2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,430 1,839 67.7 65.2-70.1 591 32.3 29.9-34.8
-Non-Hispanic White 1,610 1,269 71.9 69.0-74.7 341 28.1 25.3-31.0
AGE
18-34 255 46 16.2 11.8-21.9 209 83.8 78.1-88.2
35-44 198 109 55.9 47.6-63.9 89 44.1 36.1-52.4
45-54 241 225 91.8 85.9-95.4 16 8.2 4.6-14.1
55-64 307 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 350 288 73.5 66.8-79.2 62 26.5 20.8-33.2
Some Post-H.S. 502 391 71.8 66.5-76.6 111 28.2 23.4-33.5
College Graduate 654 507 70.5 65.9-74.7 147 29.5 25.3-34.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 214 169 69.9 60.8-77.7 45 30.1 22.3-39.2
$25,000- 34,999 147 116 73.5 62.0-82.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 188 144 69.2 60.3-76.9 44 30.8 23.1-39.7
$50,000- 74,999 221 168 71.1 63.2-77.8 53 28.9 22.2-36.8
$75,000+ 397 323 75.5 69.8-80.4 74 24.5 19.6-30.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 453 77.0 71.7-81.6 85 23.0 18.4-28.3
No 1,067 813 69.6 65.9-73.0 254 30.4 27.0-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,562 1,237 72.3 69.3-75.1 325 27.7 24.9-30.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 362 257 65.2 59.1-70.9 105 34.8 29.1-40.9
Regional City or Suburban County 407 306 68.7 62.7-74.2 101 31.3 25.8-37.3
Rural 841 706 78.8 74.8-82.3 135 21.2 17.7-25.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 690 480 63.9 59.4-68.2 210 36.1 31.8-40.6
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 558 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 150 129 83.2 73.8-89.7 21 16.8 10.3-26.2
Other not in Labor Force 165 83 44.8 35.9-53.9 82 55.2 46.1-64.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 165 73.7 65.4-80.5 48 26.3 19.5-34.6
151% to 200% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 825 656 73.6 69.6-77.2 169 26.4 22.8-30.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 273 231 80.2 73.1-85.8 42 19.8 14.2-26.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 681 544 74.3 69.7-78.4 137 25.7 21.6-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 656 494 67.6 62.9-71.9 162 32.4 28.1-37.1

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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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