2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,283 1,695 67.7 65.2-70.1 588 32.3 29.9-34.8
Eastern NC 627 487 69.7 64.9-74.2 140 30.3 25.8-35.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 377 309 71.5 65.1-77.1 68 28.5 22.9-34.9
Non-Hispanic Black 147 116 73.7 64.1-81.4 31 26.3 18.6-35.9
Other 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 76 100 - *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 106 68.1 58.4-76.5 37 31.9 23.5-41.6
Some Post-H.S. 192 145 67.1 58.5-74.7 47 32.9 25.3-41.5
College Graduate 237 198 74.0 64.7-81.5 39 26.0 18.5-35.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 211 179 77.9 69.8-84.4 32 22.1 15.6-30.2
No 410 303 66.4 60.5-71.8 107 33.6 28.2-39.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 587 459 70.0 65.0-74.6 128 30.0 25.4-35.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 294 202 59.6 52.6-66.2 92 40.4 33.8-47.4
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 152 80.0 70.9-86.7 24 20.0 13.3-29.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 154 114 69.2 58.7-77.9 40 30.8 22.1-41.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 294 246 76.5 69.5-82.2 48 23.5 17.8-30.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 154 114 69.2 58.7-77.9 40 30.8 22.1-41.3
HOUSING
Own 418 363 80.1 74.5-84.7 55 19.9 15.3-25.5
Rent 172 104 44.3 36.0-53.0 68 55.7 47.0-64.0
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 191 140 64.3 55.5-72.2 51 35.7 27.8-44.5
Rural 384 309 73.4 67.1-78.9 75 26.6 21.1-32.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 383 287 66.1 59.7-72.0 96 33.9 28.0-40.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 182 151 77.3 68.8-83.9 31 22.7 16.1-31.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 129 107 77.1 66.9-84.9 22 22.9 15.1-33.1
2nd Quartile 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 199 152 68.5 59.9-76.0 47 31.5 24.0-40.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 192 148 67.6 57.9-76.0 44 32.4 24.0-42.1

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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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