2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*

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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 2,472 244 10.4 8.8-12.3 105 3.9 3.0- 5.1 148 5.7 4.7- 7.0 255 10.1 8.7-11.8 1,720 69.8 67.3-72.1
-FEMALES 1,363 137 10.4 8.3-12.9 62 3.9 2.8- 5.4 82 6.4 4.9- 8.3 160 11.6 9.6-14.1 922 67.7 64.3-70.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 972 92 10.2 7.8-13.3 44 4.2 2.8- 6.2 61 6.7 4.9- 9.1 119 11.8 9.5-14.6 656 67.1 63.1-70.9
Non-Hispanic Black 275 32 11.5 7.2-17.9 12 3.3 1.7- 6.3 16 5.5 3.1- 9.6 34 12.7 8.0-19.5 181 67.0 59.2-74.0
Other 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 80.6 69.5-88.4
AGE
50-54 194 15 7.2 3.6-13.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 7.4 4.0-13.4 153 79.7 71.8-85.8
55-64 433 31 7.6 4.9-11.7 17 2.8 1.7- 4.8 19 4.3 2.6- 7.0 40 9.9 6.8-14.2 326 75.4 70.0-80.1
65-74 448 57 13.0 8.9-18.7 27 7.0 4.1-11.7 26 8.0 4.7-13.2 59 13.3 9.7-18.0 279 58.6 52.0-65.0
75+ 288 34 14.7 9.9-21.3 12 3.5 1.9- 6.5 30 9.9 6.4-14.9 48 16.2 11.0-23.3 164 55.7 47.7-63.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 20 15.7 8.7-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 6.5 2.9-13.8 110 72.6 61.3-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 37 9.2 6.2-13.5 20 5.7 3.0-10.7 21 7.8 4.7-12.9 44 13.7 9.5-19.3 238 63.5 56.8-69.8
Some Post-H.S. 421 45 10.1 7.1-14.2 18 3.3 1.9- 5.7 24 6.2 3.9- 9.6 46 11.4 7.9-16.1 288 69.0 63.1-74.3
College Graduate 430 35 8.5 5.6-12.7 18 4.2 2.6- 6.8 34 7.0 4.6-10.4 57 13.1 9.8-17.4 286 67.3 61.7-72.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 6.5 3.6-11.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 230 33 14.5 9.9-20.8 14 5.0 2.8- 8.8 12 7.8 3.9-14.9 27 9.1 5.8-14.0 144 63.6 55.3-71.2
$25,000- 34,999 139 12 6.4 3.2-12.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.2 11.7-30.0 93 65.3 54.2-74.9
$35,000- 49,999 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.8 4.5-16.5 22 22.6 14.2-34.0 105 61.0 50.3-70.8
$50,000- 74,999 155 20 11.4 6.6-19.0 *** *** *** 11 6.5 3.3-12.5 13 8.4 4.4-15.5 106 70.4 60.9-78.4
$75,000+ 237 22 8.1 4.7-13.6 11 3.5 1.8- 6.6 13 4.8 2.5- 9.1 28 11.8 7.6-18.0 163 71.7 64.4-78.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 582 57 11.0 7.9-15.1 38 6.3 4.1- 9.6 41 6.1 4.1- 8.8 68 11.3 8.3-15.4 378 65.3 59.9-70.3
No 777 79 10.0 7.3-13.3 24 2.2 1.4- 3.5 41 6.6 4.6- 9.5 92 11.9 9.2-15.1 541 69.4 64.9-73.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,321 129 10.2 8.1-12.8 61 3.9 2.8- 5.5 80 6.4 4.9- 8.4 158 11.8 9.6-14.2 893 67.7 64.2-70.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 296 21 7.9 4.8-13.0 19 4.7 2.9- 7.5 23 7.6 4.9-11.7 30 9.7 6.4-14.3 203 70.1 63.7-75.8
Regional City or Suburban County 281 32 12.0 7.4-18.9 14 3.6 2.0- 6.4 16 6.1 3.3-11.2 35 9.5 6.4-14.0 184 68.7 61.2-75.4
Rural 786 84 11.0 8.4-14.3 29 3.6 2.1- 6.4 43 5.7 3.8- 8.5 95 13.9 10.7-17.9 535 65.7 60.9-70.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 389 22 4.5 2.7- 7.5 *** *** *** 23 6.2 3.9- 9.9 39 11.7 8.1-16.7 297 76.2 70.5-81.0
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 687 88 14.2 10.8-18.6 37 5.1 3.5- 7.3 45 6.8 4.6- 9.9 96 13.9 10.8-17.7 421 60.0 54.9-65.0
Unable to Work 185 22 12.1 7.0-20.2 13 7.7 3.4-16.7 *** *** *** 16 8.4 4.2-16.1 126 66.7 56.5-75.5
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.0 4.5-17.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 223 33 13.0 8.7-18.9 *** *** *** 13 4.9 2.4- 9.5 24 7.9 4.9-12.5 143 70.9 63.6-77.3
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 592 58 8.9 6.4-12.1 23 3.3 2.1- 5.2 37 6.4 4.4- 9.2 69 13.9 10.5-18.2 405 67.6 62.6-72.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 30 8.9 5.5-13.9 13 4.0 2.1- 7.8 11 3.1 1.3- 7.1 35 14.2 9.3-21.1 223 69.7 62.1-76.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 592 68 11.5 8.3-15.7 31 4.8 3.0- 7.7 40 6.7 4.6- 9.7 72 12.2 9.0-16.2 381 64.8 59.4-69.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 459 39 9.6 6.6-13.8 18 2.7 1.6- 4.5 31 7.2 4.6-10.9 53 9.9 7.2-13.6 318 70.6 65.2-75.5

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*This question was asked only of those who reported having a blood stool test
and 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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