2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Have you had a hysterectomy?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,373 690 25.0 22.9-27.2 1,683 75.0 72.8-77.1
-Western 438 149 30.6 25.3-36.5 289 69.4 63.5-74.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 396 140 31.6 26.0-37.9 256 68.4 62.1-74.0
Non-Hispanic Black 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 53 *** *** *** 53 100 . - .
35-44 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 43 32.6 23.4-43.5 63 67.4 56.5-76.6
Some Post-H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 149 34 16.4 10.2-25.3 115 83.6 74.7-89.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 170 79 40.9 31.5-51.1 91 59.1 48.9-68.5
No 267 70 24.4 18.3-31.8 197 75.6 68.2-81.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 430 146 30.5 25.1-36.4 284 69.5 63.6-74.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 116 23 16.7 10.1-26.3 93 83.3 73.7-89.9
Rural 322 126 37.0 30.1-44.4 196 63.0 55.6-69.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 153 25 14.9 9.1-23.3 128 85.1 76.7-90.9
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 89 49.0 39.1-58.9 83 51.0 41.1-60.9
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 190 58 27.8 20.1-37.1 132 72.2 62.9-79.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 143 58 40.1 30.3-50.7 85 59.9 49.3-69.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 46 19.2 13.2-27.1 134 80.8 72.9-86.8

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported not being pregnant at the time of interview.

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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