BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	9,647	5,265	44.5	43.0-45.9	1,206	10.1	9.4-10.9	433	3.7	3.3- 4.2	858	8.0	7.2- 8.7	1,885	33.7	32.1-35.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	265	164	50.4	43.1-57.8	29	9.8	6.6-14.5	9	2.7	1.2- 5.8	22	10.0	6.4-15.4	41	27.0	20.0-35.4
Buncombe	216	123	46.0	37.9-54.4	28	10.4	6.8-15.7	8	2.7	1.3- 5.4	18	8.1	4.6-14.1	39	32.8	24.2-42.7
Cabarrus	224	132	48.6	39.0-58.3	25	7.5	4.7-11.7	8	1.8	0.8- 3.7	12	3.4	1.8- 6.1	47	38.8	28.7-50.1
Catawba	268	145	44.9	37.6-52.4	41	11.9	8.3-16.7	16	6.0	3.3-10.9	22	9.5	5.7-15.2	44	27.8	20.5-36.5
Cumberland	309	162	44.4	37.8-51.2	47	14.1	10.1-19.3	9	2.3	1.1- 4.6	26	7.0	4.5-10.8	65	32.2	25.4-39.9
Davidson	238	112	36.2	28.6-44.6	37	12.6	7.9-19.5	16	4.7	2.7- 7.9	18	6.1	3.6-10.1	55	40.5	31.2-50.5
Durham	245	130	44.2	36.9-51.7	25	7.3	4.8-11.1	9	2.1	1.0- 4.2	20	7.8	4.6-12.9	61	38.7	31.1-46.8
Forsyth	242	148	51.9	43.8-59.9	28	10.2	6.9-15.0	8	2.4	1.1- 5.1	19	8.6	4.1-16.9	39	26.9	19.6-35.7
Gaston	234	130	43.5	35.1-52.2	31	10.0	6.5-15.1	15	4.9	2.8- 8.6	18	10.2	5.2-19.1	40	31.4	22.2-42.3
Guilford	257	150	50.3	40.9-59.7	31	8.5	5.7-12.7	8	3.6	1.5- 8.4	22	6.4	3.8-10.4	46	31.2	22.2-41.9
Iredell	273	152	45.6	38.3-53.2	28	6.8	4.4-10.3	17	4.9	2.8- 8.2	18	5.2	3.1- 8.6	58	37.5	29.7-46.1
Johnston	286	148	39.2	32.0-46.9	40	10.2	7.1-14.5	16	3.2	1.9- 5.5	25	6.0	3.8- 9.4	57	41.3	32.5-50.8
Mecklenburg	397	199	40.4	34.5-46.5	48	9.4	6.9-12.8	14	2.8	1.5- 5.0	48	10.5	7.6-14.4	88	36.9	30.5-43.8
New Hanover	223	137	50.1	42.2-58.0	36	16.3	11.2-23.2	8	4.1	1.9- 8.4	13	6.6	3.5-11.9	29	23.0	15.8-32.1
Onslow	237	119	34.9	28.3-42.2	25	8.2	5.4-12.3	9	3.1	1.4- 6.4	14	4.8	2.6- 8.5	70	49.1	41.0-57.2
Orange	223	125	49.5	41.7-57.4	27	10.2	6.7-15.1	11	6.2	3.1-12.0	30	13.8	9.2-20.1	30	20.3	13.9-28.9
Pitt	266	160	50.3	42.6-58.0	31	9.2	6.2-13.5	8	4.0	1.8- 8.6	17	6.7	3.2-13.3	50	29.8	22.0-39.0
