2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Women age 50-74 who have had a mammogram in the past two years.

(CDC calculated variable. Meets Healthy People 2020 Objective C-17.)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,090 888 79.8 76.4-82.8 202 20.2 17.2-23.6
-Non-Hispanic White 752 611 80.7 76.6-84.2 141 19.3 15.8-23.4
AGE
50-54 117 95 80.0 69.2-87.7 22 20.0 12.3-30.8
55-64 304 236 78.8 72.9-83.7 68 21.2 16.3-27.1
65-74 331 280 83.2 75.3-88.9 51 16.8 11.1-24.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 125 80.1 72.2-86.1 34 19.9 13.9-27.8
Some Post-H.S. 244 197 81.5 74.5-86.9 47 18.5 13.1-25.5
College Graduate 296 252 85.4 79.6-89.7 44 14.6 10.3-20.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 97 80 80.8 70.1-88.2 17 19.2 11.8-29.9
$75,000+ 192 169 89.5 83.3-93.5 23 10.5 6.5-16.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 276 202 71.6 64.2-78.0 74 28.4 22.0-35.8
No 475 408 85.7 80.6-89.6 67 14.3 10.4-19.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 733 596 80.9 76.8-84.5 137 19.1 15.5-23.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 147 125 86.6 79.4-91.6 22 13.4 8.4-20.6
Regional City or Suburban County 175 138 77.1 67.0-84.8 37 22.9 15.2-33.0
Rural 430 348 79.8 74.1-84.4 82 20.2 15.6-25.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 266 215 83.3 77.6-87.8 51 16.7 12.2-22.4
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 319 272 83.4 75.7-89.0 47 16.6 11.0-24.3
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 400 343 87.1 82.9-90.4 57 12.9 9.6-17.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 151 127 83.2 71.6-90.7 24 16.8 9.3-28.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 325 250 74.5 67.5-80.4 75 25.5 19.6-32.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 276 234 87.4 82.4-91.1 42 12.6 8.9-17.6

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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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