BRFSS 2024 - Eastern North Carolina: (How long has it been since you had your last cervical cancer screening test?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Within the past year	Within the past 2 years	Within the past 3 years	Within the past 5 years	5 or more years ago
North Carolina	1,758	663	39.5	36.8-42.3	295	17.4	15.4-19.7	209	10.9	9.3-12.6	154	8.3	6.9- 9.9	437	23.9	21.5-26.5
Eastern NC	493	215	44.6	39.5-49.8	70	15.1	11.7-19.1	52	9.8	7.2-13.0	36	7.5	5.2-10.7	120	23.1	19.0-27.8
GENDER
Female	493	215	44.6	39.5-49.8	70	15.1	11.7-19.1	52	9.8	7.2-13.0	36	7.5	5.2-10.7	120	23.1	19.0-27.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	308	116	41.9	35.5-48.5	47	16.2	12.0-21.5	33	9.9	6.9-14.0	25	7.8	5.0-12.1	87	24.3	19.3-30.0
Non-Hispanic Black	116	***	***	***	15	14.1	8.0-23.5	***	***	***	***	***	***	20	17.1	10.5-26.6
Other	63	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	59	***	***	***	13	19.4	11.2-31.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	13	14.2	7.9-24.2	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	98	***	***	***	21	26.1	17.0-37.9	15	16.4	9.4-27.1	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	109	51	44.0	34.0-54.5	17	12.1	7.0-19.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	21	23.6	15.1-34.9
65-74	83	18	20.9	12.8-32.0	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	54	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	96	***	***	***	13	15.7	9.0-25.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	24	24.8	16.2-35.9
Some Post-H.S.	159	63	42.6	34.1-51.6	23	14.7	9.5-22.0	16	8.3	4.9-13.7	13	8.5	4.7-15.0	44	25.9	18.8-34.4
College Graduate	203	91	46.9	39.3-54.7	30	16.2	11.1-23.2	25	13.3	8.8-19.5	16	8.5	5.0-14.1	41	15.1	10.9-20.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	159	56	36.0	27.8-45.1	***	***	***	16	9.5	5.6-15.7	16	11.5	6.6-19.2	60	35.0	26.9-44.0
No	330	158	48.6	42.2-55.0	58	18.4	14.0-23.6	35	9.8	6.8-14.0	19	5.5	3.4- 8.9	60	17.7	13.2-23.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	34	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	459	197	44.0	38.7-49.5	64	14.4	11.0-18.5	46	9.6	7.0-13.0	34	7.4	5.0-10.6	118	24.7	20.3-29.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	250	132	54.4	47.2-61.4	43	16.6	12.1-22.3	27	9.7	6.5-14.2	14	6.1	3.4-10.6	34	13.2	8.9-19.2
Unemployed	21	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	138	37	24.9	17.7-33.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	16	11.7	6.8-19.6	65	47.7	38.0-57.6
Unable to Work	42	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	38	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	20	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	30	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	46	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	68	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	66	***	***	***	12	18.5	10.4-30.8	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	156	72	48.0	39.2-56.9	23	17.4	11.4-25.7	25	14.5	9.6-21.4	14	7.6	4.4-13.0	22	12.4	7.8-19.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	107	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	15	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	28	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	62	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	28	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	253	108	43.1	36.2-50.2	38	17.0	12.3-23.1	30	10.3	7.0-14.9	25	10.9	7.0-16.4	52	18.8	13.8-25.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	107	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSING
Own	342	140	42.1	36.1-48.3	51	15.3	11.5-20.2	34	9.4	6.6-13.4	29	8.6	5.7-12.6	88	24.6	19.7-30.3
Rent	127	***	***	***	18	16.2	9.8-25.5	15	9.9	5.7-16.6	***	***	***	28	19.3	12.3-29.0
Other arrangement	23	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	152	74	50.6	41.3-59.9	25	16.7	10.8-24.8	17	9.0	5.3-14.7	***	***	***	23	14.9	9.1-23.5
Rural	293	117	40.5	34.0-47.3	42	15.0	10.9-20.3	30	10.2	6.9-14.9	19	6.5	3.9-10.7	85	27.7	22.1-34.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	280	125	46.3	39.4-53.3	41	14.9	10.7-20.4	26	8.7	5.6-13.2	22	8.2	5.2-12.7	66	22.0	16.7-28.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	51	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	162	72	43.1	34.8-51.8	21	15.4	9.8-23.3	21	11.8	7.6-18.0	***	***	***	38	24.2	17.3-32.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	120	49	41.2	31.6-51.4	17	15.6	9.5-24.6	15	12.3	7.2-20.1	***	***	***	30	23.9	16.3-33.5
2nd Quartile	92	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	148	63	47.8	38.2-57.7	30	20.0	13.6-28.6	15	9.1	5.2-15.3	***	***	***	29	15.5	10.0-23.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	133	59	41.8	32.6-51.6	13	10.3	5.7-17.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	41	32.0	23.3-42.2

