2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Women respondents aged 40+ 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 1,643 1,245 75.7 73.0-78.2 398 24.3 21.8-27.0
Eastern NC 484 380 77.8 73.1-81.9 104 22.2 18.1-26.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 306 247 80.7 75.1-85.2 59 19.3 14.8-24.9
Non-Hispanic Black 116 97 82.5 72.9-89.2 19 17.5 10.8-27.1
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
40-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 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
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 81 80.1 71.1-86.8 26 19.9 13.2-28.9
Some Post-H.S. 146 109 72.8 63.5-80.4 37 27.2 19.6-36.5
College Graduate 192 167 87.2 80.8-91.6 25 12.8 8.4-19.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 180 137 72.9 64.1-80.2 43 27.1 19.8-35.9
No 299 239 80.6 75.0-85.2 60 19.4 14.8-25.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 460 358 76.8 71.9-81.1 102 23.2 18.9-28.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 201 157 75.9 68.1-82.2 44 24.1 17.8-31.9
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 155 84.0 76.5-89.5 30 16.0 10.5-23.5
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 127 84.8 76.4-90.6 19 15.2 9.4-23.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 93 79.6 69.6-86.9 25 20.4 13.1-30.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 238 197 80.6 73.8-86.0 41 19.4 14.0-26.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 93 79.6 69.6-86.9 25 20.4 13.1-30.4
HOUSING
Own 357 299 82.1 76.9-86.4 58 17.9 13.6-23.1
Rent 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 137 106 77.3 68.1-84.4 31 22.7 15.6-31.9
Rural 307 243 77.9 71.8-83.0 64 22.1 17.0-28.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 284 214 74.7 68.2-80.2 70 25.3 19.8-31.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 154 127 82.9 74.9-88.7 27 17.1 11.3-25.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 108 90 84.8 75.8-90.8 18 15.2 9.2-24.2
2nd Quartile 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 148 113 76.1 66.9-83.3 35 23.9 16.7-33.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 149 116 75.2 65.8-82.8 33 24.8 17.2-34.2

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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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