2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Had a mammogram within the past 2 years and a clinical breast exam within a year (Age 40+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,275 3,061 58.0 56.2-59.7 2,214 42.0 40.3-43.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,844 2,245 58.8 56.8-60.7 1,599 41.2 39.3-43.2
Non-Hispanic Black 961 578 57.8 53.5-62.0 383 42.2 38.0-46.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 217 111 47.3 37.4-57.5 106 52.7 42.5-62.6
Non-Hispanic Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
40-44 479 226 47.0 41.7-52.3 253 53.0 47.7-58.3
45-54 1,200 729 58.5 54.9-62.1 471 41.5 37.9-45.1
55-64 1,390 868 63.2 60.1-66.3 522 36.8 33.7-39.9
65-74 1,255 786 64.2 60.9-67.4 469 35.8 32.6-39.1
75+ 951 452 50.3 46.4-54.2 499 49.7 45.8-53.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 627 253 39.5 34.7-44.6 374 60.5 55.4-65.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,607 888 56.2 53.2-59.2 719 43.8 40.8-46.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,441 843 60.3 57.1-63.4 598 39.7 36.6-42.9
College Graduate 1,586 1,068 67.3 64.2-70.2 518 32.7 29.8-35.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 669 259 35.2 30.6-40.0 410 64.8 60.0-69.4
$15,000- 24,999 903 461 49.2 44.8-53.6 442 50.8 46.4-55.2
$25,000- 34,999 557 302 54.8 49.4-60.0 255 45.2 40.0-50.6
$35,000- 49,999 633 421 65.9 61.2-70.4 212 34.1 29.6-38.8
$50,000-74,999 606 414 67.3 62.5-71.8 192 32.7 28.2-37.5
$75,000+ 852 613 69.8 65.8-73.5 239 30.2 26.5-34.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,700 846 50.4 47.3-53.5 854 49.6 46.5-52.7
No 3,554 2,205 61.1 59.0-63.1 1,349 38.9 36.9-41.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 5,170 2,995 57.8 56.1-59.5 2,175 42.2 40.5-43.9

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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.

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