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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 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
RACE
White 202 135 68.5 60.5-75.5 19 8.6 5.4-13.4 14 7.1 4.1-12.0 20 7.8 4.8-12.5 14 8.1 4.1-15.4
Other 114 75 70.4 59.9-79.1 15 10.2 5.6-17.6 3 2.4 0.8- 7.3 7 5.2 2.4-11.0 14 11.9 6.4-20.9
AGE
18-44 82 58 74.6 62.6-83.7 5 4.7 1.9-11.2 7 6.8 3.2-14.1 4 3.3 1.2- 8.6 8 10.6 4.6-22.8
45+ 233 152 65.8 58.8-72.1 28 12.0 8.1-17.4 10 4.1 2.2- 7.7 23 9.3 5.9-14.2 20 8.9 5.5-13.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 176 108 64.0 55.5-71.7 24 12.5 8.1-18.7 8 4.3 2.1- 8.6 16 7.6 4.4-12.9 20 11.5 7.0-18.4
Some College + 141 103 75.6 66.0-83.1 10 5.3 2.6-10.3 9 6.2 3.1-12.2 11 5.7 3.0-10.5 8 7.2 2.8-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 194 126 67.9 59.5-75.3 19 7.6 4.7-12.2 9 4.4 2.2- 8.7 22 8.5 5.4-13.1 18 11.6 6.6-19.6
$50,000+ 71 56 79.0 67.4-87.3 5 7.9 3.3-17.8 8 11.5 5.6-21.9 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1

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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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