BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

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	9,537	6,519	68.3	66.8-69.8	1,194	12.6	11.6-13.6	456	4.3	3.8- 4.9	759	6.9	6.3- 7.6	609	7.9	6.9- 9.1
-Western NC	1,697	1,079	64.0	60.8-67.1	233	14.2	12.0-16.6	98	5.5	4.3- 7.0	175	8.8	7.3-10.5	112	7.5	5.5-10.1
RACE
White	1,578	999	64.1	60.7-67.3	221	14.1	11.9-16.6	89	5.4	4.2- 7.0	167	8.9	7.4-10.8	102	7.5	5.4-10.2
African American	46	36	82.1	67.6-91.0	3	4.2	1.3-12.8	3	7.9	2.5-22.8	2	3.2	0.7-13.2	2	2.6	0.6-10.5
Other Minorities	67	41	51.4	35.2-67.4	9	23.3	10.5-44.2	6	7.5	2.8-18.4	5	7.3	2.6-18.5	6	10.5	3.5-27.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	15	38.0	21.0-58.7	9	42.7	22.3-66.0	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	2	5.3	1.2-20.3	3	12.7	3.6-36.4
Non-Hispanic	1,662	1,061	64.7	61.4-67.8	224	13.4	11.4-15.8	97	5.7	4.4- 7.2	173	8.9	7.4-10.7	107	7.4	5.4-10.0
AGE
18-24	40	21	46.6	28.4-65.8	6	11.0	3.9-27.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	0	0.0	. - .	12	42.1	24.0-62.5
25-34	128	92	71.6	62.1-79.5	17	14.0	8.3-22.7	5	3.6	1.5- 8.5	8	6.7	3.2-13.4	6	4.1	1.7- 9.4
35-44	211	134	62.1	54.4-69.3	29	15.0	10.1-21.6	19	9.6	5.9-15.3	25	12.0	8.0-17.7	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4
45-54	292	182	60.6	53.4-67.3	51	19.3	13.9-26.3	19	6.8	4.0-11.4	33	11.6	7.9-16.9	7	1.7	0.8- 3.7
55-64	410	281	71.1	65.9-75.7	52	11.8	8.8-15.5	28	7.5	4.8-11.6	34	6.6	4.5- 9.6	15	3.0	1.8- 5.1
65-74	341	223	67.2	60.8-73.0	51	13.8	10.2-18.4	13	2.6	1.4- 5.0	29	7.2	4.9-10.6	25	9.2	5.3-15.5
75+	269	143	55.7	48.6-62.5	26	10.5	6.7-16.3	13	4.9	2.8- 8.5	46	14.6	10.7-19.7	41	14.3	9.9-20.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	240	129	48.6	39.4-57.9	31	13.1	7.7-21.3	9	3.3	1.4- 7.4	30	12.5	8.1-18.7	41	22.5	13.9-34.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	495	280	55.6	49.6-61.5	69	14.9	11.1-19.8	35	7.2	4.8-10.8	70	12.1	9.1-16.0	41	10.1	6.2-16.1
Some Post-H.S.	482	311	65.2	59.4-70.5	69	15.8	11.7-21.1	36	7.2	4.9-10.4	46	7.7	5.3-11.0	20	4.1	2.3- 7.5
College Graduate	476	355	77.7	72.6-82.1	64	12.4	9.1-16.7	18	3.4	1.9- 6.1	29	4.9	3.0- 7.9	10	1.5	0.7- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	235	118	47.6	38.7-56.7	37	15.2	9.5-23.4	17	8.3	4.4-15.1	36	14.8	9.8-21.8	27	14.1	7.7-24.6
$15,000- 24,999	301	169	55.2	47.0-63.1	38	13.5	8.8-20.2	19	6.7	3.9-11.4	49	14.3	10.2-19.7	26	10.3	4.9-20.2
$25,000- 34,999	203	131	59.6	50.6-67.9	22	11.8	7.2-18.9	11	6.0	2.9-11.9	33	17.6	11.8-25.6	6	5.0	1.9-12.8
$35,000- 49,999	249	174	69.8	61.5-77.0	36	13.8	8.9-20.7	12	4.4	2.3- 8.3	17	7.4	4.1-13.2	10	4.6	1.9-10.5
$50,000-74,999	216	163	79.3	72.4-84.7	27	11.1	7.1-16.9	16	5.9	3.3-10.5	6	1.9	0.8- 4.4	4	1.8	0.6- 5.3
$75,000+	207	164	76.2	67.4-83.2	32	19.3	12.8-28.0	6	3.2	1.2- 8.1	3	0.9	0.3- 3.3	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	705	422	61.1	56.2-65.9	94	15.1	11.5-19.6	50	6.6	4.7- 9.3	89	11.0	8.6-14.0	50	6.2	4.3- 8.9
No	961	639	66.0	61.7-70.1	136	13.6	11.0-16.7	48	5.0	3.6- 7.0	83	7.5	5.7- 9.8	55	7.8	5.1-12.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	11	70.3	46.0-86.8	3	11.4	3.4-31.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	14.5	4.2-39.6	1	3.8	0.5-23.2
Non-Veteran	1,679	1,068	64.0	60.7-67.1	230	14.2	12.0-16.7	98	5.6	4.4- 7.1	172	8.7	7.2-10.4	111	7.6	5.6-10.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,537

