BRFSS 2006 - Western 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
-Western NC	1,047	374	31.0	27.5-34.7	673	69.0	65.3-72.5
RACE
White	957	350	31.7	28.0-35.6	607	68.3	64.4-72.0
African American	30	11	43.7	22.9-67.0	19	56.3	33.0-77.1
Other Minorities	56	13	14.7	6.7-29.4	43	85.3	70.6-93.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	10	25.4	10.7-49.1	20	74.6	50.9-89.3
Non-Hispanic	1,014	364	31.3	27.7-35.1	650	68.7	64.9-72.3
AGE
18-24	33	0	0.0	. - .	33	100	. - .
25-34	105	8	14.2	6.0-30.0	97	85.8	70.0-94.0
35-44	161	41	27.0	19.6-35.9	120	73.0	64.1-80.4
45-54	198	60	30.8	23.4-39.2	138	69.2	60.8-76.6
55-64	223	108	48.7	41.0-56.6	115	51.3	43.4-59.0
65-74	172	86	49.4	40.4-58.4	86	50.6	41.6-59.6
75+	148	71	49.0	39.4-58.7	77	51.0	41.3-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	160	64	37.7	27.3-49.5	96	62.3	50.5-72.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	330	132	30.1	24.2-36.7	198	69.9	63.3-75.8
Some Post-H.S.	276	108	35.7	29.2-42.6	168	64.3	57.4-70.8
College Graduate	275	68	23.8	18.1-30.8	207	76.2	69.2-81.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	66	37.0	26.2-49.4	90	63.0	50.6-73.8
$15,000- 24,999	206	84	38.4	30.3-47.2	122	61.6	52.8-69.7
$25,000- 34,999	150	54	29.0	20.5-39.2	96	71.0	60.8-79.5
$35,000- 49,999	159	56	30.6	22.8-39.6	103	69.4	60.4-77.2
$50,000-74,999	110	36	34.8	25.1-45.9	74	65.2	54.1-74.9
$75,000+	106	20	17.0	9.8-27.7	86	83.0	72.3-90.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	429	192	42.0	35.8-48.4	237	58.0	51.6-64.2
No	599	175	24.8	20.9-29.2	424	75.2	70.8-79.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	25	10	40.1	20.3-63.8	15	59.9	36.2-79.7
Non-Veteran	1,022	364	30.7	27.2-34.5	658	69.3	65.5-72.8

* 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: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	1,047	374	31.0	27.5-34.7	673	69.0	65.3-72.5
RACE
White	957	350	31.7	28.0-35.6	607	68.3	64.4-72.0
African American	30	11	43.7	22.9-67.0	19	56.3	33.0-77.1
Other Minorities	56	13	14.7	6.7-29.4	43	85.3	70.6-93.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	10	25.4	10.7-49.1	20	74.6	50.9-89.3
Non-Hispanic	1,014	364	31.3	27.7-35.1	650	68.7	64.9-72.3
AGE
18-24	33	0	0.0	. - .	33	100	. - .
25-34	105	8	14.2	6.0-30.0	97	85.8	70.0-94.0
35-44	161	41	27.0	19.6-35.9	120	73.0	64.1-80.4
45-54	198	60	30.8	23.4-39.2	138	69.2	60.8-76.6
55-64	223	108	48.7	41.0-56.6	115	51.3	43.4-59.0
65-74	172	86	49.4	40.4-58.4	86	50.6	41.6-59.6
75+	148	71	49.0	39.4-58.7	77	51.0	41.3-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	160	64	37.7	27.3-49.5	96	62.3	50.5-72.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	330	132	30.1	24.2-36.7	198	69.9	63.3-75.8
Some Post-H.S.	276	108	35.7	29.2-42.6	168	64.3	57.4-70.8
College Graduate	275	68	23.8	18.1-30.8	207	76.2	69.2-81.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	66	37.0	26.2-49.4	90	63.0	50.6-73.8
$15,000- 24,999	206	84	38.4	30.3-47.2	122	61.6	52.8-69.7
$25,000- 34,999	150	54	29.0	20.5-39.2	96	71.0	60.8-79.5
$35,000- 49,999	159	56	30.6	22.8-39.6	103	69.4	60.4-77.2
$50,000-74,999	110	36	34.8	25.1-45.9	74	65.2	54.1-74.9
$75,000+	106	20	17.0	9.8-27.7	86	83.0	72.3-90.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	429	192	42.0	35.8-48.4	237	58.0	51.6-64.2
No	599	175	24.8	20.9-29.2	424	75.2	70.8-79.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	25	10	40.1	20.3-63.8	15	59.9	36.2-79.7
Non-Veteran	1,022	364	30.7	27.2-34.5	658	69.3	65.5-72.8