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 2,211 1,815 79.0 76.6-81.2 396 21.0 18.8-23.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,389 1,213 84.8 82.1-87.2 176 15.2 12.8-17.9
GENDER
Female 1,389 1,213 84.8 82.1-87.2 176 15.2 12.8-17.9
AGE
18-34 192 144 69.3 61.0-76.4 48 30.7 23.6-39.0
35-44 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 201 186 93.1 88.5-96.0 15 6.9 4.0-11.5
55-64 267 250 91.8 86.7-95.0 17 8.2 5.0-13.3
65-74 265 233 90.9 86.8-93.8 32 9.1 6.2-13.2
75+ 270 216 76.1 67.1-83.2 54 23.9 16.8-32.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 192 73.3 65.6-79.9 60 26.7 20.1-34.4
Some Post-H.S. 402 351 84.6 79.5-88.6 51 15.4 11.4-20.5
College Graduate 680 630 93.0 90.5-94.8 50 7.0 5.2- 9.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 103 87 86.7 77.5-92.6 16 13.3 7.4-22.5
$35,000- 49,999 146 122 81.4 71.9-88.2 24 18.6 11.8-28.1
$50,000- 74,999 175 160 87.8 78.9-93.2 15 12.2 6.8-21.1
$75,000+ 497 454 90.7 86.8-93.6 43 9.3 6.4-13.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 456 383 80.0 74.1-84.8 73 20.0 15.2-25.9
No 917 817 87.5 84.5-90.0 100 12.5 10.0-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,350 1,180 85.2 82.4-87.6 170 14.8 12.4-17.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 387 347 86.5 81.3-90.4 40 13.5 9.6-18.7
Regional City or Suburban County 411 361 86.8 82.3-90.3 50 13.2 9.7-17.7
Rural 591 505 82.0 77.0-86.2 86 18.0 13.8-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 617 559 87.6 83.8-90.7 58 12.4 9.3-16.2
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 535 458 85.1 80.2-89.0 77 14.9 11.0-19.8
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 113 87.4 79.2-92.7 20 12.6 7.3-20.8
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 765 690 88.2 84.7-91.0 75 11.8 9.0-15.3
HOUSING
Own 1,036 927 88.6 85.7-91.0 109 11.4 9.0-14.3
Rent 270 230 79.3 71.9-85.2 40 20.7 14.8-28.1
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 249 207 83.1 76.3-88.2 42 16.9 11.8-23.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 503 440 83.1 77.7-87.4 63 16.9 12.6-22.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 637 566 87.0 83.3-90.0 71 13.0 10.0-16.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 558 498 87.1 82.9-90.3 60 12.9 9.7-17.1
2nd Quartile 403 358 83.6 77.6-88.2 45 16.4 11.8-22.4
3rd Quartile 339 287 85.4 80.1-89.5 52 14.6 10.5-19.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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