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 1,376 690 52.4 49.2-55.6 686 47.6 44.4-50.8
GENDER
Female 1,376 690 52.4 49.2-55.6 686 47.6 44.4-50.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 891 396 47.7 43.7-51.6 495 52.3 48.4-56.3
Non-Hispanic Black 271 152 57.6 50.4-64.4 119 42.4 35.6-49.6
Non-Hispanic Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 138 104 75.1 66.2-82.3 34 24.9 17.7-33.8
AGE
18-34 225 151 68.2 60.8-74.8 74 31.8 25.2-39.2
35-44 229 176 76.9 70.2-82.4 53 23.1 17.6-29.8
45-54 238 138 57.2 49.9-64.2 100 42.8 35.8-50.1
55-64 251 106 42.0 34.6-49.8 145 58.0 50.2-65.4
65-74 228 63 27.7 21.1-35.4 165 72.3 64.6-78.9
75+ 187 45 25.5 17.9-34.8 142 74.5 65.2-82.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 97 43.7 36.0-51.7 132 56.3 48.3-64.0
Some Post-H.S. 412 218 57.0 51.4-62.4 194 43.0 37.6-48.6
College Graduate 649 334 52.3 47.8-56.7 315 47.7 43.3-52.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 399 180 47.3 41.2-53.5 219 52.7 46.5-58.8
No 965 508 54.6 50.8-58.3 457 45.4 41.7-49.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,323 655 51.8 48.5-55.1 668 48.2 44.9-51.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 685 434 64.8 60.6-68.9 251 35.2 31.1-39.4
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 104 24.1 19.5-29.5 322 75.9 70.5-80.5
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 111 70 66.6 56.2-75.6 41 33.4 24.4-43.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 128 72 62.0 51.8-71.2 56 38.0 28.8-48.2
$35,000- 49,999 167 93 58.8 49.5-67.5 74 41.2 32.5-50.5
$50,000-74,999 173 88 55.2 46.1-64.0 85 44.8 36.0-53.9
$75,000-100,000 138 64 45.3 35.8-55.1 74 54.7 44.9-64.2
$100,000-150,000 150 93 65.8 56.9-73.6 57 34.2 26.4-43.1
$150,000+ 154 93 62.0 53.3-70.0 61 38.0 30.0-46.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 315 122 38.2 31.6-45.2 193 61.8 54.8-68.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 159 88 62.3 53.0-70.9 71 37.7 29.1-47.0
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 702 376 56.1 51.8-60.3 326 43.9 39.7-48.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 315 122 38.2 31.6-45.2 193 61.8 54.8-68.4
HOUSING
Own 910 417 50.3 46.4-54.2 493 49.7 45.8-53.6
Rent 393 231 58.9 53.2-64.5 162 41.1 35.5-46.8
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 473 262 54.0 48.8-59.1 211 46.0 40.9-51.2
Regional City or Suburban County 373 193 53.8 47.4-60.0 180 46.2 40.0-52.6
Rural 530 235 49.8 44.5-55.1 295 50.2 44.9-55.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 274 127 49.5 42.2-56.7 147 50.5 43.3-57.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 454 212 50.0 44.3-55.8 242 50.0 44.2-55.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 648 351 55.3 50.8-59.8 297 44.7 40.2-49.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 490 252 54.2 48.8-59.4 238 45.8 40.6-51.2
2nd Quartile 427 225 53.5 47.7-59.2 202 46.5 40.8-52.3
3rd Quartile 341 155 49.3 42.8-55.8 186 50.7 44.2-57.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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