6,519

68.3

66.8-69.8

1,194

12.6

11.6-13.6

456

4.3

3.8- 4.9

759

6.9

6.3- 7.6

609

7.9

6.9- 9.1

-Western NC

1,697

1,079

64.0

60.8-67.1

233

14.2

12.0-16.6

5.5

4.3- 7.0

175

8.8

7.3-10.5

112

7.5

5.5-10.1

RACE

White

1,578

999

64.1

60.7-67.3

221

14.1

11.9-16.6

5.4

4.2- 7.0

167

8.9

7.4-10.8

102

7.5

5.4-10.2

African American

82.1

67.6-91.0

4.2

1.3-12.8

7.9

2.5-22.8

3.2

0.7-13.2

2.6

0.6-10.5

Other Minorities

51.4

35.2-67.4

23.3

10.5-44.2

7.5

2.8-18.4

7.3

2.6-18.5

10.5

3.5-27.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

38.0

21.0-58.7

42.7

22.3-66.0

1.2

0.2- 8.2

5.3

1.2-20.3

12.7

3.6-36.4

Non-Hispanic

1,662

1,061

64.7

61.4-67.8

224

13.4

11.4-15.8

5.7

4.4- 7.2

173

8.9

7.4-10.7

107

7.4

5.4-10.0

AGE

18-24

46.6

28.4-65.8

11.0

3.9-27.4

0.4

0.1- 2.9

0.0

. - .

42.1

24.0-62.5

25-34

128

71.6

62.1-79.5

14.0

8.3-22.7

3.6

1.5- 8.5

6.7

3.2-13.4

4.1

1.7- 9.4

35-44

211

134

62.1

54.4-69.3

15.0

10.1-21.6

9.6

5.9-15.3

12.0

8.0-17.7

1.2

0.4- 3.4

45-54

292

182

60.6

53.4-67.3

19.3

13.9-26.3

6.8

4.0-11.4

11.6

7.9-16.9

1.7

0.8- 3.7

55-64

410

281

71.1

65.9-75.7

11.8

8.8-15.5

7.5

4.8-11.6

6.6

4.5- 9.6

3.0

1.8- 5.1

65-74

341

223

67.2

60.8-73.0

13.8

10.2-18.4

2.6

1.4- 5.0

7.2

4.9-10.6

9.2

5.3-15.5

75+

269

143

55.7

48.6-62.5

10.5

6.7-16.3

4.9

2.8- 8.5

14.6

10.7-19.7

14.3

9.9-20.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

240

129

48.6

39.4-57.9

13.1

7.7-21.3

3.3

1.4- 7.4

12.5

8.1-18.7

22.5

13.9-34.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

495

280

55.6

49.6-61.5

14.9

11.1-19.8

7.2

4.8-10.8

12.1

9.1-16.0

10.1

6.2-16.1

Some Post-H.S.

482

311

65.2

59.4-70.5

15.8

11.7-21.1

7.2

4.9-10.4

7.7

5.3-11.0

4.1

2.3- 7.5

College Graduate

476

355

77.7

72.6-82.1

12.4

9.1-16.7

3.4

1.9- 6.1

4.9

3.0- 7.9

1.5

0.7- 3.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

235

118

47.6

38.7-56.7

15.2

9.5-23.4

8.3

4.4-15.1

14.8

9.8-21.8

14.1

7.7-24.6

$15,000- 24,999

301

169

55.2

47.0-63.1

13.5

8.8-20.2

6.7

3.9-11.4

14.3

10.2-19.7

10.3

4.9-20.2

$25,000- 34,999

203

131

59.6

50.6-67.9

11.8

7.2-18.9

6.0

2.9-11.9

17.6

11.8-25.6

5.0

1.9-12.8

$35,000- 49,999

249

174

69.8

61.5-77.0

13.8

8.9-20.7

4.4

2.3- 8.3

7.4

4.1-13.2

4.6

1.9-10.5

$50,000-74,999

216

163

79.3

72.4-84.7

11.1

7.1-16.9

5.9

3.3-10.5

1.9

0.8- 4.4

1.8

0.6- 5.3

$75,000+

207

164

76.2

67.4-83.2

19.3

12.8-28.0

3.2

1.2- 8.1

0.9

0.3- 3.3

0.4

0.1- 1.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

705

422

61.1

56.2-65.9

15.1

11.5-19.6

6.6

4.7- 9.3

11.0

8.6-14.0

6.2

4.3- 8.9

961

639

66.0

61.7-70.1

136

13.6

11.0-16.7

5.0

3.6- 7.0

7.5

5.7- 9.8

7.8

5.1-12.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

70.3

46.0-86.8

11.4

3.4-31.9

0.0

. - .

14.5

4.2-39.6

3.8

0.5-23.2

Non-Veteran

1,679

1,068

64.0

60.7-67.1

230

14.2

12.0-16.7

5.6

4.4- 7.1

172

8.7

7.2-10.4

111

7.6

5.6-10.2

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a clinical breast exam 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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