2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year Within the past 2 years Within the past 3 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,758 663 39.5 36.8-42.3 295 17.4 15.4-19.7 209 10.9 9.3-12.6 154 8.3 6.9- 9.9 437 23.9 21.5-26.5
-Non-Hispanic White 1,175 402 38.2 34.9-41.6 184 16.1 13.8-18.8 137 10.3 8.5-12.3 103 8.1 6.5-10.1 349 27.3 24.3-30.5
GENDER
Female 1,175 402 38.2 34.9-41.6 184 16.1 13.8-18.8 137 10.3 8.5-12.3 103 8.1 6.5-10.1 349 27.3 24.3-30.5
AGE
18-34 143 79 56.8 47.5-65.6 33 22.6 15.8-31.3 16 10.1 6.1-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 173 80 48.6 40.4-56.8 29 17.6 12.0-25.0 30 15.6 10.7-22.2 14 6.7 3.8-11.6 20 11.5 7.3-17.8
45-54 184 80 45.9 37.8-54.1 46 23.9 17.8-31.3 23 11.2 7.2-17.0 *** *** *** 29 15.0 10.3-21.5
55-64 247 93 39.5 32.5-46.9 45 16.7 12.2-22.5 39 13.0 9.3-18.0 19 7.3 4.3-12.2 51 23.5 17.4-30.8
65-74 223 43 21.4 15.5-28.8 21 9.0 5.5-14.4 22 7.3 4.4-11.6 41 16.3 11.7-22.4 96 46.0 38.3-53.9
75+ 196 21 8.8 5.1-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 147 77.2 68.8-83.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 59 35.7 27.8-44.5 25 12.9 8.4-19.4 13 6.5 3.6-11.5 27 11.7 7.5-17.9 60 33.1 25.0-42.3
Some Post-H.S. 340 107 37.3 31.5-43.6 55 17.2 13.0-22.4 28 7.5 5.0-11.0 26 6.7 4.4-10.2 124 31.3 26.0-37.0
College Graduate 613 223 40.2 35.9-44.7 99 17.4 14.2-21.2 95 15.6 12.7-19.1 46 6.9 5.1- 9.4 150 19.8 16.6-23.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 30.6 21.4-41.5
$50,000- 74,999 156 50 38.4 29.6-48.1 29 20.0 13.5-28.5 15 6.6 3.6-11.6 *** *** *** 49 26.7 19.6-35.2
$75,000+ 450 182 41.7 36.6-46.9 75 18.1 14.3-22.7 79 15.7 12.5-19.7 31 6.8 4.6-10.0 83 17.6 13.9-22.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 367 96 32.0 26.2-38.4 35 10.7 7.3-15.4 35 9.5 6.7-13.5 40 10.7 7.3-15.5 161 37.0 31.1-43.3
No 796 303 41.1 37.1-45.2 149 18.9 15.9-22.2 100 10.6 8.5-13.0 60 6.7 5.1- 8.8 184 22.8 19.4-26.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,144 387 37.5 34.2-41.0 178 16.2 13.8-18.9 132 10.2 8.5-12.3 101 8.1 6.5-10.1 346 28.0 25.0-31.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 134 42.1 36.3-48.1 53 16.3 12.4-21.0 50 13.9 10.4-18.3 23 6.0 4.0- 9.1 78 21.7 17.1-27.2
Regional City or Suburban County 352 118 36.6 30.6-42.9 65 19.1 14.5-24.6 33 7.7 5.2-11.2 30 8.7 5.8-12.9 106 27.9 22.4-34.2
Rural 485 150 36.5 31.2-42.1 66 13.5 10.3-17.6 54 9.6 7.1-12.9 50 9.2 6.5-12.9 165 31.1 26.3-36.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 554 250 48.2 43.4-53.1 114 20.2 16.6-24.2 71 11.2 8.7-14.4 35 6.0 4.1- 8.6 84 14.4 11.3-18.1
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 81 19.9 15.7-25.0 39 9.6 6.7-13.5 38 7.2 5.0-10.2 51 11.6 8.4-15.8 220 51.7 45.7-57.6
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.9 7.7-23.7 *** *** *** 14 19.0 11.1-30.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** 14 12.3 6.8-21.3 *** *** *** 16 10.1 5.8-16.9 46 29.7 21.3-39.8
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 676 252 39.9 35.7-44.3 109 17.6 14.4-21.2 100 13.2 10.7-16.2 50 7.2 5.3- 9.7 165 22.2 18.7-26.0
HOUSING
Own 895 308 38.4 34.6-42.3 132 14.8 12.3-17.7 104 10.2 8.3-12.5 75 7.8 6.0-10.1 276 28.8 25.4-32.5
Rent 226 72 35.2 28.2-42.9 44 24.4 17.8-32.5 30 12.2 8.2-17.9 17 7.6 4.6-12.4 63 20.6 15.5-26.8
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 198 73 45.5 37.2-54.0 29 14.5 9.7-21.0 15 6.9 3.8-12.0 18 7.1 4.2-12.0 63 26.0 19.7-33.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 421 126 35.7 30.0-41.8 56 13.8 10.2-18.5 48 8.5 6.1-11.7 52 11.6 8.4-15.8 139 30.4 25.1-36.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 556 203 37.5 33.1-42.2 99 18.6 15.1-22.6 74 12.9 10.2-16.2 33 5.7 3.9- 8.3 147 25.3 21.3-29.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 488 153 33.0 28.3-38.0 90 19.6 15.7-24.1 63 12.3 9.5-15.9 36 7.7 5.3-10.9 146 27.5 23.0-32.4
2nd Quartile 346 139 43.4 37.1-49.9 46 13.4 9.8-18.2 37 8.9 6.3-12.6 34 8.1 5.4-12.1 90 26.1 20.6-32.5
3rd Quartile 275 88 39.6 32.7-46.9 43 16.6 12.0-22.5 30 9.2 6.1-13.6 30 9.6 6.3-14.3 84 25.0 19.6-31.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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