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%)
TOTAL 2,211 1,815 79.0 76.6-81.2 396 21.0 18.8-23.4
GENDER
Female 2,211 1,815 79.0 76.6-81.2 396 21.0 18.8-23.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,389 1,213 84.8 82.1-87.2 176 15.2 12.8-17.9
Non-Hispanic Black 419 340 79.0 73.7-83.4 79 21.0 16.6-26.3
Non-Hispanic Other 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 273 171 58.2 51.4-64.8 102 41.8 35.2-48.6
AGE
18-34 417 274 60.0 54.1-65.6 143 40.0 34.4-45.9
35-44 341 292 86.4 81.6-90.1 49 13.6 9.9-18.4
45-54 371 329 88.6 83.9-92.1 42 11.4 7.9-16.1
55-64 382 339 87.9 83.4-91.3 43 12.1 8.7-16.6
65-74 354 301 87.6 83.3-90.8 53 12.4 9.2-16.7
75+ 312 253 78.2 70.3-84.4 59 21.8 15.6-29.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 105 63.0 54.3-71.0 74 37.0 29.0-45.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 433 310 68.1 62.0-73.6 123 31.9 26.4-38.0
Some Post-H.S. 634 531 81.0 76.8-84.6 103 19.0 15.4-23.2
College Graduate 958 864 89.0 85.9-91.5 94 11.0 8.5-14.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 705 556 75.8 71.2-79.9 149 24.2 20.1-28.8
No 1,482 1,242 81.1 78.3-83.5 240 18.9 16.5-21.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,138 1,752 79.0 76.5-81.2 386 21.0 18.8-23.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,053 885 82.2 79.1-84.9 168 17.8 15.1-20.9
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 661 561 84.0 79.7-87.5 100 16.0 12.5-20.3
Unable to Work 144 117 81.4 72.7-87.7 27 18.6 12.3-27.3
Other not in Labor Force 230 159 59.2 50.9-67.1 71 40.8 32.9-49.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** 14 20.5 12.0-32.8
$15,000- 24,999 156 124 74.4 63.8-82.7 32 25.6 17.3-36.2
$25,000- 34,999 204 157 76.6 68.4-83.2 47 23.4 16.8-31.6
$35,000- 49,999 266 216 81.8 75.4-86.7 50 18.2 13.3-24.6
$50,000-74,999 267 232 84.9 78.6-89.6 35 15.1 10.4-21.4
$75,000-100,000 229 197 82.9 73.6-89.4 32 17.1 10.6-26.4
$100,000-150,000 209 191 88.4 81.2-93.0 18 11.6 7.0-18.8
$150,000+ 227 210 90.6 84.1-94.6 17 9.4 5.4-15.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 567 416 67.8 62.4-72.8 151 32.2 27.2-37.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 108 68.2 57.7-77.0 40 31.8 23.0-42.3
101% to 150% 240 196 82.1 75.2-87.3 44 17.9 12.7-24.8
151% to 200% 113 91 81.6 71.5-88.7 22 18.4 11.3-28.5
More than 200% 1,069 944 86.0 82.8-88.7 125 14.0 11.3-17.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 567 416 67.8 62.4-72.8 151 32.2 27.2-37.6
HOUSING
Own 1,409 1,228 85.1 82.4-87.5 181 14.9 12.5-17.6
Rent 658 494 70.6 66.1-74.8 164 29.4 25.2-33.9
Other arrangement 134 84 43.1 33.7-53.1 50 56.9 46.9-66.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 754 619 78.1 73.9-81.8 135 21.9 18.2-26.1
Regional City or Suburban County 614 507 81.4 77.4-84.9 107 18.6 15.1-22.6
Rural 843 689 78.0 73.7-81.8 154 22.0 18.2-26.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 460 361 75.0 69.3-80.0 99 25.0 20.0-30.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 721 592 77.6 72.9-81.7 129 22.4 18.3-27.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,030 862 82.0 78.9-84.7 168 18.0 15.3-21.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 773 662 83.6 80.0-86.7 111 16.4 13.3-20.0
2nd Quartile 683 565 78.3 73.6-82.3 118 21.7 17.7-26.4
3rd Quartile 547 431 78.5 74.0-82.4 116 21.5 17.6-26.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 208 157 68.2 58.7-76.5 51 31.8 23.5-41.3

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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 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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