2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Had a mammogram within the past 2 years (Age 40+)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,590 1,171 72.2 68.8-75.4 419 27.8 24.6-31.2
Western 206 161 74.9 64.6-83.0 45 25.1 17.0-35.4
GENDER
Female 206 161 74.9 64.6-83.0 45 25.1 17.0-35.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 182 141 72.9 61.9-81.7 41 27.1 18.3-38.1
Non-Hispanic Black 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
40-44 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 118 97 80.7 70.2-88.1 21 19.3 11.9-29.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 198 155 74.6 63.9-82.9 43 25.4 17.1-36.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
50% to 100% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 119 97 80.2 70.5-87.3 22 19.8 12.7-29.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 68 54 81.9 69.7-89.9 14 18.1 10.1-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 112 86 74.1 62.9-82.8 26 25.9 17.2-37.1
2nd Quartile 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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