2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Female respondents with and intact cervix, aged 21-65, who have had a pap test in the past three years.
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,233 852 66.7 63.4-69.9 381 33.3 30.1-36.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 698 528 73.3 69.1-77.0 170 26.7 23.0-30.9
Non-Hispanic Black 239 175 69.0 61.3-75.8 64 31.0 24.2-38.7
Non-Hispanic Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 214 104 46.2 38.7-53.9 110 53.8 46.1-61.3
AGE
21-34 345 213 58.9 52.6-65.0 132 41.1 35.0-47.4
35-44 302 210 69.4 63.1-75.1 92 30.6 24.9-36.9
45-54 281 211 75.3 69.1-80.6 70 24.7 19.4-30.9
55-65 286 206 70.2 63.5-76.2 80 29.8 23.8-36.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 207 105 49.5 41.5-57.5 102 50.5 42.5-58.5
Some Post-H.S. 318 217 66.0 59.7-71.8 101 34.0 28.2-40.3
College Graduate 591 478 80.0 75.5-83.8 113 20.0 16.2-24.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 183 56.5 49.8-63.0 130 43.5 37.0-50.2
No 909 663 71.1 67.5-74.5 246 28.9 25.5-32.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,187 816 66.5 63.2-69.7 371 33.5 30.3-36.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 825 595 70.5 66.6-74.2 230 29.5 25.8-33.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 168 99 54.7 45.7-63.5 69 45.3 36.5-54.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 142 95 69.2 59.8-77.3 47 30.8 22.7-40.2
$50,000-74,999 150 103 63.2 53.4-72.0 47 36.8 28.0-46.6
$75,000-100,000 133 100 70.5 59.8-79.3 33 29.5 20.7-40.2
$100,000-150,000 151 121 78.3 69.6-85.0 30 21.7 15.0-30.4
$150,000+ 166 138 82.4 74.7-88.2 28 17.6 11.8-25.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 260 156 54.6 47.0-61.9 104 45.4 38.1-53.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 73 63.5 53.1-72.7 50 36.5 27.3-46.9
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 644 497 74.3 70.0-78.2 147 25.7 21.8-30.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 260 156 54.6 47.0-61.9 104 45.4 38.1-53.0
HOUSING
Own 688 516 72.3 68.1-76.1 172 27.7 23.9-31.9
Rent 461 289 60.0 54.8-65.1 172 40.0 34.9-45.2
Other arrangement 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 492 354 70.2 65.1-74.8 138 29.8 25.2-34.9
Regional City or Suburban County 353 238 67.0 61.0-72.5 115 33.0 27.5-39.0
Rural 388 260 62.4 56.1-68.4 128 37.6 31.6-43.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 148 61.8 53.6-69.4 82 38.2 30.6-46.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 354 229 61.3 54.9-67.3 125 38.7 32.7-45.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 649 475 72.1 67.9-75.9 174 27.9 24.1-32.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 448 330 72.9 67.7-77.5 118 27.1 22.5-32.3
2nd Quartile 403 268 63.0 57.1-68.5 135 37.0 31.5-42.9
3rd Quartile 283 194 68.9 62.3-74.8 89 31.1 25.2-37.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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