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
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
AGE
18-34 248 13 5.1 2.8- 9.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 215 86.7 80.7-91.0
35-44 171 47 30.1 22.3-39.2 24 12.6 7.8-19.6 *** *** *** 18 8.5 5.3-13.5 74 42.3 34.0-51.0
45-54 212 122 56.5 48.3-64.3 31 16.3 11.1-23.2 15 6.5 3.6-11.3 24 12.0 7.2-19.3 20 8.7 5.3-14.0
55-64 287 193 63.3 55.1-70.7 42 15.5 10.6-22.1 18 5.4 3.0- 9.4 27 12.9 7.4-21.5 *** *** ***
65-74 262 179 62.0 52.3-70.8 39 16.5 11.2-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 199 100 49.8 39.9-59.8 18 8.8 5.1-14.7 *** *** *** 58 30.2 21.2-41.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 251 107 41.3 34.0-49.0 36 12.2 8.4-17.3 *** *** *** 42 14.7 10.1-20.9 53 26.0 19.8-33.3
Some Post-H.S. 429 206 42.5 37.0-48.2 43 10.0 6.7-14.6 24 5.6 3.6- 8.6 49 9.8 7.1-13.4 107 32.2 26.8-38.0
College Graduate 677 338 46.3 41.8-50.8 78 13.2 10.2-17.0 33 4.5 3.0- 6.8 67 8.8 6.7-11.4 161 27.2 23.3-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** 19 19.2 11.6-30.2 *** *** *** 17 14.7 8.1-25.1 17 16.8 9.9-27.0
$25,000- 34,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 12.0 7.3-18.9 47 41.1 31.2-51.8
$35,000- 49,999 152 71 40.1 30.8-50.2 16 8.7 4.8-15.4 *** *** *** 20 12.7 7.1-21.7 41 36.2 26.8-46.8
$50,000- 74,999 184 90 43.8 34.7-53.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 11.6 7.3-17.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 472 251 51.5 46.0-57.0 56 11.8 8.6-15.9 26 4.9 3.2- 7.6 34 6.9 4.5-10.5 105 24.9 20.3-30.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 456 202 38.5 32.6-44.7 51 10.3 7.4-14.2 28 6.6 4.1-10.3 87 20.0 14.3-27.2 88 24.6 19.4-30.8
No 932 457 44.4 40.6-48.4 111 12.4 9.8-15.5 46 4.6 3.2- 6.4 81 8.4 6.5-10.8 237 30.2 26.6-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,358 651 42.9 39.5-46.3 157 11.6 9.6-14.0 71 5.0 3.8- 6.7 167 12.8 10.2-16.0 312 27.7 24.6-31.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 411 185 45.4 39.5-51.4 48 11.4 8.1-15.8 25 5.5 3.3- 8.9 32 8.1 5.4-11.9 121 29.7 24.8-35.0
Regional City or Suburban County 420 201 41.6 35.7-47.7 37 10.2 6.7-15.3 *** *** *** 63 14.8 10.4-20.8 103 28.8 23.2-35.1
Rural 572 282 40.8 35.7-46.2 78 12.8 9.9-16.5 33 5.7 3.8- 8.6 75 14.1 9.5-20.3 104 26.5 21.6-32.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 682 282 36.5 32.3-41.0 79 10.4 7.8-13.7 37 5.7 3.9- 8.2 54 7.4 5.3-10.1 230 40.1 35.5-44.8
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 459 289 59.9 53.5-66.0 51 13.3 9.6-18.2 28 6.4 3.9-10.1 85 18.8 13.9-24.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** 19 15.8 9.0-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.4 8.2-24.1
Other not in Labor Force 111 29 21.5 14.1-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 786 414 50.0 45.7-54.3 85 10.5 8.2-13.5 36 4.0 2.7- 5.8 82 10.1 7.8-13.0 169 25.4 21.8-29.4
HOUSING
Own 1,043 564 47.8 43.8-51.8 136 13.0 10.6-15.9 57 5.8 4.2- 7.9 132 13.7 10.6-17.5 154 19.7 16.5-23.4
Rent 282 80 21.6 16.7-27.4 21 6.5 3.8-10.7 *** *** *** 29 9.1 6.1-13.5 138 59.2 52.5-65.6
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 276 133 37.8 30.1-46.1 35 10.9 7.2-16.2 *** *** *** 42 20.4 12.3-32.0 53 25.9 18.6-34.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 485 229 39.9 34.6-45.4 63 14.0 10.4-18.7 21 4.3 2.6- 7.1 61 10.9 7.3-15.9 111 30.9 25.5-36.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 642 306 46.3 41.6-51.1 65 9.9 7.3-13.3 40 6.1 4.1- 9.0 67 10.7 8.0-14.0 164 27.0 23.1-31.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 510 246 44.8 39.5-50.2 53 10.6 7.5-14.7 32 6.8 4.4-10.4 61 11.1 8.2-14.9 118 26.7 22.2-31.8
2nd Quartile 417 198 41.6 36.0-47.5 47 11.7 8.3-16.1 22 4.7 2.9- 7.5 46 11.1 7.1-16.9 104 30.9 25.3-37.1
3rd Quartile 331 156 41.7 34.5-49.2 41 11.0 7.3-16.1 *** *** *** 39 15.4 9.0-25.2 85 28.9 22.7-36.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 68 36.8 27.2-47.5 22 18.1 11.0-28.3 *** *** *** 24 16.6 10.3-25.7 *** *** ***

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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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