2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 that have had a colonoscopy within the past ten years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had a colonoscopy in the past ten years Had a colonoscopy ten or more years ago Have never had a colonoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,188 1,433 65.0 62.4-67.6 118 5.0 4.0- 6.2 637 30.0 27.5-32.6
Eastern NC 829 550 65.3 60.6-69.8 53 5.3 3.7- 7.6 226 29.3 25.0-34.0
GENDER
Male 378 238 62.2 54.9-68.9 23 4.6 2.7- 7.6 117 33.2 26.7-40.5
Female 451 312 68.4 62.2-74.0 30 6.1 3.7- 9.7 109 25.5 20.4-31.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 478 327 66.3 60.4-71.8 32 5.6 3.7- 8.6 119 28.0 22.8-33.9
Non-Hispanic Black 188 129 65.7 55.9-74.3 *** *** *** 50 29.3 21.1-39.0
Other 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 222 76 37.8 29.4-47.0 *** *** *** 132 56.3 47.2-65.1
55-64 292 213 72.9 65.1-79.5 *** *** *** 59 22.2 16.0-29.8
65-74 289 239 81.3 73.8-87.1 18 5.4 3.1- 9.4 32 13.3 8.2-20.7
75+ 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 192 126 65.3 55.5-74.0 *** *** *** 54 31.7 23.1-41.6
Some Post-H.S. 266 181 68.0 60.1-74.9 21 8.2 4.8-13.8 64 23.8 17.6-31.3
College Graduate 290 208 70.6 63.5-76.8 17 5.6 3.1- 9.7 65 23.9 18.2-30.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 314 211 67.5 59.6-74.5 21 4.7 2.6- 8.3 82 27.8 21.0-35.7
No 504 333 64.1 58.1-69.7 30 5.3 3.4- 8.3 141 30.6 25.2-36.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 96 69.2 58.3-78.4 *** *** *** 38 28.0 19.1-39.1
Non-Veteran 685 454 64.5 59.2-69.5 43 5.9 4.0- 8.5 188 29.6 24.8-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 386 224 60.4 53.6-66.7 23 5.9 3.6- 9.7 139 33.7 27.6-40.4
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 293 241 78.8 71.1-84.9 *** *** *** 34 16.5 10.8-24.2
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 255 180 72.3 65.3-78.3 *** *** *** 64 24.3 18.6-31.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 439 309 69.7 63.7-75.2 20 3.4 1.9- 5.8 110 26.9 21.6-32.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 640 437 66.2 60.9-71.2 46 5.5 3.8- 7.9 157 28.3 23.5-33.6
Rent 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 37.0 27.7-47.4
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 182 121 66.7 57.5-74.7 *** *** *** 53 29.4 21.7-38.5
Rural 590 390 64.7 58.8-70.3 41 5.5 3.6- 8.4 159 29.8 24.4-35.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 458 295 64.2 57.3-70.6 32 5.2 3.0- 8.6 131 30.6 24.5-37.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 173 118 66.7 56.8-75.3 *** *** *** 46 29.1 20.8-39.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 137 66.3 57.4-74.2 *** *** *** 49 26.9 19.5-35.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 163 112 68.3 59.3-76.1 *** *** *** 42 25.9 18.8-34.7
2nd Quartile 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 217 152 66.9 57.9-74.8 *** *** *** 54 28.4 20.8-37.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 355 226 64.1 55.8-71.7 *** *** *** 101 30.2 23.1-38.5

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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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