2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 372 270 69.4 62.8-75.3 102 30.6 24.7-37.2
GENDER
Male 144 99 64.2 53.3-73.8 45 35.8 26.2-46.7
Female 228 171 73.6 65.6-80.4 57 26.4 19.6-34.4
AGE
50-54 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 147 102 68.6 57.9-77.6 45 31.4 22.4-42.1
65-75 148 121 77.6 66.7-85.8 27 22.4 14.2-33.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 159 109 66.3 55.3-75.8 50 33.7 24.2-44.7
No 213 161 71.4 63.0-78.6 52 28.6 21.4-37.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 298 211 67.0 59.3-73.8 87 33.0 26.2-40.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 103 76 73.1 62.1-81.9 27 26.9 18.1-37.9
Regional City or Suburban County 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 198 147 69.5 59.1-78.3 51 30.5 21.7-40.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 146 119 83.1 74.4-89.3 27 16.9 10.7-25.6
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 149 107 68.4 58.5-76.8 42 31.6 23.2-41.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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