2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Have you had a hysterectomy?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,373 690 25.0 22.9-27.2 1,683 75.0 72.8-77.1
-Non-Hispanic White 1,582 486 26.8 24.2-29.6 1,096 73.2 70.4-75.8
AGE
18-34 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 193 18 9.8 5.8-15.9 175 90.2 84.1-94.2
45-54 239 66 29.5 22.9-37.2 173 70.5 62.8-77.1
55-64 306 106 32.9 26.8-39.6 200 67.1 60.4-73.2
65-74 332 159 52.8 45.3-60.2 173 47.2 39.8-54.7
75+ 245 126 47.4 39.1-55.8 119 52.6 44.2-60.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 131 29.5 24.1-35.5 215 70.5 64.5-75.9
Some Post-H.S. 497 175 29.3 24.8-34.3 322 70.7 65.7-75.2
College Graduate 636 130 16.0 13.1-19.5 506 84.0 80.5-86.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 97 44.5 35.7-53.6 116 55.5 46.4-64.3
$25,000- 34,999 146 42 24.9 17.2-34.6 104 75.1 65.4-82.8
$35,000- 49,999 182 49 20.5 14.7-28.0 133 79.5 72.0-85.3
$50,000- 74,999 215 66 25.6 19.3-33.0 149 74.4 67.0-80.7
$75,000+ 390 74 16.5 12.7-21.0 316 83.5 79.0-87.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 235 38.3 33.1-43.7 299 61.7 56.3-66.9
No 1,043 250 21.3 18.3-24.6 793 78.7 75.4-81.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,532 477 27.3 24.6-30.2 1,055 72.7 69.8-75.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 354 69 16.2 12.6-20.5 285 83.8 79.5-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 399 108 26.5 21.2-32.5 291 73.5 67.5-78.8
Rural 829 309 34.0 30.0-38.4 520 66.0 61.6-70.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 676 119 15.1 12.2-18.4 557 84.9 81.6-87.8
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 262 47.0 41.2-52.8 292 53.0 47.2-58.8
Unable to Work 149 77 55.9 45.7-65.5 72 44.1 34.5-54.3
Other not in Labor Force 158 18 8.8 5.0-15.0 140 91.2 85.0-95.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 212 94 41.3 33.5-49.6 118 58.7 50.4-66.5
151% to 200% 119 47 31.5 22.3-42.6 72 68.5 57.4-77.7
More than 200% 809 198 20.1 17.1-23.5 611 79.9 76.5-82.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 108 36.5 29.1-44.6 162 63.5 55.4-70.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 672 216 30.7 26.4-35.5 456 69.3 64.5-73.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 640 162 20.3 17.1-24.1 478 79.7 75.9-82.9

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported not being pregnant at the time of interview.

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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