Randolph	252	133	37.5	30.5-45.2	32	13.1	8.5-19.6	16	6.2	3.5-10.6	17	5.6	3.2- 9.7	54	37.6	28.7-47.5
Robeson	254	136	45.6	38.1-53.4	35	9.8	6.7-14.1	12	5.1	2.8- 9.0	22	7.9	4.8-12.6	49	31.6	24.0-40.3
Rowan	260	142	41.1	33.3-49.4	35	12.8	8.6-18.7	19	6.1	3.8- 9.9	24	8.9	5.7-13.8	40	31.0	21.7-42.2
Union	254	114	36.3	29.6-43.5	31	11.4	7.8-16.4	13	3.5	2.0- 6.3	28	8.6	5.5-13.1	68	40.2	32.4-48.6
Wake	338	181	41.7	35.4-48.3	36	8.3	5.8-11.8	18	4.2	2.4- 7.1	25	6.3	3.7-10.4	78	39.5	32.4-47.1
Wayne	303	169	46.5	39.1-54.0	35	8.2	5.6-11.8	10	2.7	1.4- 5.3	25	8.0	5.1-12.2	64	34.6	27.1-43.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,329	1,855	45.2	43.0-47.4	436	11.1	9.9-12.4	129	3.6	2.9- 4.5	262	7.4	6.3- 8.8	647	32.7	30.2-35.2
Piedmont	4,592	2,500	44.3	42.2-46.5	557	9.6	8.6-10.7	217	3.6	3.0- 4.4	403	8.0	6.9- 9.1	915	34.5	32.1-36.9
Western NC	1,726	910	43.3	40.3-46.4	213	10.5	8.9-12.4	87	4.4	3.4- 5.7	193	9.1	7.6-10.9	323	32.7	29.3-36.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,119	594	43.9	40.1-47.7	137	10.0	8.1-12.2	53	4.0	2.9- 5.5	131	9.3	7.4-11.6	204	32.8	28.7-37.3
Northwest	1,986	1,061	43.3	40.3-46.5	266	12.0	10.2-14.2	112	4.2	3.4- 5.3	174	8.0	6.5- 9.9	373	32.4	28.9-36.1
Charlotte	1,253	665	44.8	41.1-48.6	148	9.0	7.4-10.9	58	3.8	2.7- 5.3	116	8.8	6.9-11.1	266	33.6	29.6-37.8
Greensboro	1,130	649	48.9	44.2-53.6	130	9.4	7.5-11.6	49	4.3	2.9- 6.2	107	8.5	6.6-10.8	195	29.0	24.3-34.2
Southern Regional	968	514	43.3	39.2-47.5	125	10.9	8.7-13.4	31	2.5	1.7- 3.7	84	7.4	5.7- 9.6	214	35.9	31.3-40.7
Coastal	469	271	48.6	42.9-54.4	75	13.7	10.6-17.6	14	2.6	1.4- 4.5	34	6.9	4.8-10.0	75	28.2	22.3-34.9
Wake	1,034	546	41.1	36.9-45.4	119	8.5	6.7-10.8	46	3.1	2.0- 4.6	86	7.0	5.1- 9.4	237	40.3	35.5-45.3
Area L	306	172	46.1	39.5-53.0	43	11.5	8.1-16.1	20	7.8	4.6-12.9	24	7.8	5.0-11.9	47	26.7	20.2-34.4
Eastern	1,382	793	45.7	42.1-49.3	163	9.7	8.1-11.7	50	3.3	2.4- 4.7	102	7.7	5.6-10.5	274	33.5	29.6-37.6

