2014 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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%)
North Carolina 2,983 1,721 57.0 54.9-59.1 1,262 43.0 40.9-45.1
-Eastern NC 964 565 57.6 53.8-61.3 399 42.4 38.7-46.2
RACE
White 639 382 59.3 54.6-63.8 257 40.7 36.2-45.4
African American 257 157 59.6 52.1-66.6 100 40.4 33.4-47.9
Other minorities 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Hispanic 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 934 554 58.5 54.6-62.3 380 41.5 37.7-45.4
AGE
40-54 273 150 56.8 50.0-63.3 123 43.2 36.7-50.0
55-64 287 191 64.6 57.9-70.7 96 35.4 29.3-42.1
65-74 235 143 55.6 48.1-63.0 92 44.4 37.0-51.9
75+ 169 81 48.3 39.5-57.1 88 51.7 42.9-60.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 168 53.4 46.7-60.0 132 46.6 40.0-53.3
Some Post-H.S. 277 172 63.0 56.1-69.5 105 37.0 30.5-43.9
College Graduate 285 180 63.9 57.2-70.2 105 36.1 29.8-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 53 40.0 30.0-50.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 69 44.2 35.1-53.7 82 55.8 46.3-64.9
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 270 190 68.6 61.6-74.8 80 31.4 25.2-38.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 344 180 48.5 42.2-54.8 164 51.5 45.2-57.8
No 613 383 62.4 57.7-66.9 230 37.6 33.1-42.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 935 548 57.4 53.6-61.2 387 42.6 38.8-46.4
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 803 473 58.0 53.8-62.0 330 42.0 38.0-46.2
No 161 92 55.5 46.1-64.5 69 44.5 35.5-53.9

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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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