2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Women age 40-74 who have had a mammogram in the past two years.
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,325 1,030 77.9 75.2-80.4 295 22.1 19.6-24.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 847 676 79.7 76.4-82.6 171 20.3 17.4-23.6
Non-Hispanic Black 270 223 84.5 79.0-88.7 47 15.5 11.3-21.0
Non-Hispanic Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 138 86 59.9 50.0-69.1 52 40.1 30.9-50.0
AGE
35-44 174 108 62.2 53.5-70.1 66 37.8 29.9-46.5
50-54 377 279 73.7 68.2-78.5 98 26.3 21.5-31.8
55-64 385 307 82.3 77.7-86.2 78 17.7 13.8-22.3
65-74 360 315 86.0 80.8-90.0 45 14.0 10.0-19.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 174 76.0 69.3-81.6 63 24.0 18.4-30.7
Some Post-H.S. 382 286 75.6 70.2-80.2 96 24.4 19.8-29.8
College Graduate 592 499 84.9 81.4-87.8 93 15.1 12.2-18.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 415 315 75.9 70.7-80.5 100 24.1 19.5-29.3
No 895 701 78.4 75.1-81.4 194 21.6 18.6-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,284 992 77.4 74.7-80.0 292 22.6 20.0-25.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 644 492 76.1 72.0-79.8 152 23.9 20.2-28.0
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 325 86.3 81.8-89.7 54 13.7 10.3-18.2
Unable to Work 131 96 73.8 64.5-81.4 35 26.2 18.6-35.5
Other not in Labor Force 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 158 119 75.5 66.7-82.7 39 24.5 17.3-33.3
$50,000-74,999 150 114 74.5 65.4-81.9 36 25.5 18.1-34.6
$75,000-100,000 146 128 85.4 76.0-91.5 18 14.6 8.5-24.0
$100,000-150,000 133 104 79.0 70.2-85.8 29 21.0 14.2-29.8
$150,000+ 170 152 89.1 82.6-93.4 18 10.9 6.6-17.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 236 77.5 71.8-82.3 76 22.5 17.7-28.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 145 111 78.2 69.4-85.1 34 21.8 14.9-30.6
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 683 565 81.6 77.8-84.9 118 18.4 15.1-22.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 236 77.5 71.8-82.3 76 22.5 17.7-28.2
HOUSING
Own 945 781 81.4 78.3-84.1 164 18.6 15.9-21.7
Rent 318 209 62.7 56.3-68.6 109 37.3 31.4-43.7
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 402 313 80.1 75.7-84.0 89 19.9 16.0-24.3
Regional City or Suburban County 387 291 75.2 69.9-79.9 96 24.8 20.1-30.1
Rural 536 426 78.3 73.6-82.3 110 21.7 17.7-26.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 301 231 76.7 70.7-81.8 70 23.3 18.2-29.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 418 311 73.1 67.6-78.0 107 26.9 22.0-32.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 606 488 81.8 78.1-85.0 118 18.2 15.0-21.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 449 362 80.3 75.7-84.3 87 19.7 15.7-24.3
2nd Quartile 410 306 76.9 72.0-81.2 104 23.1 18.8-28.0
3rd Quartile 322 248 75.9 69.8-81.2 74 24.1 18.8-30.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 144 114 78.4 69.4-85.2 30 21.6 14.8-30.6

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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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