BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	9,394	4,424	45.9	44.7-47.2	1,151	11.7	10.9-12.5	411	4.1	3.6- 4.6	698	6.9	6.3- 7.6	2,710	31.4	30.2-32.6
-Western NC	1,009	488	49.0	45.2-52.7	127	12.1	9.9-14.7	44	3.9	2.7- 5.6	74	7.6	5.8- 9.8	276	27.4	24.2-30.9
RACE
White	899	451	50.8	46.9-54.7	109	11.4	9.2-14.0	37	3.8	2.6- 5.6	66	7.9	6.0-10.3	236	26.1	22.8-29.7
African American	42	16	38.2	22.4-56.9	9	21.1	9.6-40.4	2	4.6	1.0-17.8	2	5.1	1.2-19.0	13	31.0	15.7-52.1
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	1	57.1	7.7-95.5
AGE
18-24	45	3	8.6	2.2-28.6	2	5.8	1.1-24.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	39	83.5	64.4-93.4
25-34	133	8	6.7	2.7-16.0	6	3.4	1.4- 8.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	9	9.1	4.5-17.7	109	79.9	69.9-87.3
35-44	174	63	38.8	30.3-47.9	24	11.6	7.2-18.0	7	3.8	1.6- 8.7	10	6.5	3.2-12.8	70	39.3	30.9-48.5
45-54	203	126	63.3	54.9-71.0	30	14.6	9.6-21.7	13	5.4	2.7-10.3	15	6.7	3.7-11.7	19	10.0	6.0-16.3
55-64	166	118	73.1	64.9-80.0	20	12.0	7.5-18.8	8	4.5	2.1- 9.3	8	5.8	2.6-12.4	12	4.5	2.4- 8.3
65-74	159	109	69.2	60.2-76.9	28	17.7	11.9-25.6	5	3.1	0.9-10.3	10	6.2	2.9-12.6	7	3.9	1.6- 8.9
75+	124	58	46.4	35.8-57.3	17	16.1	9.4-26.3	10	7.7	3.3-16.7	21	19.4	12.0-29.7	18	10.4	5.9-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	177	74	42.1	33.7-51.0	21	11.9	7.4-18.5	10	5.3	2.6-10.6	20	10.6	6.4-16.9	52	30.2	22.7-38.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	298	139	46.6	39.6-53.7	33	9.4	6.3-13.8	13	4.0	2.0- 7.6	24	8.1	4.9-12.9	89	32.0	25.8-38.9
Some Post-H.S.	273	131	47.5	40.3-54.7	43	15.6	11.0-21.5	15	4.5	2.4- 8.4	19	8.5	5.2-13.6	65	24.0	18.1-31.0
College Graduate	259	144	58.7	51.6-65.4	29	10.5	7.0-15.4	6	2.2	0.8- 6.2	11	4.2	2.2- 7.9	69	24.5	19.0-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	49	33.0	24.0-43.4	23	20.0	12.8-30.1	4	1.5	0.5- 4.3	13	13.3	6.8-24.2	42	32.2	22.6-43.6
$15,000- 24,999	193	90	42.7	34.8-51.1	24	12.7	7.9-19.7	8	3.6	1.6- 8.0	14	8.4	4.8-14.5	57	32.6	25.2-41.0
$25,000- 34,999	139	55	36.7	27.7-46.7	10	9.3	4.5-18.2	11	5.7	2.8-11.1	9	6.9	3.4-13.6	54	41.4	32.0-51.5
$35,000- 49,999	130	60	50.9	40.9-60.9	18	12.3	7.4-19.6	2	2.6	0.5-11.2	10	5.5	2.6-11.4	40	28.7	20.6-38.5
$50,000-74,999	111	69	60.6	49.2-71.0	13	11.1	6.1-19.3	2	1.9	0.4- 8.4	7	7.1	3.1-15.4	20	19.3	11.3-30.9
$75,000+	87	51	57.1	44.6-68.7	10	10.5	5.2-20.0	4	3.9	1.4-10.7	6	6.7	2.9-14.8	16	21.9	12.9-34.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	363	184	53.2	46.9-59.5	56	16.4	12.2-21.7	20	4.8	2.6- 8.4	33	8.7	5.8-13.0	70	16.9	12.9-21.8
No	631	298	47.2	42.5-51.9	70	10.0	7.6-13.0	22	3.0	1.9- 4.9	39	6.8	4.8- 9.5	202	33.0	28.7-37.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	10	55.5	28.3-79.7	1	4.0	0.5-24.6	1	3.0	0.4-19.4	2	13.1	3.0-42.4	3	24.3	6.7-59.0
Non-Veteran	991	477	48.9	45.1-52.7	126	12.2	10.0-14.8	43	3.9	2.7- 5.6	72	7.5	5.8- 9.8	273	27.4	24.2-31.0
Currently Serving	1	1	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

