2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

How long has it been since you had this test?* (Blood Stool Test)

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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 428 113 24.3 19.5-29.9 75 16.8 12.6-22.0 59 11.9 8.7-16.1 79 18.7 14.5-23.8 102 28.3 22.5-34.8
GENDER
Male 188 49 23.5 16.7-32.0 32 18.6 11.9-27.8 25 10.7 6.7-16.9 33 17.9 12.1-25.6 49 29.3 21.1-39.0
Female 240 64 24.9 18.6-32.6 43 15.4 10.6-21.9 34 12.8 8.4-19.1 46 19.3 13.7-26.6 53 27.5 20.0-36.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 298 72 24.1 18.3-30.9 53 16.6 12.0-22.5 41 12.7 8.8-18.1 56 17.5 12.8-23.6 76 29.1 22.2-37.1
Non-Hispanic Black 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.3 6.2-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 69 22 18.3 11.1-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 127 27 19.3 12.3-29.1 29 19.2 12.6-28.2 21 15.4 9.1-24.9 20 17.9 10.8-28.2 *** *** ***
65-74 149 *** *** *** 19 13.1 6.9-23.6 23 11.2 6.7-18.0 29 19.7 13.0-28.6 34 20.6 14.1-29.2
75+ 83 20 16.8 9.7-27.4 *** *** *** 11 10.4 5.1-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 89 *** *** *** 12 11.7 5.6-23.0 *** *** *** 18 16.8 9.9-27.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 137 32 20.9 13.9-30.3 20 14.3 8.4-23.3 17 10.6 6.0-18.1 33 27.7 19.0-38.4 35 26.5 18.3-36.6
College Graduate 174 48 28.3 20.9-37.1 38 21.1 14.8-29.3 30 15.7 10.4-23.0 25 13.1 8.3-20.1 33 21.7 14.6-31.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 46 25.6 17.9-35.2 31 15.1 9.4-23.3 28 14.0 8.7-21.6 38 18.2 12.5-25.8 38 27.1 18.1-38.5
No 244 66 23.4 17.6-30.3 44 18.2 12.6-25.6 31 10.3 6.7-15.6 41 19.2 13.4-26.6 62 28.9 22.0-36.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.9 4.5-24.2
Non-Veteran 350 90 23.7 18.5-29.8 61 15.3 11.2-20.5 49 12.1 8.5-16.9 59 17.1 12.7-22.7 91 31.8 25.3-39.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 146 36 17.3 11.9-24.5 32 18.5 12.1-27.1 20 12.8 7.5-20.9 21 18.6 11.6-28.5 37 32.8 23.5-43.7
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 58 31.1 23.2-40.2 31 17.4 11.0-26.4 25 8.8 5.6-13.4 46 19.9 14.0-27.5 48 22.8 16.4-30.9
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 55 11 12.6 6.3-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.0 6.0-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 237 60 22.5 16.8-29.5 41 17.0 12.0-23.6 32 11.2 7.3-16.8 44 17.6 12.4-24.2 60 31.7 24.0-40.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.0 6.0-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 336 83 23.6 18.2-29.9 61 17.2 12.6-23.1 45 11.5 8.1-16.1 64 19.1 14.4-24.9 83 28.6 22.2-36.0
Rent 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.8 8.5-27.7
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 114 39 31.6 22.3-42.7 18 15.1 8.3-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 23.2 15.1-34.1
Regional City or Suburban County 118 25 16.3 9.9-25.6 16 15.6 9.2-25.3 18 13.7 7.7-23.2 26 17.0 10.7-26.0 *** *** ***
Rural 196 49 24.2 16.8-33.6 41 18.9 12.4-27.8 32 15.3 10.1-22.7 32 15.5 10.4-22.5 42 26.0 17.5-36.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.1 9.5-28.9 18 11.8 6.4-20.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 162 43 21.1 14.9-28.9 25 15.4 9.9-23.1 25 11.0 7.1-16.7 35 26.3 18.4-36.1 34 26.2 17.5-37.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 160 46 30.0 21.7-39.9 26 14.3 8.7-22.7 15 9.6 5.1-17.5 26 15.7 10.0-23.8 47 30.3 21.9-40.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 131 34 28.6 19.8-39.3 22 15.3 8.9-25.0 19 14.1 8.0-23.6 19 14.9 8.8-24.3 37 27.1 19.0-37.2
2nd Quartile 125 35 21.8 14.7-31.0 17 13.8 8.1-22.3 15 7.7 4.3-13.2 24 22.7 14.5-33.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.6 7.7-22.8 24 18.0 11.0-28.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a blood stool test
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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