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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 | 9,749 | 5,088 | 43.9 | 42.6-45.2 | 1,274 | 11.2 | 10.5-12.0 | 433 | 3.8 | 3.4- 4.3 | 722 | 6.5 | 5.9- 7.1 | 2,232 | 34.5 | 33.1-36.0 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 239 | 124 | 46.9 | 39.2-54.6 | 32 | 10.9 | 7.5-15.6 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.4-12.4 | 21 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.2 | 42 | 28.3 | 20.8-37.4 |
Buncombe | 228 | 132 | 46.0 | 38.2-54.0 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.8-15.9 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.1 | 17 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.3 | 46 | 34.1 | 25.7-43.7 |
Cabarrus | 251 | 123 | 38.4 | 31.5-45.7 | 42 | 14.7 | 10.5-20.2 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.4 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.6 | 59 | 39.1 | 30.8-48.1 |
Catawba | 259 | 146 | 43.9 | 35.8-52.4 | 32 | 8.9 | 6.0-13.1 | 17 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.0 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.7- 8.9 | 47 | 36.9 | 27.4-47.6 |
Cumberland | 299 | 155 | 44.1 | 37.4-51.0 | 46 | 14.2 | 9.9-19.9 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.7 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.6 | 74 | 34.7 | 27.8-42.2 |
Davidson | 251 | 134 | 46.4 | 38.6-54.5 | 35 | 12.6 | 7.9-19.6 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.8 | 26 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.7 | 47 | 29.5 | 22.4-37.6 |
Durham | 237 | 125 | 43.9 | 36.9-51.2 | 32 | 10.3 | 7.1-14.9 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.9 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.3 | 67 | 41.6 | 34.1-49.5 |
Forsyth | 247 | 146 | 50.9 | 43.7-58.1 | 23 | 8.7 | 5.6-13.3 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.3 | 22 | 7.9 | 5.0-12.3 | 51 | 30.4 | 23.6-38.2 |
Gaston | 249 | 132 | 44.1 | 36.5-52.0 | 38 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.5 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.1 | 19 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.9 | 50 | 34.8 | 26.6-44.1 |
Guilford | 265 | 131 | 41.1 | 34.5-48.1 | 45 | 13.1 | 9.5-17.8 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.7 | 16 | 5.8 | 3.4- 9.8 | 65 | 37.3 | 30.1-45.2 |
Iredell | 277 | 148 | 46.4 | 39.4-53.5 | 35 | 11.0 | 7.4-16.2 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.0 | 24 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.3 | 61 | 32.0 | 25.0-39.9 |
Johnston | 268 | 125 | 36.5 | 29.6-44.1 | 28 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.4 | 15 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.0 | 19 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.5 | 81 | 44.7 | 36.2-53.5 |
Mecklenburg | 530 | 255 | 43.2 | 38.5-48.1 | 82 | 14.1 | 11.1-17.7 | 27 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.0 | 39 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.8 | 127 | 30.3 | 25.7-35.3 |
New Hanover | 266 | 149 | 52.5 | 45.6-59.3 | 39 | 13.5 | 9.6-18.8 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.9 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.9 | 46 | 23.9 | 17.9-31.0 |
Onslow | 241 | 118 | 39.2 | 32.3-46.7 | 31 | 9.8 | 6.6-14.4 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.6 | 22 | 7.8 | 4.9-12.1 | 64 | 41.6 | 33.7-50.0 |
Orange | 221 | 118 | 42.6 | 35.4-50.2 | 30 | 14.0 | 9.3-20.5 | 11 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.0 | 13 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.7 | 49 | 34.5 | 26.7-43.2 |
Pitt | 284 | 152 | 46.8 | 40.1-53.6 | 29 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.4 | 10 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 | 21 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.0 | 72 | 36.7 | 29.8-44.3 |
Randolph | 229 | 113 | 42.1 | 33.7-51.1 | 36 | 14.6 | 9.6-21.6 | 13 | 5.2 | 2.7- 9.8 | 19 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.5 | 48 | 31.7 | 24.0-40.6 |
Robeson | 238 | 111 | 38.0 | 30.6-46.0 | 24 | 8.0 | 4.8-13.0 | 14 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.4 | 18 | 6.7 | 4.0-10.8 | 71 | 42.7 | 33.7-52.2 |
Rowan | 268 | 145 | 44.5 | 37.0-52.3 | 38 | 13.9 | 8.8-21.4 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.6 | 23 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.5 | 52 | 32.7 | 24.6-41.9 |
Union | 251 | 123 | 42.7 | 35.5-50.2 | 36 | 12.4 | 8.5-17.6 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 | 22 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.7 | 58 | 35.3 | 27.6-44.0 |
Wake | 420 | 218 | 42.7 | 37.2-48.4 | 51 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.9 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 | 23 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.6 | 111 | 37.9 | 31.7-44.4 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 265 | 161 | 49.8 | 41.8-57.8 | 31 | 10.9 | 7.4-15.9 | 15 | 5.7 | 3.2-10.1 | 12 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.6 | 46 | 28.9 | 20.8-38.6 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 322 | 186 | 51.6 | 44.9-58.3 | 33 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.5 | 15 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.6 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.9 | 61 | 28.5 | 22.2-35.8 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 274 | 167 | 51.7 | 44.5-58.9 | 36 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.4 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.4 