2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Respondents age 50-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,046 203 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,843 89.6 87.5-91.4
-MALES 934 96 11.2 8.6-14.5 838 88.8 85.5-91.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 683 71 12.1 8.8-16.2 612 87.9 83.8-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 149 18 10.1 5.8-16.9 131 89.9 83.1-94.2
Other 91 *** *** *** 85 95.2 87.5-98.3
AGE
50-54 180 *** *** *** 172 93.8 84.8-97.6
55-64 352 35 10.3 7.1-14.8 317 89.7 85.2-92.9
65-75 402 53 15.2 10.3-21.8 349 84.8 78.2-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 28 11.7 7.6-17.4 211 88.3 82.6-92.4
Some Post-H.S. 251 23 9.9 6.0-15.7 228 90.1 84.3-94.0
College Graduate 337 33 8.7 5.8-12.7 304 91.3 87.3-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 11 13.2 6.5-24.9 61 86.8 75.1-93.5
$15,000- 24,999 131 15 15.9 8.2-28.7 116 84.1 71.3-91.8
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** 60 91.8 79.9-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 110 11 8.6 4.2-16.7 99 91.4 83.3-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 154 13 9.0 4.4-17.4 141 91.0 82.6-95.6
$75,000+ 266 29 9.5 6.1-14.4 237 90.5 85.6-93.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 326 43 14.2 9.5-20.7 283 85.8 79.3-90.5
No 606 53 9.6 6.7-13.6 553 90.4 86.4-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 300 45 14.6 10.4-20.0 255 85.4 80.0-89.6
Non-Veteran 634 51 9.8 6.8-14.1 583 90.2 85.9-93.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 214 24 12.1 7.8-18.2 190 87.9 81.8-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County 207 22 11.9 6.7-20.3 185 88.1 79.7-93.3
Rural 513 50 10.1 6.7-15.0 463 89.9 85.0-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 431 28 7.6 4.8-11.7 403 92.4 88.3-95.2
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 366 53 16.3 11.6-22.4 313 83.7 77.6-88.4
Unable to Work 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 134 16 13.6 6.6-25.9 118 86.4 74.1-93.4
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** 54 86.2 73.3-93.4
More than 200% 543 52 8.7 6.2-12.1 491 91.3 87.9-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 23 8.7 4.9-15.1 184 91.3 84.9-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 387 41 13.2 8.7-19.6 346 86.8 80.4-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 340 32 9.9 6.7-14.3 308 90.1 85.7-93.3

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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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