BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,830	7,598	65.6	64.2-67.1	2,232	34.4	32.9-35.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	241	199	71.8	62.8-79.4	42	28.2	20.6-37.2
Buncombe	228	182	65.9	56.3-74.3	46	34.1	25.7-43.7
Cabarrus	252	193	61.0	52.0-69.3	59	39.0	30.7-48.0
Catawba	261	214	63.3	52.6-72.8	47	36.7	27.2-47.4
Cumberland	300	226	65.4	57.9-72.2	74	34.6	27.8-42.1
Davidson	253	206	70.7	62.5-77.7	47	29.3	22.3-37.5
Durham	237	170	58.4	50.5-65.9	67	41.6	34.1-49.5
Forsyth	249	198	69.7	62.0-76.5	51	30.3	23.5-38.0
Gaston	252	202	65.4	56.1-73.6	50	34.6	26.4-43.9
Guilford	267	202	62.8	55.0-70.1	65	37.2	29.9-45.0
Iredell	278	217	68.1	60.2-75.1	61	31.9	24.9-39.8
Johnston	271	190	55.6	46.8-64.1	81	44.4	35.9-53.2
Mecklenburg	535	408	69.9	64.9-74.5	127	30.1	25.5-35.1
New Hanover	267	221	76.2	69.1-82.2	46	23.8	17.8-30.9
Onslow	242	178	58.5	50.1-66.4	64	41.5	33.6-49.9
Orange	221	172	65.5	56.8-73.3	49	34.5	26.7-43.2
Pitt	285	213	63.4	55.8-70.3	72	36.6	29.7-44.2
Randolph	232	184	68.6	59.7-76.2	48	31.4	23.8-40.3
Robeson	240	169	57.7	48.3-66.7	71	42.3	33.3-51.7
Rowan	273	221	67.8	58.6-75.8	52	32.2	24.2-41.4
Union	259	201	65.4	56.9-73.1	58	34.6	26.9-43.1
Wake	422	311	62.2	55.7-68.4	111	37.8	31.6-44.3
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	266	220	71.1	61.5-79.2	46	28.9	20.8-38.5
Northeast Partnership II***	325	264	71.6	64.4-77.9	61	28.4	22.1-35.6
Northeast Partnership I***	278	225	69.7	61.6-76.7	53	30.3	23.3-38.4
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	283	212	57.4	49.3-65.1	71	42.6	34.9-50.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	308	237	66.4	58.9-73.2	71	33.6	26.8-41.1
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	274	222	73.1	65.9-79.2	52	26.9	20.8-34.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	240	164	55.3	45.9-64.4	76	44.7	35.6-54.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	285	224	67.6	59.5-74.7	61	32.4	25.3-40.5
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	357	270	64.5	57.1-71.2	87	35.5	28.8-42.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	248	190	65.1	57.1-72.3	58	34.9	27.7-42.9
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	253	198	66.1	57.3-73.9	55	33.9	26.1-42.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	302	222	59.6	52.0-66.8	80	40.4	33.2-48.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	346	273	69.7	61.1-77.2	73	30.3	22.8-38.9
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	689	556	70.1	65.0-74.8	133	29.9	25.2-35.0
No	9,141	7,042	65.4	63.9-66.8	2,099	34.6	33.2-36.1
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	3,356	2,580	66.4	64.0-68.7	776	33.6	31.3-36.0
Piedmont	5,447	4,217	65.1	63.2-66.9	1,230	34.9	33.1-36.8
Western NC	1,027	801	66.5	61.8-70.8	226	33.5	29.2-38.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	574	455	68.5	62.0-74.4	119	31.5	25.6-38.0
Northwest	1,909	1,508	65.7	62.4-68.9	401	34.3	31.1-37.6
Charlotte	1,552	1,195	65.5	62.1-68.8	357	34.5	31.2-37.9
Greensboro	1,220	961	66.8	62.7-70.7	259	33.2	29.3-37.3
Southern Regional	1,006	745	62.7	58.2-67.0	261	37.3	33.0-41.8
Coastal	536	438	75.1	70.1-79.6	98	24.9	20.4-29.9
Wake	1,301	936	60.4	56.3-64.3	365	39.6	35.7-43.7
Area L	431	344	64.5	57.7-70.8	87	35.5	29.2-42.3
Eastern	1,301	1,016	68.3	64.4-71.9	285	31.7	28.1-35.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,830

