2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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?

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  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
Piedmont NC 1,251 866 64.9 61.6-68.0 385 35.1 32.0-38.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 721 533 68.3 64.1-72.3 188 31.7 27.7-35.9
Non-Hispanic Black 269 194 69.2 62.4-75.4 75 30.8 24.6-37.6
Other 252 133 47.2 39.4-55.1 119 52.8 44.9-60.6
AGE
18-34 289 45 13.4 9.6-18.6 244 86.6 81.4-90.4
35-44 209 99 48.3 40.7-56.0 110 51.7 44.0-59.3
45-54 212 193 91.3 85.9-94.7 19 8.7 5.3-14.1
55-64 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 177 177 100 - *** *** ***
75+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 140 57.6 49.5-65.3 89 42.4 34.7-50.5
Some Post-H.S. 331 236 65.3 58.9-71.2 95 34.7 28.8-41.1
College Graduate 588 418 67.3 62.8-71.5 170 32.7 28.5-37.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 366 273 67.6 61.1-73.4 93 32.4 26.6-38.9
No 869 579 63.3 59.4-67.0 290 36.7 33.0-40.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,222 848 65.5 62.2-68.7 374 34.5 31.3-37.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 645 378 55.4 50.9-59.9 267 44.6 40.1-49.1
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 67 37.5 28.9-47.0 74 62.5 53.0-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 144 104 66.5 56.3-75.4 40 33.5 24.6-43.7
$50,000- 74,999 150 105 66.6 56.9-75.1 45 33.4 24.9-43.1
$75,000+ 403 289 67.6 61.7-72.9 114 32.4 27.1-38.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 320 218 65.9 59.4-71.9 102 34.1 28.1-40.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 87 70.4 59.2-79.5 31 29.6 20.5-40.8
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 622 454 68.4 63.7-72.8 168 31.6 27.2-36.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 320 218 65.9 59.4-71.9 102 34.1 28.1-40.6
HOUSING
Own 741 605 76.3 72.2-80.0 136 23.7 20.0-27.8
Rent 419 217 41.6 36.4-47.0 202 58.4 53.0-63.6
Other arrangement 84 40 29.6 20.5-40.6 44 70.4 59.4-79.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 726 476 61.0 56.6-65.2 250 39.0 34.8-43.4
Regional City or Suburban County 326 241 70.5 64.1-76.1 85 29.5 23.9-35.9
Rural 199 149 67.2 58.7-74.8 50 32.8 25.2-41.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 450 321 64.5 58.6-69.9 129 35.5 30.1-41.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 761 514 64.4 60.3-68.3 247 35.6 31.7-39.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 440 300 64.9 59.5-70.0 140 35.1 30.0-40.5
2nd Quartile 531 370 65.0 59.7-70.0 161 35.0 30.0-40.3
3rd Quartile 257 178 63.0 55.7-69.8 79 37.0 30.2-44.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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