BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Since your most recent mammogram, How long before THAT mammogram was the last one?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Periodic Breast Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Past 12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-5 years	5+ years
North Carolina	7,232	2,254	29.8	28.5-31.1	3,132	40.3	38.9-41.7	460	6.4	5.7- 7.1	434	6.1	5.4- 6.8	952	17.4	16.2-18.7
-Western NC	771	213	27.3	23.6-31.3	337	39.7	35.7-43.9	68	8.5	6.4-11.1	46	6.2	4.4- 8.8	107	18.3	14.9-22.3
RACE
White	719	200	27.4	23.6-31.5	313	40.0	35.9-44.3	64	8.4	6.3-11.2	43	6.3	4.4- 9.0	99	17.9	14.5-22.0
African American	21	7	39.9	17.9-66.9	10	29.3	13.7-51.9	2	16.0	3.8-48.2	1	8.1	1.1-40.2	1	6.7	0.9-35.5
Other Minorities	28	5	16.7	5.5-40.8	12	33.9	14.9-60.0	2	6.2	1.3-25.1	2	4.0	0.9-16.7	7	39.2	17.2-66.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	2	20.3	3.5-64.4	7	31.5	11.5-62.1	1	2.5	0.3-16.9	1	6.0	0.8-33.7	5	39.6	14.8-71.2
Non-Hispanic	752	210	27.5	23.8-31.5	328	39.8	35.8-44.0	67	8.7	6.5-11.5	45	6.3	4.4- 8.9	102	17.7	14.3-21.7
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	20.5	1.6-80.5	1	79.5	19.5-98.4
25-34	22	1	6.4	0.9-34.3	3	10.4	2.8-31.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	12.5	3.6-34.9	15	70.8	46.8-87.0
35-44	91	13	13.3	7.2-23.0	24	25.5	16.1-37.8	6	5.8	2.4-13.5	5	3.8	1.4-10.1	43	51.6	39.7-63.3
45-54	174	56	30.7	23.1-39.5	74	40.7	32.3-49.7	21	13.3	8.0-21.2	8	6.0	2.3-14.7	15	9.2	5.0-16.4
55-64	202	65	31.6	24.6-39.5	86	41.1	33.5-49.3	19	8.1	4.8-13.2	15	7.3	4.2-12.5	17	11.9	6.8-19.9
65-74	152	39	26.3	18.4-36.2	85	54.6	44.8-64.0	11	6.8	3.5-12.9	8	6.1	2.8-12.9	9	6.1	2.9-12.7
75+	122	36	37.0	26.8-48.6	63	47.3	36.8-58.0	11	9.0	4.4-17.5	5	3.6	1.4- 9.1	7	3.1	1.4- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	113	29	20.7	13.6-30.4	46	36.9	26.7-48.5	10	6.1	2.7-13.3	7	12.2	5.0-26.7	21	24.1	15.0-36.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	240	68	27.5	21.3-34.7	103	37.9	30.9-45.5	25	10.5	6.8-15.8	15	5.6	3.2- 9.8	29	18.4	12.5-26.3
Some Post-H.S.	209	58	27.6	21.0-35.4	96	40.8	33.2-48.8	8	3.8	1.7- 8.4	10	3.6	1.8- 7.1	37	24.2	17.2-32.8
College Graduate	204	56	29.7	22.4-38.3	91	42.5	34.6-50.9	25	12.7	7.8-19.9	13	6.3	3.4-11.2	19	8.8	5.1-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	105	17	13.6	7.8-22.7	46	42.9	31.4-55.3	10	9.7	4.5-19.7	10	8.7	4.2-17.1	22	25.1	15.5-37.9
$15,000- 24,999	153	49	33.1	24.3-43.3	67	37.2	28.5-46.8	11	5.4	2.8-10.3	8	5.1	2.2-11.2	18	19.2	11.7-30.0
$25,000- 34,999	111	23	18.3	11.2-28.4	50	39.1	28.9-50.5	15	12.7	7.0-21.8	10	10.1	5.1-19.1	13	19.8	10.6-33.7
$35,000- 49,999	109	36	35.6	25.8-46.8	43	36.3	26.7-47.2	8	6.7	3.0-14.1	5	3.2	1.2- 8.4	17	18.2	10.8-29.0
$50,000-74,999	89	27	26.0	17.1-37.4	39	43.0	31.6-55.2	7	9.2	4.2-19.1	5	9.5	3.3-24.2	11	12.4	6.3-22.9
$75,000+	88	22	28.3	18.3-41.0	43	41.6	30.6-53.5	7	9.9	3.8-23.6	2	2.2	0.5- 8.4	14	18.0	10.4-29.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	336	89	27.3	21.9-33.6	146	39.8	33.6-46.3	32	7.3	4.9-10.7	24	6.5	4.2- 9.9	45	19.2	13.7-26.3
No	421	121	26.8	22.1-32.1	185	40.0	34.7-45.7	36	9.6	6.6-13.8	21	6.0	3.5-10.0	58	17.5	13.4-22.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	5	33.3	12.8-62.8	8	47.5	21.8-74.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.5	0.2-10.5	3	17.7	4.1-52.1
Non-Veteran	754	208	27.1	23.4-31.1	329	39.5	35.5-43.7	68	8.7	6.5-11.4	45	6.4	4.5- 9.0	104	18.3	14.9-22.4

