BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years (Women age 50+))

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,524	4,559	82.8	81.6-84.0	965	17.2	16.0-18.4
-Western NC	640	505	79.1	74.8-82.8	135	20.9	17.2-25.2
RACE
White	610	485	79.3	74.9-83.1	125	20.7	16.9-25.1
African American	13	11	90.4	66.7-97.8	2	9.6	2.2-33.3
Other Minorities	16	8	47.2	19.4-76.9	8	52.8	23.1-80.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	6	59.1	21.1-88.7	4	40.9	11.3-78.9
Non-Hispanic	629	498	79.5	75.2-83.2	131	20.5	16.8-24.8
AGE
50-54	108	81	74.3	61.1-84.2	27	25.7	15.8-38.9
55-64	216	172	80.4	73.0-86.2	44	19.6	13.8-27.0
65-74	171	145	85.8	78.4-90.9	26	14.2	9.1-21.6
75+	145	107	74.0	64.6-81.6	38	26.0	18.4-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	118	73	55.8	43.7-67.3	45	44.2	32.7-56.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	210	169	80.2	72.8-86.0	41	19.8	14.0-27.2
Some Post-H.S.	152	128	88.3	81.6-92.8	24	11.7	7.2-18.4
College Graduate	157	133	86.0	78.2-91.3	24	14.0	8.7-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	66	67.4	56.0-77.0	34	32.6	23.0-44.0
$15,000- 24,999	140	108	74.7	64.6-82.6	32	25.3	17.4-35.4
$25,000- 34,999	91	69	76.0	62.4-85.8	22	24.0	14.2-37.6
$35,000- 49,999	78	67	88.5	77.3-94.5	11	11.5	5.5-22.7
$50,000-74,999	60	52	82.7	62.9-93.1	8	17.3	6.9-37.1
$75,000+	56	51	90.4	77.6-96.2	5	9.6	3.8-22.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	305	238	80.2	74.4-85.0	67	19.8	15.0-25.6
No	323	259	79.1	72.6-84.3	64	20.9	15.7-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	9	88.3	59.9-97.4	2	11.7	2.6-40.1
Non-Veteran	629	496	78.9	74.6-82.7	133	21.1	17.3-25.4

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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, 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.

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	5,524	4,559	82.8	81.6-84.0	965	17.2	16.0-18.4
-Western NC	640	505	79.1	74.8-82.8	135	20.9	17.2-25.2
RACE
White	610	485	79.3	74.9-83.1	125	20.7	16.9-25.1
African American	13	11	90.4	66.7-97.8	2	9.6	2.2-33.3
Other Minorities	16	8	47.2	19.4-76.9	8	52.8	23.1-80.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	6	59.1	21.1-88.7	4	40.9	11.3-78.9
Non-Hispanic	629	498	79.5	75.2-83.2	131	20.5	16.8-24.8
AGE
50-54	108	81	74.3	61.1-84.2	27	25.7	15.8-38.9
55-64	216	172	80.4	73.0-86.2	44	19.6	13.8-27.0
65-74	171	145	85.8	78.4-90.9	26	14.2	9.1-21.6
75+	145	107	74.0	64.6-81.6	38	26.0	18.4-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	118	73	55.8	43.7-67.3	45	44.2	32.7-56.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	210	169	80.2	72.8-86.0	41	19.8	14.0-27.2
Some Post-H.S.	152	128	88.3	81.6-92.8	24	11.7	7.2-18.4
College Graduate	157	133	86.0	78.2-91.3	24	14.0	8.7-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	66	67.4	56.0-77.0	34	32.6	23.0-44.0
$15,000- 24,999	140	108	74.7	64.6-82.6	32	25.3	17.4-35.4
$25,000- 34,999	91	69	76.0	62.4-85.8	22	24.0	14.2-37.6
$35,000- 49,999	78	67	88.5	77.3-94.5	11	11.5	5.5-22.7
$50,000-74,999	60	52	82.7	62.9-93.1	8	17.3	6.9-37.1
$75,000+	56	51	90.4	77.6-96.2	5	9.6	3.8-22.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	305	238	80.2	74.4-85.0	67	19.8	15.0-25.6
No	323	259	79.1	72.6-84.3	64	20.9	15.7-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	9	88.3	59.9-97.4	2	11.7	2.6-40.1
Non-Veteran	629	496	78.9	74.6-82.7	133	21.1	17.3-25.4

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Women's Health

Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years (Women age 50+)