2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never had test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,646 758 48.3 45.4-51.3 298 17.1 15.0-19.3 164 8.6 7.2-10.4 311 15.8 13.7-18.1 115 10.2 8.3-12.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,076 451 44.8 41.1-48.5 199 18.2 15.6-21.1 118 9.8 7.9-12.1 241 18.7 16.1-21.8 67 8.5 6.5-11.0
AGE
18-34 238 119 47.3 40.0-54.6 36 16.3 11.6-22.5 18 6.3 3.8-10.4 19 8.7 5.0-14.6 46 21.4 16.0-28.1
35-44 175 90 53.8 45.0-62.5 35 20.9 14.5-29.1 16 7.1 4.1-12.3 31 16.1 10.7-23.5 *** *** ***
45-54 172 97 58.6 49.6-67.1 34 16.2 11.2-23.1 19 12.4 7.4-20.0 20 11.3 6.8-18.3 *** *** ***
55-64 197 87 45.9 37.5-54.5 45 23.3 17.0-31.2 22 10.1 6.2-16.2 40 17.4 12.2-24.2 *** *** ***
65-74 167 44 27.5 20.1-36.4 33 19.5 13.5-27.3 27 17.4 11.2-25.9 58 32.9 24.9-42.1 *** *** ***
75+ 110 *** *** *** 16 13.4 7.5-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 210 60 31.4 24.2-39.6 37 20.2 14.4-27.5 27 10.3 6.4-16.1 63 24.0 18.2-31.0 23 14.1 9.1-21.2
Some Post-H.S. 316 134 49.1 42.5-55.7 55 16.2 12.0-21.7 27 7.1 4.5-10.9 74 18.3 13.9-23.7 26 9.2 6.1-13.8
College Graduate 498 242 51.5 46.3-56.6 101 19.9 16.2-24.3 55 11.1 8.3-14.7 86 13.4 10.4-17.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 24.0 15.7-34.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 103 *** *** *** 18 19.3 11.3-30.8 22 15.5 9.2-24.9 29 19.2 12.4-28.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 132 *** *** *** 22 13.6 8.4-21.2 *** *** *** 32 26.4 17.8-37.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 147 61 43.4 34.3-52.9 30 20.8 14.0-29.6 16 11.0 6.2-18.7 32 19.9 13.6-28.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 313 169 56.5 50.0-62.8 69 19.9 15.4-25.2 29 9.3 6.3-13.5 40 11.2 7.8-15.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 294 99 37.5 30.5-45.0 53 16.7 12.1-22.7 31 9.8 6.2-15.0 96 29.7 23.3-37.0 15 6.3 3.6-11.0
No 779 352 47.6 43.3-51.8 146 18.8 15.7-22.3 87 9.8 7.7-12.4 143 14.5 11.9-17.6 51 9.3 6.9-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,036 431 44.4 40.6-48.1 193 18.4 15.7-21.4 114 9.9 7.9-12.2 232 18.7 15.9-21.7 66 8.7 6.7-11.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 283 129 47.3 40.5-54.1 62 20.7 15.8-26.6 26 7.1 4.5-10.9 44 12.6 8.9-17.5 22 12.3 8.0-18.5
Regional City or Suburban County 285 135 49.7 42.7-56.7 39 13.0 9.1-18.2 29 8.6 5.7-12.9 61 21.0 15.5-27.8 21 7.6 4.8-11.9
Rural 508 187 38.5 33.4-44.0 98 20.3 16.2-25.2 63 13.1 9.7-17.3 136 22.1 18.1-26.6 24 6.0 3.8- 9.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 551 287 53.1 48.1-58.0 110 19.8 16.2-24.1 49 8.6 6.3-11.6 83 12.0 9.3-15.3 22 6.4 4.1-10.0
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 281 63 25.7 19.2-33.4 53 18.7 13.7-24.9 43 15.3 10.7-21.5 111 36.6 29.3-44.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 140 55 38.4 29.3-48.2 19 13.0 8.0-20.6 *** *** *** 24 19.3 12.4-28.9 29 21.8 15.0-30.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 *** *** *** 15 14.5 8.1-24.6 15 11.9 6.6-20.7 34 19.9 13.3-28.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 604 286 50.2 45.4-54.9 125 19.7 16.3-23.5 66 10.6 8.0-13.8 111 16.1 13.0-19.7 16 3.5 2.1- 5.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 157 59 30.9 22.7-40.5 26 24.5 16.2-35.3 25 18.8 11.8-28.6 38 18.6 12.3-27.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 446 186 44.3 38.7-50.1 73 16.0 12.2-20.6 42 8.6 5.9-12.3 121 25.0 20.3-30.5 24 6.1 3.9- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 473 206 47.8 42.5-53.2 100 19.0 15.3-23.3 51 9.2 6.8-12.3 82 13.1 10.2-16.8 34 10.9 7.6-15.3

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*Respondents who reported having a hysterectomy were excluded from both numerator and denominator. This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a Pap smear 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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