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
-MALES 1,124 191 18.6 15.7-21.9 104 7.9 6.3-10.0 311 26.6 23.5-30.0 187 16.2 13.6-19.2 331 30.7 27.2-34.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 846 143 19.2 15.7-23.1 82 8.5 6.5-11.0 251 28.3 24.6-32.3 147 16.6 13.6-20.1 223 27.5 23.7-31.6
Non-Hispanic Black 167 33 18.2 12.4-26.1 11 5.8 2.9-11.3 46 26.8 19.4-35.7 24 12.8 8.1-19.8 53 36.3 27.4-46.2
Other 98 13 11.7 6.2-20.9 *** *** *** 14 9.9 4.9-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 180 28 17.2 11.4-25.1 *** *** *** 33 17.0 11.5-24.4 11 6.4 3.1-12.6 100 53.9 44.7-62.8
55-64 352 73 20.6 15.7-26.6 30 7.7 5.1-11.5 90 25.4 20.1-31.6 45 13.7 9.7-19.0 114 32.6 26.7-39.1
65-74 373 60 19.1 13.7-26.1 47 10.5 7.4-14.8 117 33.3 27.5-39.7 80 20.6 15.7-26.5 69 16.4 12.3-21.5
75+ 208 29 14.7 9.7-21.6 18 6.4 3.8-10.7 68 28.4 21.4-36.7 49 25.9 18.6-34.8 44 24.6 17.3-33.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 14 14.3 7.1-26.8 11 3.7 1.8- 7.4 24 15.7 9.8-24.1 20 21.2 13.0-32.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 281 54 19.5 14.4-25.9 20 7.0 4.2-11.4 65 23.2 17.5-30.0 38 12.7 8.5-18.6 104 37.6 30.7-45.2
Some Post-H.S. 294 43 17.5 12.3-24.4 24 7.9 4.8-12.7 87 29.6 23.5-36.5 52 15.9 11.7-21.3 88 29.1 23.0-36.0
College Graduate 409 80 21.7 17.2-27.0 49 11.7 8.5-15.8 134 33.2 27.9-39.0 76 17.2 13.4-21.9 70 16.2 12.3-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 14 16.1 8.8-27.7 *** *** *** 13 13.6 6.8-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 28 21.4 13.7-31.6 *** *** *** 25 15.3 9.1-24.8 25 17.3 10.9-26.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 13 11.2 5.8-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.4 10.0-28.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 133 17 15.0 9.1-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 16.6 10.2-26.0 42 31.3 22.1-42.2
$50,000- 74,999 180 32 21.0 13.5-31.3 23 10.2 6.0-17.0 58 29.6 21.7-39.1 27 16.4 10.0-25.7 40 22.7 16.0-31.1
$75,000+ 309 61 19.8 15.0-25.6 35 10.4 7.1-14.9 100 31.6 25.7-38.1 59 16.1 11.9-21.5 54 22.2 16.4-29.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 422 71 18.8 13.9-24.8 32 6.2 3.9- 9.6 116 23.3 18.7-28.7 79 19.6 14.9-25.3 124 32.2 26.3-38.7
No 698 119 18.5 14.9-22.6 71 8.8 6.7-11.6 195 28.6 24.5-33.0 107 14.2 11.3-17.7 206 29.9 25.7-34.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 402 81 22.2 17.1-28.4 36 9.0 6.1-13.2 126 30.4 25.0-36.3 82 19.2 14.9-24.5 77 19.2 14.7-24.6
Non-Veteran 722 110 17.0 13.6-21.1 68 7.4 5.5- 9.9 185 25.0 21.2-29.1 105 14.9 11.8-18.6 254 35.7 31.3-40.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 253 47 20.9 15.1-28.3 25 8.7 5.6-13.4 75 27.2 21.4-33.9 38 13.5 9.4-19.2 68 29.6 23.4-36.6
Regional City or Suburban County 258 46 19.9 14.0-27.6 17 6.2 3.4-10.9 73 27.0 21.0-34.0 56 19.9 14.6-26.7 66 27.0 20.7-34.4
Rural 613 98 16.4 12.9-20.6 62 8.5 6.2-11.5 163 26.0 21.6-31.0 93 15.6 12.1-20.0 197 33.5 28.3-39.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 448 76 16.9 13.1-21.5 39 7.2 5.0-10.4 99 22.5 18.1-27.7 60 13.5 10.1-17.7 174 39.9 34.3-45.8
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 529 86 17.8 14.0-22.4 54 9.1 6.6-12.4 179 34.2 29.2-39.6 106 19.4 15.3-24.3 104 19.6 15.4-24.5
Unable to Work 118 *** *** *** 11 8.9 4.1-18.2 25 16.0 9.8-25.0 20 20.4 12.0-32.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 30 20.7 13.6-30.4 14 8.4 4.2-16.2 28 13.6 8.4-21.2 22 16.3 9.7-26.2 60 41.0 31.1-51.6
151% to 200% 81 14 15.2 8.1-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 644 110 18.9 15.2-23.2 66 9.1 6.8-12.0 207 31.6 27.3-36.4 115 16.3 13.0-20.3 146 24.1 20.0-28.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 247 36 12.1 8.1-17.7 25 8.5 5.3-13.4 66 29.1 21.2-38.5 31 11.9 7.4-18.5 89 38.4 29.7-48.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 468 83 18.5 14.2-23.8 33 6.0 3.9- 9.0 125 25.9 21.4-31.1 88 18.5 14.4-23.5 139 31.1 25.9-36.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 409 72 21.3 16.4-27.1 46 9.9 7.0-13.8 120 26.4 21.6-31.7 68 15.4 11.6-20.1 103 27.1 22.1-32.8

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

*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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