2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Women age 21-65 who have had a pap test in the past three years.

(CDC calculated variable. Partially meets Healthy People 2020 Objective C-15.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,236 1,027 82.6 79.8-85.2 209 17.4 14.8-20.2
-Non-Hispanic White 772 635 82.5 78.9-85.5 137 17.5 14.5-21.1
AGE
21-34 202 169 81.9 74.4-87.6 33 18.1 12.4-25.6
35-44 175 141 81.9 74.1-87.7 34 18.1 12.3-25.9
45-54 172 150 87.3 80.0-92.1 22 12.7 7.9-20.0
55-65 223 175 79.9 72.6-85.6 48 20.1 14.4-27.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 127 97 78.1 68.7-85.3 30 21.9 14.7-31.3
Some Post-H.S. 217 173 82.2 75.4-87.4 44 17.8 12.6-24.6
College Graduate 395 344 86.8 82.2-90.4 51 13.2 9.6-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 114 94 82.7 73.3-89.3 20 17.3 10.7-26.7
$75,000+ 255 230 89.7 84.5-93.3 25 10.3 6.7-15.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 194 148 76.0 67.6-82.8 46 24.0 17.2-32.4
No 578 487 84.6 80.7-87.9 91 15.4 12.1-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 737 608 82.7 79.0-85.8 129 17.3 14.2-21.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 210 179 82.6 75.3-88.2 31 17.4 11.8-24.7
Regional City or Suburban County 210 172 81.6 74.5-87.1 38 18.4 12.9-25.5
Rural 352 284 83.0 77.9-87.2 68 17.0 12.8-22.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 495 420 85.8 81.7-89.1 75 14.2 10.9-18.3
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** 25 28.2 19.0-39.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 462 402 87.5 83.6-90.5 60 12.5 9.5-16.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 322 249 77.6 71.5-82.6 73 22.4 17.4-28.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 344 295 85.8 80.7-89.7 49 14.2 10.3-19.3

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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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