Total
Respond.^

Past 12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-5 years

5+ years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,232

2,254

29.8

28.5-31.1

3,132

40.3

38.9-41.7

460

6.4

5.7- 7.1

434

6.1

5.4- 6.8

952

17.4

16.2-18.7

-Western NC

771

213

27.3

23.6-31.3

337

39.7

35.7-43.9

8.5

6.4-11.1

6.2

4.4- 8.8

107

18.3

14.9-22.3

RACE

White

719

200

27.4

23.6-31.5

313

40.0

35.9-44.3

8.4

6.3-11.2

6.3

4.4- 9.0

17.9

14.5-22.0

African American

39.9

17.9-66.9

29.3

13.7-51.9

16.0

3.8-48.2

8.1

1.1-40.2

6.7

0.9-35.5

Other Minorities

16.7

5.5-40.8

33.9

14.9-60.0

6.2

1.3-25.1

4.0

0.9-16.7

39.2

17.2-66.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.3

3.5-64.4

31.5

11.5-62.1

2.5

0.3-16.9

6.0

0.8-33.7

39.6

14.8-71.2

Non-Hispanic

752

210

27.5

23.8-31.5

328

39.8

35.8-44.0

8.7

6.5-11.5

6.3

4.4- 8.9

102

17.7

14.3-21.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

20.5

1.6-80.5

79.5

19.5-98.4

25-34

6.4

0.9-34.3

10.4

2.8-31.7

0.0

. - .

12.5

3.6-34.9

70.8

46.8-87.0

35-44

13.3

7.2-23.0

25.5

16.1-37.8

5.8

2.4-13.5

3.8

1.4-10.1

51.6

39.7-63.3

45-54

174

30.7

23.1-39.5

40.7

32.3-49.7

13.3

8.0-21.2

6.0

2.3-14.7

9.2

5.0-16.4

55-64

202

31.6

24.6-39.5

41.1

33.5-49.3

8.1

4.8-13.2

7.3

4.2-12.5

11.9

6.8-19.9

65-74

152

26.3

18.4-36.2

54.6

44.8-64.0

6.8

3.5-12.9

6.1

2.8-12.9

6.1

2.9-12.7

75+

122

37.0

26.8-48.6

47.3

36.8-58.0

9.0

4.4-17.5

3.6

1.4- 9.1

3.1

1.4- 6.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

113

20.7

13.6-30.4

36.9

26.7-48.5

6.1

2.7-13.3

12.2

5.0-26.7

24.1

15.0-36.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

240

27.5

21.3-34.7

103

37.9

30.9-45.5

10.5

6.8-15.8

5.6

3.2- 9.8

18.4

12.5-26.3

Some Post-H.S.

209

27.6

21.0-35.4

40.8

33.2-48.8

3.8

1.7- 8.4

3.6

1.8- 7.1

24.2

17.2-32.8

College Graduate

204

29.7

22.4-38.3

42.5

34.6-50.9

12.7

7.8-19.9

6.3

3.4-11.2

8.8

5.1-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

105

13.6

7.8-22.7

42.9

31.4-55.3

9.7

4.5-19.7

8.7

4.2-17.1

25.1

15.5-37.9

$15,000- 24,999

153

33.1

24.3-43.3

37.2

28.5-46.8

5.4

2.8-10.3

5.1

2.2-11.2

19.2

11.7-30.0

$25,000- 34,999

111

18.3

11.2-28.4

39.1

28.9-50.5

12.7

7.0-21.8

10.1

5.1-19.1

19.8

10.6-33.7

$35,000- 49,999

109

35.6

25.8-46.8

36.3

26.7-47.2

6.7

3.0-14.1

3.2

1.2- 8.4

18.2

10.8-29.0

$50,000-74,999

26.0

17.1-37.4

43.0

31.6-55.2

9.2

4.2-19.1

9.5

3.3-24.2

12.4

6.3-22.9

$75,000+

28.3

18.3-41.0

41.6

30.6-53.5

9.9

3.8-23.6

2.2

0.5- 8.4

18.0

10.4-29.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

336

27.3

21.9-33.6

146

39.8

33.6-46.3

7.3

4.9-10.7

6.5

4.2- 9.9

19.2

13.7-26.3

421

121

26.8

22.1-32.1

185

40.0

34.7-45.7

9.6

6.6-13.8

6.0

3.5-10.0

17.5

13.4-22.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

33.3

12.8-62.8

47.5

21.8-74.7

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.2-10.5

17.7

4.1-52.1

Non-Veteran

754

208

27.1

23.4-31.1

329

39.5

35.5-43.7

8.7

6.5-11.4

6.4

4.5- 9.0

104

18.3

14.9-22.4

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*Question asked of all females with at least one mammogram.

^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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