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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,317	5,850	79.2	78.0-80.4	1,467	20.8	19.6-22.0
-Western NC	812	617	74.9	70.9-78.5	195	25.1	21.5-29.1
RACE
White	753	579	75.2	71.0-78.9	174	24.8	21.1-29.0
African American	22	19	87.2	63.4-96.4	3	12.8	3.6-36.6
Other Minorities	36	18	58.5	36.8-77.3	18	41.5	22.7-63.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	10	66.6	37.0-87.1	6	33.4	12.9-63.0
Non-Hispanic	795	606	75.1	71.1-78.7	189	24.9	21.3-28.9
AGE
40-44	86	43	49.8	37.2-62.4	43	50.2	37.6-62.8
45-54	194	150	76.4	67.7-83.4	44	23.6	16.6-32.3
55-64	216	172	80.4	73.0-86.2	44	19.6	13.8-27.0
65-74	171	145	85.8	78.4-90.9	26	14.2	9.1-21.6
75+	145	107	74.0	64.6-81.6	38	26.0	18.4-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	138	81	53.2	42.2-63.8	57	46.8	36.2-57.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	257	203	77.6	70.7-83.3	54	22.4	16.7-29.3
Some Post-H.S.	204	160	77.2	68.9-83.8	44	22.8	16.2-31.1
College Graduate	209	170	82.7	75.8-87.9	39	17.3	12.1-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	79	66.4	55.4-75.8	42	33.6	24.2-44.6
$15,000- 24,999	167	122	67.6	57.6-76.2	45	32.4	23.8-42.4
$25,000- 34,999	114	87	75.4	63.7-84.2	27	24.6	15.8-36.3
$35,000- 49,999	110	87	80.5	70.0-88.0	23	19.5	12.0-30.0
$50,000-74,999	85	72	84.3	69.8-92.5	13	15.7	7.5-30.2
$75,000+	84	71	83.1	71.4-90.6	13	16.9	9.4-28.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	367	281	76.7	70.8-81.7	86	23.3	18.3-29.2
No	432	327	73.9	68.2-78.9	105	26.1	21.1-31.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	13	71.2	38.9-90.6	4	28.8	9.4-61.1
Non-Veteran	795	604	75.0	70.9-78.6	191	25.0	21.4-29.1

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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	7,317	5,850	79.2	78.0-80.4	1,467	20.8	19.6-22.0
-Western NC	812	617	74.9	70.9-78.5	195	25.1	21.5-29.1
RACE
White	753	579	75.2	71.0-78.9	174	24.8	21.1-29.0
African American	22	19	87.2	63.4-96.4	3	12.8	3.6-36.6
Other Minorities	36	18	58.5	36.8-77.3	18	41.5	22.7-63.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	10	66.6	37.0-87.1	6	33.4	12.9-63.0
Non-Hispanic	795	606	75.1	71.1-78.7	189	24.9	21.3-28.9
AGE
40-44	86	43	49.8	37.2-62.4	43	50.2	37.6-62.8
45-54	194	150	76.4	67.7-83.4	44	23.6	16.6-32.3
55-64	216	172	80.4	73.0-86.2	44	19.6	13.8-27.0
65-74	171	145	85.8	78.4-90.9	26	14.2	9.1-21.6
75+	145	107	74.0	64.6-81.6	38	26.0	18.4-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	138	81	53.2	42.2-63.8	57	46.8	36.2-57.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	257	203	77.6	70.7-83.3	54	22.4	16.7-29.3
Some Post-H.S.	204	160	77.2	68.9-83.8	44	22.8	16.2-31.1
College Graduate	209	170	82.7	75.8-87.9	39	17.3	12.1-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	79	66.4	55.4-75.8	42	33.6	24.2-44.6
$15,000- 24,999	167	122	67.6	57.6-76.2	45	32.4	23.8-42.4
$25,000- 34,999	114	87	75.4	63.7-84.2	27	24.6	15.8-36.3
$35,000- 49,999	110	87	80.5	70.0-88.0	23	19.5	12.0-30.0
$50,000-74,999	85	72	84.3	69.8-92.5	13	15.7	7.5-30.2
$75,000+	84	71	83.1	71.4-90.6	13	16.9	9.4-28.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	367	281	76.7	70.8-81.7	86	23.3	18.3-29.2
No	432	327	73.9	68.2-78.9	105	26.1	21.1-31.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	13	71.2	38.9-90.6	4	28.8	9.4-61.1
Non-Veteran	795	604	75.0	70.9-78.6	191	25.0	21.4-29.1

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years (Women age 40 +)