2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are exams to check for colon cancer.
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,693 1,983 73.1 70.8-75.3 710 26.9 24.7-29.2
Eastern NC 1,013 769 74.7 70.6-78.3 244 25.3 21.7-29.4
GENDER
Male 449 320 69.8 63.2-75.6 129 30.2 24.4-36.8
Female 564 449 79.0 74.0-83.3 115 21.0 16.7-26.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 601 473 76.4 71.3-80.8 128 23.6 19.2-28.7
Non-Hispanic Black 226 174 75.2 66.6-82.1 52 24.8 17.9-33.4
Other 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 225 95 45.2 36.5-54.3 130 54.8 45.7-63.5
55-64 300 241 78.9 71.5-84.9 59 21.1 15.1-28.5
65-74 297 266 87.4 80.1-92.3 31 12.6 7.7-19.9
75+ 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 195 75.5 67.2-82.2 57 24.5 17.8-32.8
Some Post-H.S. 315 247 78.7 72.0-84.2 68 21.3 15.8-28.0
College Graduate 348 277 78.0 71.9-83.1 71 22.0 16.9-28.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 409 318 77.5 70.9-82.9 91 22.5 17.1-29.1
No 589 439 72.0 66.6-76.8 150 28.0 23.2-33.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 143 74.6 65.1-82.3 45 25.4 17.7-34.9
Non-Veteran 822 623 74.6 70.0-78.7 199 25.4 21.3-30.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 407 265 67.2 60.8-73.1 142 32.8 26.9-39.2
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 387 87.7 82.1-91.7 43 12.3 8.3-17.9
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 89 78.2 67.4-86.1 27 21.8 13.9-32.6
$50,000- 74,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 276 211 77.5 70.9-82.9 65 22.5 17.1-29.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 228 178 77.2 68.0-84.4 50 22.8 15.6-32.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 94 73 83.0 71.7-90.4 21 17.0 9.6-28.3
More than 200% 504 392 76.7 71.3-81.4 112 23.3 18.6-28.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 228 178 77.2 68.0-84.4 50 22.8 15.6-32.0
HOUSING
Own 794 627 76.1 71.5-80.1 167 23.9 19.9-28.5
Rent 167 107 64.8 55.1-73.4 60 35.2 26.6-44.9
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 218 158 73.3 65.2-80.2 60 26.7 19.8-34.8
Rural 722 555 75.4 70.4-79.9 167 24.6 20.1-29.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 558 415 74.4 68.6-79.5 143 25.6 20.5-31.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 167 75.1 66.3-82.2 48 24.9 17.8-33.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 187 74.7 66.6-81.5 53 25.3 18.5-33.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 203 158 75.7 67.5-82.3 45 24.3 17.7-32.5
2nd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 269 208 75.2 67.3-81.8 61 24.8 18.2-32.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 432 324 75.0 68.0-80.9 108 25.0 19.1-32.0

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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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