2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Respondents age 50-75 that have had a colonoscopy in the past 10 years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,021 1,381 67.9 65.1-70.5 640 32.1 29.5-34.9
-MALES 922 593 64.6 60.5-68.5 329 35.4 31.5-39.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 679 459 68.0 63.3-72.4 220 32.0 27.6-36.7
Non-Hispanic Black 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 179 76 44.0 35.2-53.2 103 56.0 46.8-64.8
55-64 343 221 64.1 57.5-70.3 122 35.9 29.7-42.5
65-75 400 296 77.4 72.0-82.1 104 22.6 17.9-28.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 133 57.7 49.4-65.5 102 42.3 34.5-50.6
Some Post-H.S. 247 157 65.3 57.7-72.3 90 34.7 27.7-42.3
College Graduate 333 255 78.3 72.5-83.1 78 21.7 16.9-27.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 151 106 72.9 63.4-80.6 45 27.1 19.4-36.6
$75,000+ 267 210 74.3 66.6-80.7 57 25.7 19.3-33.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 316 202 62.5 55.0-69.4 114 37.5 30.6-45.0
No 604 389 65.5 60.6-70.2 215 34.5 29.8-39.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 291 216 75.1 68.3-80.9 75 24.9 19.1-31.7
Non-Veteran 631 377 60.5 55.5-65.3 254 39.5 34.7-44.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 211 142 66.4 58.7-73.3 69 33.6 26.7-41.3
Regional City or Suburban County 209 142 68.0 59.7-75.3 67 32.0 24.7-40.3
Rural 502 309 61.5 55.4-67.3 193 38.5 32.7-44.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 430 245 56.2 50.2-62.0 185 43.8 38.0-49.8
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 358 270 79.0 73.2-83.8 88 21.0 16.2-26.8
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 538 385 71.7 66.6-76.4 153 28.3 23.6-33.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 204 117 57.4 47.1-67.1 87 42.6 32.9-52.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 386 246 63.9 57.5-69.9 140 36.1 30.1-42.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 230 68.1 61.8-73.9 102 31.9 26.1-38.2

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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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