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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 2,246 1,076 43.4 40.9-45.9 243 10.0 8.6-11.6 115 4.1 3.3- 5.1 226 9.8 8.3-11.4 586 32.8 30.3-35.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,416 748 47.3 44.2-50.4 149 9.5 7.8-11.6 69 4.0 3.0- 5.3 150 10.0 8.2-12.2 300 29.1 26.2-32.3
Non-Hispanic Black 426 214 47.1 41.5-52.8 48 12.0 8.6-16.5 16 2.8 1.6- 4.7 39 9.4 6.3-13.6 109 28.7 23.9-34.1
Other 382 106 26.6 21.3-32.8 43 8.9 6.2-12.6 29 6.3 4.1- 9.5 31 8.0 5.2-12.1 173 50.1 43.5-56.7
AGE
18-34 426 28 6.6 4.3- 9.9 16 2.8 1.6- 4.9 *** *** *** 14 2.9 1.4- 5.7 359 86.3 82.1-89.6
35-44 344 106 32.2 26.7-38.1 28 7.2 4.8-10.5 15 3.5 2.0- 6.1 29 8.7 5.8-12.8 166 48.5 42.5-54.6
45-54 377 220 58.6 52.8-64.2 59 15.1 11.4-19.7 20 6.5 3.9-10.5 40 10.3 7.3-14.3 38 9.6 6.7-13.4
55-64 385 254 68.7 63.1-73.7 53 13.7 10.2-18.1 25 5.2 3.3- 8.3 41 10.1 7.2-13.9 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+ 318 168 47.5 39.8-55.2 47 17.5 11.6-25.5 22 3.8 2.3- 6.3 78 30.1 22.9-38.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 182 66 38.6 30.1-47.8 24 12.3 7.2-20.0 21 9.1 5.7-14.2 22 13.7 8.5-21.3 49 26.4 19.5-34.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 184 37.2 31.9-42.8 50 11.1 7.8-15.7 21 3.4 2.0- 5.8 42 9.8 6.5-14.4 140 38.5 32.8-44.4
Some Post-H.S. 642 308 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 977 514 48.8 45.1-52.5 103 10.5 8.4-13.0 44 3.5 2.5- 5.0 84 7.0 5.5- 8.9 232 30.2 26.6-34.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.8 6.9-22.4 *** *** ***
$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- 49,999 269 130 44.3 37.3-51.6 27 9.4 6.2-14.0 13 4.8 2.6- 8.8 33 12.5 8.3-18.4 66 29.0 22.6-36.3
$50,000- 74,999 272 115 39.7 33.0-46.9 35 10.3 7.2-14.6 20 4.8 2.9- 8.1 30 12.0 7.8-18.0 72 33.1 26.4-40.4
$75,000+ 670 378 51.7 47.2-56.1 63 9.0 6.9-11.7 24 3.4 2.1- 5.5 47 6.6 4.8- 9.0 158 29.3 25.1-34.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 715 348 43.8 39.3-48.4 81 10.6 8.0-14.0 43 4.9 3.4- 6.9 101 13.4 10.4-17.1 142 27.3 23.2-31.9
No 1,505 711 43.0 40.1-46.1 161 9.7 8.2-11.6 69 3.7 2.8- 4.9 123 8.1 6.6- 9.9 441 35.4 32.4-38.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,172 1,043 43.8 41.3-46.4 236 9.9 8.5-11.6 111 4.2 3.3- 5.2 221 9.8 8.3-11.5 561 32.3 29.8-34.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 769 317 39.6 35.7-43.7 82 9.4 7.5-11.8 37 4.3 3.0- 6.0 71 8.3 6.4-10.8 262 38.4 34.3-42.7
Regional City or Suburban County 626 311 46.3 41.6-51.1 59 7.6 5.7-10.2 25 3.2 1.9- 5.1 73 11.9 8.8-15.8 158 31.0 26.6-35.7
Rural 851 448 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 24.9-33.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,069 442 37.8 34.4-41.2 112 9.2 7.5-11.2 36 2.9 2.0- 4.3 82 7.2 5.6- 9.3 397 42.9 39.3-46.5
Unemployed 102 32 25.0 16.3-36.4 13 12.8 6.7-22.9 *** *** *** 11 8.1 4.1-15.5 *** *** ***
Retired 671 441 63.9 58.9-68.7 87 14.7 11.2-19.1 43 5.2 3.6- 7.4 92 15.0 11.5-19.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 147 83 56.4 46.7-65.5 16 8.8 5.0-15.0 15 9.1 5.2-15.6 18 13.9 8.4-22.3 15 11.8 7.0-19.4
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
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 19 21.1 12.7-32.9 11 12.3 6.1-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 1,081 573 48.8 45.2-52.3 114 9.6 7.8-11.6 51 3.9 2.8- 5.5 97 9.0 7.1-11.3 246 28.7 25.4-32.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 466 228 42.0 36.6-47.6 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) 732 346 40.1 35.8-44.6 83 10.1 7.7-13.2 43 4.7 3.3- 6.8 83 11.7 8.8-15.4 177 33.3 28.8-38.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,048 502 46.4 42.9-50.0 109 9.6 7.8-11.8 42 3.5 2.5- 5.0 97 7.8 6.2- 9.7 298 32.6 29.3-36.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 781 385 45.9 41.7-50.1 85 9.6 7.5-12.2 40 5.0 3.5- 7.2 74 8.2 6.3-10.6 197 31.3 27.3-35.5
2nd Quartile 700 319 41.9 37.5-46.4 73 10.1 7.6-13.2 30 2.8 1.8- 4.3 78 10.8 8.1-14.3 200 34.4 30.0-39.1
3rd Quartile 553 262 41.9 37.1-46.9 62 10.1 7.4-13.7 32 4.6 3.0- 6.9 57 10.3 7.6-13.9 140 33.0 28.3-38.1
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 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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