2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Women respondents aged 40+ who have had a mammogram in the past two years
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,643 1,245 75.7 73.0-78.2 398 24.3 21.8-27.0
-Non-Hispanic White 1,122 865 76.8 73.5-79.7 257 23.2 20.3-26.5
AGE
40-44 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 206 158 74.9 67.5-81.0 48 25.1 19.0-32.5
55-64 269 218 83.3 77.9-87.7 51 16.7 12.3-22.1
65-74 271 236 86.7 81.3-90.8 35 13.3 9.2-18.7
75+ 275 189 66.2 57.3-74.1 86 33.8 25.9-42.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 202 145 72.9 64.0-80.3 57 27.1 19.7-36.0
Some Post-H.S. 321 238 72.5 66.4-77.9 83 27.5 22.1-33.6
College Graduate 544 443 83.1 79.4-86.3 101 16.9 13.7-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 88 78.4 68.2-86.0 26 21.6 14.0-31.8
$50,000- 74,999 128 96 77.0 67.8-84.3 32 23.0 15.7-32.2
$75,000+ 385 324 83.2 78.1-87.3 61 16.8 12.7-21.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 383 281 73.1 66.7-78.7 102 26.9 21.3-33.3
No 721 570 78.7 74.9-82.0 151 21.3 18.0-25.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,099 844 76.6 73.2-79.6 255 23.4 20.4-26.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 277 208 75.7 69.5-81.0 69 24.3 19.0-30.5
Regional City or Suburban County 331 253 76.3 69.6-81.9 78 23.7 18.1-30.4
Rural 514 404 77.8 72.9-82.0 110 22.2 18.0-27.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 325 77.8 72.7-82.2 85 22.2 17.8-27.3
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 547 421 76.8 71.5-81.4 126 23.2 18.6-28.5
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 75 74.0 63.5-82.3 31 26.0 17.7-36.5
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 598 486 81.2 77.2-84.7 112 18.8 15.3-22.8
HOUSING
Own 915 734 78.6 75.0-81.8 181 21.4 18.2-25.0
Rent 155 101 64.1 55.2-72.1 54 35.9 27.9-44.8
Other arrangement 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 208 152 71.2 63.2-78.1 56 28.8 21.9-36.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 414 310 72.9 66.6-78.5 104 27.1 21.5-33.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 500 403 81.9 77.8-85.4 97 18.1 14.6-22.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 448 360 80.6 76.0-84.5 88 19.4 15.5-24.0
2nd Quartile 321 234 73.7 66.8-79.6 87 26.3 20.4-33.2
3rd Quartile 271 209 76.6 69.9-82.3 62 23.4 17.7-30.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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