BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
RACE
White	401	266	65.1	58.8-70.9	50	12.8	9.3-17.2	21	5.3	3.4- 8.4	37	9.6	5.9-15.3	27	7.2	4.4-11.6
African American	244	163	68.6	61.4-75.0	28	10.6	7.0-15.7	8	3.0	1.5- 6.1	13	4.6	2.6- 8.1	32	13.2	9.0-19.0
Other Minorities	29	17	58.2	36.5-77.1	7	25.6	11.1-48.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.2	1.3-19.2	3	11.0	2.9-33.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	10	57.0	29.8-80.5	1	12.1	1.8-51.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	15.3	4.5-40.9	2	15.5	3.7-47.0
Non-Hispanic	657	437	66.5	61.8-70.9	83	12.8	10.0-16.2	29	4.4	3.0- 6.4	49	7.2	4.8-10.8	59	9.1	6.7-12.3
AGE
18-24	23	15	60.5	36.9-80.0	2	9.6	2.4-31.7	1	2.4	0.3-15.6	1	10.5	1.5-46.8	4	17.0	6.1-39.1
25-34	65	44	70.6	58.0-80.7	9	13.9	7.2-25.2	2	2.7	0.6-10.6	3	4.8	1.5-14.2	7	8.0	3.7-16.7
35-44	87	59	68.3	56.8-77.9	10	11.9	6.1-22.0	6	8.3	3.7-17.4	4	4.1	1.5-10.6	8	7.4	3.4-15.5
45-54	144	98	68.8	59.6-76.7	19	13.1	8.0-20.7	5	2.9	1.2- 7.1	13	8.6	4.6-15.5	9	6.6	3.1-13.7
55-64	148	109	73.1	64.8-80.1	15	10.2	6.1-16.5	5	3.9	1.6- 9.4	9	6.2	3.2-12.0	10	6.5	3.3-12.4
65-74	116	77	62.2	51.3-72.1	16	17.0	9.7-28.0	5	4.2	1.6-10.3	10	8.5	4.4-15.7	8	8.1	3.5-17.4
75+	86	43	49.9	38.3-61.5	13	15.7	8.5-27.2	5	5.2	2.1-12.6	10	11.0	5.8-20.0	15	18.1	10.7-29.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	137	83	63.7	53.9-72.6	17	12.2	7.2-19.9	5	2.7	1.1- 6.7	12	7.8	4.0-14.5	20	13.6	8.2-21.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	233	144	60.6	52.7-68.0	37	16.4	11.2-23.4	10	4.6	2.4- 8.6	15	5.2	2.9- 8.9	27	13.2	8.6-19.7
Some Post-H.S.	162	117	71.4	61.9-79.4	17	10.6	6.1-17.6	6	4.0	1.7- 9.3	13	7.7	4.3-13.5	9	6.3	2.4-15.7
College Graduate	142	102	69.6	57.5-79.4	14	10.8	6.1-18.5	8	4.9	2.3-10.3	12	11.2	4.2-26.8	6	3.5	1.3- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	77	63.3	51.4-73.8	12	11.4	5.4-22.4	5	3.0	1.2- 7.4	11	8.2	4.1-15.7	14	14.2	7.8-24.5
$15,000- 24,999	140	85	59.4	49.1-69.0	18	12.5	7.1-21.3	5	3.3	1.4- 7.8	14	9.4	5.5-15.8	18	15.3	8.5-26.0
$25,000- 34,999	84	54	60.6	43.8-75.2	12	13.0	6.5-24.3	4	3.8	1.3-10.9	5	12.1	3.0-38.4	9	10.5	4.6-22.3
$35,000- 49,999	88	66	73.1	60.9-82.6	11	12.9	6.7-23.6	3	4.0	1.2-12.3	4	4.3	1.4-12.4	4	5.6	1.8-16.2
$50,000-74,999	77	55	67.1	54.7-77.5	9	15.8	8.3-27.9	8	11.1	5.5-21.3	5	6.0	2.4-13.9	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	60	50	87.2	76.9-93.3	5	7.7	3.1-17.5	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	2	2.1	0.5- 8.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	270	163	62.9	55.8-69.5	43	13.8	10.1-18.6	13	4.4	2.5- 7.7	19	5.8	3.4- 9.6	32	13.1	8.6-19.6
No	391	275	67.6	61.2-73.4	41	12.6	8.8-17.6	15	3.9	2.2- 6.7	31	8.5	5.0-14.0	29	7.4	4.8-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	14	87.9	67.3-96.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.0	0.5-25.1	3	8.0	2.1-25.8
Non-Veteran	657	433	64.9	60.2-69.4	85	13.5	10.6-17.0	29	4.3	2.9- 6.4	51	7.7	5.2-11.3	59	9.5	7.0-12.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

