2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Respondents age 50-75 who received one or more of the recommended colorectal cancer screening tests
within the recommended time interval.*

(CDC calculated variable. Meets Healthy People 2020 Objective C-16.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,021 1,454 71.7 69.1-74.2 567 28.3 25.8-30.9
-Non-Hispanic White 1,448 1,072 74.0 71.0-76.8 376 26.0 23.2-29.0
GENDER
Male 678 483 72.4 67.9-76.4 195 27.6 23.6-32.1
Female 770 589 75.5 71.3-79.3 181 24.5 20.7-28.7
AGE
50-54 234 122 56.5 48.6-64.0 112 43.5 36.0-51.4
55-64 543 388 72.1 67.3-76.4 155 27.9 23.6-32.7
65-75 672 562 84.2 79.8-87.9 110 15.8 12.1-20.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 333 222 68.0 61.7-73.8 111 32.0 26.2-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 426 313 75.1 69.7-79.7 113 24.9 20.3-30.3
College Graduate 586 470 79.8 75.5-83.5 116 20.2 16.5-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 118 63.0 52.3-72.5 65 37.0 27.5-47.7
$25,000- 34,999 122 91 76.8 66.6-84.6 31 23.2 15.4-33.4
$35,000- 49,999 174 125 73.9 64.9-81.3 49 26.1 18.7-35.1
$50,000- 74,999 223 173 75.6 68.0-81.9 50 24.4 18.1-32.0
$75,000+ 425 344 78.4 72.9-83.1 81 21.6 16.9-27.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 504 372 74.1 69.0-78.6 132 25.9 21.4-31.0
No 941 696 73.8 69.9-77.3 245 26.2 22.7-30.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 232 183 77.4 69.5-83.8 49 22.6 16.2-30.5
Non-Veteran 1,217 889 73.4 70.1-76.5 328 26.6 23.5-29.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 297 243 81.0 75.4-85.6 54 19.0 14.4-24.6
Regional City or Suburban County 331 240 69.0 62.1-75.1 91 31.0 24.9-37.9
Rural 821 589 73.1 69.0-76.9 232 26.9 23.1-31.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 584 394 68.0 63.2-72.5 190 32.0 27.5-36.8
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 626 519 83.3 78.6-87.1 107 16.7 12.9-21.4
Unable to Work 161 108 71.9 62.5-79.8 53 28.1 20.2-37.5
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 177 111 66.0 56.7-74.2 66 34.0 25.8-43.3
151% to 200% 112 85 73.8 62.7-82.6 27 26.2 17.4-37.3
More than 200% 854 666 77.0 73.2-80.4 188 23.0 19.6-26.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 288 208 75.6 68.4-81.6 80 24.4 18.4-31.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 619 438 70.2 65.3-74.7 181 29.8 25.3-34.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 542 426 77.8 73.3-81.8 116 22.2 18.2-26.7

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

*The definition includes: 1) had a blood stool test in past year, or 2) had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years AND
a blood stool test within the past 3 years, or 3) had a colonoscopy within the past 10 years.

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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