2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,211 1,815 79.0 76.6-81.2 396 21.0 18.8-23.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 419 340 79.0 73.7-83.4 79 21.0 16.6-26.3
GENDER
Female 419 340 79.0 73.7-83.4 79 21.0 16.6-26.3
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 72 59 82.7 70.3-90.6 13 17.3 9.4-29.7
65-74 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 146 115 76.8 67.6-84.0 31 23.2 16.0-32.4
College Graduate 162 141 88.3 81.9-92.6 21 11.7 7.4-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 138 107 77.3 67.6-84.8 31 22.7 15.2-32.4
No 277 230 79.8 73.2-85.1 47 20.2 14.9-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 397 320 78.1 72.6-82.7 77 21.9 17.3-27.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 186 148 75.4 66.9-82.3 38 24.6 17.7-33.1
Regional City or Suburban County 102 81 77.4 66.1-85.7 21 22.6 14.3-33.9
Rural 131 111 85.0 75.8-91.1 20 15.0 8.9-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 231 193 82.9 75.8-88.3 38 17.1 11.7-24.2
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 97 78 78.7 67.2-86.9 19 21.3 13.1-32.8
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 201 174 86.7 79.9-91.5 27 13.3 8.5-20.1
HOUSING
Own 203 177 84.9 77.6-90.0 26 15.1 10.0-22.4
Rent 180 140 75.8 67.5-82.5 40 24.2 17.5-32.5
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 108 78.4 68.2-86.0 24 21.6 14.0-31.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 183 150 81.2 73.7-86.9 33 18.8 13.1-26.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 147 121 80.1 70.8-87.0 26 19.9 13.0-29.2
3rd Quartile 120 90 72.8 62.3-81.3 30 27.2 18.7-37.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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