2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,430 1,839 67.7 65.2-70.1 591 32.3 29.9-34.8
-Western 448 375 76.2 70.0-81.4 73 23.8 18.6-30.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 401 340 77.8 71.4-83.1 61 22.2 16.9-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 73 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 154 131 76.8 66.3-84.8 23 23.2 15.2-33.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 147 80.0 70.1-87.2 24 20.0 12.8-29.9
No 276 228 74.1 65.9-80.9 48 25.9 19.1-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 439 368 76.5 70.3-81.8 71 23.5 18.2-29.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 121 96 73.0 62.1-81.7 25 27.0 18.3-37.9
Rural 327 279 77.7 69.9-83.9 48 22.3 16.1-30.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 161 123 72.7 63.5-80.3 38 27.3 19.7-36.5
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 196 170 81.2 71.7-88.0 26 18.8 12.0-28.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 146 124 79.6 69.1-87.3 22 20.4 12.7-30.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 186 147 69.7 60.3-77.7 39 30.3 22.3-39.7

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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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