2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never had mammogram
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,400 1,185 43.2 40.8-45.7 263 10.0 8.6-11.6 114 4.0 3.1- 5.2 247 10.0 8.5-11.7 591 32.7 30.3-35.2
-Non-Hispanic White 1,594 812 46.2 43.2-49.3 179 10.3 8.6-12.3 77 4.2 3.0- 5.8 185 11.0 9.2-13.0 341 28.3 25.5-31.3
AGE
18-34 255 20 6.1 3.8- 9.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 209 83.8 78.1-88.2
35-44 198 63 33.7 26.2-42.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 12.7 8.3-19.0 89 44.1 36.1-52.4
45-54 239 158 63.7 55.8-70.9 29 12.2 8.2-17.7 *** *** *** 24 12.7 7.8-19.9 16 8.3 4.6-14.3
55-64 304 194 66.0 59.3-72.1 42 12.9 9.0-18.1 *** *** *** 45 14.2 10.1-19.5 *** *** ***
65-74 331 230 68.3 60.3-75.4 50 14.9 10.2-21.2 *** *** *** 20 6.3 3.9-10.1 *** *** ***
75+ 241 136 55.4 46.7-63.7 33 17.7 11.0-27.2 *** *** *** 50 17.3 12.1-24.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.5 11.6-30.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 173 44.7 38.4-51.2 44 13.0 9.1-18.2 17 4.7 2.6- 8.2 50 10.7 7.7-14.6 62 26.9 21.1-33.7
Some Post-H.S. 495 232 44.4 39.1-49.8 64 11.4 8.5-15.0 *** *** *** 68 12.7 9.5-16.8 111 28.6 23.8-33.9
College Graduate 649 364 52.5 47.9-57.1 59 7.1 5.2- 9.5 34 4.0 2.6- 6.0 45 6.8 4.8- 9.4 147 29.6 25.4-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 *** *** *** 22 13.3 8.3-20.6 *** *** *** 23 17.0 10.3-26.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 211 98 41.1 32.8-49.9 20 7.2 4.0-12.7 *** *** *** 37 14.7 10.0-21.2 45 30.4 22.5-39.6
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** 22 12.7 7.6-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 186 87 39.6 31.5-48.3 26 13.0 8.3-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 30.9 23.2-39.9
$50,000- 74,999 219 114 46.4 38.7-54.4 22 9.8 6.0-15.6 *** *** *** 23 11.0 6.9-17.0 53 29.1 22.3-37.0
$75,000+ 396 240 56.5 50.6-62.3 33 7.5 5.1-10.7 19 3.6 2.1- 6.2 30 7.9 5.1-12.1 74 24.5 19.6-30.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 250 42.3 37.0-47.7 70 12.1 8.6-16.7 37 5.0 3.1- 8.0 94 17.6 13.7-22.3 85 23.0 18.4-28.4
No 1,053 559 48.1 44.4-51.9 109 9.5 7.6-11.7 40 3.8 2.4- 5.9 91 7.8 6.2- 9.9 254 30.8 27.4-34.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,547 790 46.6 43.5-49.7 177 10.5 8.7-12.6 76 4.2 3.0- 5.9 179 10.8 9.0-12.8 325 28.0 25.1-31.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 360 175 46.4 40.5-52.5 37 8.1 5.5-11.6 13 2.4 1.4- 4.3 30 8.2 5.4-12.3 105 34.9 29.2-41.0
Regional City or Suburban County 402 195 42.3 36.5-48.3 42 9.5 6.4-13.9 *** *** *** 41 10.8 7.6-15.1 101 31.7 26.2-37.8
Rural 832 442 49.1 44.7-53.4 100 12.3 9.6-15.7 41 4.2 2.8- 6.4 114 12.9 10.3-16.1 135 21.5 17.9-25.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 684 319 44.3 40.0-48.8 58 7.3 5.4- 9.9 29 3.4 2.2- 5.3 68 8.6 6.6-11.2 210 36.3 32.0-40.8
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 354 62.6 56.6-68.2 79 15.5 11.6-20.4 36 7.2 4.1-12.4 70 12.7 9.3-17.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 150 76 48.6 38.5-58.7 24 15.9 9.5-25.4 *** *** *** 24 17.4 10.8-26.9 21 16.8 10.3-26.2
Other not in Labor Force 163 46 23.3 16.8-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 11.2 6.4-19.0 82 57.3 48.3-66.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** 16 10.9 5.9-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 95 42.5 34.6-50.8 28 12.3 7.9-18.7 *** *** *** 32 16.2 10.9-23.3 48 26.3 19.5-34.6
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.1 10.1-30.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 820 458 51.6 47.5-55.8 83 9.3 7.3-11.9 41 4.0 2.7- 5.8 69 8.5 6.4-11.2 169 26.5 22.9-30.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 269 155 53.8 45.7-61.7 30 14.2 9.2-21.3 *** *** *** 28 7.6 4.5-12.6 42 19.9 14.3-27.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 677 336 44.6 40.0-49.4 75 10.6 7.8-14.2 28 4.3 2.4- 7.6 101 14.4 11.4-18.0 137 26.1 21.9-30.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 648 321 46.1 41.5-50.7 74 9.1 7.0-11.7 35 3.9 2.6- 5.8 56 8.2 6.0-11.2 162 32.7 28.4-37.4

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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