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 436 104 26.2 20.8-32.3 332 73.8 67.7-79.2
GENDER
Male 193 47 28.4 20.2-38.4 146 71.6 61.6-79.8
Female 243 57 24.4 18.0-32.3 186 75.6 67.7-82.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 302 67 23.6 17.6-30.9 235 76.4 69.1-82.4
Non-Hispanic Black 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 148 25 15.6 9.5-24.5 123 84.4 75.5-90.5
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 138 40 27.8 19.5-37.9 98 72.2 62.1-80.5
College Graduate 178 34 17.4 11.7-25.1 144 82.6 74.9-88.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 184 51 31.8 23.1-42.1 133 68.2 57.9-76.9
No 248 52 21.7 15.7-29.2 196 78.3 70.8-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 356 85 25.9 20.1-32.7 271 74.1 67.3-79.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 152 37 25.6 17.5-35.7 115 74.4 64.3-82.5
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 41 19.8 13.6-27.9 167 80.2 72.1-86.4
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 238 52 26.7 19.4-35.5 186 73.3 64.5-80.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 342 84 26.6 20.7-33.5 258 73.4 66.5-79.3
Rent 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 120 25 23.5 15.1-34.7 95 76.5 65.3-84.9
Regional City or Suburban County 121 31 27.4 18.7-38.2 90 72.6 61.8-81.3
Rural 195 48 27.6 18.9-38.4 147 72.4 61.6-81.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 161 42 27.7 20.0-37.1 119 72.3 62.9-80.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 169 33 23.1 15.7-32.6 136 76.9 67.4-84.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 110 23 18.6 11.3-29.2 87 81.4 70.8-88.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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