BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you had a hysterectomy?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,933	3,147	25.7	24.6-26.7	6,786	74.3	73.3-75.4
-Piedmont NC	5,508	1,723	24.2	22.9-25.6	3,785	75.8	74.4-77.1
RACE
White	4,283	1,398	25.8	24.3-27.4	2,885	74.2	72.6-75.7
African American	904	284	25.3	22.2-28.8	620	74.7	71.2-77.8
Other Minorities	294	38	9.2	6.1-13.7	256	90.8	86.3-93.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	258	30	7.5	4.9-11.3	228	92.5	88.7-95.1
Non-Hispanic	5,242	1,691	25.6	24.2-27.0	3,551	74.4	73.0-75.8
AGE
18-24	200	0	0.0	. - .	200	100	. - .
25-34	667	20	2.4	1.5- 3.9	647	97.6	96.1-98.5
35-44	993	133	13.6	11.1-16.5	860	86.4	83.5-88.9
45-54	1,087	350	32.9	29.5-36.4	737	67.1	63.6-70.5
55-64	1,076	507	47.2	43.6-50.8	569	52.8	49.2-56.4
65-74	782	406	51.6	47.3-55.9	376	48.4	44.1-52.7
75+	650	295	46.8	42.2-51.5	355	53.2	48.5-57.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	762	324	31.2	27.3-35.4	438	68.8	64.6-72.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,609	609	30.2	27.5-33.0	1,000	69.8	67.0-72.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,418	440	24.7	22.1-27.6	978	75.3	72.4-77.9
College Graduate	1,704	342	16.1	14.2-18.3	1,362	83.9	81.7-85.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	641	260	32.7	28.2-37.6	381	67.3	62.4-71.8
$15,000- 24,999	896	321	27.8	24.5-31.4	575	72.2	68.6-75.5
$25,000- 34,999	605	208	27.6	23.6-32.0	397	72.4	68.0-76.4
$35,000- 49,999	725	225	23.0	19.7-26.6	500	77.0	73.4-80.3
$50,000-74,999	672	170	20.8	17.4-24.6	502	79.2	75.4-82.6
$75,000+	1,072	227	19.2	16.4-22.2	845	80.8	77.8-83.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,946	837	36.4	33.8-39.2	1,109	63.6	60.8-66.2
No	3,445	852	18.8	17.3-20.3	2,593	81.2	79.7-82.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	107	40	34.0	24.3-45.2	67	66.0	54.8-75.7
Non-Veteran	5,398	1,682	24.0	22.7-25.4	3,716	76.0	74.6-77.3

* 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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Women's Health

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	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
-Piedmont NC	5,508	1,723	24.2	22.9-25.6	3,785	75.8	74.4-77.1
RACE
White	4,283	1,398	25.8	24.3-27.4	2,885	74.2	72.6-75.7
African American	904	284	25.3	22.2-28.8	620	74.7	71.2-77.8
Other Minorities	294	38	9.2	6.1-13.7	256	90.8	86.3-93.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	258	30	7.5	4.9-11.3	228	92.5	88.7-95.1
Non-Hispanic	5,242	1,691	25.6	24.2-27.0	3,551	74.4	73.0-75.8
AGE
18-24	200	0	0.0	. - .	200	100	. - .
25-34	667	20	2.4	1.5- 3.9	647	97.6	96.1-98.5
35-44	993	133	13.6	11.1-16.5	860	86.4	83.5-88.9
45-54	1,087	350	32.9	29.5-36.4	737	67.1	63.6-70.5
55-64	1,076	507	47.2	43.6-50.8	569	52.8	49.2-56.4
65-74	782	406	51.6	47.3-55.9	376	48.4	44.1-52.7
75+	650	295	46.8	42.2-51.5	355	53.2	48.5-57.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	762	324	31.2	27.3-35.4	438	68.8	64.6-72.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,609	609	30.2	27.5-33.0	1,000	69.8	67.0-72.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,418	440	24.7	22.1-27.6	978	75.3	72.4-77.9
College Graduate	1,704	342	16.1	14.2-18.3	1,362	83.9	81.7-85.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	641	260	32.7	28.2-37.6	381	67.3	62.4-71.8
$15,000- 24,999	896	321	27.8	24.5-31.4	575	72.2	68.6-75.5
$25,000- 34,999	605	208	27.6	23.6-32.0	397	72.4	68.0-76.4
$35,000- 49,999	725	225	23.0	19.7-26.6	500	77.0	73.4-80.3
$50,000-74,999	672	170	20.8	17.4-24.6	502	79.2	75.4-82.6
$75,000+	1,072	227	19.2	16.4-22.2	845	80.8	77.8-83.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,946	837	36.4	33.8-39.2	1,109	63.6	60.8-66.2
No	3,445	852	18.8	17.3-20.3	2,593	81.2	79.7-82.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	107	40	34.0	24.3-45.2	67	66.0	54.8-75.7
Non-Veteran	5,398	1,682	24.0	22.7-25.4	3,716	76.0	74.6-77.3