BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health

A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,830	7,598	65.6	64.2-67.1	2,232	34.4	32.9-35.8
RACE
White	7,359	5,887	68.1	66.4-69.8	1,472	31.9	30.2-33.6
African American	1,783	1,343	66.2	63.2-69.2	440	33.8	30.8-36.8
Asian	72	31	38.7	25.9-53.4	41	61.3	46.6-74.1
Native American	189	139	69.5	60.1-77.5	50	30.5	22.5-39.9
Other Minorities	389	173	38.8	32.9-45.1	216	61.2	54.9-67.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	434	215	43.6	37.8-49.6	219	56.4	50.4-62.2
-English Speaking	206	133	54.7	45.7-63.4	73	45.3	36.6-54.3
-Spanish Speaking	227	82	36.2	28.8-44.3	145	63.8	55.7-71.2
Non-Hispanic	9,375	7,367	67.3	65.8-68.7	2,008	32.7	31.3-34.2
AGE
18-24	385	68	14.4	11.0-18.8	317	85.6	81.2-89.0
25-34	1,195	239	19.2	16.7-22.0	956	80.8	78.0-83.3
35-44	1,652	1,041	62.9	60.1-65.7	611	37.1	34.3-39.9
45-54	1,919	1,789	93.0	91.5-94.3	130	7.0	5.7- 8.5
55-64	1,919	1,852	96.5	95.3-97.3	67	3.5	2.7- 4.7
65-74	1,462	1,409	97.0	95.9-97.8	53	3.0	2.2- 4.1
75+	1,206	1,119	92.7	90.7-94.2	87	7.3	5.8- 9.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,442	1,127	66.7	62.8-70.4	315	33.3	29.6-37.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,992	2,398	67.6	64.8-70.3	594	32.4	29.7-35.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,590	1,955	63.4	60.5-66.2	635	36.6	33.8-39.5
College Graduate	2,781	2,096	65.0	62.6-67.4	685	35.0	32.6-37.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,299	1,015	66.5	62.5-70.3	284	33.5	29.7-37.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,714	1,327	65.5	62.1-68.7	387	34.5	31.3-37.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,169	883	62.7	58.4-66.8	286	37.3	33.2-41.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,326	988	62.2	58.4-65.9	338	37.8	34.1-41.6
$50,000-74,999	1,180	884	65.0	61.1-68.8	296	35.0	31.2-38.9
$75,000+	1,534	1,213	73.3	70.3-76.1	321	26.7	23.9-29.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,611	3,056	75.3	73.0-77.5	555	24.7	22.5-27.0
No	5,996	4,381	61.2	59.4-63.0	1,615	38.8	37.0-40.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	220	149	63.7	55.2-71.5	71	36.3	28.5-44.8
Non-Veteran	9,605	7,444	65.7	64.2-67.1	2,161	34.3	32.9-35.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,830

7,598

65.6

64.2-67.1

2,232

34.4

32.9-35.8

RACE

White

7,359

5,887

68.1

66.4-69.8

1,472

31.9

30.2-33.6

African American

1,783

1,343

66.2

63.2-69.2

440

33.8

30.8-36.8

Asian

38.7

25.9-53.4

61.3

46.6-74.1

Native American

189

139

69.5

60.1-77.5

30.5

22.5-39.9

Other Minorities

389

173

38.8

32.9-45.1

216

61.2

54.9-67.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

434

215

43.6

37.8-49.6

219

56.4

50.4-62.2

-English Speaking

206

133

54.7

45.7-63.4

45.3

36.6-54.3

-Spanish Speaking

227

36.2

28.8-44.3

145

63.8

55.7-71.2

Non-Hispanic

9,375

7,367

67.3

65.8-68.7

2,008

32.7

31.3-34.2

AGE

18-24

385

14.4

11.0-18.8

317

85.6

81.2-89.0

25-34

1,195

239

19.2

16.7-22.0

956

80.8

78.0-83.3

35-44

1,652

1,041

62.9

60.1-65.7

611

37.1

34.3-39.9

45-54

1,919

1,789

93.0

91.5-94.3

130

7.0

5.7- 8.5

55-64

1,919

1,852

96.5

95.3-97.3

3.5

2.7- 4.7

65-74

1,462

1,409

97.0

95.9-97.8

3.0

2.2- 4.1

75+

1,206

1,119

92.7

90.7-94.2

7.3

5.8- 9.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,442

1,127

66.7

62.8-70.4

315

33.3

29.6-37.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,992

2,398

67.6

64.8-70.3

594

32.4

29.7-35.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,590

1,955

63.4

60.5-66.2

635

36.6

33.8-39.5

College Graduate

2,781

2,096

65.0

62.6-67.4

685

35.0

32.6-37.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,299

1,015

66.5

62.5-70.3

284

33.5

29.7-37.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,714

1,327

65.5

62.1-68.7

387

34.5

31.3-37.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,169

883

62.7

58.4-66.8

286

37.3

33.2-41.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,326

988

62.2

58.4-65.9

338

37.8

34.1-41.6

$50,000-74,999

1,180

884

65.0

61.1-68.8

296

35.0

31.2-38.9

$75,000+

1,534

1,213

73.3

70.3-76.1

321

26.7

23.9-29.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,611

3,056

75.3

73.0-77.5

555

24.7

22.5-27.0

5,996

4,381

61.2

59.4-63.0

1,615

38.8

37.0-40.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

220

149

63.7

55.2-71.5

36.3

28.5-44.8

Non-Veteran

9,605

7,444

65.7

64.2-67.1

2,161

34.3

32.9-35.8

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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.

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