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 447 344 72.7 66.4-78.3 103 27.3 21.7-33.6
GENDER
Male 196 147 71.9 62.4-79.8 49 28.1 20.2-37.6
Female 251 197 73.4 64.6-80.6 54 26.6 19.4-35.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 309 232 71.5 63.6-78.3 77 28.5 21.7-36.4
Non-Hispanic Black 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 150 116 79.5 70.9-86.0 34 20.5 14.0-29.1
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 140 105 74.1 64.2-82.1 35 25.9 17.9-35.8
College Graduate 183 149 79.0 70.0-85.8 34 21.0 14.2-30.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 189 151 74.0 62.9-82.7 38 26.0 17.3-37.1
No 254 191 71.9 64.2-78.6 63 28.1 21.4-35.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 71 89.7 77.0-95.8 11 10.3 4.2-23.0
Non-Veteran 365 273 69.2 62.1-75.5 92 30.8 24.5-37.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 155 117 68.9 58.4-77.8 38 31.1 22.2-41.6
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 211 163 77.5 69.6-83.9 48 22.5 16.1-30.4
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 242 182 68.9 60.3-76.4 60 31.1 23.6-39.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 349 265 72.3 65.1-78.5 84 27.7 21.5-34.9
Rent 75 63 85.4 74.2-92.2 12 14.6 7.8-25.8
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 120 92 77.7 67.4-85.5 28 22.3 14.5-32.6
Regional City or Suburban County 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 202 160 74.6 64.0-82.9 42 25.4 17.1-36.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 165 131 74.1 63.2-82.6 34 25.9 17.4-36.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 172 124 71.5 62.0-79.4 48 28.5 20.6-38.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 140 102 73.7 64.0-81.5 38 26.3 18.5-36.0
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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