2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,507 433 18.2 16.3-20.3 284 10.8 9.4-12.5 683 26.0 23.8-28.3 472 18.5 16.6-20.5 635 26.5 24.3-28.8
-Eastern NC 916 171 19.9 16.7-23.4 100 11.1 8.7-14.2 244 25.4 22.0-29.2 168 18.0 15.1-21.4 233 25.5 21.8-29.7
GENDER
Male 402 73 19.4 15.1-24.7 34 7.3 5.0-10.5 112 26.6 21.6-32.2 63 16.4 12.3-21.5 120 30.4 24.3-37.2
Female 514 98 20.2 16.0-25.1 66 14.3 10.5-19.2 132 24.5 20.0-29.7 105 19.4 15.5-24.1 113 21.6 17.2-26.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 600 104 19.7 15.8-24.2 61 9.9 7.5-13.0 172 26.0 22.1-30.3 122 20.6 16.8-25.0 141 23.9 19.7-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 223 52 21.6 15.8-28.9 28 12.7 7.8-20.1 49 24.2 17.3-32.9 39 15.6 10.8-22.1 55 25.8 17.8-35.8
Other 93 15 14.5 8.0-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 136 27 20.5 13.0-31.0 *** *** *** 20 13.6 8.4-21.3 13 11.1 6.2-19.1 67 44.0 34.0-54.5
55-64 285 59 21.1 15.8-27.7 27 10.6 6.7-16.2 54 17.3 12.6-23.4 55 18.7 13.8-24.8 90 32.3 25.2-40.2
65-74 302 59 22.1 16.7-28.6 43 12.7 9.0-17.6 94 33.5 27.1-40.6 58 17.4 12.7-23.3 48 14.3 9.5-21.0
75+ 180 24 13.4 8.6-20.3 19 9.4 5.7-15.2 74 39.6 30.3-49.8 38 22.8 15.4-32.3 25 14.8 8.3-25.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 16 13.4 7.7-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 256 48 19.1 13.8-25.8 24 7.7 4.8-12.0 70 26.6 20.4-33.8 41 18.0 12.5-25.2 73 28.7 21.1-37.6
Some Post-H.S. 278 54 22.7 16.9-29.9 32 12.0 8.0-17.6 74 24.5 18.9-31.0 54 19.4 14.4-25.6 64 21.4 15.8-28.4
College Graduate 275 53 20.8 15.6-27.2 32 14.4 9.1-22.1 78 26.8 21.0-33.6 59 19.0 14.2-24.9 53 19.0 13.9-25.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 18 18.7 10.8-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 28 22.7 15.2-32.6 *** *** *** 37 23.1 15.8-32.4 27 17.0 10.8-25.8 44 27.1 19.0-37.3
$25,000- 34,999 90 19 19.6 11.7-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 20.7 12.8-31.7 18 15.5 8.8-25.9
$35,000- 49,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 31.4 22.0-42.6 27 22.2 14.1-33.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 32 24.4 16.5-34.5 15 12.2 6.8-20.9 38 26.4 18.6-36.0 17 17.6 10.2-28.8 22 19.4 11.8-30.2
$75,000+ 163 34 24.3 16.8-33.7 21 13.2 8.1-21.0 46 25.4 18.3-34.0 36 20.1 13.9-28.3 26 17.0 11.1-25.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 408 76 19.9 15.4-25.3 47 11.6 7.7-16.9 113 24.6 19.8-30.1 70 17.1 12.9-22.3 102 26.9 20.8-33.9
No 507 95 19.9 15.8-24.7 53 10.8 7.9-14.6 131 26.1 21.5-31.4 98 18.8 15.0-23.4 130 24.4 19.9-29.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 190 40 21.7 15.6-29.3 16 7.1 4.1-12.0 59 31.5 24.2-39.8 38 18.6 13.0-25.8 37 21.1 14.4-30.0
Non-Veteran 726 131 19.4 15.9-23.4 84 12.2 9.3-15.9 185 23.9 20.1-28.1 130 17.9 14.6-21.7 196 26.7 22.4-31.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 150 30 21.3 14.3-30.5 *** *** *** 40 25.6 18.4-34.4 36 22.4 15.8-30.7 34 22.3 15.4-31.1
Rural 710 128 18.3 15.0-22.2 84 12.1 9.2-15.7 180 24.6 20.7-29.1 126 17.6 14.2-21.6 192 27.4 22.9-32.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 280 47 15.4 10.9-21.4 29 11.5 7.6-17.2 54 20.6 15.2-27.4 53 18.8 13.8-25.1 97 33.6 26.4-41.6
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 449 85 22.5 17.8-28.0 50 10.5 7.6-14.2 151 32.8 27.5-38.6 89 19.8 15.5-25.1 74 14.4 10.6-19.2
Unable to Work 135 26 19.8 12.8-29.5 *** *** *** 29 17.8 11.4-26.9 20 14.9 8.9-23.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 31 25.4 17.5-35.4 *** *** *** 32 21.0 13.9-30.5 25 15.8 9.9-24.4 42 27.4 19.2-37.5
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.4 8.0-24.5 22 19.7 12.4-29.8
More than 200% 435 81 19.8 15.5-25.0 50 11.5 8.4-15.6 127 27.8 23.0-33.2 91 20.9 16.4-26.1 86 20.0 15.5-25.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 322 54 15.8 11.1-22.0 36 12.8 8.1-19.5 80 24.3 18.4-31.3 54 16.2 11.4-22.5 98 30.9 23.4-39.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 410 75 19.0 14.8-24.2 41 9.4 6.5-13.4 105 25.8 20.8-31.6 83 20.0 15.7-25.2 106 25.7 20.7-31.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 184 42 26.8 19.8-35.2 23 12.4 7.4-20.0 59 26.3 19.8-34.0 31 16.6 11.2-23.8 29 17.9 12.1-25.8

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy exam - those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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