BRFSS 2022 - Eastern North Carolina: (Have you ever had any other kind of test for colorectal cancer, such as virtual colonoscopy, CT colonography, blood stool test, FIT DNA, or Cologuard test?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,636	452	18.3	16.4-20.4	2,184	81.7	79.6-83.6
Eastern NC	988	156	16.6	13.6-20.1	832	83.4	79.9-86.4
GENDER
Male	440	69	17.3	12.8-22.9	371	82.7	77.1-87.2
Female	548	87	16.0	12.2-20.7	461	84.0	79.3-87.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	585	94	15.3	12.0-19.4	491	84.7	80.6-88.0
Non-Hispanic Black	225	37	19.2	12.9-27.7	188	80.8	72.3-87.1
Other	152	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-54	223	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	291	50	19.0	13.4-26.1	241	81.0	73.9-86.6
65-74	288	51	22.2	15.9-30.2	237	77.8	69.8-84.1
75+	163	34	16.7	10.7-25.3	129	83.3	74.7-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	94	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	241	37	16.8	11.0-24.6	204	83.2	75.4-89.0
Some Post-H.S.	307	56	20.4	14.9-27.2	251	79.6	72.8-85.1
College Graduate	345	56	18.4	13.4-24.7	289	81.6	75.3-86.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	392	69	16.3	12.0-21.9	323	83.7	78.1-88.0
No	582	85	17.2	13.2-22.0	497	82.8	78.0-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	186	42	29.4	20.8-39.8	144	70.6	60.2-79.2
Non-Veteran	799	114	13.9	10.9-17.5	685	86.1	82.5-89.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	402	47	14.9	10.6-20.7	355	85.1	79.3-89.4
Unemployed	18	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	422	77	19.1	14.3-24.9	345	80.9	75.1-85.7
Unable to Work	117	25	15.2	8.6-25.4	92	84.8	74.6-91.4
Other not in Labor Force	23	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	67	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	91	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	101	15	14.2	7.8-24.4	86	85.8	75.6-92.2
$35,000- 49,999	114	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	120	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	270	47	19.9	14.4-26.8	223	80.1	73.2-85.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	225	29	12.5	7.2-20.9	196	87.5	79.1-92.8
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	21	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	96	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	57	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	89	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	495	83	19.0	14.8-24.2	412	81.0	75.8-85.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	225	29	12.5	7.2-20.9	196	87.5	79.1-92.8
HOUSING
Own	781	123	17.0	13.7-21.0	658	83.0	79.0-86.3
Rent	160	25	14.2	9.1-21.5	135	85.8	78.5-90.9
Other arrangement	40	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	71	***	***	***	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	212	44	20.4	14.3-28.3	168	79.6	71.7-85.7
Rural	705	104	15.7	12.2-20.0	601	84.3	80.0-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	548	79	16.5	12.3-21.8	469	83.5	78.2-87.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	208	36	15.5	10.3-22.5	172	84.5	77.5-89.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	232	41	18.1	12.5-25.4	191	81.9	74.6-87.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	197	29	12.4	8.3-18.1	168	87.6	81.9-91.7
2nd Quartile	104	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	262	46	15.6	11.1-21.5	216	84.4	78.5-88.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	425	57	16.9	11.8-23.8	368	83.1	76.2-88.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,636

452

18.3

16.4-20.4

2,184

81.7

79.6-83.6

Eastern NC

988

156

16.6

13.6-20.1

832

83.4

79.9-86.4

GENDER

Male

440

17.3

12.8-22.9

371

82.7

77.1-87.2

Female

548

16.0

12.2-20.7

461

84.0

79.3-87.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

585

15.3

12.0-19.4

491

84.7

80.6-88.0

Non-Hispanic Black

225

19.2

12.9-27.7

188

80.8

72.3-87.1

Other

152

***

AGE

45-54

223

***

55-64

291

19.0

13.4-26.1

241

81.0

73.9-86.6

65-74

288

22.2

15.9-30.2

237

77.8

69.8-84.1

75+

163

16.7

10.7-25.3

129

83.3

74.7-89.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

241

16.8

11.0-24.6

204

83.2

75.4-89.0

Some Post-H.S.

307

20.4

14.9-27.2

251

79.6

72.8-85.1

College Graduate

345

18.4

13.4-24.7

289

81.6

75.3-86.6

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

392

16.3

12.0-21.9

323

83.7

78.1-88.0

582

17.2

13.2-22.0

497

82.8

78.0-86.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

186

29.4

20.8-39.8

144

70.6

60.2-79.2

Non-Veteran

799

114

13.9

10.9-17.5

685

86.1

82.5-89.1

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

402

14.9

10.6-20.7

355

85.1

79.3-89.4

Unemployed

***

Retired

422

19.1

14.3-24.9

345

80.9

75.1-85.7

Unable to Work

117

15.2

8.6-25.4

84.8

74.6-91.4

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

101

14.2

7.8-24.4

85.8

75.6-92.2

$35,000- 49,999

114

***

$50,000- 74,999

120

***

$75,000+

270

19.9

14.4-26.8

223

80.1

73.2-85.6

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

225

12.5

7.2-20.9

196

87.5

79.1-92.8

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

495

19.0

14.8-24.2

412

81.0

75.8-85.2

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

225

12.5

7.2-20.9

196

87.5

79.1-92.8

HOUSING

Own

781

123

17.0

13.7-21.0

658

83.0

79.0-86.3

Rent

160

14.2

9.1-21.5

135

85.8

78.5-90.9

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

***

Regional City or Suburban County

212

20.4

14.3-28.3

168

79.6

71.7-85.7

Rural

705

104

15.7

12.2-20.0

601

84.3

80.0-87.8

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

548

16.5

12.3-21.8

469

83.5

78.2-87.7

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

208

15.5

10.3-22.5

172

84.5

77.5-89.7

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

232

18.1

12.5-25.4

191

81.9

74.6-87.5

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

197

12.4

8.3-18.1

168

87.6

81.9-91.7

2nd Quartile

104

***

3rd Quartile

262

15.6

11.1-21.5

216

84.4

78.5-88.9

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

425

16.9

11.8-23.8

368

83.1

76.2-88.2

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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.

¹Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

²Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

³NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

⁴Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Have you ever had any other kind of test for colorectal cancer, such as virtual colonoscopy, CT colonography, blood stool test, FIT DNA, or Cologuard test?