2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Have you had a hysterectomy?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,244 548 22.7 20.7-24.9 1,696 77.3 75.1-79.3
Western 402 119 23.9 19.0-29.6 283 76.1 70.4-81.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 339 104 24.6 19.3-30.9 235 75.4 69.1-80.7
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 126 51 30.9 22.3-41.0 75 69.1 59.0-77.7
College Graduate 163 35 15.2 10.2-22.1 128 84.8 77.9-89.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 155 61 30.1 22.3-39.4 94 69.9 60.6-77.7
No 243 57 20.8 14.8-28.3 186 79.2 71.7-85.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 397 117 24.0 19.1-29.8 280 76.0 70.2-80.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 141 23 15.2 8.7-25.1 118 84.8 74.9-91.3
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 179 75 37.9 29.2-47.4 104 62.1 52.6-70.8
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 98 18 16.3 9.3-27.1 80 83.7 72.9-90.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 120 42 25.9 17.6-36.4 78 74.1 63.6-82.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 180 46 24.1 16.7-33.5 134 75.9 66.5-83.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 120 42 25.9 17.6-36.4 78 74.1 63.6-82.4
HOUSING
Own 290 97 27.9 21.9-34.9 193 72.1 65.1-78.1
Rent 89 15 11.0 6.1-19.1 74 89.0 80.9-93.9
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 118 22 14.5 8.8-22.9 96 85.5 77.1-91.2
Rural 284 97 27.3 21.1-34.4 187 72.7 65.6-78.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 80 26.5 19.8-34.5 152 73.5 65.5-80.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 118 22 14.5 8.8-22.9 96 85.5 77.1-91.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 224 59 20.8 15.4-27.4 165 79.2 72.6-84.6
2nd Quartile 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported not being pregnant at the time of interview.

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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