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%)
TOTAL 2,209 1,500 65.3 62.5-68.0 709 34.7 32.0-37.5
GENDER
Female 2,209 1,500 65.3 62.5-68.0 709 34.7 32.0-37.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,365 1,004 71.1 67.6-74.4 361 28.9 25.6-32.4
Non-Hispanic Black 448 288 65.0 59.3-70.4 160 35.0 29.6-40.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 199 90 38.8 30.6-47.6 109 61.2 52.4-69.4
AGE
18-34 450 226 47.0 41.2-52.8 224 53.0 47.2-58.8
35-44 336 247 76.1 70.0-81.4 89 23.9 18.6-30.0
45-54 358 269 75.7 69.4-81.0 89 24.3 19.0-30.6
55-64 411 329 78.6 72.0-84.0 82 21.4 16.0-28.0
65-74 370 267 71.9 64.1-78.6 103 28.1 21.4-35.9
75+ 241 136 56.7 47.2-65.8 105 43.3 34.2-52.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 443 256 57.2 51.3-62.9 187 42.8 37.1-48.7
Some Post-H.S. 671 456 65.7 60.7-70.3 215 34.3 29.7-39.3
College Graduate 947 723 76.6 73.1-79.8 224 23.4 20.2-26.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 725 499 66.6 61.1-71.6 226 33.4 28.4-38.9
No 1,465 986 64.3 61.0-67.4 479 35.7 32.6-39.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,132 1,448 65.2 62.3-68.0 684 34.8 32.0-37.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,114 772 65.9 62.2-69.5 342 34.1 30.5-37.8
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 599 424 70.1 64.9-74.8 175 29.9 25.2-35.1
Unable to Work 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 208 114 53.7 44.5-62.7 94 46.3 37.3-55.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 216 122 62.7 53.8-70.8 94 37.3 29.2-46.2
$25,000- 34,999 253 158 65.3 57.4-72.5 95 34.7 27.5-42.6
$35,000- 49,999 235 165 72.4 64.9-78.8 70 27.6 21.2-35.1
$50,000-74,999 263 189 68.4 60.4-75.4 74 31.6 24.6-39.6
$75,000-100,000 219 170 76.8 68.4-83.6 49 23.2 16.4-31.6
$100,000-150,000 213 176 80.3 72.3-86.5 37 19.7 13.5-27.7
$150,000+ 184 155 79.9 71.5-86.3 29 20.1 13.7-28.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 497 295 54.7 48.8-60.5 202 45.3 39.5-51.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 213 116 47.6 37.9-57.6 97 52.4 42.4-62.1
101% to 150% 161 103 74.8 66.4-81.8 58 25.2 18.2-33.6
151% to 200% 197 134 70.3 61.5-77.8 63 29.7 22.2-38.5
More than 200% 1,065 811 74.1 70.6-77.3 254 25.9 22.7-29.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 497 295 54.7 48.8-60.5 202 45.3 39.5-51.2
HOUSING
Own 1,437 1,059 71.9 68.4-75.1 378 28.1 24.9-31.6
Rent 611 348 53.2 48.3-58.1 263 46.8 41.9-51.7
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 717 492 66.0 61.5-70.2 225 34.0 29.8-38.5
Regional City or Suburban County 576 400 65.3 59.9-70.3 176 34.7 29.7-40.1
Rural 916 608 64.6 59.6-69.3 308 35.4 30.7-40.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 572 366 61.6 54.8-67.9 206 38.4 32.1-45.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 694 482 69.4 64.8-73.6 212 30.6 26.4-35.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 652 64.0 59.9-68.0 291 36.0 32.0-40.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 671 486 65.9 60.7-70.6 185 34.1 29.4-39.3
2nd Quartile 616 425 68.7 64.0-73.0 191 31.3 27.0-36.0
3rd Quartile 546 359 60.7 54.5-66.5 187 39.3 33.5-45.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 376 230 64.5 57.0-71.5 146 35.5 28.5-43.0

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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