2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,211 1,815 79.0 76.6-81.2 396 21.0 18.8-23.4
Eastern NC 614 508 78.3 73.6-82.4 106 21.7 17.6-26.4
GENDER
Female 614 508 78.3 73.6-82.4 106 21.7 17.6-26.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 368 319 83.9 78.5-88.2 49 16.1 11.8-21.5
Non-Hispanic Black 144 119 77.3 67.4-84.9 25 22.7 15.1-32.6
Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 130 112 84.2 74.9-90.5 18 15.8 9.5-25.1
65-74 108 90 83.3 73.6-90.0 18 16.7 10.0-26.4
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 102 70.6 60.8-78.9 37 29.4 21.1-39.2
Some Post-H.S. 191 163 81.5 73.3-87.6 28 18.5 12.4-26.7
College Graduate 232 207 83.9 74.3-90.4 25 16.1 9.6-25.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 209 167 76.2 67.8-82.9 42 23.8 17.1-32.2
No 399 337 80.7 75.2-85.2 62 19.3 14.8-24.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 574 472 77.8 72.8-82.0 102 22.2 18.0-27.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 288 250 83.8 77.5-88.6 38 16.2 11.4-22.5
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 149 77.8 69.4-84.5 36 22.2 15.5-30.6
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 174 158 88.5 80.7-93.4 16 11.5 6.6-19.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 150 115 70.8 59.8-79.8 35 29.2 20.2-40.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 291 257 85.3 79.1-89.9 34 14.7 10.1-20.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 150 115 70.8 59.8-79.8 35 29.2 20.2-40.2
HOUSING
Own 413 353 82.1 76.8-86.4 60 17.9 13.6-23.2
Rent 165 131 74.7 65.2-82.3 34 25.3 17.7-34.8
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 187 156 79.9 71.9-86.1 31 20.1 13.9-28.1
Rural 374 304 76.3 69.8-81.8 70 23.7 18.2-30.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 371 290 73.5 67.1-79.1 81 26.5 20.9-32.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 181 164 87.5 79.9-92.5 17 12.5 7.5-20.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 194 155 76.7 68.5-83.3 39 23.3 16.7-31.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 185 138 67.0 56.9-75.7 47 33.0 24.3-43.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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