2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 who have fully met the USPSTF recommendations.*
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had at least one of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Have never had any of the recommended CRC tests
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,197 1,512 68.1 65.5-70.6 148 6.5 5.3- 7.9 537 25.4 23.0-27.9
Eastern NC 831 584 69.1 64.4-73.3 57 6.6 4.7- 9.0 190 24.4 20.4-28.9
GENDER
Male 377 254 67.2 60.1-73.6 26 6.4 4.0-10.1 97 26.4 20.4-33.4
Female 454 330 70.8 64.7-76.3 31 6.7 4.3-10.4 93 22.4 17.5-28.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 480 346 69.9 64.0-75.1 34 6.6 4.4- 9.8 100 23.5 18.6-29.2
Non-Hispanic Black 189 137 70.2 60.8-78.2 *** *** *** 40 22.7 15.6-31.9
Other 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 222 84 40.7 32.2-49.9 *** *** *** 122 52.1 43.0-61.0
55-64 291 224 74.9 67.1-81.3 25 7.5 4.5-12.3 42 17.6 11.9-25.2
65-74 290 252 88.0 82.7-91.8 *** *** *** 23 6.9 4.2-11.3
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 191 134 70.1 60.6-78.2 *** *** *** 45 25.6 17.9-35.2
Some Post-H.S. 268 194 72.7 65.2-79.1 22 8.8 5.2-14.3 52 18.5 13.2-25.4
College Graduate 292 219 73.2 66.2-79.2 20 8.4 4.9-14.0 53 18.4 13.4-24.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 315 224 71.4 63.6-78.0 25 6.3 3.9-10.1 66 22.3 16.1-30.1
No 505 353 67.8 61.9-73.1 31 6.3 4.1- 9.7 121 25.9 20.9-31.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 106 77.6 68.3-84.7 *** *** *** 27 16.1 10.2-24.5
Non-Veteran 686 478 67.3 62.0-72.1 45 6.6 4.6- 9.4 163 26.1 21.6-31.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 239 62.9 56.2-69.2 29 8.2 5.3-12.5 120 28.8 23.1-35.4
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 294 254 85.6 79.7-90.0 *** *** *** 25 10.3 6.5-15.8
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 255 192 76.7 70.0-82.3 *** *** *** 49 17.2 12.5-23.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 440 330 74.6 68.9-79.6 26 5.6 3.5- 8.9 84 19.7 15.2-25.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 644 467 70.3 65.1-75.1 48 6.8 4.9- 9.5 129 22.8 18.4-27.9
Rent 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 34.1 25.0-44.5
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 181 129 71.4 62.6-78.8 *** *** *** 43 23.5 16.7-32.0
Rural 593 415 68.2 62.3-73.5 43 6.6 4.5- 9.7 135 25.2 20.2-31.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 460 315 67.9 61.1-74.0 34 6.8 4.3-10.6 111 25.3 19.7-31.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 173 123 68.3 58.4-76.8 *** *** *** 42 27.9 19.6-38.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 146 72.1 63.5-79.3 15 8.5 4.9-14.5 37 19.3 13.1-27.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 163 120 72.8 64.0-80.2 *** *** *** 32 20.4 13.9-28.9
2nd Quartile 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 216 157 68.6 59.6-76.3 *** *** *** 48 26.1 18.7-35.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 358 243 68.4 60.4-75.5 29 7.3 4.3-12.0 86 24.3 17.9-32.1

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*The definition includes (list of recommended CRC tests): 1) had a blood stool test within the past year, or 2) had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years, or 3) had a colonoscopy within the past 10 years, or 4) had a stool DNA test within the past three years, or 5) had a virtual colonoscopy within the past five years.

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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