2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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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
Non-Hispanic Black 472 350 70.6 65.1-75.6 122 29.4 24.4-34.9
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** 69 77.0 65.0-85.7
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 158 121 73.4 64.1-81.0 37 26.6 19.0-35.9
College Graduate 189 140 70.8 62.3-78.0 49 29.2 22.0-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 156 133 82.1 72.4-88.9 23 17.9 11.1-27.6
No 313 215 64.9 57.9-71.2 98 35.1 28.8-42.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 445 331 71.0 65.3-76.1 114 29.0 23.9-34.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 202 140 66.9 58.5-74.3 62 33.1 25.7-41.5
Regional City or Suburban County 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 185 153 81.0 72.4-87.4 32 19.0 12.6-27.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 259 168 61.0 53.5-68.1 91 39.0 31.9-46.5
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 189 141 72.4 64.1-79.5 48 27.6 20.5-35.9
HOUSING
Own 233 199 82.5 75.7-87.7 34 17.5 12.3-24.3
Rent 195 119 54.4 45.4-63.2 76 45.6 36.8-54.6
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 170 135 78.3 69.2-85.2 35 21.7 14.8-30.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 128 100 72.9 61.6-81.8 28 27.1 18.2-38.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 174 115 62.6 53.7-70.7 59 37.4 29.3-46.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 122 89 68.0 57.0-77.2 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 147 113 75.5 66.2-82.9 34 24.5 17.1-33.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 120 95 78.1 66.6-86.5 25 21.9 13.5-33.4

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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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