BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

2010 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	7,350	5,001	67.1	65.3-68.9	870	11.4	10.4-12.5	316	4.4	3.6- 5.3	660	8.4	7.5- 9.4	503	8.7	7.4-10.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	187	130	61.6	50.6-71.5	26	13.2	8.3-20.5	9	8.3	3.1-20.5	11	7.0	3.4-13.9	11	9.8	4.4-20.6
Buncombe	157	112	74.1	65.0-81.5	14	7.0	3.8-12.7	10	5.7	2.5-12.5	17	10.0	5.6-17.4	4	3.1	1.1- 8.7
Cabarrus	188	131	64.2	53.5-73.6	18	12.3	6.2-22.9	3	1.4	0.4- 4.3	23	12.0	6.9-19.9	13	10.2	4.7-20.7
Catawba	163	120	76.0	66.5-83.5	21	11.5	6.8-18.9	6	3.0	1.3- 6.8	6	3.0	1.1- 8.2	10	6.5	2.7-14.9
Cumberland	198	135	70.6	62.7-77.4	24	11.3	7.1-17.6	9	3.4	1.5- 7.1	19	8.9	5.3-14.4	11	5.9	3.0-11.3
Davidson	228	150	66.7	56.9-75.3	29	16.8	9.7-27.4	9	3.9	1.8- 8.2	19	7.9	4.4-13.7	21	4.7	2.8- 7.7
Durham	406	319	76.0	68.8-82.0	36	7.8	5.2-11.5	17	5.3	2.9- 9.5	17	5.0	2.6- 9.6	17	5.8	2.3-14.3
Forsyth	161	117	69.2	58.3-78.3	22	11.4	7.2-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	3.8	1.7- 8.0	14	15.6	8.3-27.6
Gaston	169	104	57.7	46.8-67.9	17	9.4	5.3-16.0	11	8.6	4.2-16.7	24	12.9	7.5-21.3	13	11.4	4.4-26.4
Guilford	422	286	62.1	54.6-69.1	62	14.0	10.3-18.7	12	1.8	1.0- 3.4	36	10.3	6.6-15.8	26	11.7	6.3-20.8
Iredell	188	131	74.5	65.0-82.2	23	10.2	5.7-17.6	6	3.7	1.3-10.4	19	5.2	2.9- 9.2	9	6.3	2.5-15.0
Johnston	152	100	61.7	50.0-72.2	21	18.2	11.5-27.7	10	5.0	2.5- 9.8	11	3.7	1.9- 6.9	10	11.4	4.1-27.8
Mecklenburg	387	267	69.9	62.6-76.3	50	13.2	8.8-19.3	15	3.5	1.9- 6.4	34	6.6	4.3-10.0	21	6.9	3.2-14.0
New Hanover	206	144	68.6	59.7-76.2	25	14.2	8.8-22.0	8	3.8	1.7- 7.9	17	8.7	4.7-15.6	12	4.7	2.3- 9.6
Onslow	187	134	70.4	61.2-78.1	25	12.2	7.8-18.5	5	1.7	0.7- 4.4	14	8.8	4.6-16.0	9	7.0	2.8-16.1
Orange	186	133	75.1	67.0-81.8	26	13.5	8.6-20.6	8	3.5	1.7- 7.2	8	3.5	1.7- 7.1	11	4.3	2.2- 8.4
Pitt	197	141	70.5	61.5-78.2	21	11.0	6.6-17.7	8	5.5	2.0-14.0	16	7.3	4.0-12.9	11	5.7	2.7-11.6
Randolph	226	142	63.5	53.4-72.4	23	9.4	5.7-15.2	7	2.7	0.9- 7.5	33	10.7	6.4-17.2	21	13.8	6.9-25.5
Robeson	194	112	50.0	40.7-59.2	23	14.5	8.5-23.7	10	3.9	2.0- 7.6	23	13.1	7.6-21.7	26	18.5	11.7-28.1
Rowan	220	139	62.2	52.5-71.1	29	14.3	8.1-24.1	8	4.5	2.0- 9.7	29	10.9	6.9-16.7	15	8.1	3.7-16.8
Union	193	128	64.8	53.5-74.7	21	7.9	4.8-12.9	13	5.0	2.6- 9.3	18	8.6	4.7-15.3	13	13.7	6.1-28.1
Wake	441	333	73.5	67.2-79.0	52	11.8	8.5-16.0	15	2.9	1.5- 5.5	29	6.4	3.5-11.6	12	5.4	2.6-10.8
Wayne	235	148	64.7	55.0-73.3	29	9.1	5.9-13.7	12	3.5	1.8- 6.6	18	8.5	4.1-17.1	28	14.2	8.0-24.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,964	1,303	66.1	62.5-69.6	239	11.6	9.6-14.0	90	4.1	3.0- 5.5	170	8.8	7.1-10.9	162	9.3	7.1-12.2
Piedmont	4,238	2,955	68.0	65.6-70.3	502	11.3	10.0-12.7	162	4.3	3.2- 5.7	359	7.6	6.5- 9.0	260	8.9	7.2-10.9
Western NC	1,148	743	65.6	61.7-69.2	129	11.5	9.1-14.3	64	5.8	4.1- 8.1	131	11.0	8.9-13.5	81	6.2	4.4- 8.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	783	500	65.4	60.6-69.8	92	12.0	9.0-15.8	46	5.5	3.7- 8.1	98	12.4	9.7-15.8	47	4.7	3.2- 6.8
Northwest	1,388	945	69.0	65.2-72.5	168	11.7	9.5-14.2	52	3.9	2.8- 5.6	116	6.4	5.0- 8.1	107	9.0	6.6-12.2
Charlotte	1,047	698	64.0	58.9-68.8	122	11.7	9.0-15.0	48	5.5	3.2- 9.5	110	8.2	6.4-10.4	69	10.7	7.1-15.8
Greensboro	1,144	774	65.1	60.7-69.2	148	12.1	9.9-14.6	42	3.3	2.1- 5.1	101	8.9	6.8-11.6	79	10.7	7.5-15.0
Southern Regional	670	443	67.1	61.0-72.7	69	9.0	6.5-12.5	38	7.6	4.3-13.1	58	6.5	4.6- 9.0	62	9.7	6.5-14.3
Coastal	310	211	67.3	59.2-74.5	37	12.3	8.1-18.1	12	4.5	2.0- 9.9	27	9.4	5.7-15.2	23	6.5	3.4-12.1
Wake	1,116	835	71.6	67.3-75.7	119	11.0	8.8-13.7	45	3.5	2.3- 5.1	70	7.4	4.9-11.0	47	6.5	4.2- 9.9
Area L	86	53	58.7	45.4-70.8	13	19.1	9.9-33.8	3	4.1	1.2-12.8	12	10.6	5.8-18.5	5	7.6	2.7-19.6
Eastern	806	542	67.7	61.3-73.5	102	9.7	7.2-12.9	30	2.3	1.4- 3.8	68	10.8	7.4-15.4	64	9.6	5.9-15.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,350

