2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never had mammogram
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,267 1,022 40.0 37.3-42.8 261 10.9 9.4-12.7 121 5.5 4.4- 6.9 243 11.3 9.3-13.7 620 32.3 29.7-35.0
Females 2,267 1,022 40.0 37.3-42.8 261 10.9 9.4-12.7 121 5.5 4.4- 6.9 243 11.3 9.3-13.7 620 32.3 29.7-35.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,403 668 42.4 39.1-45.8 163 11.6 9.6-13.9 74 5.3 4.0- 6.9 170 12.6 10.0-15.7 328 28.2 25.1-31.4
Non-Hispanic Black 461 229 45.8 40.2-51.5 56 11.4 8.3-15.5 24 5.1 3.2- 8.1 30 7.5 4.7-11.6 122 30.2 25.1-35.8
Other 359 103 20.6 15.7-26.7 35 8.3 5.2-12.9 22 6.6 3.6-11.9 37 12.2 6.9-20.6 162 52.2 44.3-60.0
AGE
18-34 461 29 5.8 3.9- 8.7 13 3.4 1.7- 6.4 *** *** *** 18 4.0 2.2- 7.2 393 85.3 80.9-88.9
35-44 348 95 27.0 21.5-33.3 39 10.2 7.0-14.6 17 8.5 4.7-14.7 40 14.6 9.0-22.6 157 39.8 33.5-46.5
45-54 361 205 58.0 51.5-64.3 51 15.9 11.5-21.5 26 6.7 4.3-10.4 42 11.0 7.4-16.0 37 8.4 5.7-12.1
55-64 426 275 62.9 56.2-69.0 69 16.8 12.4-22.4 27 5.4 3.4- 8.4 41 11.9 7.6-18.2 14 3.0 1.6- 5.5
65-74 383 266 65.2 57.5-72.3 60 15.5 11.3-21.0 19 6.6 3.8-11.3 34 11.2 6.0-20.2 *** *** ***
75+ 244 123 49.4 40.6-58.3 25 10.9 6.9-16.8 20 8.5 4.7-14.7 67 28.8 20.7-38.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 140 42 25.3 17.2-35.7 13 7.4 3.9-13.5 13 9.8 4.6-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 183 36.6 31.3-42.2 57 11.4 8.5-15.2 20 4.1 2.3- 7.1 58 12.3 8.9-16.8 136 35.6 30.1-41.4
Some Post-H.S. 685 322 42.1 37.2-47.2 69 9.7 7.1-13.1 42 6.1 4.3- 8.5 72 8.6 6.5-11.3 180 33.5 28.8-38.6
College Graduate 984 471 44.5 40.7-48.3 122 12.9 10.4-16.0 46 4.7 3.3- 6.7 92 9.0 7.0-11.4 253 28.9 25.5-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 43 21.9 14.3-32.1 12 7.3 2.8-17.5 11 9.9 4.8-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 215 87 38.7 30.1-48.1 30 12.8 8.2-19.4 17 5.2 2.8- 9.3 *** *** *** 52 24.5 18.0-32.6
$25,000- 34,999 258 90 30.3 23.4-38.3 23 7.0 4.3-11.1 22 12.4 7.4-20.1 32 10.1 6.6-15.3 91 40.1 32.5-48.2
$35,000- 49,999 239 109 41.5 33.7-49.6 25 9.7 6.1-15.2 *** *** *** 26 9.5 5.6-15.5 72 36.0 28.5-44.3
$50,000- 74,999 274 126 41.0 33.8-48.7 28 8.6 5.5-13.3 *** *** *** 31 10.2 6.9-15.0 80 37.9 30.1-46.4
$75,000+ 638 333 51.0 46.2-55.8 80 11.8 9.0-15.3 29 3.9 2.6- 5.9 42 6.3 4.2- 9.4 154 27.0 22.8-31.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 739 332 39.7 34.5-45.0 82 9.2 7.0-12.0 51 7.9 5.5-11.3 117 16.7 12.4-22.2 157 26.5 21.9-31.6
