2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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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 2,629 381 13.5 12.0-15.2 282 10.3 9.0-11.9 1,042 39.6 37.0-42.3 182 6.9 5.5- 8.6 742 29.6 27.2-32.2
Eastern NC 994 143 14.7 11.9-18.1 94 9.0 7.0-11.5 417 41.2 37.0-45.5 78 6.7 4.8- 9.3 262 28.3 24.4-32.7
GENDER
Male 437 55 13.3 9.4-18.5 42 7.6 5.3-10.8 175 40.2 33.9-46.9 33 5.2 3.3- 8.0 132 33.7 27.4-40.7
Female 557 88 16.0 12.2-20.8 52 10.2 7.2-14.2 242 42.1 36.7-47.7 45 8.1 5.1-12.6 130 23.6 19.0-28.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 590 73 12.1 9.2-15.8 54 8.2 6.1-11.0 279 47.4 42.1-52.7 49 6.9 4.7-10.1 135 25.4 20.7-30.7
Non-Hispanic Black 224 42 18.9 12.6-27.4 28 10.3 6.1-16.7 79 33.1 25.4-41.8 *** *** *** 60 30.6 22.5-40.0
Other 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 226 30 14.3 8.6-22.7 *** *** *** 34 18.3 12.4-26.0 *** *** *** 136 56.8 47.7-65.4
55-64 298 47 16.2 11.3-22.7 32 10.6 6.6-16.5 134 42.4 34.8-50.4 *** *** *** 65 26.1 19.0-34.6
65-74 293 45 16.5 11.4-23.3 39 12.6 8.8-17.7 155 51.9 44.0-59.6 18 5.4 3.1- 9.4 36 13.7 8.6-21.1
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 12.1 6.7-20.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 36 13.6 9.0-20.1 26 11.4 7.0-18.0 96 39.8 31.9-48.3 *** *** *** 59 29.2 21.6-38.2
Some Post-H.S. 311 59 18.9 13.6-25.6 30 8.8 5.8-13.1 123 41.3 34.3-48.6 26 8.5 5.2-13.4 73 22.5 17.0-29.3
College Graduate 342 38 11.7 7.8-17.1 33 9.8 6.6-14.3 170 49.4 42.7-56.2 23 5.9 3.6- 9.5 78 23.3 18.0-29.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 398 59 14.7 10.4-20.2 41 8.1 5.7-11.5 166 42.1 35.4-49.2 31 7.0 4.0-12.0 101 28.1 21.7-35.4
No 581 80 14.7 11.1-19.3 53 9.9 6.9-13.8 247 40.5 35.3-45.9 44 6.1 4.2- 8.9 157 28.8 23.9-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 182 21 12.7 7.4-20.9 23 11.7 7.3-18.4 70 40.1 30.6-50.5 *** *** *** 49 30.7 22.0-41.2
Non-Veteran 810 121 15.1 11.9-19.0 71 8.4 6.2-11.2 347 41.5 36.9-46.3 58 7.1 4.9-10.2 213 27.9 23.5-32.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 407 59 14.4 10.3-19.7 39 10.4 6.9-15.5 135 35.7 29.7-42.2 26 5.9 3.6- 9.5 148 33.6 27.7-40.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 58 13.5 9.7-18.6 46 10.1 7.2-14.0 224 50.6 43.9-57.4 37 7.2 4.4-11.5 53 18.6 12.9-25.9
Unable to Work 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** 15 12.4 6.8-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.9 13.0-31.8
$50,000- 74,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 274 36 13.6 9.0-19.9 29 10.7 7.2-15.6 129 46.5 39.0-54.2 *** *** *** 69 26.1 19.6-34.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 221 27 9.9 6.2-15.5 23 9.8 5.4-17.2 89 37.2 29.1-46.2 21 13.2 7.4-22.5 61 29.8 21.3-39.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 17.5 10.0-28.9
More than 200% 501 61 13.4 9.7-18.4 53 9.4 6.8-12.8 240 47.4 41.5-53.4 27 3.6 2.2- 5.7 120 26.2 21.1-32.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 221 27 9.9 6.2-15.5 23 9.8 5.4-17.2 89 37.2 29.1-46.2 21 13.2 7.4-22.5 61 29.8 21.3-39.9
HOUSING
Own 782 112 14.9 11.7-18.7 72 8.6 6.5-11.5 346 42.1 37.4-47.0 68 7.1 5.0-10.0 184 27.2 22.8-32.1
Rent 163 21 13.2 8.1-20.7 19 12.2 7.1-20.3 52 32.4 24.1-41.9 *** *** *** 61 36.4 27.6-46.2
Other arrangement 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 213 28 14.6 9.6-21.5 25 10.1 6.6-15.2 91 42.8 34.8-51.3 *** *** *** 59 26.9 20.0-35.2
Rural 713 109 15.2 11.7-19.5 61 8.3 6.0-11.5 294 40.5 35.4-45.9 62 6.9 4.7-10.1 187 29.0 24.0-34.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 548 88 16.1 12.0-21.3 46 8.7 5.9-12.6 207 37.0 31.1-43.3 48 7.3 4.5-11.8 159 30.9 25.1-37.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 212 26 11.9 7.3-18.9 24 9.7 6.3-14.6 100 48.4 40.0-57.0 *** *** *** 48 24.5 17.4-33.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 234 29 14.3 9.5-21.1 24 8.9 5.5-14.1 110 43.6 35.8-51.8 16 6.7 3.8-11.4 55 26.5 19.5-34.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 197 25 15.3 9.9-23.1 18 7.8 4.4-13.6 94 44.9 36.6-53.5 *** *** *** 48 26.2 19.2-34.7
2nd Quartile 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 262 36 13.1 8.8-19.1 31 10.8 7.3-15.6 117 42.4 35.0-50.1 *** *** *** 61 27.1 19.9-35.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 427 71 17.0 12.0-23.7 33 8.1 4.9-13.2 158 37.0 30.0-44.7 42 7.6 4.4-13.0 123 30.2 23.6-37.8

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a Colonoscopy
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 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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