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
-FEMALES 1,100 827 74.2 70.6-77.4 273 25.8 22.6-29.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 770 589 75.5 71.3-79.3 181 24.5 20.7-28.7
Non-Hispanic Black 228 171 73.6 65.6-80.4 57 26.4 19.6-34.4
Other 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 195 104 57.4 48.7-65.6 91 42.6 34.4-51.3
55-64 426 311 73.0 67.6-77.8 115 27.0 22.2-32.4
65-75 479 412 85.2 79.1-89.8 67 14.8 10.2-20.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 262 184 68.9 61.6-75.5 78 31.1 24.5-38.4
Some Post-H.S. 348 271 78.3 72.3-83.3 77 21.7 16.7-27.7
College Graduate 375 301 78.8 73.2-83.4 74 21.2 16.6-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 130 66.0 55.1-75.4 56 34.0 24.6-44.9
$25,000- 34,999 115 94 82.2 71.3-89.5 21 17.8 10.5-28.7
$35,000- 49,999 130 98 75.1 64.1-83.7 32 24.9 16.3-35.9
$50,000- 74,999 126 105 77.7 67.0-85.7 21 22.3 14.3-33.0
$75,000+ 220 174 76.2 68.4-82.5 46 23.8 17.5-31.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 430 315 74.3 68.8-79.1 115 25.7 20.9-31.2
No 667 510 74.1 69.4-78.4 157 25.9 21.6-30.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,060 794 74.1 70.5-77.5 266 25.9 22.5-29.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 242 193 78.8 72.1-84.2 49 21.2 15.8-27.9
Regional City or Suburban County 234 162 64.5 56.0-72.2 72 35.5 27.8-44.0
Rural 624 472 76.5 71.9-80.5 152 23.5 19.5-28.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 376 261 69.5 63.6-74.8 115 30.5 25.2-36.4
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 458 385 83.9 77.9-88.5 73 16.1 11.5-22.1
Unable to Work 171 124 73.5 63.9-81.3 47 26.5 18.7-36.1
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 124 65.9 56.4-74.3 56 34.1 25.7-43.6
151% to 200% 94 75 81.8 70.2-89.5 19 18.2 10.5-29.8
More than 200% 510 408 77.3 72.3-81.7 102 22.7 18.3-27.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 258 198 78.9 71.7-84.7 60 21.1 15.3-28.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 471 338 69.7 64.0-74.9 133 30.3 25.1-36.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 291 77.6 72.0-82.4 80 22.4 17.6-28.0

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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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