2014 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 2,490 2,006 80.0 78.1-81.8 484 20.0 18.2-21.9
-Eastern NC 812 675 82.3 79.0-85.2 137 17.7 14.8-21.0
RACE
White 548 459 82.7 78.5-86.1 89 17.3 13.9-21.5
African American 220 181 82.8 76.4-87.7 39 17.2 12.3-23.6
Other minorities 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Hispanic 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 798 663 82.3 79.0-85.3 135 17.7 14.7-21.0
AGE
50-54 108 88 85.8 78.1-91.1 20 14.2 8.9-21.9
55-64 288 240 81.3 75.3-86.0 48 18.7 14.0-24.7
65-74 237 202 79.9 72.3-85.9 35 20.1 14.1-27.7
75+ 179 145 83.6 76.8-88.7 34 16.4 11.3-23.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 66 72.5 61.4-81.3 26 27.5 18.7-38.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 263 225 85.7 79.9-90.1 38 14.3 9.9-20.1
Some Post-H.S. 233 188 81.5 75.4-86.4 45 18.5 13.6-24.6
College Graduate 223 196 86.6 80.6-91.0 27 13.4 9.0-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 79 75.5 64.7-83.8 27 24.5 16.2-35.3
$15,000- 24,999 130 98 72.5 62.6-80.5 32 27.5 19.5-37.4
$25,000- 34,999 99 79 76.0 64.3-84.8 20 24.0 15.2-35.7
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 195 169 86.0 79.3-90.8 26 14.0 9.2-20.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 313 255 80.0 74.1-84.8 58 20.0 15.2-25.9
No 494 418 84.2 80.1-87.6 76 15.8 12.4-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 796 662 82.3 78.9-85.2 134 17.7 14.8-21.1
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 692 574 82.1 78.5-85.2 118 17.9 14.8-21.5
No 120 101 84.1 75.0-90.3 19 15.9 9.7-25.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 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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