2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,312 1,692 68.3 65.6-70.8 620 31.7 29.2-34.4
Eastern NC 855 643 68.5 63.9-72.7 212 31.5 27.3-36.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 458 368 70.1 63.7-75.8 90 29.9 24.2-36.3
Non-Hispanic Black 198 155 74.5 66.0-81.5 43 25.5 18.5-34.0
Other 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 158 26 18.4 11.8-27.5 132 81.6 72.5-88.2
35-44 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 106 105 100 99.7- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 199 146 70.4 61.4-78.1 53 29.6 21.9-38.6
Some Post-H.S. 281 216 67.9 59.5-75.3 65 32.1 24.7-40.5
College Graduate 311 243 69.9 62.5-76.4 68 30.1 23.6-37.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 235 74.3 67.0-80.5 60 25.7 19.5-33.0
No 551 400 64.8 58.9-70.3 151 35.2 29.7-41.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 809 613 69.8 65.1-74.1 196 30.2 25.9-34.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 399 266 58.8 52.0-65.3 133 41.2 34.7-48.0
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 216 167 70.6 61.3-78.4 49 29.4 21.6-38.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 150 76.7 65.9-84.9 36 23.3 15.1-34.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 385 300 70.7 64.0-76.6 85 29.3 23.4-36.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 150 76.7 65.9-84.9 36 23.3 15.1-34.1
HOUSING
Own 585 494 79.0 73.5-83.7 91 21.0 16.3-26.5
Rent 213 115 42.2 34.2-50.5 98 57.8 49.5-65.8
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 220 145 58.2 50.2-65.8 75 41.8 34.2-49.8
Rural 584 456 73.0 66.9-78.2 128 27.0 21.8-33.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 349 69.2 62.4-75.2 125 30.8 24.8-37.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 189 140 62.3 53.2-70.6 49 37.7 29.4-46.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 192 154 73.3 64.9-80.3 38 26.7 19.7-35.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 123 76.3 65.4-84.5 22 23.7 15.5-34.6
2nd Quartile 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 237 170 63.5 55.0-71.2 67 36.5 28.8-45.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 359 272 74.1 66.1-80.7 87 25.9 19.3-33.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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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