BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Women's Health

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,830	7,598	65.6	64.2-67.1	2,232	34.4	32.9-35.8
-Northeastern Partnership	689	556	70.1	65.0-74.8	133	29.9	25.2-35.0
RACE
White	408	332	70.6	63.8-76.6	76	29.4	23.4-36.2
African American	250	203	72.3	63.7-79.6	47	27.7	20.4-36.3
Other Minorities	29	19	54.2	32.7-74.2	10	45.8	25.8-67.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	8	35.8	15.6-62.8	8	64.2	37.2-84.4
Non-Hispanic	669	545	71.7	66.6-76.4	124	28.3	23.6-33.4
AGE
18-24	23	3	15.8	4.5-42.8	20	84.2	57.2-95.5
25-34	65	15	20.9	12.2-33.6	50	79.1	66.4-87.8
35-44	88	62	71.2	60.0-80.2	26	28.8	19.8-40.0
45-54	146	133	88.8	80.9-93.7	13	11.2	6.3-19.1
55-64	150	142	94.3	88.6-97.3	8	5.7	2.7-11.4
65-74	117	111	95.9	90.5-98.3	6	4.1	1.7- 9.5
75+	92	84	91.8	83.4-96.2	8	8.2	3.8-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	144	123	76.6	65.1-85.1	21	23.4	14.9-34.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	236	185	66.7	57.8-74.6	51	33.3	25.4-42.2
Some Post-H.S.	165	134	73.0	62.9-81.2	31	27.0	18.8-37.1
College Graduate	143	113	66.1	53.7-76.6	30	33.9	23.4-46.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	103	70.2	55.4-81.7	19	29.8	18.3-44.6
$15,000- 24,999	141	108	64.0	52.8-73.8	33	36.0	26.2-47.2
$25,000- 34,999	84	66	70.1	51.8-83.6	18	29.9	16.4-48.2
$35,000- 49,999	88	69	70.0	56.9-80.4	19	30.0	19.6-43.1
$50,000-74,999	79	64	74.4	61.6-84.0	15	25.6	16.0-38.4
$75,000+	60	51	80.6	66.0-89.9	9	19.4	10.1-34.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	279	239	75.9	67.9-82.5	40	24.1	17.5-32.1
No	395	307	66.7	59.8-73.0	88	33.3	27.0-40.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	10	59.5	28.9-84.2	8	40.5	15.8-71.1
Non-Veteran	671	546	70.6	65.4-75.3	125	29.4	24.7-34.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,830

7,598

65.6

64.2-67.1

2,232

34.4

32.9-35.8

-Northeastern Partnership

689

556

70.1

65.0-74.8

133

29.9

25.2-35.0

RACE

White

408

332

70.6

63.8-76.6

29.4

23.4-36.2

African American

250

203

72.3

63.7-79.6

27.7

20.4-36.3

Other Minorities

54.2

32.7-74.2

45.8

25.8-67.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

35.8

15.6-62.8

64.2

37.2-84.4

Non-Hispanic

669

545

71.7

66.6-76.4

124

28.3

23.6-33.4

AGE

18-24

15.8

4.5-42.8

84.2

57.2-95.5

25-34

20.9

12.2-33.6

79.1

66.4-87.8

35-44

71.2

60.0-80.2

28.8

19.8-40.0

45-54

146

133

88.8

80.9-93.7

11.2

6.3-19.1

55-64

150

142

94.3

88.6-97.3

5.7

2.7-11.4

65-74

117

111

95.9

90.5-98.3

4.1

1.7- 9.5

75+

91.8

83.4-96.2

8.2

3.8-16.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

144

123

76.6

65.1-85.1

23.4

14.9-34.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

236

185

66.7

57.8-74.6

33.3

25.4-42.2

Some Post-H.S.

165

134

73.0

62.9-81.2

27.0

18.8-37.1

College Graduate

143

113

66.1

53.7-76.6

33.9

23.4-46.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

103

70.2

55.4-81.7

29.8

18.3-44.6

$15,000- 24,999

141

108

64.0

52.8-73.8

36.0

26.2-47.2

$25,000- 34,999

70.1

51.8-83.6

29.9

16.4-48.2

$35,000- 49,999

70.0

56.9-80.4

30.0

19.6-43.1

$50,000-74,999

74.4

61.6-84.0

25.6

16.0-38.4

$75,000+

80.6

66.0-89.9

19.4

10.1-34.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

279

239

75.9

67.9-82.5

24.1

17.5-32.1

395

307

66.7

59.8-73.0

33.3

27.0-40.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

59.5

28.9-84.2

40.5

15.8-71.1

Non-Veteran

671

546

70.6

65.4-75.3

125

29.4

24.7-34.6

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^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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