2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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
Eastern NC 827 33 3.8 2.3- 6.3 56 7.8 5.7-10.6 738 88.4 85.0-91.1
GENDER
Male 379 *** *** *** 22 8.1 4.9-13.0 342 87.3 81.3-91.6
Female 448 18 3.0 1.7- 5.2 34 7.5 5.1-11.0 396 89.5 85.7-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 474 *** *** *** 31 7.9 5.2-11.7 426 88.9 84.5-92.1
Non-Hispanic Black 193 *** *** *** 16 8.8 4.9-15.4 170 86.7 78.6-92.0
Other 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 289 *** *** *** 25 9.9 6.2-15.5 256 88.4 82.8-92.3
65-74 288 *** *** *** 22 8.4 5.1-13.5 253 84.2 76.5-89.7
75+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** 166 87.0 78.6-92.4
Some Post-H.S. 264 *** *** *** 22 9.6 5.7-15.5 231 85.1 78.1-90.2
College Graduate 294 *** *** *** 19 8.6 5.1-14.2 264 88.2 82.5-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 312 *** *** *** 26 8.9 5.4-14.3 272 87.3 81.1-91.6
No 505 *** *** *** 30 7.1 4.7-10.6 457 89.1 84.7-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 *** *** *** 15 16.3 9.3-26.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 679 *** *** *** 41 6.0 4.1- 8.7 615 91.5 88.3-93.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 383 *** *** *** 19 5.6 3.3- 9.4 356 92.8 88.9-95.4
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 297 *** *** *** 24 9.2 5.8-14.2 256 82.9 75.5-88.4
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 252 *** *** *** 20 10.6 6.5-16.7 221 86.2 80.0-90.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 435 *** *** *** 33 9.4 6.5-13.6 383 86.2 81.3-90.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 644 *** *** *** 47 8.4 6.0-11.7 575 88.1 84.2-91.2
Rent 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 128 88.6 81.1-93.3
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 178 *** *** *** 18 11.7 6.9-19.1 150 83.1 74.6-89.2
Rural 592 *** *** *** 37 6.9 4.5-10.2 533 89.7 85.7-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 *** *** *** 32 7.5 4.8-11.6 417 89.3 84.4-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 148 86.8 78.7-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** 173 87.9 80.3-92.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 91.2 85.3-94.9
2nd Quartile 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 213 *** *** *** 20 10.6 6.6-16.7 186 87.3 81.1-91.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 362 *** *** *** *** *** *** 329 90.0 83.5-94.1

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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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