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 1,376 690 52.4 49.2-55.6 686 47.6 44.4-50.8
-Non-Hispanic White 891 396 47.7 43.7-51.6 495 52.3 48.4-56.3
GENDER
Female 891 396 47.7 43.7-51.6 495 52.3 48.4-56.3
AGE
18-34 116 79 68.3 58.0-77.1 37 31.7 22.9-42.0
35-44 133 96 73.3 64.2-80.8 37 26.7 19.2-35.8
45-54 122 69 56.5 46.5-66.0 53 43.5 34.0-53.5
55-64 180 71 38.9 31.1-47.4 109 61.1 52.6-68.9
65-74 175 42 23.7 16.8-32.3 133 76.3 67.7-83.2
75+ 158 34 22.8 15.0-33.0 124 77.2 67.0-85.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 138 46 35.4 26.5-45.5 92 64.6 54.5-73.5
Some Post-H.S. 268 123 51.6 44.7-58.4 145 48.4 41.6-55.3
College Graduate 453 215 49.6 44.4-54.8 238 50.4 45.2-55.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 323 175 56.2 50.0-62.2 148 43.8 37.8-50.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 266 102 40.8 33.7-48.2 164 59.2 51.8-66.3
No 615 292 50.9 46.2-55.6 323 49.1 44.4-53.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 865 381 47.5 43.5-51.5 484 52.5 48.5-56.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 250 125 50.1 43.1-57.0 125 49.9 43.0-56.9
Regional City or Suburban County 259 124 49.0 41.6-56.5 135 51.0 43.5-58.4
Rural 382 147 44.8 38.7-51.0 235 55.2 49.0-61.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 417 249 61.5 56.0-66.8 168 38.5 33.2-44.0
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 344 81 23.2 18.2-29.2 263 76.8 70.8-81.8
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 500 249 52.7 47.7-57.8 251 47.3 42.2-52.3
HOUSING
Own 674 277 45.4 40.9-49.9 397 54.6 50.1-59.1
Rent 176 95 57.5 48.7-65.8 81 42.5 34.2-51.3
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 150 60 48.4 38.9-58.0 90 51.6 42.0-61.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 326 133 43.7 37.0-50.6 193 56.3 49.4-63.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 415 203 50.6 45.1-56.1 212 49.4 43.9-54.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 364 168 48.5 42.5-54.5 196 51.5 45.5-57.5
2nd Quartile 260 122 48.5 41.2-55.9 138 51.5 44.1-58.8
3rd Quartile 218 91 46.9 39.0-54.9 127 53.1 45.1-61.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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