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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,446 1,021 70.2 67.1-73.2 425 29.8 26.8-32.9
GENDER
Male 679 459 68.0 63.3-72.4 220 32.0 27.6-36.7
Female 767 562 72.3 68.0-76.3 205 27.7 23.7-32.0
AGE
50-54 235 113 51.4 43.6-59.2 122 48.6 40.8-56.4
55-64 542 375 68.7 63.7-73.3 167 31.3 26.7-36.3
65-75 670 533 80.8 76.2-84.6 137 19.2 15.4-23.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 333 211 65.0 58.5-70.9 122 35.0 29.1-41.5
Some Post-H.S. 427 299 71.2 65.7-76.2 128 28.8 23.8-34.3
College Graduate 584 457 78.2 73.9-82.0 127 21.8 18.0-26.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 *** *** *** 76 46.1 36.0-56.6
$25,000- 34,999 122 89 76.3 66.1-84.2 33 23.7 15.8-33.9
$35,000- 49,999 175 123 73.2 64.2-80.6 52 26.8 19.4-35.8
$50,000- 74,999 220 166 74.0 66.3-80.5 54 26.0 19.5-33.7
$75,000+ 426 332 75.4 69.8-80.3 94 24.6 19.7-30.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 502 348 68.7 63.2-73.8 154 31.3 26.2-36.8
No 941 669 70.9 66.9-74.5 272 29.1 25.5-33.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 171 72.1 63.9-79.0 62 27.9 21.0-36.1
Non-Veteran 1,214 850 69.9 66.4-73.1 364 30.1 26.9-33.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 296 236 77.9 71.8-83.0 60 22.1 17.0-28.2
Regional City or Suburban County 329 231 66.6 59.7-72.9 98 33.4 27.1-40.3
Rural 822 554 68.2 63.8-72.3 268 31.8 27.7-36.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 585 380 64.7 59.8-69.4 205 35.3 30.6-40.2
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 623 493 80.1 75.3-84.2 130 19.9 15.8-24.7
Unable to Work 161 101 68.5 58.8-76.8 60 31.5 23.2-41.2
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 176 101 57.9 48.0-67.2 75 42.1 32.8-52.0
151% to 200% 112 80 70.7 59.4-79.8 32 29.3 20.2-40.6
More than 200% 853 645 75.2 71.3-78.7 208 24.8 21.3-28.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 191 68.9 61.1-75.7 98 31.1 24.3-38.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 617 413 66.0 60.9-70.7 204 34.0 29.3-39.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 541 417 75.7 71.0-79.9 124 24.3 20.1-29.0

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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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