2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Female respondents with and intact cervix, aged 21-65, who have had a pap test in the past three years.
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,233 852 66.7 63.4-69.9 381 33.3 30.1-36.6
-Non-Hispanic White 698 528 73.3 69.1-77.0 170 26.7 23.0-30.9
AGE
21-34 163 115 66.0 57.1-74.0 48 34.0 26.0-42.9
35-44 167 128 76.6 68.5-83.1 39 23.4 16.9-31.5
45-54 160 126 77.3 69.3-83.7 34 22.7 16.3-30.7
55-65 203 154 75.9 68.4-82.1 49 24.1 17.9-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 179 126 69.4 61.2-76.5 53 30.6 23.5-38.8
College Graduate 396 331 84.3 80.1-87.7 65 15.7 12.3-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 331 271 80.4 74.8-85.0 60 19.6 15.0-25.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 117 62.8 53.9-70.9 62 37.2 29.1-46.1
No 511 406 77.8 73.3-81.8 105 22.2 18.2-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 673 509 73.6 69.4-77.4 164 26.4 22.6-30.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 229 185 79.6 72.7-85.1 44 20.4 14.9-27.3
Regional City or Suburban County 222 163 71.5 64.2-77.9 59 28.5 22.1-35.8
Rural 247 180 69.3 61.6-76.1 67 30.7 23.9-38.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 487 376 75.3 70.4-79.6 111 24.7 20.4-29.6
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 445 354 76.9 71.8-81.3 91 23.1 18.7-28.2
HOUSING
Own 474 377 77.5 72.7-81.7 97 22.5 18.3-27.3
Rent 176 124 66.1 57.3-73.9 52 33.9 26.1-42.7
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 116 81 71.5 61.1-80.0 35 28.5 20.0-38.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 216 158 68.4 60.3-75.6 58 31.6 24.4-39.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 366 289 77.3 71.9-81.9 77 22.7 18.1-28.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 231 77.1 71.0-82.2 64 22.9 17.8-29.0
2nd Quartile 212 154 67.2 59.0-74.4 58 32.8 25.6-41.0
3rd Quartile 156 120 77.9 69.6-84.4 36 22.1 15.6-30.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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