2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Women age 40-74 who have had a mammogram in the past two years.
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,325 1,030 77.9 75.2-80.4 295 22.1 19.6-24.8
Eastern NC 408 323 78.9 73.9-83.1 85 21.1 16.9-26.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 247 202 81.5 75.4-86.3 45 18.5 13.7-24.6
Non-Hispanic Black 101 85 84.3 74.7-90.7 16 15.7 9.3-25.3
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50-54 107 85 78.7 68.4-86.3 22 21.3 13.7-31.6
55-64 130 107 84.0 76.0-89.8 23 16.0 10.2-24.0
65-74 107 91 83.8 72.8-90.9 16 16.2 9.1-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 89 67 79.4 69.4-86.8 22 20.6 13.2-30.6
Some Post-H.S. 115 86 72.6 62.2-81.1 29 27.4 18.9-37.8
College Graduate 171 150 87.8 81.0-92.3 21 12.2 7.7-19.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 146 113 73.8 64.1-81.7 33 26.2 18.3-35.9
No 258 207 81.5 75.8-86.2 51 18.5 13.8-24.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 384 301 77.8 72.6-82.3 83 22.2 17.7-27.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 195 151 75.2 67.3-81.7 44 24.8 18.3-32.7
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 137 120 86.0 77.5-91.7 17 14.0 8.3-22.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 92 73 82.2 72.3-89.1 19 17.8 10.9-27.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 209 173 81.0 73.8-86.6 36 19.0 13.4-26.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 92 73 82.2 72.3-89.1 19 17.8 10.9-27.7
HOUSING
Own 296 252 83.4 77.8-87.8 44 16.6 12.2-22.2
Rent 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 123 92 75.3 65.5-83.0 31 24.7 17.0-34.5
Rural 250 204 80.9 74.6-86.0 46 19.1 14.0-25.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 241 183 76.2 69.6-81.8 58 23.8 18.2-30.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 133 111 83.6 75.0-89.6 22 16.4 10.4-25.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 92 78 86.3 77.1-92.1 14 13.7 7.9-22.9
2nd Quartile 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 117 89 76.0 65.8-84.0 28 24.0 16.0-34.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 129 103 78.5 69.1-85.6 26 21.5 14.4-30.9

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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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