BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,022	746	72.9	69.4-76.1	276	27.1	23.9-30.6
RACE
White	910	674	74.1	70.6-77.4	236	25.9	22.6-29.4
African American	43	30	69.4	48.5-84.5	13	30.6	15.5-51.5
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	1	57.1	7.7-95.5
AGE
18-24	46	7	18.5	8.1-36.8	39	81.5	63.2-91.9
25-34	133	24	20.1	12.7-30.1	109	79.9	69.9-87.3
35-44	174	104	60.7	51.5-69.1	70	39.3	30.9-48.5
45-54	203	184	90.0	83.7-94.0	19	10.0	6.0-16.3
55-64	168	156	95.5	91.9-97.6	12	4.5	2.4- 8.1
65-74	160	153	96.2	91.2-98.4	7	3.8	1.6- 8.8
75+	133	115	90.3	83.5-94.5	18	9.7	5.5-16.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	184	132	70.5	62.0-77.8	52	29.5	22.2-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	301	212	68.3	61.4-74.4	89	31.7	25.6-38.6
Some Post-H.S.	273	208	76.0	69.0-81.9	65	24.0	18.1-31.0
College Graduate	262	193	76.0	69.7-81.3	69	24.0	18.7-30.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	93	68.5	57.4-77.9	42	31.5	22.1-42.6
$15,000- 24,999	193	136	67.4	59.0-74.8	57	32.6	25.2-41.0
$25,000- 34,999	141	87	59.1	49.1-68.4	54	40.9	31.6-50.9
$35,000- 49,999	131	91	71.5	61.8-79.5	40	28.5	20.5-38.2
$50,000-74,999	111	91	80.7	69.1-88.7	20	19.3	11.3-30.9
$75,000+	87	71	78.1	65.5-87.1	16	21.9	12.9-34.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	372	302	83.5	78.7-87.4	70	16.5	12.6-21.3
No	635	433	67.1	62.5-71.4	202	32.9	28.6-37.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	14	75.7	41.0-93.3	3	24.3	6.7-59.0
Non-Veteran	1,004	731	72.9	69.4-76.1	273	27.1	23.9-30.6
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,022

746

72.9

69.4-76.1

276

27.1

23.9-30.6

RACE

White

910

674

74.1

70.6-77.4

236

25.9

22.6-29.4

African American

69.4

48.5-84.5

30.6

15.5-51.5

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

57.1

7.7-95.5

AGE

18-24

18.5

8.1-36.8

81.5

63.2-91.9

25-34

133

20.1

12.7-30.1

109

79.9

69.9-87.3

35-44

174

104

60.7

51.5-69.1

39.3

30.9-48.5

45-54

203

184

90.0

83.7-94.0

10.0

6.0-16.3

55-64

168

156

95.5

91.9-97.6

4.5

2.4- 8.1

65-74

160

153

96.2

91.2-98.4

3.8

1.6- 8.8

75+

133

115

90.3

83.5-94.5

9.7

5.5-16.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

184

132

70.5

62.0-77.8

29.5

22.2-38.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

301

212

68.3

61.4-74.4

31.7

25.6-38.6

Some Post-H.S.

273

208

76.0

69.0-81.9

24.0

18.1-31.0

College Graduate

262

193

76.0

69.7-81.3

24.0

18.7-30.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

135

68.5

57.4-77.9

31.5

22.1-42.6

$15,000- 24,999

193

136

67.4

59.0-74.8

32.6

25.2-41.0

$25,000- 34,999

141

59.1

49.1-68.4

40.9

31.6-50.9

$35,000- 49,999

131

71.5

61.8-79.5

28.5

20.5-38.2

$50,000-74,999

111

80.7

69.1-88.7

19.3

11.3-30.9

$75,000+

78.1

65.5-87.1

21.9

12.9-34.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

372

302

83.5

78.7-87.4

16.5

12.6-21.3

635

433

67.1

62.5-71.4

202

32.9

28.6-37.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

75.7

41.0-93.3

24.3

6.7-59.0

Non-Veteran

1,004

731

72.9

69.4-76.1

273

27.1

23.9-30.6

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

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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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