2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,629 381 13.5 12.0-15.2 282 10.3 9.0-11.9 1,042 39.6 37.0-42.3 182 6.9 5.5- 8.6 742 29.6 27.2-32.2
GENDER
Male 1,178 169 13.0 10.9-15.5 124 10.0 8.0-12.3 447 38.1 34.4-41.9 69 5.7 3.9- 8.3 369 33.2 29.6-37.0
Female 1,451 212 13.9 11.8-16.3 158 10.6 8.8-12.8 595 40.9 37.3-44.6 113 7.9 6.0-10.4 373 26.6 23.3-30.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,787 249 12.4 10.7-14.3 194 10.5 8.9-12.4 762 43.1 39.9-46.3 132 6.6 5.2- 8.5 450 27.4 24.4-30.6
Non-Hispanic Black 478 82 16.5 12.7-21.2 60 10.9 7.9-14.7 175 35.7 30.4-41.4 27 6.9 4.3-10.8 134 30.1 24.7-36.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 135 11 7.3 3.7-13.9 *** *** *** 28 20.4 12.8-31.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 680 82 11.5 8.8-15.0 45 5.6 3.8- 8.2 107 16.2 13.0-20.0 28 4.0 2.5- 6.2 418 62.7 57.7-67.5
55-64 774 120 13.6 11.1-16.6 95 12.3 9.7-15.6 356 47.7 43.0-52.4 46 4.8 3.3- 6.8 157 21.6 17.9-25.8
65-74 714 120 16.8 13.6-20.6 101 13.9 11.0-17.4 356 50.1 45.2-55.1 42 6.0 4.1- 8.7 95 13.1 10.1-16.9
75+ 417 51 11.4 8.0-16.0 35 8.5 5.8-12.3 208 47.8 40.8-55.0 56 14.7 9.1-23.0 67 17.5 12.7-23.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 14 5.8 3.0-11.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.1 6.2-25.3 104 43.0 33.4-53.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 82 13.6 10.5-17.5 59 9.6 6.9-13.2 204 39.8 34.5-45.4 39 4.1 2.6- 6.5 176 32.9 27.9-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 762 113 13.5 10.8-16.7 88 11.6 9.1-14.7 303 40.5 36.0-45.3 54 6.2 4.6- 8.5 204 28.1 23.4-33.3
College Graduate 1,098 170 16.1 13.6-19.0 125 12.2 9.9-14.9 474 40.8 37.3-44.5 74 7.6 5.7-10.1 255 23.2 20.3-26.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 956 133 12.4 10.0-15.2 106 9.6 7.7-12.1 382 41.6 37.1-46.2 82 9.2 6.4-13.0 253 27.2 23.4-31.4
No 1,643 243 14.4 12.4-16.6 174 10.9 9.1-13.0 651 38.7 35.7-41.8 97 5.5 4.3- 7.1 478 30.5 27.6-33.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 386 51 13.0 9.5-17.6 45 10.9 7.6-15.3 171 43.0 36.7-49.5 33 7.0 4.4-10.9 86 26.2 20.3-33.0
Non-Veteran 2,237 329 13.6 11.9-15.4 236 10.2 8.8-11.9 870 39.2 36.3-42.0 148 6.9 5.4- 8.9 654 30.1 27.4-32.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,178 159 11.9 9.9-14.3 116 9.5 7.6-11.9 388 34.0 30.5-37.7 65 5.3 3.9- 7.2 450 39.2 35.3-43.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,054 165 14.3 11.9-17.1 131 12.8 10.4-15.5 533 49.1 45.0-53.2 85 8.1 5.8-11.3 140 15.8 12.8-19.2
Unable to Work 247 31 12.4 7.9-18.8 23 6.7 4.0-11.0 86 36.6 27.3-47.0 20 7.8 2.9-19.2 87 36.5 27.9-46.1
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 25 14.8 8.8-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 5.4 2.8-10.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 241 39 17.7 11.9-25.6 17 9.0 5.4-14.8 82 30.2 23.3-38.0 18 7.1 3.8-12.8 85 36.0 28.1-44.7
$25,000- 34,999 235 27 12.5 7.7-19.5 16 5.2 2.9- 9.2 109 52.8 43.8-61.7 20 4.6 2.6- 8.1 63 24.9 18.2-33.1
