BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years and a clinical breast exam within a year (Women age 40 +))

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,243	4,339	60.2	58.8-61.6	2,904	39.8	38.4-41.2
-Western NC	801	446	53.9	49.6-58.1	355	46.1	41.9-50.4
RACE
White	742	416	53.9	49.5-58.3	326	46.1	41.7-50.5
African American	22	17	82.2	59.7-93.5	5	17.8	6.5-40.3
Other Minorities	36	13	36.0	18.3-58.6	23	64.0	41.4-81.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	5	41.6	15.4-73.6	11	58.4	26.4-84.6
Non-Hispanic	784	441	54.3	50.0-58.5	343	45.7	41.5-50.0
AGE
40-44	86	34	38.9	27.2-51.9	52	61.1	48.1-72.8
45-54	194	116	58.6	49.8-66.9	78	41.4	33.1-50.2
55-64	212	123	57.4	49.4-65.0	89	42.6	35.0-50.6
65-74	168	103	60.1	50.9-68.8	65	39.9	31.2-49.1
75+	141	70	47.3	37.5-57.3	71	52.7	42.7-62.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	134	54	34.0	25.2-44.1	80	66.0	55.9-74.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	252	137	54.4	47.0-61.7	115	45.6	38.3-53.0
Some Post-H.S.	203	123	58.0	49.5-66.1	80	42.0	33.9-50.5
College Graduate	208	130	61.3	53.0-69.0	78	38.7	31.0-47.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	49	44.9	33.9-56.5	68	55.1	43.5-66.1
$15,000- 24,999	167	88	48.2	38.8-57.7	79	51.8	42.3-61.2
$25,000- 34,999	114	59	46.7	35.7-58.1	55	53.3	41.9-64.3
$35,000- 49,999	109	67	61.7	50.4-71.8	42	38.3	28.2-49.6
$50,000-74,999	85	57	63.2	49.7-75.0	28	36.8	25.0-50.3
$75,000+	84	56	67.7	55.5-78.0	28	32.3	22.0-44.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	360	181	51.9	45.6-58.1	179	48.1	41.9-54.4
No	429	259	55.8	49.9-61.5	170	44.2	38.5-50.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	9	41.5	17.9-69.8	8	58.5	30.2-82.1
Non-Veteran	784	437	54.2	49.9-58.5	347	45.8	41.5-50.1

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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	7,243	4,339	60.2	58.8-61.6	2,904	39.8	38.4-41.2
-Western NC	801	446	53.9	49.6-58.1	355	46.1	41.9-50.4
RACE
White	742	416	53.9	49.5-58.3	326	46.1	41.7-50.5
African American	22	17	82.2	59.7-93.5	5	17.8	6.5-40.3
Other Minorities	36	13	36.0	18.3-58.6	23	64.0	41.4-81.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	5	41.6	15.4-73.6	11	58.4	26.4-84.6
Non-Hispanic	784	441	54.3	50.0-58.5	343	45.7	41.5-50.0
AGE
40-44	86	34	38.9	27.2-51.9	52	61.1	48.1-72.8
45-54	194	116	58.6	49.8-66.9	78	41.4	33.1-50.2
55-64	212	123	57.4	49.4-65.0	89	42.6	35.0-50.6
65-74	168	103	60.1	50.9-68.8	65	39.9	31.2-49.1
75+	141	70	47.3	37.5-57.3	71	52.7	42.7-62.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	134	54	34.0	25.2-44.1	80	66.0	55.9-74.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	252	137	54.4	47.0-61.7	115	45.6	38.3-53.0
Some Post-H.S.	203	123	58.0	49.5-66.1	80	42.0	33.9-50.5
College Graduate	208	130	61.3	53.0-69.0	78	38.7	31.0-47.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	49	44.9	33.9-56.5	68	55.1	43.5-66.1
$15,000- 24,999	167	88	48.2	38.8-57.7	79	51.8	42.3-61.2
$25,000- 34,999	114	59	46.7	35.7-58.1	55	53.3	41.9-64.3
$35,000- 49,999	109	67	61.7	50.4-71.8	42	38.3	28.2-49.6
$50,000-74,999	85	57	63.2	49.7-75.0	28	36.8	25.0-50.3
$75,000+	84	56	67.7	55.5-78.0	28	32.3	22.0-44.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	360	181	51.9	45.6-58.1	179	48.1	41.9-54.4
No	429	259	55.8	49.9-61.5	170	44.2	38.5-50.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	9	41.5	17.9-69.8	8	58.5	30.2-82.1
Non-Veteran	784	437	54.2	49.9-58.5	347	45.8	41.5-50.1

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years and a clinical breast exam within a year (Women age 40 +)