2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum
to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems.

Have you ever had either of these exams?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,586 1,926 73.1 70.8-75.3 660 26.9 24.7-29.2
-Non-Hispanic White 1,880 1,445 75.7 73.0-78.1 435 24.3 21.9-27.0
GENDER
Male 862 635 72.5 68.4-76.3 227 27.5 23.7-31.6
Female 1,018 810 78.5 75.1-81.5 208 21.5 18.5-24.9
AGE
50-54 237 122 54.7 46.8-62.4 115 45.3 37.6-53.2
55-64 553 414 74.6 69.8-78.8 139 25.4 21.2-30.2
65-74 633 545 87.1 83.5-90.0 88 12.9 10.0-16.5
75+ 419 342 80.1 74.4-84.8 77 19.9 15.2-25.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 98 67.2 56.6-76.3 55 32.8 23.7-43.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 325 70.9 65.6-75.7 135 29.1 24.3-34.4
Some Post-H.S. 540 414 76.7 72.0-80.9 126 23.3 19.1-28.0
College Graduate 725 607 82.7 79.0-85.9 118 17.3 14.1-21.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 241 164 66.0 57.2-73.7 77 34.0 26.3-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 167 132 78.4 69.6-85.2 35 21.6 14.8-30.4
$35,000- 49,999 214 161 75.7 67.6-82.3 53 24.3 17.7-32.4
$50,000- 74,999 275 228 80.8 74.3-85.9 47 19.2 14.1-25.7
$75,000+ 491 413 81.1 76.0-85.3 78 18.9 14.7-24.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 714 546 74.6 70.1-78.7 168 25.4 21.3-29.9
No 1,161 893 76.1 72.8-79.1 268 23.9 20.9-27.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 276 79.8 73.3-85.0 62 20.2 15.0-26.7
Non-Veteran 1,543 1,169 74.9 72.0-77.6 374 25.1 22.4-28.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 381 318 80.9 75.7-85.1 63 19.1 14.9-24.3
Regional City or Suburban County 423 328 75.3 69.8-80.0 95 24.7 20.0-30.2
Rural 1,077 799 73.1 69.3-76.6 278 26.9 23.4-30.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 635 443 69.1 64.4-73.4 192 30.9 26.6-35.6
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 980 826 84.4 81.2-87.1 154 15.6 12.9-18.8
Unable to Work 176 120 72.2 63.2-79.7 56 27.8 20.3-36.8
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 232 156 66.1 57.6-73.7 76 33.9 26.3-42.4
151% to 200% 147 113 74.2 64.6-82.0 34 25.8 18.0-35.4
More than 200% 1,039 851 80.1 76.8-83.1 188 19.9 16.9-23.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 373 272 72.2 65.1-78.3 101 27.8 21.7-34.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 790 588 73.2 69.0-77.0 202 26.8 23.0-31.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 718 585 79.5 75.6-83.0 133 20.5 17.0-24.4

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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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