BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you had a hysterectomy?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,508	2,847	27.9	26.8-29.0	6,661	72.1	71.0-73.2
-Western NC	1,025	347	33.2	29.8-36.8	678	66.8	63.2-70.2
RACE
White	910	308	33.5	29.9-37.3	602	66.5	62.7-70.1
African American	46	19	38.9	23.7-56.7	27	61.1	43.3-76.3
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	46	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
25-34	132	10	7.8	4.0-14.8	122	92.2	85.2-96.0
35-44	177	36	22.2	15.1-31.4	141	77.8	68.6-84.9
45-54	207	75	38.0	30.2-46.5	132	62.0	53.5-69.8
55-64	171	76	45.6	37.0-54.4	95	54.4	45.6-63.0
65-74	160	93	60.9	51.9-69.2	67	39.1	30.8-48.1
75+	132	57	36.5	27.1-47.2	75	63.5	52.8-72.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	184	68	33.6	26.1-42.0	116	66.4	58.0-73.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	304	125	36.9	30.6-43.7	179	63.1	56.3-69.4
Some Post-H.S.	273	90	35.4	28.7-42.9	183	64.6	57.1-71.3
College Graduate	262	64	26.2	20.3-33.1	198	73.8	66.9-79.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	50	32.5	23.7-42.6	85	67.5	57.4-76.3
$15,000- 24,999	193	65	32.1	25.0-40.2	128	67.9	59.8-75.0
$25,000- 34,999	143	41	31.7	23.1-41.9	102	68.3	58.1-76.9
$35,000- 49,999	132	40	31.5	22.7-42.0	92	68.5	58.0-77.3
$50,000-74,999	112	29	26.3	17.2-38.1	83	73.7	61.9-82.8
$75,000+	88	32	33.2	23.2-45.1	56	66.8	54.9-76.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	376	157	41.5	35.5-47.9	219	58.5	52.1-64.5
No	636	185	28.4	24.3-32.7	451	71.6	67.3-75.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	11	55.5	27.3-80.6	9	44.5	19.4-72.7
Non-Veteran	1,004	336	32.9	29.4-36.5	668	67.1	63.5-70.6
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

* This question was asked of respondents who reported not being pregnant at time of interview.

^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: Western North Carolina**

Women's Health

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	9,508	2,847	27.9	26.8-29.0	6,661	72.1	71.0-73.2
-Western NC	1,025	347	33.2	29.8-36.8	678	66.8	63.2-70.2
RACE
White	910	308	33.5	29.9-37.3	602	66.5	62.7-70.1
African American	46	19	38.9	23.7-56.7	27	61.1	43.3-76.3
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	46	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
25-34	132	10	7.8	4.0-14.8	122	92.2	85.2-96.0
35-44	177	36	22.2	15.1-31.4	141	77.8	68.6-84.9
45-54	207	75	38.0	30.2-46.5	132	62.0	53.5-69.8
55-64	171	76	45.6	37.0-54.4	95	54.4	45.6-63.0
65-74	160	93	60.9	51.9-69.2	67	39.1	30.8-48.1
75+	132	57	36.5	27.1-47.2	75	63.5	52.8-72.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	184	68	33.6	26.1-42.0	116	66.4	58.0-73.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	304	125	36.9	30.6-43.7	179	63.1	56.3-69.4
Some Post-H.S.	273	90	35.4	28.7-42.9	183	64.6	57.1-71.3
College Graduate	262	64	26.2	20.3-33.1	198	73.8	66.9-79.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	50	32.5	23.7-42.6	85	67.5	57.4-76.3
$15,000- 24,999	193	65	32.1	25.0-40.2	128	67.9	59.8-75.0
$25,000- 34,999	143	41	31.7	23.1-41.9	102	68.3	58.1-76.9
$35,000- 49,999	132	40	31.5	22.7-42.0	92	68.5	58.0-77.3
$50,000-74,999	112	29	26.3	17.2-38.1	83	73.7	61.9-82.8
$75,000+	88	32	33.2	23.2-45.1	56	66.8	54.9-76.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	376	157	41.5	35.5-47.9	219	58.5	52.1-64.5
No	636	185	28.4	24.3-32.7	451	71.6	67.3-75.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	11	55.5	27.3-80.6	9	44.5	19.4-72.7
Non-Veteran	1,004	336	32.9	29.4-36.5	668	67.1	63.5-70.6
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .