2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

A Pap test is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap test?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,677 1,562 89.9 87.8-91.8 115 10.1 8.2-12.2
-Non-Hispanic White 1,093 1,026 91.6 89.1-93.5 67 8.4 6.5-10.9
AGE
18-34 239 193 78.7 72.0-84.1 46 21.3 15.9-28.0
35-44 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 213 190 86.0 78.9-90.9 23 14.0 9.1-21.1
Some Post-H.S. 321 295 90.9 86.4-94.0 26 9.1 6.0-13.6
College Graduate 506 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 316 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 297 282 93.7 89.1-96.5 15 6.3 3.5-10.9
No 792 741 90.8 87.7-93.2 51 9.2 6.8-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,052 986 91.4 88.8-93.4 66 8.6 6.6-11.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 285 263 87.7 81.6-92.0 22 12.3 8.0-18.4
Regional City or Suburban County 291 270 92.5 88.4-95.3 21 7.5 4.7-11.6
Rural 517 493 94.1 90.7-96.3 24 5.9 3.7- 9.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 557 535 93.6 90.1-95.9 22 6.4 4.1- 9.9
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 140 111 78.2 69.3-85.0 29 21.8 15.0-30.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 611 595 96.5 94.1-97.9 16 3.5 2.1- 5.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 453 429 94.0 90.7-96.1 24 6.0 3.9- 9.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 478 444 89.2 84.8-92.4 34 10.8 7.6-15.2

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*Respondents who reported having hysterectomy were excluded from both numerator and denominator.

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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