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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health-WHITES

How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-WHITES 7,385 4,165 46.5 44.9-48.2 922 10.4 9.6-11.3 334 3.6 3.1- 4.2 668 8.2 7.4- 9.1 1,296 31.2 29.3-33.1
Females 7,385 4,165 46.5 44.9-48.2 922 10.4 9.6-11.3 334 3.6 3.1- 4.2 668 8.2 7.4- 9.1 1,296 31.2 29.3-33.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 77 36 30.7 19.4-45.0 13 13.0 6.3-24.8 1 1.6 0.2-10.8 7 8.6 3.1-21.5 20 46.1 30.1-63.0
Non-Hispanic 7,296 4,119 46.7 45.0-48.4 908 10.4 9.6-11.3 333 3.6 3.2- 4.2 661 8.2 7.4- 9.1 1,275 31.0 29.2-33.0
AGE
18-24 148 14 9.8 4.6-19.6 2 1.5 0.3- 7.6 0 0.0 . - . 4 3.9 1.4-10.4 128 84.9 74.9-91.4
25-34 595 29 5.1 3.3- 7.8 20 3.2 1.9- 5.3 9 0.9 0.5- 1.9 30 4.9 3.2- 7.5 507 85.8 82.2-88.8
35-44 1,048 388 38.0 34.4-41.7 104 9.4 7.5-11.6 59 5.7 4.1- 7.9 101 9.7 7.7-12.1 396 37.2 33.7-40.9
45-54 1,403 872 63.2 60.0-66.2 241 17.1 14.8-19.7 78 4.6 3.5- 6.0 126 9.4 7.7-11.4 86 5.7 4.5- 7.3
55-64 1,607 1,109 70.3 67.5-73.0 215 13.2 11.3-15.3 73 4.3 3.3- 5.7 157 9.6 7.9-11.7 53 2.5 1.8- 3.3
65-74 1,403 997 71.7 68.7-74.5 184 13.0 11.0-15.3 52 3.4 2.5- 4.8 122 8.5 6.9-10.5 48 3.4 2.2- 5.0
75+ 1,134 723 66.0 62.5-69.3 151 12.5 10.3-15.0 63 4.8 3.6- 6.4 126 10.8 8.8-13.2 71 5.9 4.3- 8.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 796 380 42.6 37.9-47.6 129 14.5 11.5-18.1 48 4.1 2.9- 5.7 127 15.5 12.3-19.4 112 23.2 18.2-29.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,112 1,249 47.5 43.9-51.0 263 10.2 8.6-12.1 93 3.6 2.7- 4.7 193 9.2 7.5-11.3 314 29.5 25.7-33.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,159 1,209 44.8 41.8-47.9 265 10.4 9.0-12.1 99 3.8 2.9- 4.9 188 7.3 6.0- 8.8 398 33.6 30.2-37.2
College Graduate 2,305 1,317 48.3 45.5-51.1 265 9.6 8.3-11.1 93 3.3 2.6- 4.3 160 6.4 5.2- 7.7 470 32.4 29.5-35.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 777 340 37.6 32.5-43.1 115 11.8 9.3-14.9 59 5.7 4.2- 7.7 130 15.0 11.9-18.6 133 29.9 23.1-37.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,074 558 39.7 35.4-44.3 157 11.7 9.5-14.4 58 4.0 2.9- 5.6 133 11.3 8.9-14.4 168 33.2 27.9-39.0
$25,000- 34,999 746 433 47.8 43.1-52.6 86 9.9 7.6-12.6 26 3.3 2.1- 5.2 71 8.9 6.6-11.8 130 30.1 25.3-35.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,037 593 44.4 40.1-48.8 115 9.1 7.2-11.4 46 3.8 2.6- 5.4 86 7.7 5.9- 9.9 197 35.1 30.3-40.2
$50,000-74,999 1,055 606 44.7 40.8-48.7 123 10.1 8.2-12.4 32 3.0 1.9- 4.7 73 7.7 5.6-10.6 221 34.5 30.3-39.0
$75,000+ 1,524 895 50.2 46.6-53.8 192 10.8 9.1-12.8 64 3.5 2.5- 4.8 88 6.3 4.8- 8.2 285 29.2 25.6-33.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,774 1,607 52.6 49.6-55.5 366 11.3 9.9-12.9 144 4.4 3.6- 5.4 324 10.7 9.2-12.3 333 21.1 18.2-24.3
No 4,492 2,498 44.0 41.9-46.1 544 10.0 8.9-11.1 182 3.1 2.6- 3.8 330 6.9 5.9- 8.0 938 36.0 33.7-38.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 78 50.8 40.5-61.2 13 11.1 5.7-20.4 4 2.5 0.7- 8.8 13 7.7 3.9-14.5 31 27.9 19.4-38.3
Non-Veteran 7,246 4,087 46.5 44.8-48.2 909 10.4 9.6-11.3 330 3.6 3.1- 4.2 655 8.2 7.4- 9.1 1,265 31.3 29.4-33.2

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*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.

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