2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*

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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 2,472 244 10.4 8.8-12.3 105 3.9 3.0- 5.1 148 5.7 4.7- 7.0 255 10.1 8.7-11.8 1,720 69.8 67.3-72.1
-Non-Hispanic White 1,805 171 10.6 8.7-12.9 77 4.1 2.9- 5.6 111 5.7 4.5- 7.3 202 10.8 9.1-12.7 1,244 68.8 65.9-71.6
GENDER
Male 833 79 11.0 8.2-14.7 33 3.9 2.3- 6.6 50 4.7 3.3- 6.7 83 9.6 7.4-12.3 588 70.7 66.4-74.7
Female 972 92 10.2 7.8-13.3 44 4.2 2.8- 6.2 61 6.7 4.9- 9.1 119 11.8 9.5-14.6 656 67.1 63.1-70.9
AGE
50-54 235 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 200 84.4 77.2-89.6
55-64 546 39 8.1 5.6-11.6 *** *** *** 19 3.4 2.0- 5.7 51 9.8 7.1-13.5 422 75.5 70.5-79.9
65-74 619 79 14.9 10.8-20.2 33 6.2 3.9- 9.7 46 8.2 5.6-12.0 75 11.8 9.0-15.2 386 58.9 53.3-64.3
75+ 406 41 12.3 8.5-17.5 23 4.3 2.7- 6.8 40 8.7 6.0-12.5 65 15.9 11.8-21.1 237 58.8 52.3-65.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 41 9.7 6.8-13.6 *** *** *** 23 6.2 3.7-10.2 51 12.7 9.2-17.4 305 67.4 61.5-72.8
Some Post-H.S. 523 50 9.6 6.9-13.1 28 5.5 3.2- 9.4 30 4.8 3.1- 7.3 58 11.2 8.3-15.0 357 68.9 63.7-73.7
College Graduate 694 55 7.4 5.5-10.0 26 3.6 2.4- 5.4 50 6.6 4.7- 9.1 83 11.5 9.0-14.6 480 70.9 66.8-74.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 236 28 14.5 9.0-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 11.6 7.4-17.6 155 63.2 54.3-71.2
$25,000- 34,999 165 14 8.1 4.4-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 20.4 13.4-29.7 106 62.9 53.2-71.6
$35,000- 49,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 15.7 10.0-23.7 153 69.8 61.1-77.3
$50,000- 74,999 272 29 11.4 7.2-17.5 *** *** *** 23 6.1 3.6- 9.9 21 7.7 4.5-12.9 188 69.1 61.2-76.1
$75,000+ 471 46 8.4 5.9-11.9 20 3.3 2.0- 5.4 26 5.1 3.2- 8.0 56 10.8 7.9-14.6 323 72.3 67.3-76.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 694 72 12.7 9.4-16.8 46 6.7 4.2-10.3 40 4.0 2.7- 5.9 82 11.3 8.6-14.6 454 65.4 60.4-70.1
No 1,106 98 9.4 7.1-12.3 31 2.5 1.7- 3.8 71 6.8 5.1- 9.0 120 10.5 8.5-12.9 786 70.8 67.1-74.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 325 44 14.1 10.0-19.5 *** *** *** 23 5.3 3.1- 8.8 43 14.1 9.9-19.6 198 59.4 52.0-66.3
Non-Veteran 1,481 127 10.0 7.9-12.6 60 3.5 2.5- 4.8 88 5.8 4.5- 7.5 159 10.2 8.4-12.2 1,047 70.5 67.3-73.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 367 30 9.1 6.0-13.5 *** *** *** 32 8.2 5.5-12.0 41 11.1 7.9-15.4 242 65.9 59.9-71.5
Regional City or Suburban County 402 42 12.3 8.1-18.3 19 3.4 2.0- 5.7 *** *** *** 51 9.9 7.1-13.7 274 70.2 63.9-75.7
Rural 1,037 99 10.4 7.9-13.4 36 3.6 2.2- 5.8 63 5.4 3.9- 7.4 110 11.1 8.7-13.9 729 69.6 65.6-73.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 606 35 6.1 4.0- 9.2 *** *** *** 22 3.6 2.2- 5.9 58 10.4 7.7-13.9 480 78.3 73.9-82.1
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 943 111 13.9 10.9-17.6 53 5.1 3.7- 7.0 79 7.7 5.8-10.2 118 12.3 9.9-15.1 582 61.0 56.7-65.1
Unable to Work 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 227 30 14.2 8.8-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 10.5 6.5-16.4 148 68.0 59.7-75.3
151% to 200% 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 25.8 17.5-36.3 93 61.0 50.6-70.5
More than 200% 1,010 93 8.8 6.9-11.3 40 4.1 2.6- 6.4 69 5.8 4.4- 7.7 104 10.7 8.5-13.3 704 70.6 66.9-74.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 357 36 10.2 6.6-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 11.4 7.5-17.1 257 70.7 63.6-76.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 766 83 12.7 9.5-16.9 36 4.2 2.7- 6.6 47 5.0 3.5- 7.0 87 10.8 8.3-13.8 513 67.3 62.7-71.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 683 52 8.3 6.0-11.3 28 4.0 2.3- 7.0 47 7.2 5.0-10.1 81 10.5 8.2-13.5 475 70.0 65.5-74.1

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*This question was asked only of those who reported having a blood stool test
and 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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