2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 261 191 68.5 59.8-76.1 70 31.5 23.9-40.2
GENDER
Female 261 191 68.5 59.8-76.1 70 31.5 23.9-40.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 231 170 70.3 61.3-77.9 61 29.7 22.1-38.7
Non-Hispanic Black 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 118 94 80.0 69.9-87.3 24 20.0 12.7-30.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 161 121 69.3 59.3-77.8 40 30.7 22.2-40.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 252 185 68.6 59.7-76.4 67 31.4 23.6-40.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 126 94 71.8 60.8-80.6 32 28.2 19.4-39.2
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 137 111 77.3 67.0-85.2 26 22.7 14.8-33.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 190 145 71.3 60.7-79.9 45 28.7 20.1-39.3
Rent 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 83 62 76.7 65.3-85.2 21 23.3 14.8-34.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 152 111 65.4 54.6-74.8 41 34.6 25.2-45.4
2nd Quartile 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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