2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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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
Non-Hispanic Black 484 366 75.3 69.8-80.1 118 24.7 19.9-30.2
GENDER
Male 191 138 70.9 61.5-78.7 53 29.1 21.3-38.5
Female 293 228 79.2 72.8-84.4 65 20.8 15.6-27.2
AGE
45-54 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 150 126 85.9 78.4-91.1 24 14.1 8.9-21.6
65-74 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 114 79.1 70.3-85.8 33 20.9 14.2-29.7
College Graduate 166 124 74.8 65.4-82.4 42 25.2 17.6-34.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 198 149 76.0 68.0-82.5 49 24.0 17.5-32.0
No 281 214 74.8 67.0-81.2 67 25.2 18.8-33.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 394 296 74.9 68.7-80.2 98 25.1 19.8-31.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 185 129 70.2 61.4-77.8 56 29.8 22.2-38.6
Regional City or Suburban County 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 207 171 80.1 71.0-86.9 36 19.9 13.1-29.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 214 143 65.7 56.8-73.7 71 34.3 26.3-43.2
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 213 160 74.2 65.6-81.3 53 25.8 18.7-34.4
HOUSING
Own 301 243 77.5 70.6-83.2 58 22.5 16.8-29.4
Rent 144 100 73.7 64.8-81.0 44 26.3 19.0-35.2
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 147 78.6 69.9-85.4 40 21.4 14.6-30.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 139 109 78.7 68.0-86.5 30 21.3 13.5-32.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 158 110 69.5 59.5-78.0 48 30.5 22.0-40.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 149 109 79.1 70.2-85.9 40 20.9 14.1-29.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 132 108 79.5 68.2-87.6 24 20.5 12.4-31.8

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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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