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 3 years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,046 346 17.2 15.1-19.6 1,700 82.8 80.4-84.9
-Non-Hispanic White 1,453 238 17.4 14.9-20.4 1,215 82.6 79.6-85.1
GENDER
Male 683 111 18.6 14.7-23.1 572 81.4 76.9-85.3
Female 770 127 16.3 13.1-20.2 643 83.7 79.8-86.9
AGE
50-54 235 22 9.8 5.7-16.5 213 90.2 83.5-94.3
55-64 546 65 13.6 10.2-18.1 481 86.4 81.9-89.8
65-75 673 151 25.1 20.5-30.4 522 74.9 69.6-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 334 54 16.4 12.0-22.2 280 83.6 77.8-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 433 77 17.4 13.2-22.5 356 82.6 77.5-86.8
College Graduate 581 85 13.5 10.6-17.0 496 86.5 83.0-89.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 185 39 23.3 15.8-33.0 146 76.7 67.0-84.2
$25,000- 34,999 121 19 11.3 6.6-18.6 102 88.7 81.4-93.4
$35,000- 49,999 175 21 12.8 7.7-20.7 154 87.2 79.3-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 224 42 19.1 12.7-27.7 182 80.9 72.3-87.3
$75,000+ 421 66 14.0 10.6-18.4 355 86.0 81.6-89.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 103 21.9 17.1-27.6 406 78.1 72.4-82.9
No 941 134 15.1 12.1-18.5 807 84.9 81.5-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 235 55 26.9 19.6-35.9 180 73.1 64.1-80.4
Non-Veteran 1,219 183 15.9 13.1-19.0 1,036 84.1 81.0-86.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 298 55 19.3 14.2-25.7 243 80.7 74.3-85.8
Regional City or Suburban County 327 52 17.6 12.4-24.4 275 82.4 75.6-87.6
Rural 829 131 16.3 13.0-20.3 698 83.7 79.7-87.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 585 59 10.1 7.4-13.7 526 89.9 86.3-92.6
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 627 139 23.8 19.4-28.7 488 76.2 71.3-80.6
Unable to Work 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 179 38 20.1 13.3-29.4 141 79.9 70.6-86.7
151% to 200% 110 17 11.9 6.9-19.9 93 88.1 80.1-93.1
More than 200% 852 134 15.0 12.2-18.4 718 85.0 81.6-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 44 15.7 10.6-22.5 245 84.3 77.5-89.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 622 112 19.3 15.1-24.2 510 80.7 75.8-84.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 543 82 15.8 12.2-20.3 461 84.2 79.7-87.8

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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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