BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	9,749	5,088	43.9	42.6-45.2	1,274	11.2	10.5-12.0	433	3.8	3.4- 4.3	722	6.5	5.9- 7.1	2,232	34.5	33.1-36.0
-Western NC	1,027	517	42.2	38.3-46.2	140	11.0	9.0-13.4	41	3.3	2.2- 4.7	102	9.6	7.6-12.1	227	33.9	29.5-38.6
RACE
White	938	476	42.2	38.1-46.3	137	11.7	9.6-14.3	36	3.2	2.2- 4.7	97	10.0	7.9-12.7	192	32.9	28.3-37.8
African American	30	18	54.6	32.1-75.4	3	8.2	2.1-27.3	1	3.2	0.4-20.1	0	0.0	. - .	8	34.0	15.3-59.4
Other Minorities	55	20	34.1	18.9-53.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.3	1.0-17.2	5	6.6	2.2-18.4	26	55.0	36.0-72.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	8	33.1	15.0-58.1	4	5.8	1.7-17.9	1	3.9	0.5-23.2	3	5.5	1.6-17.2	14	51.8	29.7-73.2
Non-Hispanic	994	506	42.4	38.5-46.5	136	11.3	9.2-13.7	40	3.2	2.2- 4.7	99	9.8	7.7-12.4	213	33.3	28.8-38.1
AGE
18-24	33	2	3.5	0.7-15.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	31	96.5	84.1-99.3
25-34	103	8	7.1	2.8-16.7	5	5.1	1.9-12.8	2	2.7	0.7-10.2	8	6.5	3.0-13.7	80	78.6	67.9-86.5
35-44	158	51	32.7	24.6-41.8	12	6.7	3.4-12.8	8	4.5	2.0- 9.9	20	13.3	8.3-20.6	67	42.9	34.0-52.2
45-54	194	119	63.0	54.2-71.0	31	13.4	8.9-19.8	8	2.6	1.1- 6.1	20	12.6	7.3-20.8	16	8.4	4.5-15.3
55-64	216	140	63.1	55.0-70.5	32	17.4	11.9-24.6	10	3.7	1.8- 7.5	26	13.6	8.6-20.9	8	2.2	0.9- 5.3
65-74	171	112	65.4	56.3-73.5	33	20.4	13.9-28.9	4	2.7	0.7- 9.4	11	6.3	3.3-11.8	11	5.2	2.5-10.3
75+	145	80	58.0	48.2-67.2	27	15.9	10.4-23.6	8	5.6	2.5-11.8	17	11.8	6.6-20.0	13	8.7	4.7-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	155	52	27.6	20.1-36.6	31	18.3	11.9-27.0	9	4.7	2.2- 9.8	28	22.1	14.3-32.5	35	27.3	18.6-38.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	323	167	39.5	32.5-47.0	49	11.6	8.3-16.0	12	2.1	1.0- 4.3	25	6.8	4.2-10.8	70	39.9	31.4-49.0
Some Post-H.S.	273	144	46.1	38.9-53.5	32	8.9	5.8-13.5	9	4.4	2.1- 8.8	29	9.9	6.4-15.0	59	30.7	23.5-39.0
College Graduate	270	152	49.4	41.8-57.1	27	8.5	5.4-13.0	10	2.4	1.2- 4.8	19	7.0	4.1-11.6	62	32.7	25.2-41.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	52	31.2	22.7-41.3	30	16.4	11.0-23.8	4	1.6	0.6- 4.5	24	15.5	9.4-24.4	43	35.3	25.6-46.4
$15,000- 24,999	204	102	43.2	34.8-51.9	27	10.5	6.7-16.1	12	6.2	3.2-11.9	19	10.5	6.2-17.1	44	29.6	21.7-39.0
$25,000- 34,999	147	74	36.8	27.1-47.7	19	11.5	6.4-19.7	7	3.6	1.4- 8.7	14	6.4	3.4-11.6	33	41.8	29.5-55.1
$35,000- 49,999	154	75	37.5	28.7-47.2	20	10.3	6.3-16.6	5	0.9	0.4- 2.3	12	7.1	3.7-13.1	42	44.2	33.6-55.3
$50,000-74,999	109	69	61.8	50.2-72.2	9	7.8	3.8-15.4	2	1.9	0.5- 7.7	9	12.1	5.5-24.3	20	16.4	9.7-26.3
$75,000+	104	64	58.3	46.9-68.8	11	9.1	4.6-17.3	4	2.5	0.9- 6.6	10	10.4	5.3-19.3	15	19.8	11.8-31.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	421	213	48.9	42.9-55.0	81	16.8	13.0-21.4	12	1.9	0.9- 4.0	45	9.7	6.8-13.7	70	22.7	17.4-28.9
No	585	296	39.8	34.9-45.0	56	7.7	5.7-10.5	25	3.3	2.0- 5.2	56	9.9	7.3-13.4	152	39.2	33.4-45.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	11	53.2	28.1-76.7	3	10.3	2.6-32.9	1	11.2	1.6-49.1	2	10.8	2.2-39.9	3	14.5	4.2-39.7
Non-Veteran	1,007	506	42.0	38.1-46.0	137	11.0	9.0-13.4	40	3.1	2.1- 4.5	100	9.6	7.6-12.1	224	34.3	29.8-39.0

