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 40+)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,348 4,116 75.1 73.5-76.6 1,232 24.9 23.4-26.5
-Eastern NC 1,817 1,409 75.5 72.8-78.1 408 24.5 21.9-27.2
RACE
White 1,177 915 75.4 72.1-78.4 262 24.6 21.6-27.9
African American 405 328 78.2 72.2-83.2 77 21.8 16.8-27.8
Other minorities 221 161 72.8 61.9-81.5 60 27.2 18.5-38.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 1,769 1,376 76.0 73.3-78.6 393 24.0 21.4-26.7
AGE
40-54 551 385 65.0 59.8-69.8 166 35.0 30.2-40.2
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. 221 147 62.1 53.2-70.4 74 37.9 29.6-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 581 454 77.6 73.0-81.7 127 22.4 18.3-27.0
Some Post-H.S. 523 411 77.0 72.0-81.3 112 23.0 18.7-28.0
College Graduate 488 395 80.2 75.5-84.1 93 19.8 15.9-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 245 152 56.7 48.1-64.9 93 43.3 35.1-51.9
$15,000- 24,999 322 240 72.3 64.9-78.7 82 27.7 21.3-35.1
$25,000- 34,999 202 157 74.6 66.0-81.6 45 25.4 18.4-34.0
$35,000- 49,999 235 197 79.8 72.3-85.7 38 20.2 14.3-27.7
$50,000+ 444 371 80.5 75.4-84.7 73 19.5 15.3-24.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 622 457 72.8 67.8-77.2 165 27.2 22.8-32.2
No 1,188 948 77.0 73.7-80.0 240 23.0 20.0-26.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,762 1,372 76.1 73.3-78.6 390 23.9 21.4-26.7

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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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