2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year Within the past 2 years Within the past 3 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,758 663 39.5 36.8-42.3 295 17.4 15.4-19.7 209 10.9 9.3-12.6 154 8.3 6.9- 9.9 437 23.9 21.5-26.5
GENDER
Female 1,758 663 39.5 36.8-42.3 295 17.4 15.4-19.7 209 10.9 9.3-12.6 154 8.3 6.9- 9.9 437 23.9 21.5-26.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,175 402 38.2 34.9-41.6 184 16.1 13.8-18.8 137 10.3 8.5-12.3 103 8.1 6.5-10.1 349 27.3 24.3-30.5
Non-Hispanic Black 331 152 43.8 37.5-50.2 62 19.2 14.5-24.9 42 12.4 8.8-17.0 21 6.8 4.2-10.8 54 17.9 13.2-23.9
Non-Hispanic Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 165 79 47.9 39.2-56.8 32 21.3 14.4-30.2 20 10.8 6.8-16.8 19 12.0 7.4-18.9 15 7.9 4.6-13.4
AGE
18-34 268 146 56.3 49.3-63.0 64 23.9 18.4-30.4 33 10.3 7.1-14.6 21 7.6 4.7-12.0 *** *** ***
35-44 288 137 47.7 41.3-54.3 48 17.6 13.0-23.3 48 16.0 11.9-21.2 25 7.1 4.7-10.8 30 11.6 7.9-16.6
45-54 326 152 47.2 41.1-53.4 70 21.9 17.2-27.5 42 13.3 9.5-18.3 18 4.9 3.0- 8.0 44 12.6 9.2-17.1
55-64 334 125 37.6 31.6-44.0 68 17.6 13.5-22.6 47 11.1 8.1-14.9 26 8.4 5.4-12.7 68 25.4 19.5-32.3
65-74 289 67 23.7 18.3-30.1 29 10.0 6.7-14.8 31 9.1 5.9-13.6 43 12.7 9.0-17.5 119 44.6 37.7-51.7
75+ 233 25 7.5 4.6-12.3 12 7.3 3.1-16.3 *** *** *** 21 11.0 6.5-17.9 168 72.0 63.2-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.0 3.8-12.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 296 109 38.1 31.7-45.0 44 13.8 9.9-18.8 21 7.1 4.4-11.3 39 12.5 8.8-17.5 83 28.5 22.4-35.6
Some Post-H.S. 516 186 38.1 33.3-43.1 84 17.3 13.7-21.6 51 8.9 6.5-11.9 40 6.9 4.9- 9.6 155 28.8 24.4-33.7
College Graduate 841 326 41.5 37.7-45.4 151 19.4 16.4-22.8 126 15.6 13.0-18.6 67 7.4 5.7- 9.6 171 16.1 13.6-18.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 165 33.1 28.4-38.2 62 13.5 10.1-17.9 52 9.3 6.9-12.4 56 10.5 7.7-14.3 199 33.5 28.6-38.8
No 1,208 495 42.5 39.2-45.9 232 19.3 16.8-22.1 153 11.2 9.4-13.3 95 7.2 5.8- 9.0 233 19.7 17.1-22.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,698 636 39.2 36.4-42.0 281 17.2 15.1-19.5 198 10.6 9.1-12.4 151 8.4 7.0-10.0 432 24.6 22.2-27.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 875 401 46.9 43.0-50.8 190 21.4 18.4-24.7 111 11.6 9.5-14.1 62 6.4 4.9- 8.5 111 13.7 11.0-17.0
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.1 10.2-30.1
Retired 529 113 21.6 17.6-26.3 50 10.7 7.6-14.8 45 7.4 5.2-10.3 60 11.5 8.6-15.3 261 48.8 43.4-54.3
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** 17 14.5 8.5-23.4 18 12.7 7.6-20.5 *** *** *** 31 25.0 16.9-35.2
Other not in Labor Force 154 74 49.0 39.8-58.2 20 13.5 7.9-22.0 26 15.0 9.9-22.1 16 8.8 5.0-15.2 18 13.7 8.3-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** 16 16.8 9.6-27.7 12 10.2 5.4-18.3 14 12.1 6.7-20.7 46 32.4 23.4-42.9
$25,000- 34,999 155 61 46.7 37.3-56.2 24 13.6 8.5-20.9 12 8.6 4.4-16.0 15 7.9 4.3-14.3 43 23.3 16.4-31.8
