BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

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	9,627	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
-Western NC	1,013	647	59.8	55.4-64.0	145	15.6	12.9-18.7	50	4.3	3.1- 5.9	97	10.5	8.1-13.3	74	9.9	6.8-14.2
RACE
White	925	594	60.4	55.9-64.8	138	15.8	13.0-19.0	47	4.3	3.1- 6.1	89	10.5	8.1-13.5	57	8.9	5.8-13.6
African American	30	25	77.6	47.7-92.9	3	16.3	3.5-51.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.1	1.3-24.0
Other Minorities	56	27	39.0	22.6-58.3	4	12.7	3.8-34.8	3	5.4	1.1-21.7	8	14.3	5.1-34.0	14	28.6	14.8-48.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	15	47.3	26.0-69.7	4	15.5	4.5-41.8	2	6.2	1.1-27.4	2	3.7	0.9-14.5	7	27.3	11.8-51.2
Non-Hispanic	981	631	60.2	55.8-64.5	141	15.6	12.9-18.8	48	4.2	3.0- 5.9	95	10.8	8.4-13.7	66	9.1	6.0-13.6
AGE
18-24	33	18	47.2	28.2-67.0	2	3.2	0.7-13.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.6	2.5-25.4	10	41.0	22.4-62.6
25-34	101	68	57.3	45.6-68.2	16	22.7	13.9-34.7	4	4.6	1.7-11.9	8	10.4	5.0-20.6	5	5.0	1.5-14.8
35-44	158	103	62.9	53.4-71.5	23	16.8	10.5-25.7	9	6.6	3.2-13.3	15	9.8	5.5-17.0	8	3.9	1.7- 8.5
45-54	194	124	62.6	53.7-70.7	32	17.4	11.8-24.9	11	3.5	1.9- 6.6	18	11.2	6.1-19.6	9	5.3	2.4-11.3
55-64	211	132	61.2	53.2-68.7	35	17.7	12.6-24.4	10	5.3	2.6-10.5	25	11.4	7.2-17.5	9	4.4	1.7-11.0
65-74	168	114	68.3	59.3-76.1	19	12.6	7.6-20.2	10	5.5	2.6-11.2	13	8.5	4.6-15.2	12	5.2	2.5-10.2
75+	143	83	55.2	45.3-64.8	18	15.8	9.4-25.3	6	3.7	1.6- 8.2	15	13.2	7.5-22.1	21	12.1	7.6-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	153	82	46.1	36.4-56.1	24	21.6	13.5-32.6	8	4.0	1.8- 8.6	21	19.8	12.0-30.9	18	8.5	4.5-15.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	316	193	59.8	51.3-67.8	49	14.0	10.0-19.4	14	3.1	1.6- 5.7	28	8.6	5.6-13.1	32	14.5	7.9-25.1
Some Post-H.S.	271	179	61.5	53.9-68.5	36	15.6	10.7-22.0	19	7.8	4.7-12.8	24	7.4	4.4-12.2	13	7.8	4.1-14.2
College Graduate	268	190	64.7	56.5-72.2	35	14.5	10.0-20.6	9	2.4	1.2- 5.0	24	11.8	7.0-19.3	10	6.5	2.8-14.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	148	84	58.0	47.5-67.9	18	13.2	7.3-22.6	14	7.7	4.1-13.9	13	9.2	4.8-16.7	19	11.9	6.7-20.3
$15,000- 24,999	204	118	51.4	42.5-60.2	38	22.1	15.3-30.9	15	7.3	4.1-12.8	19	9.8	5.6-16.4	14	9.4	4.5-18.6
$25,000- 34,999	147	84	47.4	35.9-59.3	27	21.5	13.7-32.2	7	5.0	2.1-11.5	17	11.8	5.8-22.5	12	14.3	5.6-31.9
$35,000- 49,999	152	106	67.3	57.0-76.2	15	8.3	4.5-14.9	6	2.7	1.0- 7.1	20	16.2	10.0-25.1	5	5.5	1.7-16.1
$50,000-74,999	109	79	67.3	55.3-77.4	16	19.2	11.6-30.2	3	2.9	0.7-10.4	8	9.0	3.5-21.3	3	1.6	0.4- 5.7
$75,000+	104	78	74.5	63.7-83.0	16	14.5	8.5-23.7	2	1.5	0.4- 5.9	6	7.5	3.0-17.6	2	1.9	0.5- 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	415	246	56.5	50.3-62.6	74	19.1	14.7-24.5	23	5.1	3.1- 8.2	40	10.4	6.9-15.3	32	8.9	5.5-14.1
No	580	388	61.0	55.1-66.6	70	14.1	10.8-18.2	25	3.6	2.2- 5.7	56	10.7	7.8-14.6	41	10.6	6.4-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	12	46.1	23.0-71.0	2	12.7	2.5-45.5	2	13.4	2.6-47.2	4	27.8	10.2-56.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	993	635	60.0	55.6-64.3	143	15.6	12.9-18.8	48	4.1	2.9- 5.7	93	10.1	7.8-13.0	74	10.1	6.9-14.5

