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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-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
RACE
White	1,603	857	43.9	40.7-47.1	199	10.7	8.9-12.7	83	4.4	3.4- 5.7	175	8.8	7.2-10.6	289	32.3	28.8-36.0
African American	49	30	63.0	46.6-76.8	5	9.3	3.3-23.2	3	9.0	2.9-24.7	5	7.1	2.8-16.7	6	11.7	5.1-24.5
Other Minorities	68	21	16.7	9.3-28.1	8	5.9	2.7-12.3	1	2.4	0.3-15.0	12	18.0	9.4-31.8	26	57.1	41.6-71.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	6	11.4	4.6-25.5	3	4.3	1.3-13.2	1	3.3	0.5-20.4	4	7.4	2.3-20.8	17	73.6	55.6-86.2
Non-Hispanic	1,690	900	44.1	41.0-47.2	209	10.6	8.9-12.5	86	4.5	3.5- 5.8	189	9.2	7.6-11.0	306	31.7	28.3-35.3
AGE
18-24	40	5	6.6	2.5-16.2	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	34	91.8	81.4-96.6
25-34	129	7	6.3	2.9-13.1	3	2.0	0.6- 7.2	3	2.0	0.6- 5.9	9	6.2	2.8-13.2	107	83.5	75.0-89.5
35-44	213	61	29.5	22.9-37.2	20	10.3	6.4-16.1	15	7.4	4.2-12.7	24	10.3	6.6-15.8	93	42.5	35.1-50.2
45-54	293	165	55.8	48.8-62.6	42	15.7	10.6-22.5	16	6.2	3.6-10.4	39	12.3	8.5-17.5	31	10.0	6.7-14.7
55-64	414	275	69.0	63.8-73.7	61	14.3	10.9-18.6	20	4.1	2.6- 6.4	42	9.1	6.4-12.7	16	3.5	2.1- 5.9
65-74	347	236	68.9	62.6-74.6	45	13.5	9.9-18.2	17	3.5	2.0- 6.0	33	8.2	5.6-11.8	16	6.0	2.8-12.3
75+	286	158	58.7	51.9-65.2	41	13.2	9.3-18.2	16	6.3	3.6-10.7	46	14.8	10.6-20.3	25	7.0	4.5-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	251	123	41.6	33.3-50.4	30	8.2	5.2-12.9	13	3.9	2.1- 7.1	37	11.7	7.7-17.4	48	34.5	25.0-45.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	507	254	41.9	36.5-47.6	67	10.4	7.7-13.8	27	4.8	3.1- 7.5	64	11.1	8.2-14.9	95	31.7	25.8-38.4
Some Post-H.S.	486	239	39.4	34.4-44.7	72	14.4	10.7-19.2	26	4.3	2.7- 6.7	53	8.0	5.8-11.0	96	33.9	28.2-40.1
College Graduate	478	291	48.8	42.8-54.9	44	8.0	5.7-11.1	21	4.5	2.6- 7.5	39	7.1	4.5-10.9	83	31.7	25.4-38.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	243	105	34.0	26.8-42.0	28	9.4	6.0-14.6	19	6.3	3.6-10.7	48	17.1	11.9-23.9	43	33.2	24.1-43.9
$15,000- 24,999	307	143	40.7	33.6-48.1	41	11.9	8.0-17.5	19	5.3	3.2- 8.6	46	10.7	7.6-14.8	58	31.4	23.4-40.7
$25,000- 34,999	210	115	45.0	36.9-53.4	24	8.8	5.5-13.7	6	3.2	1.3- 7.9	23	9.5	5.7-15.2	42	33.5	25.3-43.0
$35,000- 49,999	250	140	41.3	33.7-49.3	31	11.3	7.0-17.7	9	2.6	1.2- 5.5	22	7.2	4.2-11.9	48	37.6	28.8-47.4
$50,000-74,999	216	122	45.1	37.1-53.3	27	9.5	6.0-14.5	10	4.7	2.3- 9.4	16	9.6	5.3-16.9	41	31.2	23.2-40.4
$75,000+	206	129	49.5	41.0-58.1	23	12.3	7.5-19.6	9	5.0	2.3-10.6	12	5.0	2.6- 9.4	33	28.2	20.0-38.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	723	394	48.8	43.9-53.8	87	11.5	8.8-14.8	38	4.9	3.3- 7.1	102	11.2	8.8-14.1	102	23.7	18.7-29.5
No	968	496	39.8	36.0-43.8	123	9.9	7.8-12.3	48	4.2	3.0- 5.9	87	7.8	5.9-10.2	214	38.3	33.9-43.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	8	45.1	22.8-69.5	4	19.3	6.7-44.4	2	17.3	3.9-52.1	2	8.2	1.7-32.2	2	10.1	2.4-34.0
Non-Veteran	1,708	902	43.3	40.2-46.4	209	10.4	8.7-12.3	85	4.3	3.3- 5.5	191	9.1	7.6-10.9	321	32.9	29.5-36.5

