2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,430 1,839 67.7 65.2-70.1 591 32.3 29.9-34.8
-Eastern NC 881 683 68.4 64.2-72.4 198 31.6 27.6-35.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 544 426 69.6 64.3-74.5 118 30.4 25.5-35.7
Non-Hispanic Black 228 192 73.6 64.7-80.9 36 26.4 19.1-35.3
Other 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 152 27 17.7 11.9-25.6 125 82.3 74.4-88.1
35-44 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 224 172 65.7 56.5-73.8 52 34.3 26.2-43.5
Some Post-H.S. 288 221 68.3 61.2-74.7 67 31.7 25.3-38.8
College Graduate 274 216 69.6 61.6-76.7 58 30.4 23.3-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 113 66.4 55.8-75.6 37 33.6 24.4-44.2
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 113 70.5 59.2-79.8 27 29.5 20.2-40.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 322 276 75.9 67.9-82.5 46 24.1 17.5-32.1
No 558 407 64.9 59.7-69.7 151 35.1 30.3-40.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 830 649 69.0 64.5-73.1 181 31.0 26.9-35.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 177 123 61.5 52.2-70.0 54 38.5 30.0-47.8
Rural 658 522 70.2 65.2-74.8 136 29.8 25.2-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 369 255 62.0 55.5-68.1 114 38.0 31.9-44.5
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 107 70.4 60.1-79.0 32 29.6 21.0-39.9
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 357 290 71.4 64.6-77.4 67 28.6 22.6-35.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 297 231 66.8 58.7-74.1 66 33.2 25.9-41.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 419 319 67.9 61.9-73.5 100 32.1 26.5-38.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 165 133 71.7 61.7-79.9 32 28.3 20.1-38.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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