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
-MALES 1,109 107 10.4 8.1-13.4 43 3.9 2.6- 6.1 66 5.0 3.7- 6.8 95 8.4 6.6-10.6 798 72.2 68.6-75.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 833 79 11.0 8.2-14.7 33 3.9 2.3- 6.6 50 4.7 3.3- 6.7 83 9.6 7.4-12.3 588 70.7 66.4-74.7
Non-Hispanic Black 166 19 9.4 5.5-15.7 *** *** *** 13 8.0 4.2-14.6 *** *** *** 118 72.6 63.8-79.9
Other 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 89.8 81.7-94.5
AGE
50-54 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 161 89.2 81.0-94.2
55-64 352 35 10.3 7.1-14.8 *** *** *** 12 3.4 1.7- 6.6 26 8.0 5.1-12.4 269 74.3 67.9-79.8
65-74 370 49 15.5 10.4-22.6 17 5.2 3.0- 9.0 32 8.9 5.8-13.4 37 10.4 7.2-14.9 235 60.0 53.0-66.6
75+ 207 15 6.1 3.4-10.5 14 5.0 2.7- 9.1 19 6.6 4.0-10.7 26 13.9 8.9-21.0 133 68.5 60.4-75.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 278 30 10.9 7.2-16.1 *** *** *** 13 5.0 2.6- 9.4 23 8.4 5.2-13.2 204 74.1 67.4-79.8
Some Post-H.S. 289 25 9.5 5.9-14.8 19 8.4 4.6-14.9 18 4.2 2.3- 7.6 26 10.1 6.5-15.3 201 67.8 60.4-74.4
College Graduate 402 37 8.4 5.8-12.1 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7 27 6.2 3.9- 9.8 42 10.2 7.2-14.2 282 71.9 66.5-76.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 14 12.5 6.6-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 15 13.9 7.1-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.0 5.0-18.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.9 10.3-29.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 131 11 7.5 3.7-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 76.2 66.0-84.0
$50,000- 74,999 178 15 9.1 4.7-16.9 *** *** *** 17 6.4 3.4-11.9 12 7.0 3.5-13.6 127 71.1 60.9-79.6
$75,000+ 300 33 9.5 6.3-14.2 11 2.7 1.4- 5.3 16 5.0 2.7- 9.0 35 9.8 6.5-14.5 205 73.0 66.6-78.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 419 51 13.1 9.0-18.6 26 5.9 3.1-11.0 22 3.0 1.8- 4.9 38 9.6 6.6-13.7 282 68.4 62.0-74.2
No 686 56 9.0 6.3-12.7 17 2.9 1.6- 5.0 44 6.2 4.3- 8.8 57 7.8 5.7-10.6 512 74.2 69.6-78.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 398 52 13.0 9.5-17.6 23 7.6 4.1-13.7 33 6.7 4.3-10.5 48 12.6 9.0-17.3 242 60.0 53.6-66.2
Non-Veteran 711 55 9.3 6.4-13.2 20 2.3 1.4- 4.0 33 4.3 2.8- 6.4 47 6.6 4.7- 9.2 556 77.6 73.2-81.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 252 27 11.4 7.5-17.0 15 6.9 3.3-13.9 19 6.9 4.1-11.5 21 8.2 5.1-13.1 170 66.5 59.0-73.2
Regional City or Suburban County 252 24 11.0 6.3-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 8.0 5.0-12.7 184 75.4 67.8-81.7
Rural 605 56 9.5 6.4-13.8 19 3.0 1.7- 5.4 38 5.0 3.3- 7.5 48 8.8 6.3-12.2 444 73.7 68.6-78.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 444 28 7.4 4.7-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 7.4 5.0-10.9 364 80.7 75.7-85.0
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 520 63 13.5 9.9-18.2 30 5.5 3.6- 8.5 48 7.3 5.2-10.1 45 8.7 6.2-12.1 334 65.0 59.5-70.1
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.5 5.5-19.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 19 12.7 6.5-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 112 72.5 61.7-81.1
151% to 200% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 635 58 8.5 6.2-11.6 25 4.5 2.5- 8.0 46 5.7 3.9- 8.3 57 8.2 6.0-11.2 449 73.1 68.4-77.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 241 26 8.6 5.0-14.2 *** *** *** 16 6.2 3.0-12.4 15 7.4 4.1-13.2 177 75.1 66.9-81.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 460 45 12.1 8.0-17.8 15 2.6 1.3- 4.9 28 4.3 2.8- 6.5 40 8.5 5.9-12.2 332 72.5 66.7-77.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 408 36 9.3 6.5-13.3 21 6.0 3.2-10.8 22 5.4 3.2- 8.8 40 8.7 6.0-12.4 289 70.7 64.8-75.9

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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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