5,001

67.1

65.3-68.9

870

11.4

10.4-12.5

316

4.4

3.6- 5.3

660

8.4

7.5- 9.4

503

8.7

7.4-10.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

187

130

61.6

50.6-71.5

13.2

8.3-20.5

8.3

3.1-20.5

7.0

3.4-13.9

9.8

4.4-20.6

Buncombe

157

112

74.1

65.0-81.5

7.0

3.8-12.7

5.7

2.5-12.5

10.0

5.6-17.4

3.1

1.1- 8.7

Cabarrus

188

131

64.2

53.5-73.6

12.3

6.2-22.9

1.4

0.4- 4.3

12.0

6.9-19.9

10.2

4.7-20.7

Catawba

163

120

76.0

66.5-83.5

11.5

6.8-18.9

3.0

1.3- 6.8

3.0

1.1- 8.2

6.5

2.7-14.9

Cumberland

198

135

70.6

62.7-77.4

11.3

7.1-17.6

3.4

1.5- 7.1

8.9

5.3-14.4

5.9

3.0-11.3

Davidson

228

150

66.7

56.9-75.3

16.8

9.7-27.4

3.9

1.8- 8.2

7.9

4.4-13.7

4.7

2.8- 7.7

Durham

406

319

76.0

68.8-82.0

7.8

5.2-11.5

5.3

2.9- 9.5

5.0

2.6- 9.6

5.8

2.3-14.3

Forsyth

161

117

69.2

58.3-78.3

11.4

7.2-17.7

0.0

. - .

