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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health-WHITE FEMALES

Have had a mammogram within the past 2 years (Age 50+)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,004 4,885 82.1 80.8-83.3 1,119 17.9 16.7-19.2
-WHITE FEMALES 4,886 3,965 82.1 80.7-83.4 921 17.9 16.6-19.3
AGE
50-54 742 586 80.4 76.8-83.6 156 19.6 16.4-23.2
55-64 1,607 1,324 83.6 81.2-85.7 283 16.4 14.3-18.8
65-74 1,403 1,181 84.7 82.2-86.9 222 15.3 13.1-17.8
75+ 1,134 874 78.5 75.4-81.3 260 21.5 18.7-24.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 675 460 68.5 63.5-73.0 215 31.5 27.0-36.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,570 1,287 82.0 79.5-84.3 283 18.0 15.7-20.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,377 1,137 83.9 81.4-86.1 240 16.1 13.9-18.6
College Graduate 1,253 1,073 86.8 84.4-88.9 180 13.2 11.1-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 613 409 68.0 63.1-72.4 204 32.0 27.6-36.9
$15,000- 24,999 836 636 75.8 72.0-79.2 200 24.2 20.8-28.0
$25,000- 34,999 528 437 82.4 78.2-85.9 91 17.6 14.1-21.8
$35,000- 49,999 661 563 84.7 80.9-87.9 98 15.3 12.1-19.1
$50,000-74,999 604 533 88.0 84.5-90.9 71 12.0 9.1-15.5
$75,000+ 739 654 88.6 85.5-91.2 85 11.4 8.8-14.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,170 1,701 79.5 77.3-81.6 469 20.5 18.4-22.7
No 2,638 2,205 84.4 82.6-86.1 433 15.6 13.9-17.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 56 75.3 60.9-85.7 17 24.7 14.3-39.1
Non-Veteran 4,813 3,909 82.2 80.8-83.5 904 17.8 16.5-19.2

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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.

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