2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

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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 White 1,430 1,102 72.3 69.0-75.3 328 27.7 24.7-31.0
AGE
18-34 248 33 13.3 9.0-19.3 215 86.7 80.7-91.0
35-44 174 100 58.2 49.5-66.3 74 41.8 33.7-50.5
45-54 215 195 91.4 86.2-94.7 20 8.6 5.3-13.8
55-64 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 257 204 74.2 67.0-80.3 53 25.8 19.7-33.0
Some Post-H.S. 437 330 68.3 62.5-73.6 107 31.7 26.4-37.5
College Graduate 687 526 73.1 68.9-76.9 161 26.9 23.1-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 99 82 83.5 73.4-90.2 17 16.5 9.8-26.6
$25,000- 34,999 138 91 59.0 48.3-68.9 47 41.0 31.1-51.7
$35,000- 49,999 156 115 64.1 53.6-73.4 41 35.9 26.6-46.4
$50,000- 74,999 186 137 65.1 54.4-74.4 49 34.9 25.6-45.6
$75,000+ 473 368 75.1 69.9-79.7 105 24.9 20.3-30.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 468 380 76.0 69.9-81.1 88 24.0 18.9-30.1
No 947 710 70.1 66.2-73.7 237 29.9 26.3-33.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,384 1,072 72.8 69.5-75.8 312 27.2 24.2-30.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 420 299 70.9 65.6-75.7 121 29.1 24.3-34.4
Regional City or Suburban County 426 323 71.7 65.5-77.2 103 28.3 22.8-34.5
Rural 584 480 73.8 68.3-78.7 104 26.2 21.3-31.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 692 462 60.4 55.7-64.9 230 39.6 35.1-44.3
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 468 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 102 87 86.6 77.5-92.4 15 13.4 7.6-22.5
Other not in Labor Force 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 793 624 74.7 70.8-78.3 169 25.3 21.7-29.2
HOUSING
Own 1,063 909 80.7 77.0-83.8 154 19.3 16.2-23.0
Rent 286 148 41.1 34.8-47.8 138 58.9 52.2-65.2
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 280 227 74.3 65.3-81.5 53 25.7 18.5-34.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 495 384 69.7 63.8-75.1 111 30.3 24.9-36.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 655 491 73.4 69.3-77.2 164 26.6 22.8-30.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 520 402 73.6 68.6-78.0 118 26.4 22.0-31.4
2nd Quartile 425 321 69.5 63.3-75.0 104 30.5 25.0-36.7
3rd Quartile 337 252 71.8 64.8-77.9 85 28.2 22.1-35.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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