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 2,312 1,692 68.3 65.6-70.8 620 31.7 29.2-34.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,430 1,102 72.3 69.0-75.3 328 27.7 24.7-31.0
Non-Hispanic Black 472 350 70.6 65.1-75.6 122 29.4 24.4-34.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 200 92 40.2 32.0-49.1 108 59.8 50.9-68.0
AGE
18-34 463 70 15.1 11.6-19.6 393 84.9 80.4-88.4
35-44 353 196 60.5 53.9-66.8 157 39.5 33.2-46.1
45-54 367 330 91.7 88.0-94.3 37 8.3 5.7-12.0
55-64 432 418 97.1 94.6-98.4 14 2.9 1.6- 5.4
65-74 393 389 98.6 95.2-99.6 *** *** ***
75+ 258 249 97.7 95.1-98.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 *** *** *** 51 29.3 20.0-40.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 328 65.0 59.2-70.4 136 35.0 29.6-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 697 517 66.9 61.8-71.5 180 33.1 28.5-38.2
College Graduate 999 746 71.4 67.8-74.7 253 28.6 25.3-32.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 758 601 74.2 69.2-78.7 157 25.8 21.3-30.8
No 1,534 1,075 64.7 61.6-67.7 459 35.3 32.3-38.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,225 1,635 68.7 66.0-71.3 590 31.3 28.7-34.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,164 752 59.1 55.5-62.7 412 40.9 37.3-44.5
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 631 623 98.0 95.1-99.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 188 164 90.6 84.9-94.2 24 9.4 5.8-15.1
Other not in Labor Force 214 92 36.6 29.0-45.0 122 63.4 55.0-71.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 223 171 76.1 68.2-82.5 52 23.9 17.5-31.8
$25,000- 34,999 260 169 60.0 51.9-67.5 91 40.0 32.5-48.1
$35,000- 49,999 246 174 64.6 56.4-72.0 72 35.4 28.0-43.6
$50,000-74,999 276 196 62.4 53.9-70.1 80 37.6 29.9-46.1
$75,000-100,000 226 176 72.7 64.0-79.9 50 27.3 20.1-36.0
$100,000-150,000 224 167 70.9 62.8-77.9 57 29.1 22.1-37.2
$150,000+ 189 142 76.1 68.2-82.5 47 23.9 17.5-31.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 534 406 70.0 64.3-75.2 128 30.0 24.8-35.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 151 59.0 48.7-68.4 72 41.0 31.6-51.3
101% to 150% 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 199 135 63.3 54.0-71.6 64 36.7 28.4-46.0
More than 200% 1,111 847 72.3 68.9-75.5 264 27.7 24.5-31.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 534 406 70.0 64.3-75.2 128 30.0 24.8-35.7
HOUSING
Own 1,510 1,262 80.0 77.0-82.7 248 20.0 17.3-23.0
Rent 636 337 43.9 39.2-48.6 299 56.1 51.4-60.8
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 750 512 66.2 61.7-70.3 238 33.8 29.7-38.3
Regional City or Suburban County 605 432 66.2 61.0-71.1 173 33.8 28.9-39.0
Rural 957 748 72.1 67.5-76.3 209 27.9 23.7-32.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 605 454 72.4 66.6-77.5 151 27.6 22.5-33.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 548 67.5 62.7-71.9 178 32.5 28.1-37.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 981 690 66.9 62.9-70.7 291 33.1 29.3-37.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 694 510 68.0 63.1-72.5 184 32.0 27.5-36.9
2nd Quartile 649 466 66.2 61.2-70.9 183 33.8 29.1-38.8
3rd Quartile 571 417 69.1 63.7-74.0 154 30.9 26.0-36.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 398 299 73.5 66.2-79.7 99 26.5 20.3-33.8

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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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