2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,283 1,695 67.7 65.2-70.1 588 32.3 29.9-34.8
-Non-Hispanic White 1,440 1,139 71.3 68.2-74.2 301 28.7 25.8-31.8
AGE
18-34 197 29 12.9 8.7-18.6 168 87.1 81.4-91.3
35-44 187 88 43.7 36.1-51.7 99 56.3 48.3-63.9
45-54 208 189 91.2 86.2-94.5 19 8.8 5.5-13.8
55-64 275 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 262 201 69.3 61.8-75.9 61 30.7 24.1-38.2
Some Post-H.S. 416 326 68.0 62.1-73.3 90 32.0 26.7-37.9
College Graduate 702 555 72.3 68.1-76.2 147 27.7 23.8-31.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 149 117 70.3 59.9-79.0 32 29.7 21.0-40.1
$50,000- 74,999 183 140 67.6 58.3-75.8 43 32.4 24.2-41.7
$75,000+ 507 390 69.8 64.6-74.5 117 30.2 25.5-35.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 476 397 74.3 68.6-79.3 79 25.7 20.7-31.4
No 946 724 69.2 65.4-72.7 222 30.8 27.3-34.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,401 1,114 72.1 69.0-75.0 287 27.9 25.0-31.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 400 283 67.1 61.5-72.2 117 32.9 27.8-38.5
Regional City or Suburban County 428 336 71.2 65.5-76.3 92 28.8 23.7-34.5
Rural 612 520 74.4 69.1-79.0 92 25.6 21.0-30.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 634 418 57.5 52.8-62.0 216 42.5 38.0-47.2
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 560 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 57 40.4 30.6-50.9 50 59.6 49.1-69.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 107 70.0 59.6-78.7 32 30.0 21.3-40.4
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 786 616 70.8 66.5-74.7 170 29.2 25.3-33.5
HOUSING
Own 1,072 924 79.1 75.7-82.2 148 20.9 17.8-24.3
Rent 280 166 43.1 36.6-49.9 114 56.9 50.1-63.4
Other arrangement 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 260 209 70.4 62.6-77.1 51 29.6 22.9-37.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 524 420 69.8 64.2-74.9 104 30.2 25.1-35.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 656 510 72.8 68.5-76.8 146 27.2 23.2-31.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 572 460 73.6 68.7-77.9 112 26.4 22.1-31.3
2nd Quartile 424 322 68.5 62.6-73.9 102 31.5 26.1-37.4
3rd Quartile 350 278 70.6 64.0-76.4 72 29.4 23.6-36.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 18SEP25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts