2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had a blood stool test in the past year Have had a blood stool test one or more years ago Have never had a blood stool test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,190 101 4.8 3.7- 6.1 170 8.3 6.9-10.0 1,919 86.9 84.9-88.7
Medicaid Region 4 485 33 8.3 5.6-12.2 34 7.1 4.7-10.6 418 84.6 79.9-88.3
GENDER
Male 222 11 5.0 2.4-10.3 17 7.7 4.4-13.2 194 87.3 80.7-91.8
Female 263 22 11.3 7.0-17.6 17 6.6 3.6-11.8 224 82.1 75.1-87.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 304 18 9.3 5.6-15.2 22 7.1 4.2-11.6 264 83.6 77.2-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 109 11 8.4 4.3-15.7 *** *** *** 89 82.1 72.2-89.0
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 95.7 89.8-98.2
AGE
45-64 347 15 4.0 2.2- 7.0 21 7.3 4.4-11.8 311 88.7 83.9-92.3
65+ 138 18 20.5 12.4-31.9 13 6.7 3.4-12.8 107 72.8 61.7-81.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 12 9.5 4.7-18.4 *** *** *** 104 86.0 76.6-92.0
Some Post-H.S. 124 *** *** *** 12 11.5 6.0-21.0 102 80.5 70.1-87.9
College Graduate 238 *** *** *** 17 6.2 3.4-10.8 211 86.5 79.9-91.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 126 12 11.4 5.5-22.1 *** *** *** 106 81.2 70.2-88.8
$50,000+ 260 13 5.9 3.3-10.3 20 8.0 4.6-13.6 227 86.1 79.9-90.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 85.7 74.8-92.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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