2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 566 169 31.6 26.3-37.4 397 68.4 62.6-73.7
GENDER
Male 253 68 29.2 21.4-38.6 185 70.8 61.4-78.6
Female 313 101 33.5 26.8-41.0 212 66.5 59.0-73.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 518 155 32.1 26.6-38.2 363 67.9 61.8-73.4
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 167 29 16.9 10.9-25.3 138 83.1 74.7-89.1
65-74 189 71 41.6 32.2-51.6 118 58.4 48.4-67.8
75+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 43 28.9 21.0-38.4 101 71.1 61.6-79.0
Some Post-H.S. 165 50 31.4 22.6-41.8 115 68.6 58.2-77.4
College Graduate 195 57 27.3 20.0-36.0 138 72.7 64.0-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 36 23.5 15.3-34.4 88 76.5 65.6-84.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 226 77 36.2 27.6-45.8 149 63.8 54.2-72.4
No 340 92 28.4 22.1-35.6 248 71.6 64.4-77.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 466 128 29.4 23.8-35.8 338 70.6 64.2-76.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 133 41 27.4 19.4-37.2 92 72.6 62.8-80.6
Rural 435 128 33.0 26.6-40.0 307 67.0 60.0-73.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 180 23 16.7 9.3-28.1 157 83.3 71.9-90.7
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 298 112 41.2 33.5-49.4 186 58.8 50.6-66.5
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 81 30.1 23.3-37.9 199 69.9 62.1-76.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 175 47 28.9 20.3-39.3 128 71.1 60.7-79.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 61 35.4 26.4-45.6 125 64.6 54.4-73.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 207 61 28.1 21.0-36.5 146 71.9 63.5-79.0

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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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