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,749

5,088

43.9

42.6-45.2

1,274

11.2

10.5-12.0

433

3.8

3.4- 4.3

722

6.5

5.9- 7.1

2,232

34.5

33.1-36.0

-Western NC

1,027

517

42.2

38.3-46.2

140

11.0

9.0-13.4

3.3

2.2- 4.7

102

9.6

7.6-12.1

227

33.9

29.5-38.6

RACE

White

938

476

42.2

38.1-46.3

137

11.7

9.6-14.3

3.2

2.2- 4.7

10.0

7.9-12.7

192

32.9

28.3-37.8

African American

54.6

32.1-75.4

8.2

2.1-27.3

3.2

0.4-20.1

0.0

. - .

34.0

15.3-59.4

Other Minorities

34.1

18.9-53.5

0.0

. - .

4.3

1.0-17.2

6.6

2.2-18.4

55.0

36.0-72.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

33.1

15.0-58.1

5.8

1.7-17.9

3.9

0.5-23.2

5.5

1.6-17.2

51.8

29.7-73.2

Non-Hispanic

994

506

42.4

38.5-46.5

136

11.3

9.2-13.7

3.2

2.2- 4.7

9.8

7.7-12.4

213

33.3

28.8-38.1

AGE

18-24

3.5

0.7-15.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

96.5

84.1-99.3

25-34

103

7.1

2.8-16.7

5.1

1.9-12.8

2.7

0.7-10.2

6.5

3.0-13.7

78.6

67.9-86.5

35-44

158

32.7

24.6-41.8

6.7

3.4-12.8

4.5

2.0- 9.9

13.3

8.3-20.6

42.9

34.0-52.2

45-54

194

119

63.0

54.2-71.0

13.4

8.9-19.8

2.6

1.1- 6.1

12.6

7.3-20.8

8.4

4.5-15.3

55-64

216

140

63.1

55.0-70.5

17.4

11.9-24.6

3.7

1.8- 7.5

13.6

8.6-20.9

2.2

0.9- 5.3

65-74

171

112

65.4

56.3-73.5

20.4

13.9-28.9

2.7

0.7- 9.4

6.3

3.3-11.8

5.2

2.5-10.3

75+

145

58.0

48.2-67.2

15.9

10.4-23.6

5.6

2.5-11.8

11.8

6.6-20.0

8.7

4.7-15.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

155

27.6

20.1-36.6

18.3

11.9-27.0

4.7

2.2- 9.8

22.1

14.3-32.5

27.3

18.6-38.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

323

167

39.5

32.5-47.0

11.6

8.3-16.0

2.1

1.0- 4.3

6.8

4.2-10.8

39.9

31.4-49.0

Some Post-H.S.

273

144

46.1

38.9-53.5

8.9

5.8-13.5

4.4

2.1- 8.8

9.9

6.4-15.0

30.7

23.5-39.0

College Graduate

270

152

49.4

41.8-57.1

8.5

5.4-13.0

2.4

1.2- 4.8

7.0

4.1-11.6

32.7

25.2-41.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

31.2

22.7-41.3

16.4

11.0-23.8

1.6

0.6- 4.5

15.5

9.4-24.4

35.3

25.6-46.4

$15,000- 24,999

204

102

43.2

34.8-51.9

10.5

6.7-16.1

6.2

3.2-11.9

10.5

6.2-17.1

29.6

21.7-39.0

$25,000- 34,999

147

36.8

27.1-47.7

11.5

6.4-19.7

3.6

1.4- 8.7

6.4

3.4-11.6

41.8

29.5-55.1

$35,000- 49,999

154

37.5

28.7-47.2

10.3

6.3-16.6

0.9

0.4- 2.3

7.1

3.7-13.1

44.2

33.6-55.3

$50,000-74,999

109

61.8

50.2-72.2

7.8

3.8-15.4

1.9

0.5- 7.7

12.1

5.5-24.3

16.4

9.7-26.3

$75,000+

104

58.3

46.9-68.8

9.1

4.6-17.3

2.5

0.9- 6.6

10.4

5.3-19.3

19.8

11.8-31.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

421

213

48.9

42.9-55.0

16.8

13.0-21.4

1.9

0.9- 4.0

9.7

6.8-13.7

22.7

17.4-28.9

585

296

39.8

34.9-45.0

7.7

5.7-10.5

3.3

2.0- 5.2

9.9

7.3-13.4

152

39.2

33.4-45.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

53.2

28.1-76.7

10.3

2.6-32.9

11.2

1.6-49.1

10.8

2.2-39.9

14.5

4.2-39.7

Non-Veteran

1,007

506

42.0

38.1-46.0

137

11.0

9.0-13.4

3.1

2.1- 4.5

100

9.6

7.6-12.1

224

34.3

29.8-39.0

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram 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, 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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