9,394

4,424

45.9

44.7-47.2

1,151

11.7

10.9-12.5

411

4.1

3.6- 4.6

698

6.9

6.3- 7.6

2,710

31.4

30.2-32.6

-Western NC

1,009

488

49.0

45.2-52.7

127

12.1

9.9-14.7

3.9

2.7- 5.6

7.6

5.8- 9.8

276

27.4

24.2-30.9

RACE

White

899

451

50.8

46.9-54.7

109

11.4

9.2-14.0

3.8

2.6- 5.6

7.9

6.0-10.3

236

26.1

22.8-29.7

African American

38.2

22.4-56.9

21.1

9.6-40.4

4.6

1.0-17.8

5.1

1.2-19.0

31.0

15.7-52.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

42.9

4.5-92.3

57.1

7.7-95.5

AGE

18-24

8.6

2.2-28.6

5.8

1.1-24.5

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.3-14.0

83.5

64.4-93.4

25-34

133

6.7

2.7-16.0

3.4

1.4- 8.1

0.8

0.1- 5.4

9.1

4.5-17.7

109

79.9

69.9-87.3

35-44

174

38.8

30.3-47.9

11.6

7.2-18.0

3.8

1.6- 8.7

6.5

3.2-12.8

39.3

30.9-48.5

45-54

203

126

63.3

54.9-71.0

14.6

9.6-21.7

5.4

2.7-10.3

6.7

3.7-11.7

10.0

6.0-16.3

55-64

166

118

73.1

64.9-80.0

12.0

7.5-18.8

4.5

2.1- 9.3

5.8

2.6-12.4

4.5

2.4- 8.3

65-74

159

109

69.2

60.2-76.9

17.7

11.9-25.6

3.1

0.9-10.3

6.2

2.9-12.6

3.9

1.6- 8.9

75+

124

46.4

35.8-57.3

16.1

9.4-26.3

7.7

3.3-16.7

19.4

12.0-29.7

10.4

5.9-17.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

177

42.1

33.7-51.0

11.9

7.4-18.5

5.3

2.6-10.6

10.6

6.4-16.9

30.2

22.7-38.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

298

139

46.6

39.6-53.7

9.4

6.3-13.8

4.0

2.0- 7.6

8.1

4.9-12.9

32.0

25.8-38.9

Some Post-H.S.

273

131

47.5

40.3-54.7

15.6

11.0-21.5

4.5

2.4- 8.4

8.5

5.2-13.6

24.0

18.1-31.0

College Graduate

259

144

58.7

51.6-65.4

10.5

7.0-15.4

2.2

0.8- 6.2

4.2

2.2- 7.9

24.5

19.0-30.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

33.0

24.0-43.4

20.0

12.8-30.1

1.5

0.5- 4.3

13.3

6.8-24.2

32.2

22.6-43.6

$15,000- 24,999

193

42.7

34.8-51.1

12.7

7.9-19.7

3.6

1.6- 8.0

8.4

4.8-14.5

32.6

25.2-41.0

$25,000- 34,999

139

36.7

27.7-46.7

9.3

4.5-18.2

5.7

2.8-11.1

6.9

3.4-13.6

41.4

32.0-51.5

$35,000- 49,999

130

50.9

40.9-60.9

12.3

7.4-19.6

2.6

0.5-11.2

5.5

2.6-11.4

28.7

20.6-38.5

$50,000-74,999

111

60.6

49.2-71.0

11.1

6.1-19.3

1.9

0.4- 8.4

7.1

3.1-15.4

19.3

11.3-30.9

$75,000+

57.1

44.6-68.7

10.5

5.2-20.0

3.9

1.4-10.7

6.7

2.9-14.8

21.9

12.9-34.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

363

184

53.2

46.9-59.5

16.4

12.2-21.7

4.8

2.6- 8.4

8.7

5.8-13.0

16.9

12.9-21.8

631

298

47.2

42.5-51.9

10.0

7.6-13.0

3.0

1.9- 4.9

6.8

4.8- 9.5

202

33.0

28.7-37.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

55.5

28.3-79.7

4.0

0.5-24.6

3.0

0.4-19.4

13.1

3.0-42.4

24.3

6.7-59.0

Non-Veteran

991

477

48.9

45.1-52.7

126

12.2

10.0-14.8

3.9

2.7- 5.6

7.5

5.8- 9.8

273

27.4

24.2-31.0

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 mammogram 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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