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%)
North Carolina 2,244 548 22.7 20.7-24.9 1,696 77.3 75.1-79.3
-FEMALES 2,236 544 22.6 20.5-24.8 1,692 77.4 75.2-79.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,421 368 23.4 20.9-26.2 1,053 76.6 73.8-79.1
Non-Hispanic Black 420 120 27.1 22.3-32.5 300 72.9 67.5-77.7
Other 373 49 14.5 10.2-20.2 324 85.5 79.8-89.8
AGE
18-34 401 *** *** *** 400 99.7 97.7- 100
35-44 341 26 8.1 5.3-12.2 315 91.9 87.8-94.7
45-54 378 80 22.0 17.3-27.5 298 78.0 72.5-82.7
55-64 388 112 33.8 28.1-40.1 276 66.2 59.9-71.9
65-74 365 151 43.8 37.7-50.1 214 56.2 49.9-62.3
75+ 326 163 49.0 41.3-56.7 163 51.0 43.3-58.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 36 20.3 13.6-29.3 145 79.7 70.7-86.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 435 119 23.6 19.0-28.8 316 76.4 71.2-81.0
Some Post-H.S. 642 194 27.9 24.0-32.3 448 72.1 67.7-76.0
College Graduate 971 194 17.2 14.7-20.0 777 82.8 80.0-85.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 20 17.5 10.8-27.1 66 82.5 72.9-89.2
$15,000- 24,999 158 41 25.4 17.8-34.9 117 74.6 65.1-82.2
$25,000- 34,999 201 59 23.6 17.3-31.2 142 76.4 68.8-82.7
$35,000- 49,999 271 69 25.7 19.8-32.6 202 74.3 67.4-80.2
$50,000- 74,999 273 72 24.2 18.6-30.8 201 75.8 69.2-81.4
$75,000+ 664 119 17.2 14.2-20.7 545 82.8 79.3-85.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 723 248 30.2 26.1-34.6 475 69.8 65.4-73.9
No 1,487 288 18.9 16.6-21.4 1,199 81.1 78.6-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** 56 81.5 69.0-89.7
Non-Veteran 2,163 528 22.8 20.7-25.0 1,635 77.2 75.0-79.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 759 127 16.2 13.4-19.5 632 83.8 80.5-86.6
Regional City or Suburban County 626 143 23.3 19.3-27.9 483 76.7 72.1-80.7
Rural 851 274 28.1 24.5-32.0 577 71.9 68.0-75.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,058 144 13.8 11.4-16.7 914 86.2 83.3-88.6
Unemployed 100 11 12.7 5.8-25.8 89 87.3 74.2-94.2
Retired 684 305 43.8 39.1-48.7 379 56.2 51.3-60.9
Unable to Work 148 57 37.2 28.5-46.9 91 62.8 53.1-71.5
Other not in Labor Force 221 22 9.0 5.7-13.8 199 91.0 86.2-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 15 18.0 10.2-29.8 49 82.0 70.2-89.8
50% to 100% 149 21 10.2 6.4-15.9 128 89.8 84.1-93.6
101% to 150% 239 71 29.4 22.5-37.4 168 70.6 62.6-77.5
151% to 200% 116 34 23.8 15.8-34.0 82 76.2 66.0-84.2
More than 200% 1,078 238 20.9 18.3-23.9 840 79.1 76.1-81.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 149 30.1 25.2-35.5 315 69.9 64.5-74.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 208 24.5 20.8-28.7 520 75.5 71.3-79.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,044 187 17.7 15.0-20.8 857 82.3 79.2-85.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 783 163 19.2 16.0-22.9 620 80.8 77.1-84.0
2nd Quartile 695 160 21.4 17.9-25.5 535 78.6 74.5-82.1
3rd Quartile 551 146 24.9 20.7-29.7 405 75.1 70.3-79.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 207 75 32.4 25.3-40.5 132 67.6 59.5-74.7

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported not being pregnant at the time of interview.

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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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