Total
Respond.^

Within the past year

Within the past 2 years

Within the past 3 years

Within the past 5 years

5 or more years ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,758

663

39.5

36.8-42.3

295

17.4

15.4-19.7

209

10.9

9.3-12.6

154

8.3

6.9- 9.9

437

23.9

21.5-26.5

Eastern NC

493

215

44.6

39.5-49.8

15.1

11.7-19.1

9.8

7.2-13.0

7.5

5.2-10.7

120

23.1

19.0-27.8

GENDER

Female

493

215

44.6

39.5-49.8

15.1

11.7-19.1

9.8

7.2-13.0

7.5

5.2-10.7

120

23.1

19.0-27.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

308

116

41.9

35.5-48.5

16.2

12.0-21.5

9.9

6.9-14.0

7.8

5.0-12.1

24.3

19.3-30.0

Non-Hispanic Black

116

***

14.1

8.0-23.5

***

17.1

10.5-26.6

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

19.4

11.2-31.6

***

35-44

***

14.2

7.9-24.2

***

45-54

***

26.1

17.0-37.9

16.4

9.4-27.1

***

55-64

109

44.0

34.0-54.5

12.1

7.0-19.9

***

23.6

15.1-34.9

65-74

20.9

12.8-32.0

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

***

15.7

9.0-25.9

***

24.8

16.2-35.9

Some Post-H.S.

159

42.6

34.1-51.6

14.7

9.5-22.0

8.3

4.9-13.7

8.5

4.7-15.0

25.9

18.8-34.4

College Graduate

203

46.9

39.3-54.7

16.2

11.1-23.2

13.3

8.8-19.5

8.5

5.0-14.1

15.1

10.9-20.5

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

159

36.0

27.8-45.1

***

9.5

5.6-15.7

11.5

6.6-19.2

35.0

26.9-44.0

330

158

48.6

42.2-55.0

18.4

14.0-23.6

9.8

6.8-14.0

5.5

3.4- 8.9

17.7

13.2-23.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

459

197

44.0

38.7-49.5

14.4

11.0-18.5

9.6

7.0-13.0

7.4

5.0-10.6

118

24.7

20.3-29.7

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

250

132

54.4

47.2-61.4

16.6

12.1-22.3

9.7

6.5-14.2

6.1

3.4-10.6

13.2

8.9-19.2

Unemployed

***

Retired

138

24.9

17.7-33.7

***

11.7

6.8-19.6

47.7

38.0-57.6

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

18.5

10.4-30.8

***

$75,000+

156

48.0

39.2-56.9

17.4

11.4-25.7

14.5

9.6-21.4

7.6

4.4-13.0

12.4

7.8-19.0

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

107

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

253

108

43.1

36.2-50.2

17.0

12.3-23.1

10.3

7.0-14.9

10.9

7.0-16.4

18.8

13.8-25.0

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

107

***

HOUSING

Own

342

140

42.1

36.1-48.3

15.3

11.5-20.2

9.4

6.6-13.4

8.6

5.7-12.6

24.6

19.7-30.3

Rent

127

***

16.2

9.8-25.5

9.9

5.7-16.6

***

19.3

12.3-29.0

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

***

Regional City or Suburban County

152

50.6

41.3-59.9

16.7

10.8-24.8

9.0

5.3-14.7

***

14.9

9.1-23.5

Rural

293

117

40.5

34.0-47.3

15.0

10.9-20.3

10.2

6.9-14.9

6.5

3.9-10.7

27.7

22.1-34.2

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

280

125

46.3

39.4-53.3

14.9

10.7-20.4

8.7

5.6-13.2

8.2

5.2-12.7

22.0

16.7-28.3

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

***

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

162

43.1

34.8-51.8

15.4

9.8-23.3

11.8

7.6-18.0

***

24.2

17.3-32.6

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

120

41.2

31.6-51.4

15.6

9.5-24.6

12.3

7.2-20.1

***

23.9

16.3-33.5

2nd Quartile

***

3rd Quartile

148

47.8

38.2-57.7

20.0

13.6-28.6

9.1

5.2-15.3

***

15.5

10.0-23.2

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

133

41.8

32.6-51.6

10.3

5.7-17.9

***

32.0

23.3-42.2

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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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