2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Have you ever had any other kind of test for colorectal cancer, such as virtual colonoscopy, CT colonography, blood stool test, FIT DNA, or Cologuard test?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,636 452 18.3 16.4-20.4 2,184 81.7 79.6-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 474 85 20.2 15.7-25.5 389 79.8 74.5-84.3
GENDER
Male 189 37 21.0 14.3-29.7 152 79.0 70.3-85.7
Female 285 48 19.5 14.0-26.4 237 80.5 73.6-86.0
AGE
45-54 124 15 13.1 7.3-22.6 109 86.9 77.4-92.7
55-64 146 31 22.7 15.2-32.4 115 77.3 67.6-84.8
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 23 22.3 14.3-33.1 108 77.7 66.9-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 144 25 22.6 14.7-33.0 119 77.4 67.0-85.3
College Graduate 161 29 14.6 9.5-21.7 132 85.4 78.3-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 24 17.9 11.1-27.5 89 82.1 72.5-88.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 194 38 23.1 16.2-31.8 156 76.9 68.2-83.8
No 275 47 18.5 13.0-25.7 228 81.5 74.3-87.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 384 60 16.5 12.3-21.9 324 83.5 78.1-87.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 180 29 17.3 11.6-25.0 151 82.7 75.0-88.4
Regional City or Suburban County 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 205 37 23.5 15.9-33.3 168 76.5 66.7-84.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 212 30 15.8 10.4-23.4 182 84.2 76.6-89.6
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 36 23.3 15.6-33.3 141 76.7 66.7-84.4
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 209 39 18.5 12.8-25.9 170 81.5 74.1-87.2
HOUSING
Own 299 58 22.1 16.6-28.9 241 77.9 71.1-83.4
Rent 138 22 17.5 10.6-27.5 116 82.5 72.5-89.4
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 186 33 21.9 13.9-32.7 153 78.1 67.3-86.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 135 21 18.5 11.6-28.3 114 81.5 71.7-88.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 153 31 20.0 13.5-28.6 122 80.0 71.4-86.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 117 15 13.3 7.7-22.1 102 86.7 77.9-92.3
3rd Quartile 146 33 25.5 16.8-36.8 113 74.5 63.2-83.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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