BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,757	7,872	66.5	64.9-68.1	1,885	33.5	31.9-35.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	268	227	73.3	64.9-80.2	41	26.7	19.8-35.1
Buncombe	218	179	67.4	57.5-75.9	39	32.6	24.1-42.5
Cabarrus	228	181	61.8	50.6-71.8	47	38.2	28.2-49.4
Catawba	269	225	72.3	63.5-79.6	44	27.7	20.4-36.5
Cumberland	310	245	67.8	60.1-74.6	65	32.2	25.4-39.9
Davidson	240	185	59.6	49.6-68.9	55	40.4	31.1-50.4
Durham	249	188	62.1	54.0-69.5	61	37.9	30.5-46.0
Forsyth	246	207	73.4	64.7-80.6	39	26.6	19.4-35.3
Gaston	237	197	68.7	57.9-77.9	40	31.3	22.1-42.1
Guilford	258	212	68.8	58.1-77.9	46	31.2	22.1-41.9
Iredell	278	220	62.8	54.2-70.6	58	37.2	29.4-45.8
Johnston	288	231	58.8	49.3-67.6	57	41.2	32.4-50.7
Mecklenburg	399	311	63.2	56.3-69.6	88	36.8	30.4-43.7
New Hanover	225	196	77.3	68.3-84.4	29	22.7	15.6-31.7
Onslow	240	170	51.3	43.2-59.3	70	48.7	40.7-56.8
Orange	224	194	79.7	71.2-86.2	30	20.3	13.8-28.8
Pitt	269	219	71.0	61.9-78.7	50	29.0	21.3-38.1
Randolph	255	201	62.6	52.8-71.6	54	37.4	28.4-47.2
Robeson	259	210	68.7	60.1-76.2	49	31.3	23.8-39.9
Rowan	267	227	69.8	58.7-79.0	40	30.2	21.0-41.3
Union	256	188	60.0	51.6-67.8	68	40.0	32.2-48.4
Wake	338	260	60.5	52.9-67.6	78	39.5	32.4-47.1
Wayne	305	241	65.5	57.1-73.0	64	34.5	27.0-42.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,363	2,716	67.6	65.0-70.0	647	32.4	30.0-35.0
Piedmont	4,646	3,731	65.8	63.3-68.1	915	34.2	31.9-36.7
Western NC	1,748	1,425	67.5	64.0-70.9	323	32.5	29.1-36.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,133	929	67.4	63.0-71.6	204	32.6	28.4-37.0
Northwest	2,014	1,641	67.8	64.2-71.3	373	32.2	28.7-35.8
Charlotte	1,269	1,003	66.7	62.6-70.7	266	33.3	29.3-37.4
Greensboro	1,142	947	71.3	66.1-75.9	195	28.7	24.1-33.9
Southern Regional	978	764	64.3	59.5-68.8	214	35.7	31.2-40.5
Coastal	472	397	72.0	65.3-77.8	75	28.0	22.2-34.7
Wake	1,041	804	59.8	54.8-64.6	237	40.2	35.4-45.2
Area L	309	262	73.4	65.7-79.9	47	26.6	20.1-34.3
Eastern	1,399	1,125	66.8	62.7-70.7	274	33.2	29.3-37.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,757

7,872

66.5

64.9-68.1

1,885

33.5

31.9-35.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

268

227

73.3

64.9-80.2

26.7

19.8-35.1

Buncombe

218

179

67.4

57.5-75.9

32.6

24.1-42.5

Cabarrus

228

181

61.8

50.6-71.8

38.2

28.2-49.4

Catawba

269

225

72.3

63.5-79.6

27.7

20.4-36.5

Cumberland

310

245

67.8

60.1-74.6

32.2

25.4-39.9

Davidson

240

185

59.6

49.6-68.9

40.4

31.1-50.4

Durham

249

188

62.1

54.0-69.5

37.9

30.5-46.0

Forsyth

246

207

73.4

64.7-80.6

26.6

19.4-35.3

Gaston

237

197

68.7

57.9-77.9

31.3

22.1-42.1

Guilford

258

212

68.8

58.1-77.9

31.2

22.1-41.9

Iredell

278

220

62.8

54.2-70.6

37.2

29.4-45.8

Johnston

288

231

58.8

49.3-67.6

41.2

32.4-50.7

Mecklenburg

399

311

63.2

56.3-69.6

36.8

30.4-43.7

New Hanover

225

196

77.3

68.3-84.4

22.7

15.6-31.7

Onslow

240

170

51.3

43.2-59.3

48.7

40.7-56.8

Orange

224

194

79.7

71.2-86.2

20.3

13.8-28.8

Pitt

269

219

71.0

61.9-78.7

29.0

21.3-38.1

Randolph

255

201

62.6

52.8-71.6

37.4

28.4-47.2

Robeson

259

210

68.7

60.1-76.2

31.3

23.8-39.9

Rowan

267

227

69.8

58.7-79.0

30.2

21.0-41.3

Union

256

188

60.0

51.6-67.8

40.0

32.2-48.4

Wake

338

260

60.5

52.9-67.6

39.5

32.4-47.1

Wayne

305

241

65.5

57.1-73.0

34.5

27.0-42.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,363

2,716

67.6

65.0-70.0

647

32.4

30.0-35.0

Piedmont

4,646

3,731

65.8

63.3-68.1

915

34.2

31.9-36.7

Western NC

1,748

1,425

67.5

64.0-70.9

323

32.5

29.1-36.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,133

929

67.4

63.0-71.6

204

32.6

28.4-37.0

Northwest

2,014

1,641

67.8

64.2-71.3

373

32.2

28.7-35.8

Charlotte

1,269

1,003

66.7

62.6-70.7

266

33.3

29.3-37.4

Greensboro

1,142

947

71.3

66.1-75.9

195

28.7

24.1-33.9

Southern Regional

978

764

64.3

59.5-68.8

214

35.7

31.2-40.5

Coastal

472

397

72.0

65.3-77.8

28.0

22.2-34.7

Wake

1,041

804

59.8

54.8-64.6

237

40.2

35.4-45.2

Area L

309

262

73.4

65.7-79.9

26.6

20.1-34.3

Eastern

1,399

1,125

66.8

62.7-70.7

274

33.2

29.3-37.3

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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