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 2,209 1,500 65.3 62.5-68.0 709 34.7 32.0-37.5
Non-Hispanic White 1,365 1,004 71.1 67.6-74.4 361 28.9 25.6-32.4
GENDER
Female 1,365 1,004 71.1 67.6-74.4 361 28.9 25.6-32.4
AGE
18-34 240 138 57.3 49.5-64.7 102 42.7 35.3-50.5
35-44 165 139 84.0 76.0-89.7 26 16.0 10.3-24.0
45-54 212 174 81.8 74.4-87.5 38 18.2 12.5-25.6
55-64 277 231 80.3 71.4-86.9 46 19.7 13.1-28.6
65-74 253 187 72.1 61.8-80.5 66 27.9 19.5-38.2
75+ 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 246 158 64.1 56.4-71.0 88 35.9 29.0-43.6
Some Post-H.S. 421 301 69.3 63.6-74.5 120 30.7 25.5-36.4
College Graduate 652 520 81.0 77.3-84.3 132 19.0 15.7-22.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 67 73.5 62.6-82.2 30 26.5 17.8-37.4
$25,000- 34,999 135 93 70.3 60.1-78.8 42 29.7 21.2-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 146 101 67.7 57.5-76.5 45 32.3 23.5-42.5
$50,000- 74,999 175 137 75.3 66.3-82.5 38 24.7 17.5-33.7
$75,000+ 458 382 82.8 77.8-86.8 76 17.2 13.2-22.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 448 317 68.5 61.7-74.7 131 31.5 25.3-38.3
No 902 675 72.5 68.6-76.1 227 27.5 23.9-31.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,323 976 71.1 67.5-74.4 347 28.9 25.6-32.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 396 300 72.8 67.0-78.0 96 27.2 22.0-33.0
Regional City or Suburban County 408 300 71.8 65.7-77.2 108 28.2 22.8-34.3
Rural 561 404 69.1 62.9-74.8 157 30.9 25.2-37.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 664 514 74.2 69.6-78.3 150 25.8 21.7-30.4
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 321 72.1 66.1-77.4 121 27.9 22.6-33.9
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 109 75 71.6 60.9-80.4 34 28.4 19.6-39.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 61 81.9 71.8-88.9 23 18.1 11.1-28.2
151% to 200% 109 78 71.8 60.6-80.8 31 28.2 19.2-39.4
More than 200% 760 600 77.2 73.2-80.8 160 22.8 19.2-26.8
HOUSING
Own 1,008 775 74.0 69.8-77.8 233 26.0 22.2-30.2
Rent 276 177 60.0 53.0-66.7 99 40.0 33.3-47.0
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 185 62.8 52.5-72.1 82 37.2 27.9-47.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 472 348 74.6 69.3-79.2 124 25.4 20.8-30.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 626 471 71.8 67.1-76.1 155 28.2 23.9-32.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 500 383 72.5 67.1-77.4 117 27.5 22.6-32.9
2nd Quartile 404 299 74.2 68.7-79.0 105 25.8 21.0-31.3
3rd Quartile 320 222 64.3 55.5-72.2 98 35.7 27.8-44.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 141 100 73.6 63.4-81.8 41 26.4 18.2-36.6

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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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