2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Women respondents aged 40+ who have had a mammogram in the past two years
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,643 1,245 75.7 73.0-78.2 398 24.3 21.8-27.0
Western 334 248 73.6 67.0-79.3 86 26.4 20.7-33.0
GENDER
Female 334 248 73.6 67.0-79.3 86 26.4 20.7-33.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 291 221 75.7 68.9-81.5 70 24.3 18.5-31.1
Non-Hispanic Black 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
40-44 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 136 102 76.8 67.2-84.3 34 23.2 15.7-32.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 125 88 70.4 59.1-79.7 37 29.6 20.3-40.9
No 204 156 74.8 66.3-81.8 48 25.2 18.2-33.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 331 245 73.5 66.9-79.2 86 26.5 20.8-33.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 103 80 78.3 67.1-86.5 23 21.7 13.5-32.9
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 174 132 76.5 66.5-84.1 42 23.5 15.9-33.5
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 150 110 75.3 65.3-83.1 40 24.7 16.9-34.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 259 197 75.4 68.1-81.6 62 24.6 18.4-31.9
Rent 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 97 75 85.1 75.8-91.2 22 14.9 8.8-24.2
Rural 237 173 69.4 61.1-76.6 64 30.6 23.4-38.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 191 140 70.6 61.5-78.3 51 29.4 21.7-38.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 97 75 85.1 75.8-91.2 22 14.9 8.8-24.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 185 144 80.7 73.2-86.4 41 19.3 13.6-26.8
2nd Quartile 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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