2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Women respondents aged 40+ 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 1,643 1,245 75.7 73.0-78.2 398 24.3 21.8-27.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,122 865 76.8 73.5-79.7 257 23.2 20.3-26.5
Non-Hispanic Black 305 245 81.8 76.3-86.3 60 18.2 13.7-23.7
Non-Hispanic Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 141 88 60.0 50.2-69.0 53 40.0 31.0-49.8
AGE
40-44 174 108 62.2 53.5-70.1 66 37.8 29.9-46.5
45-54 377 279 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
75+ 318 215 65.0 56.8-72.3 103 35.0 27.7-43.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 82 62.0 51.7-71.3 54 38.0 28.7-48.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 307 222 73.9 67.1-79.7 85 26.1 20.3-32.9
Some Post-H.S. 478 354 73.6 68.6-78.0 124 26.4 22.0-31.4
College Graduate 718 584 83.3 80.0-86.1 134 16.7 13.9-20.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 568 409 71.8 66.7-76.4 159 28.2 23.6-33.3
No 1,053 818 77.5 74.4-80.4 235 22.5 19.6-25.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,598 1,205 75.3 72.6-77.9 393 24.7 22.1-27.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 659 500 75.8 71.7-79.5 159 24.2 20.5-28.3
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 671 528 78.6 74.1-82.6 143 21.4 17.4-25.9
Unable to Work 135 97 71.5 61.8-79.5 38 28.5 20.5-38.2
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 98 65.9 56.2-74.5 49 34.1 25.5-43.8
$35,000- 49,999 202 150 74.4 66.3-81.2 52 25.6 18.8-33.7
$50,000-74,999 187 139 74.7 66.7-81.3 48 25.3 18.7-33.3
$75,000-100,000 168 143 83.9 75.3-89.9 25 16.1 10.1-24.7
$100,000-150,000 148 114 78.1 69.6-84.7 34 21.9 15.3-30.4
$150,000+ 180 160 88.2 81.7-92.7 20 11.8 7.3-18.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 322 73.8 67.8-79.0 112 26.2 21.0-32.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 179 133 75.8 67.6-82.5 46 24.2 17.5-32.4
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 808 652 80.5 77.0-83.6 156 19.5 16.4-23.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 322 73.8 67.8-79.0 112 26.2 21.0-32.2
HOUSING
Own 1,201 961 78.7 75.7-81.5 240 21.3 18.5-24.3
Rent 365 236 60.9 54.8-66.7 129 39.1 33.3-45.2
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 482 363 77.1 72.6-81.0 119 22.9 19.0-27.4
Regional City or Suburban County 470 349 73.7 68.2-78.5 121 26.3 21.5-31.8
Rural 691 533 76.1 71.8-79.9 158 23.9 20.1-28.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 360 269 73.6 67.6-78.8 91 26.4 21.2-32.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 548 403 71.4 66.1-76.3 145 28.6 23.7-33.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 735 573 79.9 76.4-82.9 162 20.1 17.1-23.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 574 447 77.9 73.6-81.7 127 22.1 18.3-26.4
2nd Quartile 493 361 75.0 69.8-79.5 132 25.0 20.5-30.2
3rd Quartile 408 308 74.4 68.7-79.4 100 25.6 20.6-31.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 168 129 74.2 65.2-81.6 39 25.8 18.4-34.8

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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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