2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last cervical cancer screening test?

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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
Western 303 79 30.0 23.7-37.2 48 17.1 12.0-23.9 36 10.8 7.4-15.5 38 12.1 8.1-17.7 102 29.9 23.7-37.0
GENDER
Female 303 79 30.0 23.7-37.2 48 17.1 12.0-23.9 36 10.8 7.4-15.5 38 12.1 8.1-17.7 102 29.9 23.7-37.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 267 70 30.5 23.7-38.2 41 17.9 12.3-25.2 32 10.7 7.1-15.7 31 11.0 7.0-16.9 93 29.9 23.4-37.5
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 95 *** *** *** 14 16.1 8.7-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 134 35 29.3 20.8-39.5 *** *** *** 24 19.6 12.4-29.5 *** *** *** 36 17.5 11.5-25.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 195 59 33.4 25.3-42.7 36 19.3 12.6-28.3 29 13.6 8.9-20.3 20 8.7 5.2-14.1 51 25.0 17.5-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 299 78 30.2 23.8-37.5 47 17.1 11.9-23.9 35 10.2 6.9-14.9 38 12.3 8.2-17.9 101 30.1 23.8-37.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.6-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 133 24 18.1 11.2-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.9 11.2-30.2 *** *** *** 18 17.4 9.7-29.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 145 40 26.5 18.9-35.8 25 22.1 13.8-33.3 26 15.9 10.1-24.1 *** *** *** 43 28.2 19.3-39.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 232 60 29.1 22.2-37.1 32 16.7 10.9-24.6 29 11.0 7.2-16.4 28 11.0 6.8-17.3 83 32.3 25.1-40.4
Rent 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.9 10.0-30.2
Other arrangement 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 21.7 13.4-33.1
Rural 213 56 31.5 23.8-40.4 24 11.5 6.9-18.3 26 9.3 6.0-14.1 32 14.8 9.6-22.1 75 32.9 25.2-41.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 176 44 28.8 20.7-38.6 18 10.2 5.6-17.9 25 10.5 6.7-16.2 27 16.3 10.3-24.9 62 34.1 25.4-44.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 21.7 13.4-33.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 181 42 24.3 17.2-33.3 36 22.3 14.9-32.0 24 14.3 9.1-21.9 17 10.0 5.8-16.6 62 29.0 21.8-37.4
2nd Quartile 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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