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 430 76 18.2 13.7-23.8 354 81.8 76.2-86.3
GENDER
Male 189 33 19.6 12.3-29.6 156 80.4 70.4-87.7
Female 241 43 17.2 12.1-23.9 198 82.8 76.1-87.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 299 45 18.1 12.6-25.1 254 81.9 74.9-87.4
Non-Hispanic Black 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 70 *** *** *** 61 90.0 78.9-95.6
55-64 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 141 22 15.3 9.6-23.7 119 84.7 76.3-90.4
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 132 23 17.7 11.3-26.5 109 82.3 73.5-88.7
College Graduate 178 23 11.2 6.8-17.9 155 88.8 82.1-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 180 43 24.8 16.8-35.1 137 75.2 64.9-83.2
No 245 33 13.1 8.9-18.7 212 86.9 81.3-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 351 56 16.9 12.1-23.2 295 83.1 76.8-87.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 153 13 8.9 4.6-16.4 140 91.1 83.6-95.4
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 38 18.1 12.6-25.3 158 81.9 74.7-87.4
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 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 18 18.9 10.9-30.6 70 81.1 69.4-89.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 32 16.2 10.2-24.8 201 83.8 75.2-89.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 18 18.9 10.9-30.6 70 81.1 69.4-89.1
HOUSING
Own 334 55 17.0 12.2-23.2 279 83.0 76.8-87.8
Rent 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 116 13 10.3 5.6-18.4 103 89.7 81.6-94.4
Regional City or Suburban County 121 25 23.3 15.2-34.0 96 76.7 66.0-84.8
Rural 193 38 21.0 13.3-31.5 155 79.0 68.5-86.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 162 30 17.7 11.9-25.7 132 82.3 74.3-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 166 22 13.5 8.4-20.9 144 86.5 79.1-91.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 137 20 15.3 9.3-24.2 117 84.7 75.8-90.7
2nd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 110 27 24.3 15.6-35.9 83 75.7 64.1-84.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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