$35,000- 49,999 261 36 14.0 9.4-20.3 32 12.8 8.0-19.8 112 40.2 32.1-48.8 13 4.8 2.4- 9.4 68 28.2 21.6-36.0
$50,000-74,999 323 42 12.3 8.7-17.1 43 13.6 9.4-19.3 138 42.6 35.9-49.6 21 4.7 2.7- 8.1 79 26.8 21.0-33.6
$75,000-100,000 282 42 13.6 9.5-19.2 33 9.7 6.6-14.1 122 45.0 37.7-52.5 16 4.9 2.8- 8.6 69 26.7 20.3-34.3
$100,000-150,000 283 45 16.0 11.1-22.4 35 11.9 8.1-17.2 107 36.3 29.5-43.6 14 6.4 3.4-11.6 82 29.5 23.3-36.5
$150,000+ 282 41 13.4 9.5-18.5 34 11.7 8.0-17.0 115 40.7 33.9-47.8 16 6.4 3.5-11.3 76 27.8 21.5-35.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 592 84 11.3 8.8-14.6 64 10.4 7.6-13.9 224 35.2 29.9-40.8 49 11.3 7.1-17.5 171 31.8 25.8-38.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 206 28 10.9 6.6-17.4 14 5.9 3.2-10.5 59 31.4 22.1-42.4 16 3.5 1.8- 6.7 89 48.3 38.2-58.6
101% to 150% 146 23 18.5 11.8-27.8 13 8.1 4.2-14.8 *** *** *** 12 6.7 2.9-15.0 45 29.5 20.7-40.0
151% to 200% 203 34 15.5 9.8-23.6 15 8.4 4.6-14.7 75 42.3 33.2-52.0 17 8.0 4.5-14.0 62 25.7 18.9-34.0
More than 200% 1,431 202 13.9 11.8-16.3 173 11.7 9.8-14.0 619 42.7 39.4-46.1 83 5.2 4.0- 6.9 354 26.4 23.6-29.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 592 84 11.3 8.8-14.6 64 10.4 7.6-13.9 224 35.2 29.9-40.8 49 11.3 7.1-17.5 171 31.8 25.8-38.5
HOUSING
Own 2,050 308 13.8 12.1-15.8 222 10.4 8.8-12.1 868 41.7 38.7-44.6 150 6.5 5.2- 8.2 502 27.6 24.9-30.5
Rent 448 51 11.0 8.0-14.9 52 11.4 8.3-15.5 137 30.4 25.1-36.4 25 8.7 3.9-18.2 183 38.6 32.9-44.5
Other arrangement 112 18 11.8 6.9-19.6 *** *** *** 32 23.3 15.7-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 770 116 14.1 11.4-17.3 82 10.4 8.1-13.2 284 37.6 33.4-42.0 42 6.3 4.5- 9.0 246 31.6 27.7-35.8
Regional City or Suburban County 665 94 13.2 10.4-16.6 79 11.0 8.3-14.3 269 37.6 32.7-42.8 40 8.3 5.0-13.7 183 29.9 24.6-35.7
Rural 1,194 171 13.2 10.9-15.8 121 9.8 7.9-12.2 489 42.6 38.5-46.9 100 6.4 4.9- 8.4 313 28.0 24.4-31.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 718 109 13.6 10.5-17.3 65 8.7 6.3-11.9 278 42.5 36.7-48.6 63 6.9 4.6-10.1 203 28.4 23.5-33.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 880 126 13.1 10.7-15.9 104 11.8 9.4-14.8 345 37.2 33.0-41.5 65 8.0 5.5-11.3 240 29.9 25.5-34.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,031 146 13.8 11.4-16.6 113 10.0 8.1-12.4 419 40.0 36.2-43.9 54 6.1 4.1- 9.0 299 30.1 26.7-33.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 824 127 15.3 12.5-18.5 86 9.4 7.3-12.1 344 39.8 35.6-44.2 41 6.1 3.7- 9.9 226 29.4 25.6-33.5
2nd Quartile 696 88 11.9 9.4-15.0 79 12.0 9.3-15.4 264 36.9 32.5-41.6 53 8.7 5.9-12.6 212 30.5 26.3-35.0
3rd Quartile 645 91 12.4 9.6-15.8 78 9.8 7.6-12.6 260 43.0 37.2-48.9 44 5.4 3.7- 7.8 172 29.5 23.8-35.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 464 75 15.4 11.1-21.0 39 9.4 6.0-14.5 174 38.8 32.0-46.1 44 7.8 4.6-12.8 132 28.6 22.7-35.4

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a Colonoscopy
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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