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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 | 9,627 | 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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 232 | 147 | 66.3 | 58.7-73.2 | 29 | 12.6 | 8.4-18.5 | 14 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.1 | 21 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.2 | 21 | 9.9 | 6.0-16.0 |
Buncombe | 225 | 169 | 70.1 | 61.1-77.7 | 24 | 10.7 | 6.8-16.5 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.9 | 13 | 4.9 | 2.6- 9.3 | 15 | 11.9 | 6.2-21.6 |
Cabarrus | 248 | 157 | 60.0 | 51.6-67.9 | 39 | 14.7 | 10.3-20.5 | 12 | 7.3 | 2.9-17.2 | 19 | 6.8 | 4.1-11.2 | 21 | 11.1 | 6.7-17.9 |
Catawba | 256 | 159 | 64.5 | 55.9-72.1 | 36 | 12.0 | 8.2-17.3 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.8 | 20 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.1 | 26 | 12.9 | 7.6-21.0 |
Cumberland | 299 | 207 | 66.6 | 59.1-73.4 | 40 | 15.4 | 10.0-22.9 | 12 | 5.8 | 3.0-10.8 | 16 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.4 | 24 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.8 |
Davidson | 251 | 172 | 66.6 | 58.0-74.2 | 32 | 12.2 | 7.4-19.3 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 | 22 | 8.4 | 5.2-13.3 | 17 | 10.4 | 5.3-19.3 |
Durham | 232 | 168 | 73.1 | 65.8-79.3 | 33 | 12.6 | 8.7-18.1 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.1 | 8 | 3.7 | 1.7- 8.0 | 17 | 8.2 | 4.5-14.3 |
Forsyth | 247 | 180 | 72.0 | 65.0-78.1 | 33 | 13.2 | 9.1-18.9 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.8 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.5 | 16 | 8.3 | 4.7-14.3 |
Gaston | 246 | 150 | 62.1 | 53.9-69.7 | 33 | 13.4 | 8.9-19.7 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.0 | 29 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.6 | 22 | 12.4 | 7.1-20.8 |
Guilford | 258 | 164 | 63.3 | 56.0-70.0 | 45 | 18.0 | 12.8-24.6 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.7 | 20 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.2 | 17 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.4 |
Iredell | 272 | 198 | 75.0 | 68.6-80.5 | 28 | 10.2 | 6.6-15.3 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.8 | 22 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.9 | 15 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.3 |
Johnston | 266 | 177 | 67.7 | 59.8-74.8 | 31 | 10.2 | 6.9-14.8 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.8- 6.1 | 16 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.5 | 30 | 14.4 | 9.0-22.4 |
Mecklenburg | 524 | 384 | 74.2 | 69.6-78.3 | 61 | 10.6 | 8.0-13.9 | 20 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.8 | 24 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.7 | 35 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.8 |
New Hanover | 263 | 190 | 73.2 | 66.5-79.1 | 26 | 10.4 | 6.5-16.0 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.0 | 21 | 7.3 | 4.3-12.1 | 13 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.6 |
Onslow | 238 | 163 | 70.0 | 62.0-77.0 | 28 | 12.7 | 7.7-20.1 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.2 | 16 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.2 | 15 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 |
Orange | 219 | 159 | 67.8 | 59.4-75.2 | 35 | 21.6 | 14.9-30.1 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.4 | 12 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.1 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.3 |
Pitt | 277 | 199 | 71.3 | 64.3-77.5 | 36 | 14.1 | 9.6-20.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.3 | 18 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.2 | 18 | 8.2 | 4.6-14.1 |
Randolph | 227 | 138 | 65.4 | 57.0-72.8 | 36 | 13.5 | 9.0-19.9 | 11 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.3 | 21 | 8.6 | 4.8-15.0 | 21 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.4 |
Robeson | 231 | 143 | 59.1 | 49.6-68.0 | 33 | 13.1 | 8.8-18.9 | 17 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.9 | 19 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.6 | 19 | 15.5 | 7.8-28.6 |
Rowan | 261 | 161 | 60.8 | 52.2-68.8 | 35 | 16.4 | 10.0-25.8 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.8 | 34 | 10.4 | 7.1-15.1 | 22 | 9.5 | 5.3-16.3 |
Union | 248 | 165 | 69.7 | 62.6-75.9 | 35 | 13.9 | 9.7-19.6 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.6 | 18 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.5 | 20 | 8.3 | 5.0-13.4 |
Wake | 420 | 291 | 67.6 | 61.9-72.9 | 59 | 13.9 | 10.6-18.1 | 17 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.6 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.0 | 30 | 10.1 | 6.6-15.1 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 260 | 194 | 74.7 | 67.3-80.9 | 27 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.7 | 11 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.3 | 20 | 9.2 | 5.1-16.0 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.0 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 317 | 211 | 69.3 | 63.1-74.9 | 34 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.0 | 17 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.5 | 27 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.1 | 28 | 9.5 | 6.0-14.8 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 273 | 175 | 61.0 | 53.6-67.9 | 42 | 19.3 | 13.6-26.6 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.5- 6.8 | 18 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.0 | 29 | 10.9 | 7.1-16.3 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 282 | 180 | 65.6 | 58.0-72.4 | 31 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.8 | 13 | 5.4 | 