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%)
TOTAL 2,636 452 18.3 16.4-20.4 2,184 81.7 79.6-83.6
GENDER
Male 1,191 199 16.9 14.3-20.0 992 83.1 80.0-85.7
Female 1,445 253 19.5 16.8-22.5 1,192 80.5 77.5-83.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,785 312 18.7 16.4-21.3 1,473 81.3 78.7-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 474 85 20.2 15.7-25.5 389 79.8 74.5-84.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 105 14 15.4 8.3-26.7 91 84.6 73.3-91.7
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 137 20 12.9 7.8-20.5 117 87.1 79.5-92.2
AGE
45-54 678 71 11.2 8.5-14.7 607 88.8 85.3-91.5
55-64 760 131 19.1 15.7-23.2 629 80.9 76.8-84.3
65-74 701 151 25.3 21.1-30.0 550 74.7 70.0-78.9
75+ 414 87 19.5 14.5-25.7 327 80.5 74.3-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 27 14.0 8.4-22.4 173 86.0 77.6-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 564 95 19.1 15.0-24.1 469 80.9 75.9-85.0
Some Post-H.S. 756 140 19.9 16.5-23.9 616 80.1 76.1-83.5
College Graduate 1,108 187 17.7 15.0-20.7 921 82.3 79.3-85.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 946 190 21.0 17.6-25.0 756 79.0 75.0-82.4
No 1,662 257 16.7 14.4-19.2 1,405 83.3 80.8-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 391 84 23.2 17.9-29.5 307 76.8 70.5-82.1
Non-Veteran 2,239 368 17.6 15.5-19.8 1,871 82.4 80.2-84.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,194 158 14.3 11.9-17.0 1,036 85.7 83.0-88.1
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,049 212 21.6 18.4-25.2 837 78.4 74.8-81.6
Unable to Work 246 56 20.6 14.2-28.9 190 79.4 71.1-85.8
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 36 22.3 14.4-33.0 94 77.7 67.0-85.6
$15,000- 24,999 233 36 19.1 12.9-27.3 197 80.9 72.7-87.1
$25,000- 34,999 231 47 19.0 13.3-26.5 184 81.0 73.5-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 262 43 22.2 15.0-31.7 219 77.8 68.3-85.0
$50,000-74,999 323 58 17.4 12.7-23.2 265 82.6 76.8-87.3
$75,000-100,000 281 56 21.2 15.8-27.9 225 78.8 72.1-84.2
$100,000-150,000 282 39 16.6 11.5-23.3 243 83.4 76.7-88.5
$150,000+ 283 41 14.9 10.6-20.5 242 85.1 79.5-89.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 611 96 16.8 13.0-21.5 515 83.2 78.5-87.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 46 23.1 15.6-32.7 156 76.9 67.3-84.4
101% to 150% 144 20 16.0 8.9-27.1 124 84.0 72.9-91.1
151% to 200% 198 34 19.5 13.0-28.2 164 80.5 71.8-87.0
More than 200% 1,425 244 18.3 15.8-21.1 1,181 81.7 78.9-84.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 611 96 16.8 13.0-21.5 515 83.2 78.5-87.0
HOUSING
Own 2,058 352 18.6 16.4-21.0 1,706 81.4 79.0-83.6
Rent 447 77 16.5 12.6-21.2 370 83.5 78.8-87.4
Other arrangement 107 18 15.3 8.7-25.5 89 84.7 74.5-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 786 123 17.8 14.5-21.7 663 82.2 78.3-85.5
Regional City or Suburban County 670 125 18.5 14.9-22.6 545 81.5 77.4-85.1
Rural 1,180 204 18.6 15.6-21.9 976 81.4 78.1-84.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 715 111 18.0 13.9-22.9 604 82.0 77.1-86.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 867 168 19.6 16.5-23.2 699 80.4 76.8-83.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,054 173 17.5 14.7-20.6 881 82.5 79.4-85.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 840 142 17.9 14.9-21.4 698 82.1 78.6-85.1
2nd Quartile 693 130 18.8 15.3-22.9 563 81.2 77.1-84.7
3rd Quartile 642 116 18.8 14.7-23.6 526 81.2 76.4-85.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 461 64 17.0 12.3-23.1 397 83.0 76.9-87.7

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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 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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