2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never had mammogram
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,400 1,185 43.2 40.8-45.7 263 10.0 8.6-11.6 114 4.0 3.1- 5.2 247 10.0 8.5-11.7 591 32.7 30.3-35.2
-Eastern NC 868 446 42.9 38.8-47.1 101 11.6 9.1-14.7 36 3.5 2.3- 5.3 87 10.0 7.7-12.9 198 32.0 28.0-36.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 536 269 43.9 38.7-49.2 61 10.6 7.9-14.2 23 3.0 1.8- 5.0 65 11.5 8.5-15.4 118 30.9 26.0-36.3
Non-Hispanic Black 223 133 44.4 36.3-52.7 27 14.7 8.9-23.1 *** *** *** 17 9.3 5.1-16.4 36 26.8 19.3-35.8
Other 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 151 14 8.4 4.8-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 82.6 74.7-88.4
35-44 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.8 7.6-23.9 *** *** ***
45-54 149 95 63.7 53.3-72.9 23 18.2 11.2-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 165 109 61.2 51.1-70.3 23 14.8 9.2-22.9 *** *** *** 20 12.9 7.5-21.4 *** *** ***
65-74 174 *** *** *** 27 18.5 11.6-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 21.6 13.1-33.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 105 38.5 31.0-46.6 22 9.9 5.8-16.4 *** *** *** 27 10.7 6.7-16.7 52 35.7 27.4-45.0
Some Post-H.S. 283 130 39.8 33.2-46.9 41 13.2 9.1-18.8 *** *** *** 38 13.5 9.1-19.7 67 32.0 25.6-39.2
College Graduate 273 165 54.6 46.9-62.0 23 7.3 4.4-11.9 *** *** *** 15 5.1 2.9- 8.8 58 30.4 23.3-38.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 72 43.4 33.8-53.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 33.8 24.5-44.5
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 *** *** *** 18 12.8 7.5-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 107 51 35.0 25.5-45.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.0 8.6-27.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 29.5 20.2-40.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 316 166 47.2 39.8-54.7 48 11.7 8.3-16.4 18 4.9 2.7- 8.6 38 11.8 7.7-17.7 46 24.4 17.8-32.5
No 551 280 40.9 36.0-45.9 53 11.5 8.3-15.8 *** *** *** 49 9.1 6.5-12.6 151 35.7 30.8-41.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 817 423 43.5 39.2-47.8 98 12.0 9.4-15.3 33 3.4 2.2- 5.2 82 9.6 7.3-12.5 181 31.6 27.4-36.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 177 82 36.8 28.9-45.5 16 9.3 5.3-15.8 *** *** *** 21 13.8 8.8-21.0 54 38.5 30.0-47.8
Rural 646 338 44.0 39.1-49.0 80 12.6 9.5-16.6 30 4.1 2.6- 6.6 62 8.8 6.2-12.2 136 30.4 25.8-35.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 166 39.2 33.4-45.4 37 10.4 7.0-15.3 *** *** *** 36 8.9 6.1-12.9 114 38.1 32.0-44.6
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 259 170 62.8 54.6-70.3 33 16.0 10.1-24.3 *** *** *** 31 11.7 7.7-17.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** 18 12.3 7.3-20.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 20 17.7 10.5-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 76 49.5 39.3-59.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 29.8 21.2-40.2
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 356 202 47.4 41.0-54.0 38 10.4 7.1-15.0 *** *** *** 37 11.6 7.7-17.1 67 28.6 22.6-35.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 290 151 41.6 34.3-49.3 36 13.2 8.7-19.5 *** *** *** 23 6.6 3.7-11.5 66 33.6 26.3-41.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 416 204 40.5 34.9-46.4 47 11.6 8.1-16.5 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 49 12.0 8.5-16.7 100 32.7 27.1-38.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 91 50.3 41.0-59.6 18 9.4 5.6-15.5 *** *** *** 15 9.2 5.2-16.0 32 28.6 20.3-38.7

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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