2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 440 90 19.2 15.1-24.0 50 11.4 7.9-16.3 109 24.9 20.0-30.5 73 14.3 10.9-18.4 118 30.2 24.6-36.5
GENDER
Male 167 33 18.2 12.4-26.1 *** *** *** 46 26.8 19.4-35.7 24 12.8 8.1-19.8 53 36.3 27.4-46.2
Female 273 57 19.9 14.6-26.4 39 15.8 10.3-23.4 63 23.4 17.2-31.0 49 15.4 11.1-21.0 65 25.6 18.8-33.7
AGE
50-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 154 30 17.3 11.5-25.0 22 13.8 8.3-22.0 35 25.4 17.6-35.2 22 12.8 7.9-20.0 45 30.8 21.9-41.3
65-74 138 31 25.2 16.9-35.9 *** *** *** 42 29.7 21.1-40.0 28 19.6 12.7-29.1 24 18.7 11.0-29.9
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 30 17.0 11.2-24.9 *** *** *** 37 29.0 20.3-39.6 21 11.3 6.7-18.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 122 23 16.7 10.3-25.8 *** *** *** 28 17.9 11.3-27.2 25 18.8 12.3-27.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.5 7.9-24.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.1 9.5-26.0 15 15.1 8.5-25.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 204 42 21.0 14.8-28.9 22 9.0 5.2-15.2 50 22.4 16.1-30.3 32 14.1 9.4-20.7 58 33.5 24.5-43.9
No 235 48 17.9 12.9-24.4 28 13.2 8.1-20.7 59 26.7 19.9-34.7 41 14.4 10.1-20.2 59 27.8 21.1-35.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.9 11.1-30.4
Non-Veteran 358 71 18.2 13.8-23.6 41 11.9 7.9-17.8 86 22.7 17.5-28.9 58 14.3 10.7-18.9 102 32.8 26.3-40.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 119 24 21.2 14.0-30.8 *** *** *** 28 22.4 14.6-32.6 19 13.2 8.0-21.1 35 29.4 20.8-39.7
Regional City or Suburban County 83 15 14.6 8.3-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.1 10.5-29.4 *** *** ***
Rural 238 51 19.7 14.0-27.0 29 9.9 6.1-15.5 59 27.2 19.8-35.9 38 13.3 9.0-19.3 61 30.0 21.9-39.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 133 20 11.7 6.8-19.4 *** *** *** 30 23.5 15.8-33.4 23 13.6 8.5-21.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 42 22.1 15.9-29.9 23 11.8 7.4-18.2 58 31.0 22.9-40.5 35 13.7 9.3-19.7 41 21.4 14.0-31.2
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.1 9.1-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.0 10.0-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 151 25 14.2 8.8-22.1 23 16.5 9.7-26.8 39 27.0 19.0-36.9 33 17.7 11.7-25.9 31 24.6 16.4-35.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 140 27 15.2 9.3-23.8 18 9.1 5.3-15.2 *** *** *** 19 10.1 5.6-17.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 189 40 20.2 14.4-27.7 18 8.9 5.2-14.7 50 25.1 18.2-33.5 36 17.1 11.9-24.0 45 28.7 20.6-38.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 111 23 20.3 12.9-30.3 *** *** *** 25 21.8 13.9-32.4 18 13.2 7.8-21.4 31 28.5 19.4-39.7

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*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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