2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year Within the past 2 years Within the past 3 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,758 663 39.5 36.8-42.3 295 17.4 15.4-19.7 209 10.9 9.3-12.6 154 8.3 6.9- 9.9 437 23.9 21.5-26.5
Piedmont NC 962 369 40.1 36.4-43.8 177 18.7 15.9-21.8 121 11.5 9.5-13.9 80 7.6 6.0- 9.7 215 22.1 19.0-25.4
GENDER
Female 962 369 40.1 36.4-43.8 177 18.7 15.9-21.8 121 11.5 9.5-13.9 80 7.6 6.0- 9.7 215 22.1 19.0-25.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 600 216 39.8 35.3-44.5 96 16.0 13.0-19.7 72 10.5 8.2-13.4 47 7.3 5.4-10.0 169 26.4 22.4-30.7
Non-Hispanic Black 202 82 39.3 31.7-47.5 45 22.1 16.0-29.7 30 14.1 9.5-20.3 14 7.0 3.8-12.4 31 17.5 11.6-25.4
Other 154 68 42.6 33.0-52.7 35 26.5 18.0-37.1 19 12.6 7.5-20.2 18 10.0 6.0-16.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 183 99 54.9 46.3-63.2 44 24.1 17.5-32.4 24 12.1 7.8-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 170 77 46.1 37.9-54.6 35 21.8 15.5-29.8 29 16.2 11.0-23.3 15 6.8 3.9-11.5 14 9.1 5.2-15.4
45-54 179 84 48.6 40.3-57.0 37 20.4 14.7-27.6 20 11.8 7.3-18.4 *** *** *** 25 13.6 9.0-20.1
55-64 160 54 35.6 27.5-44.8 40 21.1 15.2-28.6 25 11.7 7.6-17.5 *** *** *** 31 25.2 17.3-35.0
65-74 147 38 26.3 18.7-35.6 15 9.5 5.4-16.1 19 10.9 6.4-17.7 17 11.6 7.0-18.5 58 41.7 32.6-51.5
75+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 51 37.6 28.4-47.7 22 12.9 8.1-20.1 *** *** *** 20 14.0 8.6-22.0 41 29.0 20.5-39.3
Some Post-H.S. 262 97 37.7 31.1-44.7 47 19.2 14.1-25.5 27 9.4 6.2-14.1 20 6.1 3.8- 9.7 71 27.6 21.7-34.5
College Graduate 504 200 42.4 37.6-47.3 97 19.7 16.1-23.9 77 15.9 12.6-19.8 36 6.6 4.6- 9.3 94 15.4 12.4-19.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 270 89 35.1 28.4-42.4 39 16.5 11.4-23.2 29 10.5 7.1-15.3 23 8.0 4.9-12.9 90 29.8 23.3-37.3
No 683 278 42.4 38.1-46.8 138 19.9 16.7-23.5 89 11.4 9.1-14.3 56 7.5 5.6- 9.9 122 18.8 15.6-22.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 940 361 39.8 36.2-43.6 170 18.5 15.7-21.7 117 11.3 9.3-13.7 79 7.8 6.1- 9.9 213 22.5 19.4-26.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 513 229 46.2 41.2-51.2 122 23.0 19.2-27.4 67 12.3 9.5-15.7 36 6.0 4.1- 8.5 59 12.5 9.4-16.6
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 258 52 21.7 16.2-28.4 26 11.4 7.1-17.8 26 8.3 5.4-12.7 26 10.3 6.8-15.2 128 48.2 40.7-55.8
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** 22 17.6 11.2-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 16.4 10.0-25.8
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** 25 22.8 15.1-32.9 12 6.0 3.3-10.6 15 9.1 5.2-15.5 29 19.1 12.2-28.8
$75,000+ 351 149 42.5 36.8-48.3 64 18.0 13.9-22.9 59 16.4 12.6-21.2 22 6.2 3.9- 9.8 57 16.9 12.9-22.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 202 73 34.2 26.9-42.4 34 17.0 11.4-24.6 22 8.2 5.2-12.9 17 8.0 4.8-13.1 56 32.5 24.4-41.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** 17 16.8 9.9-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 23.0 14.5-34.4
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 528 215 43.1 38.3-48.1 97 18.8 15.3-22.9 78 14.1 11.1-17.7 39 6.2 4.4- 8.7 99 17.8 14.4-21.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 202 73 34.2 26.9-42.4 34 17.0 11.4-24.6 22 8.2 5.2-12.9 17 8.0 4.8-13.1 56 32.5 24.4-41.8
HOUSING
Own 615 228 39.6 35.2-44.2 108 17.4 14.2-21.2 72 11.0 8.6-13.9 51 7.6 5.6-10.2 156 24.4 20.6-28.7
Rent 295 113 38.7 32.4-45.3 64 24.7 19.0-31.4 45 14.1 10.3-19.0 23 7.5 4.8-11.4 50 15.1 11.0-20.4
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 554 226 41.8 37.2-46.6 108 20.2 16.6-24.3 82 15.0 11.9-18.6 41 7.1 5.1- 9.8 97 16.0 12.8-19.8
Regional City or Suburban County 254 84 35.7 28.9-43.2 45 17.0 12.3-23.2 22 7.0 4.3-11.1 27 10.0 6.6-14.9 76 30.3 23.7-37.8
Rural 154 59 42.0 33.0-51.5 24 17.4 11.1-26.3 17 9.2 5.4-15.3 *** *** *** 42 25.8 18.4-34.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 340 123 40.0 33.8-46.6 58 18.0 13.6-23.4 32 7.8 5.3-11.4 39 9.4 6.5-13.2 88 24.8 19.6-30.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 592 235 40.2 35.7-44.8 115 19.2 15.8-23.2 87 14.2 11.4-17.7 41 7.1 5.1- 9.9 114 19.2 15.6-23.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 346 129 38.0 32.3-44.1 69 19.3 14.9-24.6 46 12.3 9.0-16.6 31 8.6 5.9-12.4 71 21.8 16.7-27.9
2nd Quartile 404 165 41.9 36.2-47.8 73 18.7 14.6-23.7 48 11.0 8.1-14.9 33 7.6 5.1-11.2 85 20.7 16.2-26.1
3rd Quartile 195 71 40.5 32.6-48.9 33 18.5 12.6-26.4 24 11.2 7.2-17.0 16 6.9 4.1-11.2 51 22.9 16.9-30.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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