2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,211 1,815 79.0 76.6-81.2 396 21.0 18.8-23.4
Western 390 321 81.0 74.2-86.3 69 19.0 13.7-25.8
GENDER
Female 390 321 81.0 74.2-86.3 69 19.0 13.7-25.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 327 280 83.1 75.4-88.7 47 16.9 11.3-24.6
Non-Hispanic Black 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 76 62 87.5 78.5-93.0 14 12.5 7.0-21.5
75+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 146 113 80.3 69.8-87.8 33 19.7 12.2-30.2
No 239 204 81.6 72.3-88.3 35 18.4 11.7-27.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 385 317 81.6 74.8-86.8 68 18.4 13.2-25.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 141 116 78.3 66.4-86.8 25 21.7 13.2-33.6
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 144 85.7 76.6-91.6 28 14.3 8.4-23.4
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 176 149 83.3 72.8-90.3 27 16.7 9.7-27.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 283 245 89.2 83.8-93.0 38 10.8 7.0-16.2
Rent 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 117 93 82.4 72.7-89.1 24 17.6 10.9-27.3
Rural 273 228 80.5 71.7-87.0 45 19.5 13.0-28.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 223 189 80.8 70.6-88.0 34 19.2 12.0-29.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 117 93 82.4 72.7-89.1 24 17.6 10.9-27.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 221 189 85.8 77.4-91.4 32 14.2 8.6-22.6
2nd Quartile 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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