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

-Western NC

1,013

647

59.8

55.4-64.0

145

15.6

12.9-18.7

4.3

3.1- 5.9

10.5

8.1-13.3

9.9

6.8-14.2

RACE

White

925

594

60.4

55.9-64.8

138

15.8

13.0-19.0

4.3

3.1- 6.1

10.5

8.1-13.5

8.9

5.8-13.6

African American

77.6

47.7-92.9

16.3

3.5-51.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

6.1

1.3-24.0

Other Minorities

39.0

22.6-58.3

12.7

3.8-34.8

5.4

1.1-21.7

14.3

5.1-34.0

28.6

14.8-48.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.3

26.0-69.7

15.5

4.5-41.8

6.2

1.1-27.4

3.7

0.9-14.5

27.3

11.8-51.2

Non-Hispanic

981

631

60.2

55.8-64.5

141

15.6

12.9-18.8

4.2

3.0- 5.9

10.8

8.4-13.7

9.1

6.0-13.6

AGE

18-24

47.2

28.2-67.0

3.2

0.7-13.2

0.0

. - .

8.6

2.5-25.4

41.0

22.4-62.6

25-34

101

57.3

45.6-68.2

22.7

13.9-34.7

4.6

1.7-11.9

10.4

5.0-20.6

5.0

1.5-14.8

35-44

158

103

62.9

53.4-71.5

16.8

10.5-25.7

6.6

3.2-13.3

9.8

5.5-17.0

3.9

1.7- 8.5

45-54

194

124

62.6

53.7-70.7

17.4

11.8-24.9

3.5

1.9- 6.6

11.2

6.1-19.6

5.3

2.4-11.3

55-64

211

132

61.2

53.2-68.7

17.7

12.6-24.4

5.3

2.6-10.5

11.4

7.2-17.5

4.4

1.7-11.0

65-74

168

114

68.3

59.3-76.1

12.6

7.6-20.2

5.5

2.6-11.2

8.5

4.6-15.2

5.2

2.5-10.2

75+

143

55.2

45.3-64.8

15.8

9.4-25.3

3.7

1.6- 8.2

13.2

7.5-22.1

12.1

7.6-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

153

46.1

36.4-56.1

21.6

13.5-32.6

4.0

1.8- 8.6

19.8

12.0-30.9

8.5

4.5-15.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

316

193

59.8

51.3-67.8

14.0

10.0-19.4

3.1

1.6- 5.7

8.6

5.6-13.1

14.5

7.9-25.1

Some Post-H.S.

271

179

61.5

53.9-68.5

15.6

10.7-22.0

7.8

4.7-12.8

7.4

4.4-12.2

7.8

4.1-14.2

College Graduate

268

190

64.7

56.5-72.2

14.5

10.0-20.6

2.4

1.2- 5.0

11.8

7.0-19.3

6.5

2.8-14.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

148

58.0

47.5-67.9

13.2

7.3-22.6

7.7

4.1-13.9

9.2

4.8-16.7

11.9

6.7-20.3

$15,000- 24,999

204

118

51.4

42.5-60.2

22.1

15.3-30.9

7.3

4.1-12.8

9.8

5.6-16.4

9.4

4.5-18.6

$25,000- 34,999

147

47.4

35.9-59.3

21.5

13.7-32.2

5.0

2.1-11.5

11.8

5.8-22.5

14.3

5.6-31.9

$35,000- 49,999

152

106

67.3

57.0-76.2

8.3

4.5-14.9

2.7

1.0- 7.1

16.2

10.0-25.1

5.5

1.7-16.1

$50,000-74,999

109

67.3

55.3-77.4

19.2

11.6-30.2

2.9

0.7-10.4

9.0

3.5-21.3

1.6

0.4- 5.7

$75,000+

104

74.5

63.7-83.0

14.5

8.5-23.7

1.5

0.4- 5.9

7.5

3.0-17.6

1.9

0.5- 7.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

415

246

56.5

50.3-62.6

19.1

14.7-24.5

5.1

3.1- 8.2

10.4

6.9-15.3

8.9

5.5-14.1

580

388

61.0

55.1-66.6

14.1

10.8-18.2

3.6

2.2- 5.7

10.7

7.8-14.6

10.6

6.4-17.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

46.1

23.0-71.0

12.7

2.5-45.5

13.4

2.6-47.2

27.8

10.2-56.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

993

635

60.0

55.6-64.3

143

15.6

12.9-18.8

4.1

2.9- 5.7

10.1

7.8-13.0

10.1

6.9-14.5

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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, 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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