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 2,283 1,695 67.7 65.2-70.1 588 32.3 29.9-34.8
-FEMALES 2,274 1,688 67.6 65.1-70.0 586 32.4 30.0-34.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,434 1,134 71.2 68.1-74.1 300 28.8 25.9-31.9
Non-Hispanic Black 432 323 71.6 66.3-76.4 109 28.4 23.6-33.7
Other 386 213 50.5 43.9-57.0 173 49.5 43.0-56.1
AGE
18-34 428 69 14.0 10.7-18.2 359 86.0 81.8-89.3
35-44 345 179 51.6 45.6-57.6 166 48.4 42.4-54.4
45-54 382 344 90.6 86.8-93.4 38 9.4 6.6-13.2
55-64 388 376 97.7 95.5-98.8 12 2.3 1.2- 4.5
65-74 366 364 99.4 97.1-99.9 *** *** ***
75+ 327 324 98.9 95.9-99.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 138 74.2 66.2-80.9 49 25.8 19.1-33.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 444 304 62.2 56.2-67.7 140 37.8 32.3-43.8
Some Post-H.S. 650 489 67.3 62.7-71.7 161 32.7 28.3-37.3
College Graduate 984 752 70.0 66.2-73.6 232 30.0 26.4-33.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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- 49,999 272 206 71.2 63.9-77.6 66 28.8 22.4-36.1
$50,000- 74,999 275 203 67.3 60.0-73.9 72 32.7 26.1-40.0
$75,000+ 673 515 70.7 66.1-75.0 158 29.3 25.0-33.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 727 585 73.1 68.6-77.2 142 26.9 22.8-31.4
No 1,520 1,079 65.0 61.9-67.9 441 35.0 32.1-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,200 1,639 68.1 65.6-70.6 561 31.9 29.4-34.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 775 513 61.8 57.6-65.9 262 38.2 34.1-42.4
Regional City or Suburban County 631 473 69.4 64.7-73.7 158 30.6 26.3-35.3
Rural 868 702 71.7 67.3-75.6 166 28.3 24.4-32.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,079 682 57.4 53.9-61.0 397 42.6 39.0-46.1
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 684 676 98.8 97.4-99.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 150 135 88.5 81.2-93.3 15 11.5 6.7-18.8
Other not in Labor Force 233 114 38.8 31.9-46.2 119 61.2 53.8-68.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 1,089 843 71.4 67.8-74.8 246 28.6 25.2-32.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 363 68.4 62.6-73.6 111 31.6 26.4-37.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 743 566 67.2 62.5-71.6 177 32.8 28.4-37.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,057 759 67.6 64.1-70.9 298 32.4 29.1-35.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 790 593 69.1 64.9-73.1 197 30.9 26.9-35.1
2nd Quartile 707 507 66.0 61.4-70.4 200 34.0 29.6-38.6
3rd Quartile 562 422 67.4 62.3-72.1 140 32.6 27.9-37.7
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 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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