2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,238 541 41.3 38.1-44.6 128 9.6 7.8-11.8 59 4.0 2.9- 5.3 125 9.7 7.8-11.9 385 35.4 32.2-38.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 714 350 45.2 41.0-49.5 68 8.9 6.7-11.8 31 3.8 2.5- 5.7 77 10.2 7.8-13.3 188 31.9 27.9-36.2
Non-Hispanic Black 265 123 44.5 37.5-51.8 30 11.7 7.7-17.4 *** *** *** 29 10.6 6.7-16.4 75 31.1 25.0-38.1
Other 250 67 24.8 18.8-32.0 28 9.1 5.9-13.8 20 7.2 4.4-11.6 16 5.8 3.2-10.2 119 53.1 45.2-60.9
AGE
18-34 288 18 5.8 3.5- 9.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 244 86.8 81.7-90.7
35-44 208 56 28.8 22.2-36.4 19 8.0 5.0-12.6 *** *** *** 15 8.3 4.8-13.8 110 51.9 44.2-59.6
45-54 209 122 59.3 51.5-66.6 32 14.1 9.7-20.1 *** *** *** 23 10.3 6.6-15.7 19 8.9 5.4-14.2
55-64 188 120 68.8 61.1-75.5 27 13.8 9.3-19.9 *** *** *** 22 9.1 5.8-14.0 *** *** ***
65-74 175 140 78.2 69.8-84.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 81 33.1 26.3-40.8 24 9.9 5.7-16.5 *** *** *** 21 10.4 5.9-17.8 89 42.7 34.9-50.9
Some Post-H.S. 329 146 42.4 36.4-48.6 30 7.4 5.0-10.8 14 3.5 2.0- 6.3 44 11.9 8.6-16.1 95 34.8 28.9-41.2
College Graduate 584 279 46.3 41.9-50.8 63 10.9 8.3-14.0 22 3.1 2.0- 5.0 50 6.8 5.0- 9.3 170 32.8 28.6-37.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 362 155 40.2 34.2-46.5 41 10.6 7.0-15.7 23 5.0 3.1- 7.9 50 11.5 7.9-16.5 93 32.7 26.8-39.3
No 861 377 41.6 37.8-45.5 86 9.2 7.3-11.6 35 3.4 2.3- 5.0 73 8.8 6.8-11.4 290 37.0 33.2-40.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,209 528 41.7 38.5-45.0 126 9.7 7.9-12.0 58 4.0 3.0- 5.4 123 9.7 7.9-12.0 374 34.8 31.6-38.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 639 233 35.5 31.4-39.9 67 9.4 7.3-12.2 21 2.9 1.8- 4.9 51 7.2 5.2- 9.9 267 44.9 40.4-49.5
Unemployed 60 16 18.2 10.6-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 314 202 62.3 55.1-69.0 40 14.3 9.5-21.1 19 5.1 3.1- 8.5 50 17.3 12.3-23.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 38 20.6 14.5-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 74 62.5 53.0-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** 12 12.0 6.5-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.6 6.0-18.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 142 60 40.5 31.4-50.3 17 10.5 6.3-17.0 *** *** *** 18 10.8 6.3-17.7 40 33.9 24.9-44.2
$50,000- 74,999 149 61 40.9 31.8-50.7 20 9.7 6.0-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 33.7 25.1-43.5
$75,000+ 400 210 49.8 44.2-55.4 37 8.3 5.9-11.6 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 24 5.5 3.6- 8.2 114 32.5 27.2-38.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 314 133 38.1 31.9-44.7 28 11.4 7.1-17.7 *** *** *** 38 13.0 8.7-19.0 102 34.6 28.6-41.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 21 20.1 12.5-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 19 13.5 8.2-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 29.6 20.5-40.8
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 617 306 47.4 42.8-52.0 66 9.1 7.0-11.7 28 4.3 2.8- 6.6 49 7.5 5.3-10.4 168 31.8 27.4-36.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 314 133 38.1 31.9-44.7 28 11.4 7.1-17.7 *** *** *** 38 13.0 8.7-19.0 102 34.6 28.6-41.2
HOUSING
Own 735 402 50.3 46.0-54.5 88 11.2 8.8-14.2 36 4.3 2.9- 6.1 73 10.4 8.0-13.5 136 23.9 20.2-28.0
Rent 413 112 21.6 17.7-26.2 36 7.2 5.1-10.2 23 4.3 2.8- 6.6 40 7.7 5.4-10.9 202 59.2 53.8-64.4
Other arrangement 83 24 17.3 10.7-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 71.0 60.0-80.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 720 289 38.6 34.5-42.8 78 9.5 7.5-12.0 35 4.1 2.8- 5.8 68 8.6 6.5-11.2 250 39.2 35.0-43.7
Regional City or Suburban County 323 158 46.9 40.5-53.4 22 5.3 3.3- 8.5 *** *** *** 46 14.5 10.1-20.4 85 29.8 24.1-36.2
Rural 195 94 40.6 32.7-49.0 28 16.4 10.5-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 33.2 25.5-41.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 447 194 38.0 32.8-43.4 49 9.9 7.0-13.8 25 4.3 2.7- 6.9 50 12.0 8.4-16.8 129 35.7 30.2-41.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 753 329 43.3 39.3-47.5 75 9.2 7.1-11.8 31 3.7 2.5- 5.4 71 7.9 6.1-10.2 247 35.9 31.9-40.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 434 190 42.1 36.8-47.6 40 8.5 5.9-12.0 23 5.2 3.3- 8.0 41 8.6 6.2-11.9 140 35.6 30.4-41.1
2nd Quartile 528 230 41.1 36.2-46.2 59 10.7 7.9-14.3 22 2.8 1.7- 4.6 56 10.3 7.3-14.4 161 35.1 30.1-40.5
3rd Quartile 254 110 39.0 32.5-46.1 27 9.7 6.0-15.3 *** *** *** 27 10.1 6.4-15.5 79 37.2 30.4-44.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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