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 2,283 1,695 67.7 65.2-70.1 588 32.3 29.9-34.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,440 1,139 71.3 68.2-74.2 301 28.7 25.8-31.8
Non-Hispanic Black 435 325 71.6 66.3-76.4 110 28.4 23.6-33.7
Non-Hispanic Other 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 276 150 51.6 44.8-58.3 126 48.4 41.7-55.2
AGE
18-34 429 69 14.0 10.7-18.2 360 86.0 81.8-89.3
35-44 346 179 51.6 45.6-57.5 167 48.4 42.5-54.4
45-54 383 345 90.6 86.8-93.4 38 9.4 6.6-13.2
55-64 392 380 97.7 95.6-98.8 12 2.3 1.2- 4.4
65-74 366 364 99.4 97.1-99.9 *** *** ***
75+ 329 326 98.9 95.9-99.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 188 139 74.4 66.4-81.1 49 25.6 18.9-33.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 306 62.3 56.5-67.9 140 37.7 32.1-43.5
Some Post-H.S. 651 490 67.3 62.7-71.7 161 32.7 28.3-37.3
College Graduate 989 755 69.9 66.2-73.5 234 30.1 26.5-33.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 731 589 73.3 68.8-77.4 142 26.7 22.6-31.2
No 1,525 1,082 64.9 61.9-67.9 443 35.1 32.1-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,209 1,646 68.2 65.6-70.6 563 31.8 29.4-34.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,082 683 57.4 53.8-60.9 399 42.6 39.1-46.2
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 687 679 98.8 97.4-99.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 153 138 88.8 81.6-93.4 15 11.2 6.6-18.4
Other not in Labor Force 233 114 38.8 31.9-46.2 119 61.2 53.8-68.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 120 66.0 55.7-75.0 40 34.0 25.0-44.3
$25,000- 34,999 211 145 56.6 48.1-64.7 66 43.4 35.3-51.9
$35,000- 49,999 274 208 71.3 64.0-77.6 66 28.7 22.4-36.0
$50,000-74,999 276 204 67.5 60.2-74.1 72 32.5 25.9-39.8
$75,000-100,000 234 175 66.2 57.3-74.1 59 33.8 25.9-42.7
$100,000-150,000 213 152 66.1 58.1-73.3 61 33.9 26.7-41.9
$150,000+ 230 190 80.1 73.3-85.5 40 19.9 14.5-26.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 595 439 68.3 63.2-72.9 156 31.7 27.1-36.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 92 46.0 36.9-55.4 61 54.0 44.6-63.1
101% to 150% 247 188 71.1 63.4-77.7 59 28.9 22.3-36.6
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,096 848 71.4 67.8-74.8 248 28.6 25.2-32.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 595 439 68.3 63.2-72.9 156 31.7 27.1-36.8
HOUSING
Own 1,450 1,227 78.4 75.5-81.1 223 21.6 18.9-24.5
Rent 682 390 44.5 40.2-48.8 292 55.5 51.2-59.8
Other arrangement 138 70 32.0 24.3-41.0 68 68.0 59.0-75.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 778 514 61.8 57.5-65.9 264 38.2 34.1-42.5
Regional City or Suburban County 635 477 69.6 64.9-73.9 158 30.4 26.1-35.1
Rural 870 704 71.7 67.4-75.6 166 28.3 24.4-32.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 476 365 68.4 62.7-73.6 111 31.6 26.4-37.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 746 569 67.3 62.6-71.7 177 32.7 28.3-37.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,061 761 67.6 64.1-70.9 300 32.4 29.1-35.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 793 594 69.0 64.8-73.0 199 31.0 27.0-35.2
2nd Quartile 710 510 66.1 61.5-70.5 200 33.9 29.5-38.5
3rd Quartile 565 425 67.5 62.5-72.2 140 32.5 27.8-37.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 215 166 68.9 59.7-76.8 49 31.1 23.2-40.3

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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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