2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year Within the past 2 years Within the past 3 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 776 381 52.3 48.1-56.5 131 16.8 13.9-20.2 77 10.5 8.1-13.4 59 7.0 5.2- 9.4 128 13.4 11.0-16.2
-Non-Hispanic White 459 203 47.5 42.0-53.0 79 17.8 14.0-22.4 46 10.2 7.3-13.9 38 8.2 5.6-11.8 93 16.4 12.9-20.5
AGE
18-34 114 *** *** *** 20 16.6 10.3-25.6 14 13.7 7.8-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 100 *** *** *** 21 21.0 13.1-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 *** *** *** 14 16.1 8.7-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 23.1 14.8-34.3
55-64 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 75 55.3 45.8-64.4 24 16.1 10.2-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 16.5 11.3-23.4
College Graduate 215 85 39.3 32.1-47.0 39 20.4 14.6-27.8 30 14.9 10.2-21.1 21 10.1 6.3-15.8 40 15.4 10.9-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 59 43.2 34.1-52.8 28 19.8 13.3-28.5 19 12.6 7.8-19.7 16 11.4 6.8-18.5 23 13.0 8.4-19.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 134 *** *** *** 23 18.4 11.7-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 17.6 11.4-26.1
No 324 146 47.4 40.9-54.0 56 17.7 13.2-23.2 35 10.6 7.3-15.2 28 8.6 5.5-13.1 59 15.7 11.8-20.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 436 193 47.4 41.8-53.1 76 17.9 14.0-22.7 44 10.4 7.5-14.3 35 7.8 5.2-11.5 88 16.5 12.9-20.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 104 *** *** *** 20 19.0 12.1-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.2 9.2-23.9
Regional City or Suburban County 134 60 49.5 39.6-59.4 21 16.2 10.3-24.6 13 9.6 5.4-16.5 *** *** *** 30 16.5 10.7-24.5
Rural 221 96 45.4 37.4-53.6 38 18.5 12.6-26.3 20 10.0 5.9-16.3 22 9.1 5.6-14.4 45 17.0 12.0-23.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 269 125 50.0 43.0-57.0 49 18.0 13.2-23.9 31 10.8 7.4-15.5 24 8.4 5.4-12.8 40 12.9 9.1-18.0
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 116 46.8 39.8-54.0 46 18.3 13.4-24.5 30 12.0 8.1-17.3 23 8.5 5.3-13.2 50 14.4 10.4-19.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 188 84 50.5 41.7-59.2 27 13.7 8.6-21.1 14 8.1 4.5-14.3 19 10.0 5.7-16.8 44 17.7 12.5-24.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 208 91 47.1 39.3-55.0 38 19.4 14.1-26.2 26 12.3 8.1-18.2 16 7.7 4.4-12.9 37 13.5 9.3-19.2

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported having a HPV test.

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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