2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never had mammogram
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,255 1,081 43.4 41.0-45.9 243 9.9 8.5-11.5 115 4.1 3.3- 5.1 228 9.8 8.4-11.5 588 32.7 30.3-35.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,422 752 47.3 44.2-50.5 149 9.5 7.8-11.5 69 4.0 3.0- 5.3 151 10.1 8.3-12.3 301 29.1 26.1-32.2
Non-Hispanic Black 429 215 47.1 41.5-52.8 48 11.9 8.6-16.4 16 2.8 1.6- 4.7 40 9.4 6.4-13.7 110 28.7 23.9-34.1
Non-Hispanic Other 109 34 29.3 20.1-40.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.4 3.6-14.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 273 72 24.2 18.9-30.3 33 11.0 7.6-15.7 22 7.1 4.6-11.0 20 8.6 5.1-14.1 126 49.1 42.4-55.9
AGE
18-34 427 28 6.5 4.3- 9.9 16 2.8 1.6- 4.9 *** *** *** 14 2.9 1.4- 5.7 360 86.3 82.2-89.6
35-44 345 106 32.1 26.7-38.1 28 7.1 4.8-10.5 15 3.5 2.0- 6.1 29 8.7 5.8-12.7 167 48.6 42.6-54.6
45-54 378 221 58.7 52.8-64.3 59 15.0 11.4-19.6 20 6.5 3.9-10.5 40 10.3 7.3-14.3 38 9.5 6.7-13.4
55-64 389 257 68.9 63.3-73.9 53 13.5 10.1-17.9 25 5.2 3.2- 8.2 42 10.1 7.2-13.8 12 2.3 1.2- 4.5
65-74 360 279 75.2 69.1-80.4 36 10.8 7.3-15.7 22 6.4 4.0-10.1 21 7.0 4.1-11.6 *** *** ***
75+ 320 169 47.2 39.6-54.9 47 17.4 11.6-25.4 22 3.8 2.3- 6.2 79 30.4 23.3-38.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 183 66 38.3 29.9-47.5 24 12.2 7.2-19.9 21 9.0 5.6-14.1 23 14.3 9.0-22.0 49 26.2 19.4-34.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 186 37.5 32.2-43.1 50 11.1 7.8-15.6 21 3.4 2.0- 5.8 42 9.7 6.5-14.3 140 38.3 32.7-44.2
Some Post-H.S. 643 309 43.3 38.9-47.9 66 8.2 6.3-10.6 29 4.0 2.6- 6.0 78 11.5 9.0-14.7 161 33.0 28.6-37.7
College Graduate 982 516 48.8 45.1-52.5 103 10.4 8.4-12.9 44 3.5 2.5- 5.0 85 7.0 5.5- 8.9 234 30.2 26.7-34.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 719 351 43.9 39.4-48.5 81 10.6 7.9-14.0 43 4.8 3.4- 6.8 102 13.5 10.5-17.3 142 27.2 23.0-31.7
No 1,510 713 43.0 40.1-46.0 161 9.7 8.1-11.6 69 3.7 2.8- 4.9 124 8.1 6.6- 9.9 443 35.4 32.4-38.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,181 1,048 43.9 41.4-46.4 236 9.9 8.5-11.5 111 4.2 3.3- 5.2 223 9.8 8.4-11.5 563 32.2 29.8-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,072 442 37.7 34.4-41.2 112 9.2 7.5-11.2 36 2.9 2.0- 4.3 83 7.3 5.6- 9.3 399 42.9 39.4-46.5
Unemployed 102 32 25.0 16.3-36.4 13 12.8 6.7-22.9 *** *** *** 11 8.1 4.1-15.5 *** *** ***
Retired 674 443 63.8 58.8-68.6 87 14.6 11.1-19.0 43 5.2 3.6- 7.4 93 15.2 11.7-19.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 150 86 57.3 47.8-66.3 16 8.6 4.9-14.7 15 8.9 5.0-15.3 18 13.6 8.2-21.8 15 11.6 6.8-19.0
Other not in Labor Force 233 63 21.3 16.2-27.5 15 4.2 2.4- 7.2 15 4.8 2.6- 8.6 21 8.5 5.3-13.5 119 61.2 53.8-68.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.7 6.9-22.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 65 37.0 28.2-46.9 22 11.3 7.0-17.8 13 6.7 3.6-12.2 19 10.9 6.4-18.2 40 34.0 25.0-44.4
$25,000- 34,999 207 80 33.4 26.2-41.4 24 9.8 6.1-15.4 14 4.3 2.2- 8.2 23 8.5 5.3-13.2 66 44.0 35.8-52.6