3.8

1.7- 8.0

15.6

8.3-27.6

Gaston

169

104

57.7

46.8-67.9

9.4

5.3-16.0

8.6

4.2-16.7

12.9

7.5-21.3

11.4

4.4-26.4

Guilford

422

286

62.1

54.6-69.1

14.0

10.3-18.7

1.8

1.0- 3.4

10.3

6.6-15.8

11.7

6.3-20.8

Iredell

188

131

74.5

65.0-82.2

10.2

5.7-17.6

3.7

1.3-10.4

5.2

2.9- 9.2

6.3

2.5-15.0

Johnston

152

100

61.7

50.0-72.2

18.2

11.5-27.7

5.0

2.5- 9.8

3.7

1.9- 6.9

11.4

4.1-27.8

Mecklenburg

387

267

69.9

62.6-76.3

13.2

8.8-19.3

3.5

1.9- 6.4

6.6

4.3-10.0

6.9

3.2-14.0

New Hanover

206

144

68.6

59.7-76.2

14.2

8.8-22.0

3.8

1.7- 7.9

8.7

4.7-15.6

4.7

2.3- 9.6

Onslow

187

134

70.4

61.2-78.1

12.2

7.8-18.5

1.7

0.7- 4.4

8.8

4.6-16.0

7.0

2.8-16.1

Orange

186

133

75.1

67.0-81.8

13.5

8.6-20.6

3.5

1.7- 7.2

3.5

1.7- 7.1

4.3

2.2- 8.4

Pitt

197

141

70.5

61.5-78.2

11.0

6.6-17.7

5.5

2.0-14.0

7.3

4.0-12.9

5.7

2.7-11.6

Randolph

226

142

63.5

53.4-72.4

9.4

5.7-15.2

2.7

0.9- 7.5

10.7

6.4-17.2

13.8

6.9-25.5

Robeson

194

112

50.0

40.7-59.2

14.5

8.5-23.7

3.9

2.0- 7.6

13.1

7.6-21.7

18.5

11.7-28.1

Rowan

220

139

62.2

52.5-71.1

14.3

8.1-24.1

4.5

2.0- 9.7

10.9

6.9-16.7

8.1

3.7-16.8

Union

193

128

64.8

53.5-74.7

7.9

4.8-12.9

5.0

2.6- 9.3

8.6

4.7-15.3

13.7

6.1-28.1

Wake

441

333

73.5

67.2-79.0

11.8

8.5-16.0

2.9

1.5- 5.5

6.4

3.5-11.6

5.4

2.6-10.8

Wayne

235

148

64.7

55.0-73.3

9.1

5.9-13.7

3.5

1.8- 6.6

8.5

4.1-17.1

14.2

8.0-24.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,964

1,303

66.1

62.5-69.6

239

11.6

9.6-14.0

4.1

3.0- 5.5

170

8.8

7.1-10.9

162

9.3

7.1-12.2

Piedmont

4,238

2,955

68.0

65.6-70.3

502

11.3

10.0-12.7

162

4.3

3.2- 5.7

359

7.6

6.5- 9.0

260

8.9

7.2-10.9

Western NC

1,148

743

65.6

61.7-69.2

129

11.5

9.1-14.3

5.8

4.1- 8.1

131

11.0

8.9-13.5

6.2

4.4- 8.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

783

500

65.4

60.6-69.8

12.0

9.0-15.8

5.5

3.7- 8.1

12.4

9.7-15.8

4.7

3.2- 6.8

Northwest

1,388

945

69.0

65.2-72.5

168

11.7

9.5-14.2

3.9

2.8- 5.6

116

6.4

5.0- 8.1

107

9.0

6.6-12.2

Charlotte

1,047

698

64.0

58.9-68.8

122

11.7

9.0-15.0

5.5

3.2- 9.5

110

8.2

6.4-10.4

10.7

7.1-15.8

Greensboro

1,144

774

65.1

60.7-69.2

148

12.1

9.9-14.6

3.3

2.1- 5.1

101

8.9

6.8-11.6

10.7

7.5-15.0

Southern Regional

670

443

67.1

61.0-72.7

9.0

6.5-12.5

7.6

4.3-13.1

6.5

4.6- 9.0

9.7

6.5-14.3

Coastal

310

211

67.3

59.2-74.5

12.3

8.1-18.1

4.5

2.0- 9.9

9.4

5.7-15.2

6.5

3.4-12.1

Wake

1,116

835

71.6

67.3-75.7

119

11.0

8.8-13.7

3.5

2.3- 5.1

7.4

4.9-11.0

6.5

4.2- 9.9

Area L

58.7

45.4-70.8

19.1

9.9-33.8

4.1

1.2-12.8

10.6

5.8-18.5

7.6

2.7-19.6

Eastern

806

542

67.7

61.3-73.5

102

9.7

7.2-12.9

2.3

1.4- 3.8

10.8

7.4-15.4

9.6

5.9-15.2

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

NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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