2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never had mammogram
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,255 1,081 43.4 41.0-45.9 243 9.9 8.5-11.5 115 4.1 3.3- 5.1 228 9.8 8.4-11.5 588 32.7 30.3-35.2
Eastern NC 620 333 47.2 42.6-51.9 64 9.7 7.3-12.7 30 3.5 2.3- 5.2 53 8.9 6.5-12.1 140 30.7 26.2-35.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 373 217 50.6 44.6-56.5 39 9.2 6.6-12.9 17 3.1 1.8- 5.4 32 8.1 5.4-11.9 68 29.0 23.3-35.4
Non-Hispanic Black 145 84 51.3 41.8-60.7 15 11.4 6.4-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 26.6 18.7-36.2
Other 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** 19 18.3 11.1-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 130 92 71.3 61.4-79.5 15 12.8 7.0-22.1 *** *** *** 14 11.0 6.2-18.9 *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 70 44.9 35.8-54.4 15 13.0 7.5-21.5 *** *** *** 13 7.7 4.4-13.4 37 32.5 23.9-42.3
Some Post-H.S. 190 96 44.2 36.4-52.4 17 7.3 4.4-12.0 *** *** *** 20 10.8 6.4-17.5 47 33.4 25.7-42.1
College Graduate 235 148 55.3 47.1-63.2 24 9.4 5.9-14.6 *** *** *** 15 6.1 3.5-10.7 39 26.3 18.8-35.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 117 49.8 41.8-57.9 24 9.8 6.2-15.1 *** *** *** 24 13.8 8.7-21.2 32 22.5 15.9-30.7
No 406 212 46.3 40.6-52.0 40 9.9 7.0-13.9 18 3.2 1.9- 5.3 29 6.6 4.4- 9.9 107 34.0 28.5-39.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 580 316 48.2 43.3-53.0 59 9.4 7.0-12.5 27 3.4 2.2- 5.2 50 8.6 6.3-11.8 128 30.4 25.7-35.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 292 139 41.2 34.9-47.9 30 7.8 5.3-11.5 *** *** *** 20 7.7 4.7-12.5 92 40.6 33.9-47.6
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 134 69.2 60.5-76.8 21 14.8 9.3-22.7 *** *** *** 17 9.4 5.2-16.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 115 58.2 49.4-66.5 18 10.7 6.4-17.3 *** *** *** 15 9.4 5.4-15.9 24 20.0 13.3-29.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 150 82 50.3 40.2-60.3 15 9.5 5.2-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 32.1 23.0-42.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 293 174 51.9 45.3-58.6 31 9.9 6.7-14.4 *** *** *** 29 11.7 7.8-17.2 48 23.6 17.8-30.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 150 82 50.3 40.2-60.3 15 9.5 5.2-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 32.1 23.0-42.8
HOUSING
Own 413 264 56.6 50.8-62.2 43 10.8 7.8-14.8 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 36 9.6 6.6-13.6 55 20.2 15.6-25.8
Rent 170 56 23.2 17.5-30.3 20 7.5 4.7-11.8 13 5.3 3.0- 9.3 *** *** *** 68 56.3 47.6-64.6
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 189 95 43.8 35.8-52.1 18 8.1 4.7-13.6 *** *** *** 17 9.0 5.2-15.2 51 36.3 28.3-45.2
Rural 379 209 48.5 42.4-54.6 42 11.1 7.9-15.5 20 3.9 2.4- 6.4 33 9.6 6.5-14.0 75 26.9 21.3-33.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 378 184 41.9 36.1-48.0 41 10.0 6.9-14.1 23 4.4 2.8- 7.0 34 9.3 6.3-13.5 96 34.4 28.5-40.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 181 115 60.1 51.6-68.0 15 7.0 4.1-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 22.9 16.1-31.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 127 80 60.2 50.0-69.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 23.2 15.4-33.5
2nd Quartile 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 197 97 43.6 35.6-52.0 24 11.5 7.2-17.7 *** *** *** 16 8.3 4.6-14.4 47 32.1 24.5-40.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 190 99 43.0 34.7-51.7 21 10.9 6.6-17.5 *** *** *** 16 9.4 5.3-16.2 44 32.6 24.2-42.4

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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