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

-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

RACE

White

1,603

857

43.9

40.7-47.1

199

10.7

8.9-12.7

4.4

3.4- 5.7

175

8.8

7.2-10.6

289

32.3

28.8-36.0

African American

63.0

46.6-76.8

9.3

3.3-23.2

9.0

2.9-24.7

7.1

2.8-16.7

11.7

5.1-24.5

Other Minorities

16.7

9.3-28.1

5.9

2.7-12.3

2.4

0.3-15.0

18.0

9.4-31.8

57.1

41.6-71.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.4

4.6-25.5

4.3

1.3-13.2

3.3

0.5-20.4

7.4

2.3-20.8

73.6

55.6-86.2

Non-Hispanic

1,690

900

44.1

41.0-47.2

209

10.6

8.9-12.5

4.5

3.5- 5.8

189

9.2

7.6-11.0

306

31.7

28.3-35.3

AGE

18-24

6.6

2.5-16.2

1.7

0.2-11.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

91.8

81.4-96.6

25-34

129

6.3

2.9-13.1

2.0

0.6- 7.2

2.0

0.6- 5.9

6.2

2.8-13.2

107

83.5

75.0-89.5

35-44

213

29.5

22.9-37.2

10.3

6.4-16.1

7.4

4.2-12.7

10.3

6.6-15.8

42.5

35.1-50.2

45-54

293

165

55.8

48.8-62.6

15.7

10.6-22.5

6.2

3.6-10.4

12.3

8.5-17.5

10.0

6.7-14.7

55-64

414

275

69.0

63.8-73.7

14.3

10.9-18.6

4.1

2.6- 6.4

9.1

6.4-12.7

3.5

2.1- 5.9

65-74

347

236

68.9

62.6-74.6

13.5

9.9-18.2

3.5

2.0- 6.0

8.2

5.6-11.8

6.0

2.8-12.3

75+

286

158

58.7

51.9-65.2

13.2

9.3-18.2

6.3

3.6-10.7

14.8

10.6-20.3

7.0

4.5-10.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

251

123

41.6

33.3-50.4

8.2

5.2-12.9

3.9

2.1- 7.1

11.7

7.7-17.4

34.5

25.0-45.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

507

254

41.9

36.5-47.6

10.4

7.7-13.8

4.8

3.1- 7.5

11.1

8.2-14.9

31.7

25.8-38.4

Some Post-H.S.

486

239

39.4

34.4-44.7

14.4

10.7-19.2

4.3

2.7- 6.7

8.0

5.8-11.0

33.9

28.2-40.1

College Graduate

478

291

48.8

42.8-54.9

8.0

5.7-11.1

4.5

2.6- 7.5

7.1

4.5-10.9

31.7

25.4-38.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

243

105

34.0

26.8-42.0

9.4

6.0-14.6

6.3

3.6-10.7

17.1

11.9-23.9

33.2

24.1-43.9

$15,000- 24,999

307

143

40.7

33.6-48.1

11.9

8.0-17.5

5.3

3.2- 8.6

10.7

7.6-14.8

31.4

23.4-40.7

$25,000- 34,999

210

115

45.0

36.9-53.4

8.8

5.5-13.7

3.2

1.3- 7.9

9.5

5.7-15.2

33.5

25.3-43.0

$35,000- 49,999

250

140

41.3

33.7-49.3

11.3

7.0-17.7

2.6

1.2- 5.5

7.2

4.2-11.9

37.6

28.8-47.4

$50,000-74,999

216

122

45.1

37.1-53.3

9.5

6.0-14.5

4.7

2.3- 9.4

9.6

5.3-16.9

31.2

23.2-40.4

$75,000+

206

129

49.5

41.0-58.1

12.3

7.5-19.6

5.0

2.3-10.6

5.0

2.6- 9.4

28.2

20.0-38.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

723

394

48.8

43.9-53.8

11.5

8.8-14.8

4.9

3.3- 7.1

102

11.2

8.8-14.1

102

23.7

18.7-29.5

968

496

39.8

36.0-43.8

123

9.9

7.8-12.3

4.2

3.0- 5.9

7.8

5.9-10.2

214

38.3

33.9-43.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

45.1

22.8-69.5

19.3

6.7-44.4

17.3

3.9-52.1

8.2

1.7-32.2

10.1

2.4-34.0

Non-Veteran

1,708

902

43.3

40.2-46.4

209

10.4

8.7-12.3

4.3

3.3- 5.5

191

9.1

7.6-10.9

321

32.9

29.5-36.5

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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.

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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