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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Women's Health

Have you had a hysterectomy?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,933 3,147 25.7 24.6-26.7 6,786 74.3 73.3-75.4
-Northeastern Partnership 702 255 31.4 27.6-35.5 447 68.6 64.5-72.4
RACE
White 418 146 30.7 25.9-36.1 272 69.3 63.9-74.1
African American 252 102 35.6 29.1-42.7 150 64.4 57.3-70.9
Other Minorities 30 7 18.5 7.0-40.7 23 81.5 59.3-93.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 16 1 3.7 0.5-23.0 15 96.3 77.0-99.5
Non-Hispanic 682 254 32.8 28.8-37.1 428 67.2 62.9-71.2
AGE
18-24 23 0 0.0 . - . 23 100 . - .
25-34 67 5 8.0 3.3-18.1 62 92.0 81.9-96.7
35-44 89 17 22.0 13.3-34.2 72 78.0 65.8-86.7
45-54 151 52 35.7 27.6-44.9 99 64.3 55.1-72.4
55-64 155 76 51.3 42.7-59.8 79 48.7 40.2-57.3
65-74 117 61 53.9 43.4-64.0 56 46.1 36.0-56.6
75+ 92 43 46.9 35.9-58.2 49 53.1 41.8-64.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 146 61 36.0 27.7-45.2 85 64.0 54.8-72.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 240 91 34.3 27.6-41.6 149 65.7 58.4-72.4
Some Post-H.S. 167 54 26.5 19.8-34.5 113 73.5 65.5-80.2
College Graduate 148 48 27.5 19.8-36.9 100 72.5 63.1-80.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 50 33.1 24.2-43.5 74 66.9 56.5-75.8
$15,000- 24,999 141 44 27.3 19.8-36.2 97 72.7 63.8-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 86 31 29.5 19.1-42.6 55 70.5 57.4-80.9
$35,000- 49,999 90 34 34.7 24.1-47.1 56 65.3 52.9-75.9
$50,000-74,999 79 29 33.0 23.2-44.5 50 67.0 55.5-76.8
$75,000+ 67 24 35.6 24.1-48.9 43 64.4 51.1-75.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 288 129 41.7 35.1-48.6 159 58.3 51.4-64.9
No 398 120 24.8 20.5-29.8 278 75.2 70.2-79.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 20 4 18.7 6.1-44.9 16 81.3 55.1-93.9
Non-Veteran 682 251 32.0 28.1-36.1 431 68.0 63.9-71.9

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* This question was asked of respondents who reported not being pregnant at time of interview.

^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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