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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 9,627 | 6,424 | 66.1 | 64.8-67.4 | 1,281 | 13.4 | 12.5-14.3 | 442 | 4.5 | 4.0- 5.1 | 742 | 6.9 | 6.3- 7.6 | 738 | 9.0 | 8.1-10.0 |
| -Eastern NC | 3,280 | 2,222 | 67.7 | 65.5-69.9 | 401 | 11.9 | 10.6-13.5 | 158 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.3 | 240 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.9 | 259 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,151 | 1,482 | 69.5 | 66.8-72.0 | 256 | 11.7 | 10.1-13.6 | 109 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.8 | 176 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.4 | 128 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.2 |
| African American | 831 | 548 | 65.9 | 61.7-70.0 | 111 | 12.6 | 10.1-15.6 | 33 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.6 | 51 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.0 | 88 | 10.3 | 8.0-13.1 |
| Other Minorities | 292 | 189 | 62.1 | 53.6-70.0 | 32 | 11.3 | 6.7-18.4 | 16 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.9 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.0 | 42 | 20.8 | 14.0-29.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 139 | 85 | 56.0 | 44.5-66.9 | 12 | 9.9 | 4.3-21.2 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.8- 7.0 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.4 | 28 | 27.1 | 17.5-39.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,134 | 2,135 | 68.8 | 66.6-70.9 | 387 | 12.1 | 10.7-13.6 | 152 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.6 | 231 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.9 | 229 | 7.1 | 6.0- 8.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 148 | 97 | 64.9 | 54.7-73.8 | 14 | 10.0 | 5.4-17.9 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.3-10.8 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.7 | 27 | 17.2 | 10.9-26.1 |
| 25-34 | 422 | 308 | 70.3 | 64.7-75.3 | 48 | 11.9 | 8.7-16.2 | 21 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.3 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.2 | 27 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.7 |
| 35-44 | 516 | 362 | 69.7 | 64.6-74.3 | 70 | 13.5 | 10.3-17.3 | 24 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.6 | 33 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.5 | 27 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.3 |
| 45-54 | 661 | 454 | 70.5 | 66.1-74.5 | 86 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.3 | 32 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.0 | 49 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.8 | 40 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.6 |
| 55-64 | 642 | 448 | 68.8 | 64.5-72.8 | 75 | 12.5 | 9.7-15.8 | 27 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 | 48 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.5 | 44 | 8.0 | 5.7-11.1 |
| 65-74 | 495 | 328 | 67.7 | 62.7-72.4 | 57 | 11.9 | 8.9-15.8 | 22 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.8 | 48 | 9.7 | 7.1-13.2 | 40 | 7.6 | 5.2-11.0 |
| 75+ | 371 | 207 | 55.6 | 49.5-61.6 | 49 | 12.6 | 9.3-16.9 | 27 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.3 | 36 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.5 | 52 | 14.0 | 10.2-18.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 493 | 281 | 58.8 | 52.8-64.5 | 60 | 10.4 | 7.7-13.9 | 29 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.6 | 50 | 8.2 | 5.8-11.6 | 73 | 16.9 | 12.7-22.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,054 | 690 | 64.5 | 60.3-68.4 | 128 | 12.3 | 9.8-15.2 | 47 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.1 | 81 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.1 | 108 | 11.5 | 8.7-15.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 909 | 625 | 69.5 | 65.5-73.1 | 117 | 12.5 | 10.1-15.5 | 42 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 | 68 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 | 57 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.2 |
| College Graduate | 822 | 625 | 75.6 | 71.2-79.5 | 96 | 11.8 | 9.0-15.2 | 40 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 | 40 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 | 21 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 483 | 263 | 53.2 | 47.2-59.0 | 65 | 11.8 | 8.8-15.7 | 34 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.2 | 55 | 10.3 | 7.4-14.1 | 66 | 17.0 | 12.6-22.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 599 | 367 | 60.2 | 54.9-65.3 | 92 | 15.2 | 11.9-19.2 | 29 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.0 | 50 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.8 | 61 | 12.5 | 8.8-17.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 422 | 286 | 67.2 | 60.8-73.1 | 51 | 11.6 | 8.3-16.0 | 18 | 4.8 | 2.3- 9.6 | 34 | 9.2 | 5.6-14.6 | 33 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 459 | 342 | 76.3 | 71.4-80.7 | 50 | 9.5 | 6.9-12.9 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.2 | 26 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.2 | 18 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 413 | 317 | 77.5 | 72.3-82.0 | 49 | 12.3 | 8.9-16.8 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 15 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.3 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 |
| $75,000+ | 389 | 319 | 83.9 | 79.2-87.7 | 41 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.1 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,211 | 753 | 60.5 | 56.8-64.1 | 166 | 13.7 | 11.3-16.4 | 68 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.7 | 105 | 8.5 | 6.6-10.8 | 119 | 11.6 | 9.2-14.5 |
| No | 1,995 | 1,422 | 71.3 | 68.5-74.0 | 225 | 11.0 | 9.3-12.9 | 89 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.6 | 127 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.1 | 132 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 117 | 87 | 78.8 | 68.7-86.3 | 13 | 10.0 | 4.9-19.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.7- 8.9 | 8 | 5.5 | 2.5-11.7 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,161 | 2,133 | 67.2 | 65.0-69.4 | 388 | 12.0 | 10.6-13.6 | 155 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.5 | 232 | 6.7 | 5.7- 8.0 | 253 | 8.8 | 7.4-10.4 |
*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.
** 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.
***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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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