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.4 | 53 | 30.6 | 23.5-38.7 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 283 | 146 | 38.0 | 31.4-44.9 | 28 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.6 | 16 | 5.1 | 2.9- 8.9 | 22 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.5 | 71 | 42.6 | 34.9-50.7 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 305 | 161 | 44.5 | 37.8-51.4 | 33 | 8.3 | 5.7-12.1 | 19 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.2 | 21 | 7.1 | 4.1-11.9 | 71 | 33.9 | 27.0-41.5 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 270 | 152 | 50.6 | 43.5-57.6 | 38 | 10.8 | 7.7-15.0 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.9-12.1 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.0 | 52 | 27.2 | 21.0-34.4 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 236 | 102 | 35.0 | 27.8-43.0 | 31 | 9.7 | 6.5-14.3 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.1- 9.3 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.2 | 76 | 45.2 | 36.1-54.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 283 | 152 | 45.9 | 39.0-52.9 | 31 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.8 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.8 | 24 | 7.5 | 4.8-11.5 | 61 | 32.7 | 25.5-40.7 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 353 | 178 | 42.5 | 36.4-48.8 | 51 | 11.7 | 8.5-15.7 | 16 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.7 | 21 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.4 | 87 | 35.8 | 29.0-43.1 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 245 | 118 | 41.9 | 35.1-49.1 | 38 | 12.9 | 9.1-18.2 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.7 | 20 | 6.9 | 4.3-10.9 | 58 | 35.2 | 27.9-43.2 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 251 | 121 | 39.9 | 32.9-47.3 | 36 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.5 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.6 | 31 | 11.2 | 7.5-16.4 | 55 | 34.1 | 26.3-42.9 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 300 | 145 | 37.9 | 31.8-44.5 | 32 | 7.9 | 5.3-11.6 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.3- 7.1 | 27 | 9.6 | 6.2-14.6 | 80 | 40.5 | 33.3-48.2 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 344 | 176 | 45.1 | 38.1-52.2 | 47 | 11.6 | 8.2-16.1 | 16 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.3 | 32 | 9.3 | 6.3-13.5 | 73 | 30.4 | 23.0-39.1 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 682 | 400 | 50.2 | 45.5-54.9 | 78 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.6 | 27 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.2 | 44 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.2 | 133 | 30.0 | 25.3-35.1 |
No | 9,067 | 4,688 | 43.5 | 42.2-44.9 | 1,196 | 11.3 | 10.5-12.1 | 406 | 3.8 | 3.4- 4.3 | 678 | 6.6 | 6.0- 7.2 | 2,099 | 34.8 | 33.3-36.3 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 3,332 | 1,775 | 45.6 | 43.4-47.8 | 409 | 10.3 | 9.2-11.6 | 151 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.6 | 221 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.7 | 776 | 33.8 | 31.5-36.2 |
Piedmont | 5,395 | 2,799 | 43.4 | 41.7-45.2 | 726 | 11.7 | 10.7-12.8 | 241 | 3.6 | 3.1- 4.2 | 399 | 6.2 | 5.5- 7.0 | 1,230 | 35.1 | 33.3-37.1 |
Western NC | 1,022 | 514 | 42.4 | 38.5-46.4 | 139 | 11.0 | 9.0-13.4 | 41 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 | 102 | 9.7 | 7.6-12.1 | 226 | 33.7 | 29.3-38.4 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 572 | 308 | 45.4 | 40.0-50.9 | 72 | 11.3 | 8.6-14.7 | 24 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 | 49 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.4 | 119 | 31.6 | 25.7-38.1 |
Northwest | 1,893 | 999 | 43.7 | 40.8-46.6 | 247 | 10.5 | 9.0-12.3 | 71 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.8 | 175 | 8.5 | 7.0-10.2 | 401 | 34.5 | 31.3-37.8 |
Charlotte | 1,533 | 758 | 41.6 | 38.6-44.7 | 228 | 12.7 | 10.9-14.8 | 74 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.7 | 116 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.3 | 357 | 34.7 | 31.4-38.1 |
Greensboro | 1,208 | 620 | 43.6 | 40.0-47.3 | 174 | 12.6 | 10.6-15.0 | 66 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 | 89 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.9 | 259 | 33.4 | 29.5-37.5 |
Southern Regional | 999 | 498 | 42.1 | 38.2-46.2 | 129 | 11.0 | 8.9-13.6 | 46 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.8 | 65 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.0 | 261 | 37.5 | 33.2-42.1 |
Coastal | 531 | 300 | 51.9 | 46.8-57.1 | 74 | 11.3 | 8.8-14.5 | 23 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.2 | 36 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 98 | 25.0 | 20.6-30.1 |
Wake | 1,291 | 645 | 41.6 | 38.1-45.2 | 154 | 10.9 | 9.0-13.3 | 52 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.1 | 75 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.4 | 365 | 39.7 | 35.8-43.8 |
Area L | 428 | 240 | 44.9 | 39.1-50.8 | 53 | 9.0 | 6.7-12.0 | 20 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.1 | 28 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 87 | 35.6 | 29.3-42.4 |
Eastern | 1,294 | 720 | 47.7 | 44.1-51.3 | 143 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.7 | 57 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 | 89 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.3 | 285 | 31.8 | 28.2-35.7 |
*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.
**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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