No 1,508 679 39.8 36.8-42.9 177 11.9 9.9-14.2 70 4.2 3.2- 5.6 123 8.4 6.6-10.5 459 35.7 32.7-38.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,181 987 40.2 37.5-43.1 251 11.0 9.4-12.8 117 5.4 4.3- 6.8 236 11.5 9.4-13.9 590 31.9 29.2-34.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 735 308 40.7 36.0-45.6 89 11.0 8.6-14.0 41 6.1 4.1- 9.2 59 7.7 5.7-10.4 238 34.5 30.2-39.0
Regional City or Suburban County 595 262 36.5 31.8-41.4 53 9.8 6.9-13.7 29 5.0 3.2- 7.6 78 14.5 10.5-19.6 173 34.3 29.4-39.6
Rural 937 452 42.3 37.9-46.8 119 11.7 9.4-14.6 51 5.3 3.8- 7.4 106 12.3 8.7-17.1 209 28.3 24.1-33.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,149 452 34.5 31.2-37.9 131 11.1 8.9-13.7 57 4.9 3.6- 6.6 97 8.2 6.3-10.5 412 41.4 37.8-45.1
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.0 6.6-23.8 *** *** ***
Retired 614 397 63.4 57.6-68.8 79 13.0 9.8-17.1 36 6.4 4.2- 9.6 94 15.2 11.2-20.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** 27 11.0 6.7-17.4 14 10.9 5.3-21.1 *** *** *** 24 10.1 6.2-16.0
Other not in Labor Force 211 44 17.6 12.5-24.4 17 8.5 5.1-13.8 *** *** *** 18 6.5 3.9-10.7 122 63.9 55.5-71.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 14 14.1 7.1-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 220 71 25.4 18.6-33.7 25 8.7 5.4-13.8 22 11.6 6.4-20.4 30 13.0 7.0-22.9 72 41.3 31.7-51.5
101% to 150% 165 58 28.1 20.2-37.5 16 8.0 4.3-14.5 11 7.3 3.7-14.1 20 15.7 8.5-27.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 195 77 39.8 31.0-49.3 23 11.8 7.5-18.2 *** *** *** 21 7.5 4.4-12.6 64 37.3 28.8-46.7
More than 200% 1,102 567 49.6 46.0-53.3 125 10.2 8.2-12.6 44 3.8 2.6- 5.4 102 8.5 6.7-10.9 264 27.8 24.6-31.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 592 281 40.4 34.7-46.4 61 8.9 6.3-12.5 32 5.5 3.5- 8.4 67 17.0 11.3-24.7 151 28.2 23.0-34.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 711 325 38.7 34.4-43.2 92 12.8 10.0-16.2 32 4.1 2.7- 6.1 84 11.2 8.0-15.5 178 33.2 28.7-38.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 416 40.8 36.7-45.1 108 10.5 8.3-13.1 57 6.6 4.7- 9.2 92 8.6 6.8-10.9 291 33.5 29.7-37.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 682 315 42.4 37.8-47.1 69 9.3 6.9-12.5 39 6.1 4.1- 9.0 75 9.8 7.4-12.7 184 32.5 27.9-37.3
2nd Quartile 637 275 37.5 32.6-42.6 80 12.7 9.9-16.3 32 5.2 3.3- 7.9 67 10.3 7.2-14.7 183 34.3 29.5-39.3
3rd Quartile 558 251 40.1 34.8-45.6 67 10.1 7.4-13.6 26 4.7 2.8- 7.6 60 13.5 9.0-19.9 154 31.6 26.6-37.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 390 181 40.9 33.7-48.5 45 11.7 7.7-17.3 24 6.7 4.0-11.1 41 13.4 7.6-22.5 99 27.4 21.0-34.8

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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