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

-Northeastern Partnership

675

447

65.9

61.2-70.2

12.9

10.1-16.3

4.2

2.8- 6.1

7.6

5.1-11.1

9.5

7.0-12.7

RACE

White

401

266

65.1

58.8-70.9

12.8

9.3-17.2

5.3

3.4- 8.4

9.6

5.9-15.3

7.2

4.4-11.6

African American

244

163

68.6

61.4-75.0

10.6

7.0-15.7

3.0

1.5- 6.1

4.6

2.6- 8.1

13.2

9.0-19.0

Other Minorities

58.2

36.5-77.1

25.6

11.1-48.8

0.0

. - .

5.2

1.3-19.2

11.0

2.9-33.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

57.0

29.8-80.5

12.1

1.8-51.6

0.0

. - .

15.3

4.5-40.9

15.5

3.7-47.0

Non-Hispanic

657

437

66.5

61.8-70.9

12.8

10.0-16.2

4.4

3.0- 6.4

7.2

4.8-10.8

9.1

6.7-12.3

AGE

18-24

60.5

36.9-80.0

9.6

2.4-31.7

2.4

0.3-15.6

10.5

1.5-46.8

17.0

6.1-39.1

25-34

70.6

58.0-80.7

13.9

7.2-25.2

2.7

0.6-10.6

4.8

1.5-14.2

8.0

3.7-16.7

35-44

68.3

56.8-77.9

11.9

6.1-22.0

8.3

3.7-17.4

4.1

1.5-10.6

7.4

3.4-15.5

45-54

144

68.8

59.6-76.7

13.1

8.0-20.7

2.9

1.2- 7.1

8.6

4.6-15.5

6.6

3.1-13.7

55-64

148

109

73.1

64.8-80.1

10.2

6.1-16.5

3.9

1.6- 9.4

6.2

3.2-12.0

6.5

3.3-12.4

65-74

116

62.2

51.3-72.1

17.0

9.7-28.0

4.2

1.6-10.3

8.5

4.4-15.7

8.1

3.5-17.4

75+

49.9

38.3-61.5

15.7

8.5-27.2

5.2

2.1-12.6

11.0

5.8-20.0

18.1

10.7-29.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

137

63.7

53.9-72.6

12.2

7.2-19.9

2.7

1.1- 6.7

7.8

4.0-14.5

13.6

8.2-21.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

233

144

60.6

52.7-68.0

16.4

11.2-23.4

4.6

2.4- 8.6

5.2

2.9- 8.9

13.2

8.6-19.7

Some Post-H.S.

162

117

71.4

61.9-79.4

10.6

6.1-17.6

4.0

1.7- 9.3

7.7

4.3-13.5

6.3

2.4-15.7

College Graduate

142

102

69.6

57.5-79.4

10.8

6.1-18.5

4.9

2.3-10.3

11.2

4.2-26.8

3.5

1.3- 8.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

63.3

51.4-73.8

11.4

5.4-22.4

3.0

1.2- 7.4

8.2

4.1-15.7

14.2

7.8-24.5

$15,000- 24,999

140

59.4

49.1-69.0

12.5

7.1-21.3

3.3

1.4- 7.8

9.4

5.5-15.8

15.3

8.5-26.0

$25,000- 34,999

60.6

43.8-75.2

13.0

6.5-24.3

3.8

1.3-10.9

12.1

3.0-38.4

10.5

4.6-22.3

$35,000- 49,999

73.1

60.9-82.6

12.9

6.7-23.6

4.0

1.2-12.3

4.3

1.4-12.4

5.6

1.8-16.2

$50,000-74,999

67.1

54.7-77.5

15.8

8.3-27.9

11.1

5.5-21.3

6.0

2.4-13.9

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

87.2

76.9-93.3

7.7

3.1-17.5

1.4

0.2- 9.5

2.1

0.5- 8.6

1.6

0.4- 6.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

270

163

62.9

55.8-69.5

13.8

10.1-18.6

4.4

2.5- 7.7

5.8

3.4- 9.6

13.1

8.6-19.6

391

275

67.6

61.2-73.4

12.6

8.8-17.6

3.9

2.2- 6.7

8.5

5.0-14.0

7.4

4.8-11.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

87.9

67.3-96.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.0

0.5-25.1

8.0

2.1-25.8

Non-Veteran

657

433

64.9

60.2-69.4

13.5

10.6-17.0

4.3

2.9- 6.4

7.7

5.2-11.3

9.5

7.0-12.9

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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.

**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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