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 2,283 1,695 67.7 65.2-70.1 588 32.3 29.9-34.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 435 325 71.6 66.3-76.4 110 28.4 23.6-33.7
AGE
18-34 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 68 68 100 . - . *** *** ***
75+ 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 149 112 73.7 64.9-80.9 37 26.3 19.1-35.1
College Graduate 169 129 72.0 63.3-79.2 40 28.0 20.8-36.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 104 86 79.5 68.5-87.4 18 20.5 12.6-31.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 142 116 77.7 67.9-85.1 26 22.3 14.9-32.1
No 289 205 68.3 61.7-74.3 84 31.7 25.7-38.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 412 309 72.4 67.0-77.2 103 27.6 22.8-33.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 196 136 65.8 57.7-73.1 60 34.2 26.9-42.3
Regional City or Suburban County 105 86 80.0 69.1-87.7 19 20.0 12.3-30.9
Rural 134 103 73.2 63.2-81.2 31 26.8 18.8-36.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 241 158 63.6 56.2-70.5 83 36.4 29.5-43.8
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 99 99 100 . - . *** *** ***
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 207 165 78.4 71.2-84.2 42 21.6 15.8-28.8
HOUSING
Own 207 184 86.2 79.3-91.0 23 13.8 9.0-20.7
Rent 190 121 53.8 45.6-61.7 69 46.2 38.3-54.4
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 109 76.1 66.1-83.8 27 23.9 16.2-33.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 192 139 70.3 62.3-77.2 53 29.7 22.8-37.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 153 115 72.5 63.3-80.1 38 27.5 19.9-36.7
3rd Quartile 123 89 68.0 57.6-76.9 34 32.0 23.1-42.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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