2012 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
(formerly Women's Health)

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 4,324 3,445 79.4 77.8-81.0 879 20.6 19.0-22.2
-Eastern NC 1,492 1,202 81.9 79.3-84.2 290 18.1 15.8-20.7
RACE
White 994 802 82.0 79.0-84.7 192 18.0 15.3-21.0
African American 327 273 82.2 75.9-87.2 54 17.8 12.8-24.1
Other minorities 161 124 83.4 72.4-90.6 37 16.6 9.4-27.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 1,465 1,179 81.9 79.3-84.2 286 18.1 15.8-20.7
AGE
50-54 226 178 78.3 70.8-84.3 48 21.7 15.7-29.2
55-64 493 401 82.7 78.4-86.3 92 17.3 13.7-21.6
65-74 437 368 84.4 79.3-88.5 69 15.6 11.5-20.7
75+ 336 255 81.0 75.8-85.3 81 19.0 14.7-24.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 139 72.2 63.5-79.5 58 27.8 20.5-36.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 395 80.3 75.5-84.3 100 19.7 15.7-24.5
Some Post-H.S. 414 349 87.3 83.0-90.6 65 12.7 9.4-17.0
College Graduate 384 318 84.3 79.6-88.0 66 15.7 12.0-20.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 202 134 65.8 57.1-73.6 68 34.2 26.4-42.9
$15,000- 24,999 273 207 76.2 68.3-82.6 66 23.8 17.4-31.7
$25,000- 34,999 166 133 79.9 71.8-86.2 33 20.1 13.8-28.2
$35,000- 49,999 185 164 89.0 82.3-93.3 21 11.0 6.7-17.7
$50,000+ 340 299 88.5 84.0-91.8 41 11.5 8.2-16.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 546 419 79.0 74.6-82.9 127 21.0 17.1-25.4
No 940 780 83.8 80.6-86.6 160 16.2 13.4-19.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,451 1,172 82.3 79.7-84.6 279 17.7 15.4-20.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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