2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Respondents age 50-75 who received one or more of the recommended colorectal cancer screening tests
within the recommended time interval.*

(CDC calculated variable. Meets Healthy People 2020 Objective C-16.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,021 1,454 71.7 69.1-74.2 567 28.3 25.8-30.9
-Eastern NC 738 512 68.9 64.1-73.3 226 31.1 26.7-35.9
GENDER
Male 325 205 63.0 55.4-69.9 120 37.0 30.1-44.6
Female 413 307 73.7 67.7-78.8 106 26.3 21.2-32.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 468 327 70.0 64.6-74.9 141 30.0 25.1-35.4
Non-Hispanic Black 190 139 68.9 58.0-78.1 *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 134 *** *** *** 64 44.0 34.0-54.5
55-64 275 177 63.5 55.4-70.8 98 36.5 29.2-44.6
65-75 329 265 81.3 74.4-86.6 64 18.7 13.4-25.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 197 133 65.3 54.9-74.3 64 34.7 25.7-45.1
Some Post-H.S. 231 167 73.2 65.1-80.0 64 26.8 20.0-34.9
College Graduate 225 165 75.1 67.7-81.2 60 24.9 18.8-32.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 133 106 79.1 69.8-86.1 27 20.9 13.9-30.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 304 215 68.4 60.1-75.6 89 31.6 24.4-39.9
No 434 297 69.2 63.5-74.4 137 30.8 25.6-36.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 141 104 71.7 61.1-80.3 37 28.3 19.7-38.9
Non-Veteran 597 408 68.2 62.9-73.1 189 31.8 26.9-37.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 127 89 68.7 58.5-77.4 38 31.3 22.6-41.5
Rural 572 394 68.5 62.7-73.7 178 31.5 26.3-37.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 260 158 60.1 51.9-67.9 102 39.9 32.1-48.1
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 311 244 82.2 76.5-86.8 67 17.8 13.2-23.5
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 51 79.1 68.1-87.0 21 20.9 13.0-31.9
More than 200% 352 258 72.4 65.9-78.0 94 27.6 22.0-34.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 259 175 67.9 58.2-76.3 84 32.1 23.7-41.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 227 66.3 59.6-72.4 110 33.7 27.6-40.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 142 110 75.4 65.8-82.9 32 24.6 17.1-34.2

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*The definition includes: 1) had a blood stool test in past year, or 2) had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years AND
a blood stool test within the past 3 years, or 3) had a colonoscopy within the past 10 years.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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