. - .

65-74

683

490

72.2

67.7-76.4

11.4

8.6-14.9

2.4

1.4- 4.1

14.0

10.9-17.9

0.0

. - .

75+

560

324

62.3

57.4-66.9

12.5

9.7-15.9

3.5

2.3- 5.4

132

21.7

17.9-26.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

795

467

57.9

53.4-62.3

11.9

9.4-15.0

5.5

3.8- 7.9

188

24.6

20.8-28.9

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,450

980

67.3

64.0-70.3

167

11.5

9.5-13.8

3.2

2.3- 4.5

250

18.0

15.5-20.9

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

1,305

922

69.6

66.3-72.8

178

14.2

11.9-16.9

3.5

2.5- 4.9

154

12.6

10.4-15.2

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

1,599

1,265

80.7

78.2-82.9

172

9.7

8.1-11.5

2.9

2.1- 4.1

111

6.7

5.4- 8.4

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

603

339

54.8

49.6-59.9

13.9

10.4-18.2

5.1

3.4- 7.6

152

26.2

21.9-31.1

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

851

551

65.0

60.8-68.9

12.1

9.5-15.2

6.0

4.4- 8.1

148

16.9

14.0-20.3

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

570

409

69.4

64.1-74.3

12.9

9.6-17.3

3.3

1.9- 5.6

14.3

10.7-18.9

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

629

455

70.4

65.7-74.8

12.9

10.0-16.4

3.8

2.2- 6.4

12.9

9.7-16.9

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

586

480

81.2

76.9-84.8

10.1

7.3-13.8

2.4

1.3- 4.4

6.4

4.4- 9.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

728

593

82.0

78.5-85.0

10.0

7.8-12.7

1.9

1.0- 3.6

6.1

4.3- 8.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,609

1,025

64.7

61.7-67.7

210

12.0

10.2-14.0

4.4

3.3- 5.8

298

18.9

16.4-21.6

0.0

. - .

3,429

2,538

74.1

72.2-75.9

393

11.4

10.1-12.8

118

3.1

2.5- 3.9

380

11.4

10.1-12.9

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

72.5

51.0-87.0

15.2

4.0-43.5

4.4

1.3-13.7

7.9

3.0-19.1

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

5,098

3,591

71.0

69.4-72.6

611

11.6

10.6-12.7

195

3.5

2.9- 4.2

701

13.9

12.7-15.2

0.0

. - .

Currently Serving

73.8

15.0-97.8

26.2

2.2-85.0

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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