2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,507 433 18.2 16.3-20.3 284 10.8 9.4-12.5 683 26.0 23.8-28.3 472 18.5 16.6-20.5 635 26.5 24.3-28.8
-Non-Hispanic White 1,833 298 17.7 15.4-20.2 212 10.9 9.3-12.8 532 27.3 24.7-30.1 370 20.2 17.8-22.7 421 23.9 21.5-26.6
GENDER
Male 846 143 19.2 15.7-23.1 82 8.5 6.5-11.0 251 28.3 24.6-32.3 147 16.6 13.6-20.1 223 27.5 23.7-31.6
Female 987 155 16.4 13.6-19.6 130 13.1 10.6-15.9 281 26.4 22.9-30.3 223 23.5 20.1-27.2 198 20.7 17.7-24.1
AGE
50-54 236 42 17.1 12.1-23.7 21 12.8 8.0-19.8 39 16.5 11.7-22.7 19 7.9 4.6-13.2 115 45.7 38.0-53.7
55-64 548 101 20.5 16.3-25.4 64 10.8 8.2-14.2 135 23.7 19.5-28.3 109 19.4 15.6-23.7 139 25.6 21.4-30.4
65-74 625 102 18.0 14.0-22.8 75 10.2 7.8-13.4 224 36.2 31.2-41.5 136 22.4 17.9-27.6 88 13.2 10.2-16.9
75+ 405 51 12.9 9.4-17.3 47 9.9 6.9-13.9 132 30.5 24.6-37.1 98 26.1 20.8-32.3 77 20.7 15.8-26.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 21 14.7 8.1-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 24.3 15.7-35.7 54 33.0 23.7-43.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 63 14.0 10.5-18.5 40 9.1 6.3-12.9 126 25.9 21.2-31.2 87 21.7 17.0-27.1 130 29.3 24.4-34.8
Some Post-H.S. 524 92 21.7 17.3-27.0 53 10.0 7.2-13.7 146 27.2 22.7-32.3 112 18.7 15.0-23.1 121 22.3 18.2-27.0
College Graduate 713 122 17.8 14.7-21.3 106 15.5 12.5-19.0 228 31.1 27.2-35.3 142 18.8 15.7-22.4 115 16.8 13.6-20.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 23 16.8 10.1-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 22.5 14.3-33.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 237 30 13.4 8.6-20.2 22 7.6 4.5-12.5 62 22.5 16.3-30.1 47 22.6 15.3-32.1 76 33.9 26.1-42.7
$25,000- 34,999 166 27 20.4 13.1-30.3 25 14.8 9.3-22.8 42 20.7 14.2-29.3 37 22.4 15.3-31.6 35 21.7 14.9-30.5
$35,000- 49,999 211 33 15.6 10.5-22.6 18 9.5 5.4-16.1 67 32.9 25.4-41.3 42 19.2 13.4-26.7 51 22.8 16.4-30.8
$50,000- 74,999 271 48 21.1 14.8-29.2 36 11.5 7.5-17.2 94 29.8 23.4-37.1 47 18.7 13.2-25.7 46 18.9 13.8-25.5
$75,000+ 488 81 17.6 13.9-22.1 70 13.7 10.6-17.6 156 31.2 26.5-36.4 103 18.3 14.6-22.7 78 19.2 15.0-24.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 693 108 17.7 14.0-22.1 69 9.1 6.7-12.2 203 25.6 21.5-30.1 145 21.6 17.7-26.1 168 26.1 21.9-30.7
No 1,135 188 17.6 14.8-20.7 141 11.9 9.8-14.3 328 28.4 25.1-31.9 224 19.3 16.5-22.6 254 22.9 19.9-26.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 334 62 20.7 15.1-27.8 32 9.6 6.3-14.4 106 28.7 23.1-35.1 72 20.9 15.9-26.8 62 20.1 14.9-26.6
Non-Veteran 1,500 236 17.1 14.7-19.8 180 11.1 9.3-13.2 426 27.0 24.2-30.1 298 20.1 17.5-22.9 360 24.7 21.9-27.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 371 74 21.3 16.4-27.1 47 11.9 8.7-16.1 123 30.4 25.3-35.9 68 18.0 13.9-22.9 59 18.4 14.2-23.6
Regional City or Suburban County 414 66 16.9 12.6-22.4 45 9.3 6.5-13.1 115 25.9 20.6-31.9 96 23.3 18.2-29.3 92 24.6 19.8-30.2
Rural 1,049 158 16.2 13.4-19.5 120 11.3 9.0-14.0 294 26.5 23.1-30.3 206 19.5 16.4-23.0 271 26.5 22.9-30.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 618 104 18.3 14.7-22.5 71 10.7 8.2-13.9 143 22.8 19.0-27.1 121 18.8 15.4-22.8 179 29.4 25.0-34.1
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 958 149 15.9 13.2-19.1 113 10.8 8.6-13.4 330 33.8 29.8-38.0 210 23.3 19.8-27.3 156 16.1 13.3-19.4
Unable to Work 171 32 23.7 15.1-35.2 19 12.3 7.0-20.7 35 18.2 12.0-26.7 30 17.9 11.1-27.6 55 27.9 20.3-37.0
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 227 32 17.5 11.7-25.3 28 11.3 7.0-17.7 47 15.9 11.3-21.8 44 20.6 14.5-28.5 76 34.7 27.0-43.3
151% to 200% 146 25 19.6 12.1-30.2 18 11.2 6.7-18.2 45 24.4 17.1-33.4 25 19.8 12.5-29.8 33 25.1 17.4-34.7
More than 200% 1,028 170 18.3 15.4-21.6 132 12.2 10.0-14.9 331 31.0 27.6-34.6 210 18.9 16.1-22.0 185 19.6 16.6-23.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 367 49 14.2 9.9-20.0 43 11.5 8.0-16.3 104 29.5 23.0-37.0 73 17.5 12.9-23.1 98 27.3 21.2-34.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 774 123 15.9 12.7-19.7 81 9.9 7.6-12.9 215 26.9 23.0-31.2 157 20.6 16.9-24.8 198 26.6 22.8-30.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 693 126 20.9 17.2-25.2 88 11.8 9.2-14.9 213 27.0 23.3-31.1 140 20.6 17.2-24.5 126 19.7 16.3-23.7

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*This question was asked only of those who reported having sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy exam - those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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