2.4-12.0 | 31 | 10.6 | 6.8-16.0 | 27 | 9.7 | 5.9-15.4 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 297 | 205 | 66.3 | 59.1-72.8 | 35 | 11.8 | 8.1-16.8 | 14 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.1 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.8 | 26 | 10.9 | 6.6-17.6 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 266 | 174 | 66.7 | 59.9-72.8 | 37 | 11.9 | 8.4-16.5 | 12 | 4.8 | 2.6- 8.6 | 25 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.5 | 18 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.7 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 237 | 148 | 61.9 | 52.8-70.3 | 38 | 14.1 | 9.8-19.9 | 12 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.5 | 16 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.1 | 23 | 13.7 | 7.3-24.0 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 280 | 194 | 69.0 | 61.7-75.5 | 34 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.6 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.4 | 17 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.2 | 19 | 10.0 | 5.3-18.1 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 348 | 211 | 59.5 | 52.6-66.1 | 44 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.3 | 18 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.6 | 35 | 10.6 | 6.8-16.0 | 40 | 12.8 | 8.1-19.7 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 243 | 149 | 57.1 | 49.5-64.4 | 39 | 19.0 | 13.4-26.2 | 14 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.5 | 26 | 9.3 | 6.1-14.1 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.3-12.9 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 249 | 164 | 65.6 | 57.9-72.6 | 32 | 13.2 | 9.0-19.0 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.1-10.1 | 24 | 9.1 | 5.7-14.1 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.0-13.5 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 296 | 184 | 60.9 | 53.7-67.7 | 46 | 15.1 | 10.8-20.8 | 21 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.3 | 24 | 9.2 | 5.5-14.9 | 21 | 8.2 | 4.6-14.1 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 339 | 194 | 53.3 | 45.8-60.7 | 55 | 17.7 | 13.1-23.6 | 20 | 4.9 | 3.0- 8.0 | 38 | 12.7 | 8.7-18.2 | 32 | 11.3 | 5.9-20.5 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 675 | 447 | 65.9 | 61.2-70.2 | 85 | 12.9 | 10.1-16.3 | 29 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.1 | 52 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.1 | 62 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.7 |
No | 8,952 | 5,977 | 66.1 | 64.7-67.5 | 1,196 | 13.4 | 12.5-14.4 | 413 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.2 | 690 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.6 | 676 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.0 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 3,284 | 2,226 | 67.9 | 65.7-70.0 | 401 | 11.9 | 10.5-13.4 | 157 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.2 | 240 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.8 | 260 | 8.6 | 7.3-10.1 |
Piedmont | 5,334 | 3,555 | 66.8 | 65.1-68.5 | 735 | 13.6 | 12.5-14.9 | 234 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.1 | 405 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.0 | 405 | 9.0 | 7.9-10.3 |
Western NC | 1,009 | 643 | 59.5 | 55.1-63.7 | 145 | 15.7 | 13.0-18.8 | 51 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.1 | 97 | 10.5 | 8.2-13.4 | 73 | 9.9 | 6.8-14.3 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 564 | 363 | 58.6 | 52.7-64.3 | 79 | 15.5 | 12.0-19.8 | 24 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.4 | 51 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.2 | 47 | 11.5 | 7.1-18.1 |
Northwest | 1,873 | 1,238 | 64.5 | 61.5-67.5 | 256 | 14.9 | 12.8-17.3 | 82 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.2 | 170 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.4 | 127 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.3 |
Charlotte | 1,513 | 1,005 | 68.1 | 65.0-71.0 | 199 | 11.9 | 10.1-14.0 | 72 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 | 113 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.5 | 124 | 9.4 | 7.4-11.8 |
Greensboro | 1,188 | 777 | 65.4 | 61.7-68.9 | 179 | 15.5 | 12.9-18.5 | 56 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.3 | 93 | 6.6 | 5.1- 8.4 | 83 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 |
Southern Regional | 987 | 641 | 63.0 | 58.7-67.2 | 130 | 13.5 | 10.7-16.8 | 53 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.6 | 72 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.3 | 91 | 11.2 | 8.3-15.1 |
Coastal | 523 | 365 | 71.1 | 66.3-75.5 | 63 | 11.4 | 8.6-14.8 | 25 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.0 | 42 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.1 | 28 | 5.8 | 3.7- 9.2 |
Wake | 1,285 | 868 | 67.3 | 63.6-70.7 | 173 | 13.1 | 10.9-15.6 | 55 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 75 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.3 | 114 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.1 |
Area L | 427 | 276 | 65.3 | 59.3-70.9 | 60 | 12.2 | 9.1-16.2 | 19 | 5.5 | 2.8-10.4 | 35 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.2 | 37 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.7 |
Eastern | 1,267 | 891 | 71.4 | 68.0-74.6 | 142 | 11.2 | 9.2-13.5 | 56 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.2 | 91 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.7 | 87 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.6 |
*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, 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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