2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Don't know/Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,423 840 37.9 35.5-40.4 861 34.6 32.2-37.1 722 27.4 25.2-29.8
-Western 446 120 32.3 26.6-38.6 189 43.6 37.6-49.7 137 24.1 19.6-29.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 400 108 32.2 26.4-38.7 170 43.8 37.6-50.2 122 24.0 19.2-29.4
Non-Hispanic Black 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 21 18.6 11.3-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 19 19.3 11.5-30.5 *** *** *** 32 24.4 16.4-34.7
Some Post-H.S. 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 20.4 13.6-29.5
College Graduate 152 46 37.6 28.0-48.2 56 35.3 26.2-45.6 50 27.1 19.2-36.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 41 29.3 20.7-39.6 85 49.3 39.5-59.0 45 21.4 14.9-29.8
No 274 79 34.2 27.0-42.3 104 40.2 32.9-48.0 91 25.5 19.8-32.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 437 119 32.7 26.9-39.0 186 43.3 37.3-49.5 132 24.1 19.5-29.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 120 *** *** *** 45 35.8 26.4-46.4 38 23.9 16.8-33.0
Rural 326 83 28.7 22.2-36.3 144 47.1 39.8-54.6 99 24.1 18.7-30.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 158 56 39.4 30.2-49.3 57 36.3 27.6-46.0 45 24.3 17.5-32.8
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 25 16.4 9.8-26.1 90 57.6 47.8-66.9 57 26.0 18.9-34.6
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 194 59 35.7 27.1-45.4 78 40.2 31.6-49.5 57 24.0 17.6-31.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 36 27.3 18.8-37.9 62 48.4 38.2-58.8 47 24.2 16.8-33.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 185 56 39.3 30.8-48.6 73 38.1 29.7-47.2 56 22.6 16.6-29.9

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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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