2012 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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%)
North Carolina 5,275 3,061 58.0 56.2-59.7 2,214 42.0 40.3-43.8
-Western NC 772 445 58.2 53.8-62.5 327 41.8 37.5-46.2
RACE
White 649 376 57.8 53.0-62.4 273 42.2 37.6-47.0
Other minorities 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Hispanic 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 753 434 57.9 53.5-62.3 319 42.1 37.7-46.5
AGE
40-54 202 111 56.5 48.1-64.4 91 43.5 35.6-51.9
55-64 208 126 59.8 51.6-67.6 82 40.2 32.4-48.4
65-74 215 132 63.4 55.6-70.6 83 36.6 29.4-44.4
75+ 147 76 52.9 43.2-62.3 71 47.1 37.7-56.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 240 134 56.4 48.7-63.8 106 43.6 36.2-51.3
Some Post-H.S. 205 118 60.6 52.4-68.2 87 39.4 31.8-47.6
College Graduate 228 152 66.2 58.4-73.1 76 33.8 26.9-41.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 38 26.9 18.5-37.4 73 73.1 62.6-81.5
$15,000- 24,999 152 85 54.4 44.5-64.0 67 45.6 36.0-55.5
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 187 124 65.8 57.2-73.6 63 34.2 26.4-42.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 243 114 46.2 38.7-53.8 129 53.8 46.2-61.3
No 524 327 62.6 57.3-67.7 197 37.4 32.3-42.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 761 437 58.1 53.6-62.4 324 41.9 37.6-46.4

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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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