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
-FEMALES 1,383 242 17.9 15.4-20.7 180 13.3 11.1-15.9 372 25.5 22.6-28.7 285 20.4 17.7-23.4 304 22.9 20.1-25.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 987 155 16.4 13.6-19.6 130 13.1 10.6-15.9 281 26.4 22.9-30.3 223 23.5 20.1-27.2 198 20.7 17.7-24.1
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 104 25 24.1 15.2-35.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 195 39 17.1 11.8-24.1 24 20.1 12.8-30.2 23 12.2 7.9-18.3 18 8.2 4.8-13.8 91 42.5 34.2-51.1
55-64 433 78 19.7 15.3-25.1 60 13.5 10.1-17.8 98 22.1 17.6-27.3 100 22.4 18.0-27.5 97 22.3 17.8-27.5
65-74 447 85 20.3 15.9-25.5 53 9.4 6.9-12.8 159 35.7 29.7-42.2 90 21.5 16.1-28.2 60 13.1 9.4-17.9
75+ 281 37 11.8 8.1-16.9 35 10.9 7.2-16.1 89 31.2 23.7-39.8 67 23.7 17.9-30.8 53 22.4 15.9-30.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 29 18.4 11.9-27.4 12 8.7 4.1-17.5 *** *** *** 23 16.8 9.7-27.6 54 33.6 24.2-44.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 51 12.0 8.4-16.8 36 9.3 6.3-13.7 106 28.6 23.1-34.8 72 23.2 17.9-29.5 99 26.9 21.7-32.9
Some Post-H.S. 423 85 22.8 18.0-28.5 57 14.6 10.5-20.0 107 23.1 18.5-28.5 95 21.0 16.5-26.2 79 18.5 14.2-23.7
College Graduate 449 77 17.1 13.4-21.6 75 18.7 14.5-23.8 130 27.3 22.7-32.5 95 19.0 15.1-23.5 72 17.9 13.9-22.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 32 19.2 12.4-28.6 18 13.8 7.1-25.0 *** *** *** 23 14.8 9.1-23.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 231 33 16.5 10.7-24.6 25 11.0 6.7-17.5 66 24.0 17.8-31.5 40 20.8 13.3-31.0 67 27.7 21.1-35.6
$25,000- 34,999 142 31 27.1 18.1-38.5 24 13.5 8.6-20.6 33 20.7 13.3-30.9 31 19.9 12.5-30.1 23 18.8 11.6-28.9
$35,000- 49,999 151 24 14.4 8.7-22.9 20 14.8 8.8-23.7 39 25.8 18.0-35.4 40 26.0 18.2-35.7 28 19.1 11.8-29.3
$50,000- 74,999 155 32 20.8 14.0-29.9 20 15.6 8.1-27.7 55 29.3 21.6-38.3 28 18.6 12.4-26.9 20 15.8 9.6-24.7
$75,000+ 247 35 16.1 11.2-22.7 45 17.7 12.8-24.0 74 29.2 22.8-36.6 56 20.1 14.9-26.6 37 16.8 11.8-23.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 575 102 18.0 14.3-22.4 70 11.9 8.7-16.1 156 25.3 20.7-30.6 109 19.2 15.3-23.8 138 25.6 20.9-30.9
No 804 139 17.7 14.5-21.5 109 14.2 11.3-17.8 215 25.6 21.9-29.8 176 21.3 17.8-25.4 165 21.1 17.7-24.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,340 233 17.8 15.3-20.6 174 13.4 11.1-16.1 362 25.6 22.6-28.9 275 20.3 17.6-23.3 296 22.8 20.0-25.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 301 65 22.2 17.0-28.5 41 14.1 9.7-20.0 85 26.2 20.9-32.4 56 18.4 13.9-23.9 54 19.1 14.4-25.0
Regional City or Suburban County 288 44 14.3 10.2-19.7 39 12.1 8.4-17.2 70 22.8 16.7-30.5 65 24.0 17.8-31.5 70 26.8 20.6-34.0
Rural 794 133 17.2 13.9-21.0 100 13.5 10.5-17.3 217 26.5 22.5-30.9 164 19.7 16.3-23.6 180 23.1 19.4-27.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 61 16.5 12.3-21.9 55 14.5 10.5-19.9 88 22.3 17.6-27.7 95 22.3 17.8-27.5 101 24.4 19.7-29.8
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 694 122 18.1 14.6-22.1 89 12.4 9.7-15.8 224 31.6 26.8-36.7 152 22.9 18.7-27.6 107 15.0 11.7-19.0
Unable to Work 182 41 20.8 14.4-29.0 26 16.1 9.5-25.9 37 18.6 12.4-27.0 25 14.9 8.9-23.8 53 29.7 21.5-39.4
Other not in Labor Force 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 18 14.6 8.2-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 224 44 25.0 17.9-33.6 28 11.0 6.8-17.4 51 18.6 13.5-25.0 36 15.2 10.2-21.9 65 30.3 23.1-38.5
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** 14 11.4 6.2-19.8 *** *** *** 18 18.5 10.6-30.5 24 19.6 12.1-30.2
More than 200% 606 100 17.0 13.5-21.0 97 16.9 13.3-21.2 178 27.9 23.7-32.5 142 21.7 18.0-25.9 89 16.6 13.1-20.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 321 53 17.0 11.8-23.8 43 15.0 9.8-22.3 84 28.4 21.7-36.3 68 17.2 12.7-22.9 73 22.4 16.8-29.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 595 99 16.1 12.7-20.3 74 12.4 9.4-16.1 158 25.5 21.0-30.6 120 20.5 16.3-25.4 144 25.5 21.2-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 467 90 20.4 16.3-25.2 63 13.9 10.2-18.6 130 24.4 20.0-29.3 97 21.5 17.4-26.2 87 19.8 15.7-24.8

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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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