$35,000- 49,999 271 131 44.3 37.2-51.6 27 9.4 6.2-13.9 13 4.8 2.6- 8.7 34 12.6 8.4-18.5 66 28.9 22.5-36.2
$50,000-74,999 273 116 40.2 33.4-47.3 35 10.3 7.1-14.5 20 4.8 2.8- 8.0 30 11.9 7.8-17.8 72 32.8 26.2-40.2
$75,000-100,000 232 132 50.1 42.1-58.2 19 7.5 4.6-12.1 *** *** *** 16 5.3 3.0- 9.1 59 34.0 26.0-42.9
$100,000-150,000 212 104 45.5 38.0-53.2 20 9.1 5.5-14.7 *** *** *** 19 7.9 4.9-12.4 61 33.9 26.8-41.9
$150,000+ 230 144 59.6 52.3-66.5 24 10.3 6.7-15.5 *** *** *** 12 6.7 3.7-11.8 40 19.9 14.5-26.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 581 275 41.8 36.8-47.0 63 11.3 8.0-15.5 25 3.2 2.0- 5.1 62 11.0 7.9-15.2 156 32.7 27.9-37.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 69 20 21.8 13.3-33.6 11 12.2 6.0-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 49 24.8 18.3-32.8 12 4.4 2.4- 8.0 *** *** *** 22 12.3 7.4-19.6 61 54.4 45.0-63.5
101% to 150% 243 112 44.8 37.0-52.8 32 12.2 8.1-17.8 13 4.4 2.3- 8.4 27 9.4 6.1-14.3 59 29.2 22.5-37.0
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** 11 8.5 4.4-15.8 14 9.1 4.7-16.8 15 11.3 6.5-19.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,088 577 48.9 45.3-52.4 114 9.5 7.8-11.6 51 3.9 2.8- 5.4 98 9.0 7.1-11.3 248 28.7 25.4-32.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 581 275 41.8 36.8-47.0 63 11.3 8.0-15.5 25 3.2 2.0- 5.1 62 11.0 7.9-15.2 156 32.7 27.9-37.8
HOUSING
Own 1,432 829 52.2 49.0-55.4 168 11.3 9.5-13.5 72 4.2 3.2- 5.5 140 10.4 8.6-12.6 223 21.8 19.1-24.8
Rent 673 202 22.7 19.5-26.2 70 7.8 6.0-10.0 41 4.8 3.4- 6.6 68 8.5 6.4-11.2 292 56.3 51.9-60.5
Other arrangement 137 45 19.5 13.8-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 7.6 4.3-13.0 68 68.4 59.4-76.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 772 318 39.6 35.7-43.7 82 9.4 7.4-11.7 37 4.2 3.0- 6.0 71 8.3 6.4-10.8 264 38.4 34.3-42.7
Regional City or Suburban County 630 313 46.4 41.7-51.2 59 7.6 5.6-10.2 25 3.1 1.9- 5.1 75 12.1 9.0-16.0 158 30.7 26.4-35.5
Rural 853 450 44.6 40.4-48.9 102 12.3 9.6-15.7 53 4.8 3.5- 6.7 82 9.4 7.2-12.2 166 28.9 24.8-33.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 468 230 42.1 36.7-47.7 51 10.4 7.4-14.6 30 4.6 3.0- 6.8 46 10.8 7.7-14.8 111 32.2 26.9-38.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 735 347 40.1 35.8-44.5 83 10.1 7.7-13.2 43 4.7 3.2- 6.8 85 11.9 9.0-15.6 177 33.2 28.7-37.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,052 504 46.5 43.0-50.1 109 9.6 7.7-11.8 42 3.5 2.5- 4.9 97 7.8 6.2- 9.7 300 32.6 29.3-36.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 784 386 45.9 41.7-50.1 85 9.5 7.4-12.2 40 5.0 3.5- 7.2 74 8.2 6.3-10.6 199 31.4 27.4-35.6
2nd Quartile 703 321 42.0 37.7-46.5 73 10.1 7.6-13.2 30 2.8 1.8- 4.3 79 10.8 8.1-14.3 200 34.3 29.9-38.9
3rd Quartile 556 264 41.9 37.1-46.9 62 10.1 7.4-13.6 32 4.6 3.0- 6.8 58 10.5 7.8-14.2 140 32.9 28.2-38.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 110 44.1 36.0-52.6 23 10.2 6.3-16.1 13 4.6 2.5- 8.4 17 9.6 5.5-16.2 49 31.4 23.5-40.6

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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