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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Women's Health

How long has it been since your last breast exam?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never
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
-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
RACE
White 123 77 60.9 49.7-71.1 22 20.4 12.5-31.6 4 3.7 1.1-11.4 10 6.4 3.3-12.4 10 8.6 3.9-18.0
Other 150 98 61.1 51.1-70.2 20 18.4 11.1-28.9 5 3.0 1.2- 7.3 8 4.9 2.4- 9.9 19 12.7 7.7-20.2
AGE
18-44 72 46 58.7 44.5-71.5 13 23.2 12.9-38.3 1 2.1 0.3-13.3 2 2.5 0.6- 9.6 10 13.6 6.7-25.6
45+ 197 128 63.3 55.4-70.5 29 16.8 11.3-24.2 8 4.2 2.0- 8.5 14 6.9 3.9-11.7 18 8.9 5.5-14.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 159 96 58.3 48.4-67.6 25 17.8 10.8-27.8 6 4.4 1.8-10.2 9 4.3 2.1- 8.7 23 15.2 9.5-23.5
Some College + 113 78 64.7 53.4-74.5 17 21.8 13.2-33.7 3 1.6 0.5- 5.1 9 7.6 3.8-14.4 6 4.3 1.7-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 182 118 60.5 51.1-69.1 28 19.4 12.4-29.1 6 2.8 1.2- 6.5 7 3.4 1.5- 7.4 23 13.9 8.7-21.6
$50,000+ 44 33 72.1 54.9-84.6 6 17.8 7.7-35.9 0 0.0 . - . 4 8.4 2.9-21.9 1 1.7 0.2-11.2

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*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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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