2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,588 803 30.9 28.6-33.3 1,785 69.1 66.7-71.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,877 602 32.1 29.4-34.9 1,275 67.9 65.1-70.6
GENDER
Male 858 261 30.3 26.4-34.6 597 69.7 65.4-73.6
Female 1,019 341 33.6 29.9-37.6 678 66.4 62.4-70.1
AGE
50-54 236 36 16.1 10.8-23.2 200 83.9 76.8-89.2
55-64 549 127 25.0 20.6-29.9 422 75.0 70.1-79.4
65-74 629 243 42.1 36.8-47.6 386 57.9 52.4-63.2
75+ 425 188 44.7 38.5-51.1 237 55.3 48.9-61.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 144 34.0 28.6-39.7 312 66.0 60.3-71.4
Some Post-H.S. 545 180 31.7 27.0-36.8 365 68.3 63.2-73.0
College Graduate 720 225 29.2 25.5-33.2 495 70.8 66.8-74.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 241 86 38.0 30.0-46.8 155 62.0 53.2-70.0
$25,000- 34,999 170 64 39.9 31.0-49.5 106 60.1 50.5-69.0
$35,000- 49,999 214 58 30.0 22.7-38.5 156 70.0 61.5-77.3
$50,000- 74,999 275 85 30.8 23.9-38.7 190 69.2 61.3-76.1
$75,000+ 484 155 28.6 24.1-33.6 329 71.4 66.4-75.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 717 261 36.6 31.9-41.6 456 63.4 58.4-68.1
No 1,155 340 29.5 26.2-33.1 815 70.5 66.9-73.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 339 138 41.9 35.1-49.1 201 58.1 50.9-64.9
Non-Veteran 1,539 464 30.3 27.4-33.4 1,075 69.7 66.6-72.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 380 128 34.0 28.5-39.9 252 66.0 60.1-71.5
Regional City or Suburban County 422 144 31.6 26.1-37.6 278 68.4 62.4-73.9
Rural 1,076 330 31.4 27.7-35.3 746 68.6 64.7-72.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 630 130 21.3 17.6-25.6 500 78.7 74.4-82.4
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 983 393 41.0 36.9-45.2 590 59.0 54.8-63.1
Unable to Work 175 *** *** *** 120 64.1 53.0-73.8
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 234 86 34.3 26.9-42.6 148 65.7 57.4-73.1
151% to 200% 147 54 40.5 31.0-50.7 93 59.5 49.3-69.0
More than 200% 1,034 319 30.0 26.6-33.6 715 70.0 66.4-73.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 370 107 29.9 23.8-36.9 263 70.1 63.1-76.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 794 270 33.6 29.3-38.1 524 66.4 61.9-70.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 714 225 31.1 27.0-35.5 489 68.9 64.5-73.0

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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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