2014 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,278 1,019 79.9 77.3-82.4 259 20.1 17.6-22.7
RACE
White 972 775 80.6 77.7-83.3 197 19.4 16.7-22.3
African American 247 203 79.5 72.9-84.9 44 20.5 15.1-27.1
Other minorities 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 1,252 999 80.1 77.4-82.5 253 19.9 17.5-22.6
AGE
50-54 176 141 80.1 72.9-85.9 35 19.9 14.1-27.1
55-64 386 317 81.7 77.0-85.6 69 18.3 14.4-23.0
65-74 397 319 80.2 75.3-84.3 78 19.8 15.7-24.7
75+ 319 242 76.3 70.5-81.2 77 23.7 18.8-29.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 97 66.9 57.7-74.9 44 33.1 25.1-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 367 283 76.9 71.6-81.5 84 23.1 18.5-28.4
Some Post-H.S. 353 280 80.9 75.8-85.1 73 19.1 14.9-24.2
College Graduate 415 357 88.0 84.1-90.9 58 12.0 9.1-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 87 63.7 53.2-73.1 42 36.3 26.9-46.8
$15,000- 24,999 209 153 72.1 64.6-78.6 56 27.9 21.4-35.4
$25,000- 34,999 127 106 81.1 71.5-88.1 21 18.9 11.9-28.5
$35,000- 49,999 148 119 76.8 67.6-84.0 29 23.2 16.0-32.4
$50,000+ 345 300 88.8 84.6-92.0 45 11.2 8.0-15.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 467 345 72.5 67.4-77.0 122 27.5 23.0-32.6
No 804 670 84.1 81.1-86.8 134 15.9 13.2-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,255 1,000 80.0 77.3-82.4 255 20.0 17.6-22.7
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 460 373 82.5 78.4-86.0 87 17.5 14.0-21.6
No 818 646 78.6 75.1-81.7 172 21.4 18.3-24.9

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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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