$35,000- 49,999 210 86 44.2 36.2-52.6 33 15.0 10.4-21.2 18 8.8 5.2-14.3 19 8.4 5.0-13.7 54 23.6 17.2-31.5
$50,000-74,999 227 78 38.6 31.1-46.7 46 21.1 15.5-28.1 21 5.9 3.6- 9.5 23 10.1 6.3-15.8 59 24.2 18.0-31.8
$75,000-100,000 196 74 38.3 30.7-46.5 26 15.1 9.7-22.8 38 15.5 11.0-21.5 17 9.1 5.3-15.3 41 21.9 15.7-29.7
$100,000-150,000 187 84 45.9 37.9-54.1 34 20.3 14.4-27.7 27 13.7 9.0-20.3 14 7.2 4.1-12.2 28 13.0 8.4-19.6
$150,000+ 208 88 42.1 35.0-49.7 41 19.9 14.6-26.6 38 19.0 13.7-25.6 13 4.9 2.7- 8.8 28 14.1 9.5-20.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 387 141 35.0 29.4-41.1 61 15.8 11.7-21.1 37 8.4 5.8-11.9 35 8.4 5.7-12.4 113 32.4 26.3-39.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** 16 17.6 10.0-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 20.0 12.7-30.1
101% to 150% 192 63 43.6 34.8-52.7 29 14.1 9.3-20.7 16 7.7 4.4-13.2 22 8.7 5.5-13.6 62 26.0 19.2-34.2
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** 16 14.4 8.4-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 926 363 40.7 37.0-44.4 160 18.5 15.8-21.7 134 13.2 11.0-15.8 75 7.7 6.0- 9.9 194 19.9 17.0-23.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 387 141 35.0 29.4-41.1 61 15.8 11.7-21.1 37 8.4 5.8-11.9 35 8.4 5.7-12.4 113 32.4 26.3-39.1
HOUSING
Own 1,189 428 38.3 35.1-41.7 191 16.7 14.3-19.4 135 10.4 8.7-12.5 108 8.4 6.8-10.4 327 26.1 23.2-29.3
Rent 479 190 41.2 36.1-46.5 95 22.1 17.7-27.1 66 12.8 9.9-16.4 34 7.1 4.9-10.2 94 16.9 13.3-21.2
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.8 9.6-27.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 602 250 41.9 37.5-46.5 111 19.4 15.9-23.4 87 14.5 11.6-17.9 45 7.3 5.3- 9.9 109 16.9 13.8-20.7
Regional City or Suburban County 496 181 38.5 33.3-43.9 94 18.3 14.5-22.8 49 8.4 6.1-11.4 46 9.3 6.7-12.7 126 25.5 20.8-30.9
Rural 660 232 38.2 33.6-42.9 90 14.9 11.7-18.8 73 9.5 7.3-12.3 63 8.3 6.2-11.2 202 29.1 24.9-33.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 347 148 44.4 38.1-50.8 51 15.5 11.2-21.0 29 7.9 5.2-11.8 27 7.2 4.7-10.8 92 25.1 19.9-31.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 567 185 36.8 31.9-42.0 84 16.0 12.6-20.1 62 8.5 6.4-11.2 70 11.0 8.4-14.3 166 27.7 23.3-32.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 844 330 39.4 35.6-43.3 160 19.3 16.3-22.7 118 13.8 11.4-16.6 57 6.9 5.1- 9.1 179 20.7 17.5-24.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 647 220 35.3 31.0-39.9 122 18.9 15.5-22.9 85 12.7 10.0-15.9 57 8.8 6.6-11.7 163 24.2 20.2-28.6
2nd Quartile 547 228 42.2 37.3-47.2 88 17.2 13.7-21.4 60 10.1 7.7-13.3 51 8.3 6.0-11.5 120 22.1 18.0-26.9
3rd Quartile 414 152 41.7 36.0-47.7 70 17.9 13.7-22.9 48 9.7 7.1-13.2 39 8.4 5.9-11.9 105 22.3 17.8-27.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 150 63 39.4 30.9-48.6 15 10.6 6.2-17.7 16 9.9 5.6-17.0 *** *** *** 49 34.8 26.2-44.5

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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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