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,647

5,265

44.5

43.0-45.9

1,206

10.1

9.4-10.9

433

3.7

3.3- 4.2

858

8.0

7.2- 8.7

1,885

33.7

32.1-35.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

265

164

50.4

43.1-57.8

9.8

6.6-14.5

2.7

1.2- 5.8

10.0

6.4-15.4

27.0

20.0-35.4

Buncombe

216

123

46.0

37.9-54.4

10.4

6.8-15.7

2.7

1.3- 5.4

8.1

4.6-14.1

32.8

24.2-42.7

Cabarrus

224

132

48.6

39.0-58.3

7.5

4.7-11.7

1.8

0.8- 3.7

3.4

1.8- 6.1

38.8

28.7-50.1

Catawba

268

145

44.9

37.6-52.4

11.9

8.3-16.7

6.0

3.3-10.9

9.5

5.7-15.2

27.8

20.5-36.5

Cumberland

309

162

44.4

37.8-51.2

14.1

10.1-19.3

2.3

1.1- 4.6

7.0

4.5-10.8

32.2

25.4-39.9

Davidson

238

112

36.2

28.6-44.6

12.6

7.9-19.5

4.7

2.7- 7.9

6.1

3.6-10.1

40.5

31.2-50.5

Durham

245

130

44.2

36.9-51.7

7.3

4.8-11.1

2.1

1.0- 4.2

7.8

4.6-12.9

38.7

31.1-46.8

Forsyth

242

148

51.9

43.8-59.9

10.2

6.9-15.0

2.4

1.1- 5.1

8.6

4.1-16.9

26.9

19.6-35.7

Gaston

234

130

43.5

35.1-52.2

10.0

6.5-15.1

4.9

2.8- 8.6

10.2

5.2-19.1

31.4

22.2-42.3

Guilford

257

150

50.3

40.9-59.7

8.5

5.7-12.7

3.6

1.5- 8.4

6.4

3.8-10.4

31.2

22.2-41.9

Iredell

273

152

45.6

38.3-53.2

6.8

4.4-10.3

4.9

2.8- 8.2

5.2

3.1- 8.6

37.5

29.7-46.1

Johnston

286

148

39.2

32.0-46.9

10.2

7.1-14.5

3.2

1.9- 5.5

6.0

3.8- 9.4

41.3

32.5-50.8

Mecklenburg

397

199

40.4

34.5-46.5

9.4

6.9-12.8

2.8

1.5- 5.0

10.5

7.6-14.4

36.9

30.5-43.8

New Hanover

223

137

50.1

42.2-58.0

16.3

11.2-23.2

4.1

1.9- 8.4

6.6

3.5-11.9

23.0

15.8-32.1

Onslow

237

119

34.9

28.3-42.2

8.2

5.4-12.3

3.1

1.4- 6.4

4.8

2.6- 8.5

49.1

41.0-57.2

Orange

223

125

49.5

41.7-57.4

10.2

6.7-15.1

6.2

3.1-12.0

13.8

9.2-20.1

20.3

13.9-28.9

Pitt

266

160

50.3

42.6-58.0

9.2

6.2-13.5

4.0

1.8- 8.6

6.7

3.2-13.3

29.8

22.0-39.0

Randolph

252

133

37.5

30.5-45.2

13.1

8.5-19.6

6.2

3.5-10.6

5.6

3.2- 9.7

37.6

28.7-47.5

Robeson

254

136

45.6

38.1-53.4

9.8

6.7-14.1

5.1

2.8- 9.0

7.9

4.8-12.6

31.6

24.0-40.3

Rowan

260

142

41.1

33.3-49.4

12.8

8.6-18.7

6.1

3.8- 9.9

8.9

5.7-13.8

31.0

21.7-42.2

Union

254

114

36.3

29.6-43.5

11.4

7.8-16.4

3.5

2.0- 6.3

8.6

5.5-13.1

40.2

32.4-48.6

Wake

338

181

41.7

35.4-48.3

8.3

5.8-11.8

4.2

2.4- 7.1

6.3

3.7-10.4

39.5

32.4-47.1

Wayne

303

169

46.5

39.1-54.0

8.2

5.6-11.8

2.7

1.4- 5.3

8.0

5.1-12.2

34.6

27.1-43.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,329

1,855

45.2

43.0-47.4

436

11.1

9.9-12.4

129

3.6

2.9- 4.5

262

7.4

6.3- 8.8

647

32.7

30.2-35.2

Piedmont

4,592

2,500

44.3

42.2-46.5

557

9.6

8.6-10.7

217

3.6

3.0- 4.4

403

8.0

6.9- 9.1

915

34.5

32.1-36.9

Western NC

1,726

910

43.3

40.3-46.4

213

10.5

8.9-12.4

4.4

3.4- 5.7

193

9.1

7.6-10.9

323

32.7

29.3-36.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,119

594

43.9

40.1-47.7

137

10.0

8.1-12.2

4.0

2.9- 5.5

131

9.3

7.4-11.6

204

32.8

28.7-37.3

Northwest

1,986

1,061

43.3

40.3-46.5

266

12.0

10.2-14.2

112

4.2

3.4- 5.3

174

8.0

6.5- 9.9

373

32.4

28.9-36.1

Charlotte

1,253

665

44.8

41.1-48.6

148

9.0

7.4-10.9

3.8

2.7- 5.3

116

8.8

6.9-11.1

266

33.6

29.6-37.8

Greensboro

1,130

649

48.9

44.2-53.6

130

9.4

7.5-11.6

4.3

2.9- 6.2

107

8.5

6.6-10.8

195

29.0

24.3-34.2

Southern Regional

968

514

43.3

39.2-47.5

125

10.9

8.7-13.4

2.5

1.7- 3.7

7.4

5.7- 9.6

214

35.9

31.3-40.7

Coastal

469

271

48.6

42.9-54.4

13.7

10.6-17.6

2.6

1.4- 4.5

6.9

4.8-10.0

28.2

22.3-34.9

Wake

1,034

546

41.1

36.9-45.4

119

8.5

6.7-10.8

3.1

2.0- 4.6

7.0

5.1- 9.4

237

40.3

35.5-45.3

Area L

306

172

46.1

39.5-53.0

11.5

8.1-16.1

7.8

4.6-12.9

7.8

5.0-11.9

26.7

20.2-34.4

Eastern

1,382

793

45.7

42.1-49.3

163

9.7

8.1-11.7

3.3

2.4- 4.7

102

7.7

5.6-10.5

274

33.5

29.6-37.6

Back to Women's Health.

*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.

^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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