2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never had mammogram
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,255 1,081 43.4 41.0-45.9 243 9.9 8.5-11.5 115 4.1 3.3- 5.1 228 9.8 8.4-11.5 588 32.7 30.3-35.2
-Non-Hispanic White 1,422 752 47.3 44.2-50.5 149 9.5 7.8-11.5 69 4.0 3.0- 5.3 151 10.1 8.3-12.3 301 29.1 26.1-32.2
AGE
18-34 196 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 168 87.5 81.7-91.6
35-44 187 57 30.0 23.3-37.6 12 5.7 3.1-10.1 *** *** *** 14 6.7 3.8-11.6 99 56.3 48.3-63.9
45-54 206 124 59.7 52.0-66.9 34 15.2 10.7-21.3 *** *** *** 20 10.6 6.7-16.3 19 8.9 5.6-14.0
55-64 272 187 72.2 65.9-77.7 34 11.4 7.9-16.1 *** *** *** 27 9.2 6.1-13.5 *** *** ***
65-74 271 213 77.1 70.2-82.7 23 9.6 5.7-15.8 18 7.3 4.4-12.1 15 5.1 2.9- 8.8 *** *** ***
75+ 277 153 51.5 43.0-59.9 37 14.3 8.8-22.2 18 3.5 2.0- 6.2 67 29.7 22.0-38.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 257 126 43.7 36.6-51.2 26 10.4 6.2-17.1 *** *** *** 27 10.0 5.9-16.6 61 31.3 24.6-38.9
Some Post-H.S. 409 206 42.9 37.5-48.4 42 8.1 5.8-11.3 18 3.9 2.3- 6.7 53 12.6 9.3-16.7 90 32.5 27.0-38.4
College Graduate 697 387 51.7 47.5-55.9 74 10.3 8.1-13.0 27 2.8 1.8- 4.3 62 7.4 5.6- 9.8 147 27.8 24.0-32.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.4 6.4-19.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 147 76 46.9 37.2-56.9 15 8.0 4.5-13.9 *** *** *** 17 10.3 5.7-17.7 32 29.8 21.1-40.3
$50,000- 74,999 180 79 40.1 32.0-48.8 26 12.1 8.0-18.0 *** *** *** 19 11.0 6.7-17.5 43 32.9 24.7-42.3
$75,000+ 505 295 52.4 47.3-57.4 44 8.1 5.9-11.0 *** *** *** 33 6.1 4.2- 8.7 117 30.2 25.5-35.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 467 238 45.1 39.5-50.9 55 10.9 7.7-15.2 27 5.0 3.2- 7.7 68 12.9 9.3-17.6 79 26.1 21.0-31.9
No 937 501 48.1 44.4-51.9 93 8.7 6.9-11.0 40 3.4 2.3- 5.0 81 8.6 6.7-10.9 222 31.1 27.5-34.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,383 735 48.1 44.9-51.3 145 9.6 7.9-11.7 68 4.1 3.0- 5.4 148 10.0 8.2-12.2 287 28.2 25.3-31.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 397 179 43.7 38.3-49.3 42 9.3 6.8-12.7 16 3.5 2.0- 5.9 43 10.5 7.4-14.6 117 33.0 27.9-38.6
Regional City or Suburban County 424 226 49.5 43.8-55.2 39 6.8 4.8- 9.7 *** *** *** 50 11.5 7.9-16.4 92 29.2 24.0-34.9
Rural 601 347 48.3 43.3-53.4 68 11.8 8.6-16.0 36 5.1 3.3- 7.6 58 8.7 6.4-11.7 92 26.1 21.4-31.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 629 283 38.8 34.5-43.1 68 9.2 7.1-11.9 *** *** *** 46 6.9 5.0- 9.4 216 42.8 38.2-47.4
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 359 64.1 58.5-69.4 64 12.5 9.0-17.2 36 5.4 3.6- 8.0 84 16.7 12.6-21.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 34 24.7 17.3-34.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 59.6 49.1-69.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.6 6.3-17.1 32 30.4 21.6-41.0
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 779 429 49.7 45.6-53.8 81 9.3 7.3-11.7 34 3.6 2.4- 5.5 65 8.0 6.1-10.5 170 29.4 25.4-33.6
HOUSING
Own 1,059 637 53.8 50.1-57.5 117 10.3 8.3-12.7 50 4.1 2.9- 5.8 107 10.6 8.5-13.3 148 21.1 18.0-24.6
Rent 275 83 22.1 17.2-27.9 29 7.9 5.2-11.6 18 4.4 2.7- 7.2 31 7.7 5.3-11.2 114 57.9 51.1-64.5
Other arrangement 77 28 21.3 13.5-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 130 43.4 36.3-50.7 28 9.0 5.9-13.6 18 4.9 2.8- 8.3 29 12.5 8.2-18.5 51 30.2 23.4-38.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 515 271 44.2 38.9-49.7 51 9.0 6.2-12.9 29 4.8 3.0- 7.6 60 11.3 8.0-15.7 104 30.7 25.5-36.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 651 351 51.5 47.0-55.9 70 10.1 7.7-13.0 22 2.9 1.8- 4.7 62 8.2 6.2-10.8 146 27.3 23.4-31.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 566 307 49.2 44.4-54.1 67 11.2 8.5-14.6 26 4.3 2.7- 6.8 54 8.5 6.2-11.4 112 26.8 22.4-31.7
2nd Quartile 420 212 45.6 39.8-51.4 35 8.3 5.3-12.7 19 3.1 1.8- 5.5 52 11.2 7.7-16.0 102 31.8 26.4-37.8
3rd Quartile 343 180 46.9 40.6-53.3 37 8.2 5.7-11.6 *** *** *** 38 11.6 8.1-16.3 72 29.8 24.0-36.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a mammogram and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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