7,598

65.6

64.2-67.1

2,232

34.4

32.9-35.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

241

199

71.8

62.8-79.4

28.2

20.6-37.2

Buncombe

228

182

65.9

56.3-74.3

34.1

25.7-43.7

Cabarrus

252

193

61.0

52.0-69.3

39.0

30.7-48.0

Catawba

261

214

63.3

52.6-72.8

36.7

27.2-47.4

Cumberland

300

226

65.4

57.9-72.2

34.6

27.8-42.1

Davidson

253

206

70.7

62.5-77.7

29.3

22.3-37.5

Durham

237

170

58.4

50.5-65.9

41.6

34.1-49.5

Forsyth

249

198

69.7

62.0-76.5

30.3

23.5-38.0

Gaston

252

202

65.4

56.1-73.6

34.6

26.4-43.9

Guilford

267

202

62.8

55.0-70.1

37.2

29.9-45.0

Iredell

278

217

68.1

60.2-75.1

31.9

24.9-39.8

Johnston

271

190

55.6

46.8-64.1

44.4

35.9-53.2

Mecklenburg

535

408

69.9

64.9-74.5

127

30.1

25.5-35.1

New Hanover

267

221

76.2

69.1-82.2

23.8

17.8-30.9

Onslow

242

178

58.5

50.1-66.4

41.5

33.6-49.9

Orange

221

172

65.5

56.8-73.3

34.5

26.7-43.2

Pitt

285

213

63.4

55.8-70.3

36.6

29.7-44.2

Randolph

232

184

68.6

59.7-76.2

31.4

23.8-40.3

Robeson

240

169

57.7

48.3-66.7

42.3

33.3-51.7

Rowan

273

221

67.8

58.6-75.8

32.2

24.2-41.4

Union

259

201

65.4

56.9-73.1

34.6

26.9-43.1

Wake

422

311

62.2

55.7-68.4

111

37.8

31.6-44.3

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

266

220

71.1

61.5-79.2

28.9

20.8-38.5

Northeast Partnership II***

325

264

71.6

64.4-77.9

28.4

22.1-35.6

Northeast Partnership I***

278

225

69.7

61.6-76.7

30.3

23.3-38.4

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

283

212

57.4

49.3-65.1

42.6

34.9-50.7

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

308

237

66.4

58.9-73.2

33.6

26.8-41.1

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

274

222

73.1

65.9-79.2

26.9

20.8-34.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

240

164

55.3

45.9-64.4

44.7

35.6-54.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

285

224

67.6

59.5-74.7

32.4

25.3-40.5

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

357

270

64.5

57.1-71.2

35.5

28.8-42.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

248

190

65.1

57.1-72.3

34.9

27.7-42.9

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

253

198

66.1

57.3-73.9

33.9

26.1-42.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

302

222

59.6

52.0-66.8

40.4

33.2-48.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

346

273

69.7

61.1-77.2

30.3

22.8-38.9

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

689

556

70.1

65.0-74.8

133

29.9

25.2-35.0

9,141

7,042

65.4

63.9-66.8

2,099

34.6

33.2-36.1

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

3,356

2,580

66.4

64.0-68.7

776

33.6

31.3-36.0

Piedmont

5,447

4,217

65.1

63.2-66.9

1,230

34.9

33.1-36.8

Western NC

1,027

801

66.5

61.8-70.8

226

33.5

29.2-38.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

574

455

68.5

62.0-74.4

119

31.5

25.6-38.0

Northwest

1,909

1,508

65.7

62.4-68.9

401

34.3

31.1-37.6

Charlotte

1,552

1,195

65.5

62.1-68.8

357

34.5

31.2-37.9

Greensboro

1,220

961

66.8

62.7-70.7

259

33.2

29.3-37.3

Southern Regional

1,006

745

62.7

58.2-67.0

261

37.3

33.0-41.8

Coastal

536

438

75.1

70.1-79.6

24.9

20.4-29.9

Wake

1,301

936

60.4

56.3-64.3

365

39.6

35.7-43.7

Area L

431

344

64.5

57.7-70.8

35.5

29.2-42.3

Eastern

1,301

1,016

68.3

64.4-71.9

285

31.7

28.1-35.6

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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.

**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, Edgecombe, 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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