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 1,746 1,637 93.9 92.4-95.1 109 6.1 4.9- 7.6
-Non-Hispanic White 1,165 1,087 93.4 91.5-94.9 78 6.6 5.1- 8.5
GENDER
Female 1,165 1,087 93.4 91.5-94.9 78 6.6 5.1- 8.5
AGE
18-34 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 224 202 88.7 82.6-92.8 22 11.3 7.2-17.4
75+ 197 168 87.5 81.2-92.0 29 12.5 8.0-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 167 91.2 84.8-95.0 16 8.8 5.0-15.2
Some Post-H.S. 342 317 92.7 88.9-95.3 25 7.3 4.7-11.1
College Graduate 602 568 94.7 92.4-96.3 34 5.3 3.7- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 447 429 94.9 91.7-96.9 18 5.1 3.1- 8.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 360 325 91.3 87.4-94.2 35 8.7 5.8-12.6
No 792 750 94.3 92.0-96.0 42 5.7 4.0- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,134 1,058 93.4 91.5-95.0 76 6.6 5.0- 8.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 337 314 92.0 87.7-94.8 23 8.0 5.2-12.3
Regional City or Suburban County 347 327 94.3 90.6-96.6 20 5.7 3.4- 9.4
Rural 481 446 93.7 90.7-95.7 35 6.3 4.3- 9.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 546 529 96.6 94.2-98.1 17 3.4 1.9- 5.8
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 382 88.8 84.6-92.0 48 11.2 8.0-15.4
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 669 632 93.7 90.9-95.6 37 6.3 4.4- 9.1
HOUSING
Own 890 820 92.5 90.2-94.3 70 7.5 5.7- 9.8
Rent 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 201 187 92.8 87.6-95.9 14 7.2 4.1-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 415 380 92.7 89.1-95.2 35 7.3 4.8-10.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 549 520 94.1 91.2-96.0 29 5.9 4.0- 8.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 479 450 94.2 91.2-96.3 29 5.8 3.7- 8.8
2nd Quartile 342 319 92.6 88.3-95.3 23 7.4 4.7-11.7
3rd Quartile 277 254 93.3 89.4-95.9 23 6.7 4.1-10.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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