2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 that have had a colonoscopy within the past ten years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had a colonoscopy in the past ten years Had a colonoscopy ten or more years ago Have never had a colonoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,188 1,433 65.0 62.4-67.6 118 5.0 4.0- 6.2 637 30.0 27.5-32.6
GENDER
Male 1,004 634 62.6 58.6-66.5 46 3.8 2.7- 5.5 324 33.5 29.7-37.6
Female 1,184 799 67.2 63.6-70.6 72 6.1 4.5- 8.0 313 26.7 23.6-30.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,456 988 67.0 63.8-70.0 85 5.3 4.1- 6.9 383 27.7 24.8-30.8
Non-Hispanic Black 405 278 67.1 60.8-72.9 15 4.4 2.4- 7.9 112 28.5 23.0-34.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 126 46 37.0 27.4-47.7 *** *** *** 73 57.9 47.1-67.9
AGE
45-54 670 234 34.7 30.2-39.4 28 4.2 2.7- 6.5 408 61.1 56.3-65.7
55-64 760 571 75.6 71.3-79.4 46 4.9 3.4- 7.0 143 19.5 16.0-23.6
65-74 701 577 82.6 78.6-85.9 42 6.2 4.2- 8.9 82 11.3 8.6-14.6
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 276 61.5 55.4-67.3 20 2.7 1.4- 4.9 153 35.8 30.1-42.0
Some Post-H.S. 645 432 67.2 62.5-71.6 40 5.8 4.0- 8.2 173 27.1 22.9-31.6
College Graduate 928 656 69.4 65.6-73.0 50 6.4 4.5- 9.0 222 24.2 21.0-27.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 739 485 65.8 61.1-70.3 44 5.1 3.5- 7.3 210 29.1 24.8-33.7
No 1,427 935 64.5 61.3-67.7 72 4.9 3.7- 6.5 420 30.6 27.5-33.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 288 212 75.1 68.2-80.9 15 3.9 1.8- 8.3 61 21.0 15.6-27.6
Non-Veteran 1,897 1,220 63.8 60.9-66.6 103 5.2 4.1- 6.5 574 31.1 28.4-33.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,121 634 56.2 52.4-59.9 58 5.0 3.6- 6.8 429 38.8 35.2-42.6
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 714 600 82.9 79.0-86.2 36 4.9 3.3- 7.5 78 12.2 9.4-15.7
Unable to Work 224 135 63.0 53.3-71.7 14 2.6 1.3- 5.1 75 34.4 25.9-44.1
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** 12 5.8 2.8-11.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 121 55.6 46.4-64.5 *** *** *** 77 39.2 30.6-48.7
$25,000- 34,999 178 115 70.4 60.8-78.4 *** *** *** 53 26.7 19.0-36.2
$35,000- 49,999 216 147 66.8 58.4-74.3 *** *** *** 61 29.0 22.1-37.1
$50,000-74,999 279 191 66.9 59.5-73.6 17 4.7 2.6- 8.5 71 28.4 22.0-35.8
$75,000-100,000 248 172 67.8 59.5-75.0 12 4.4 2.2- 8.5 64 27.8 20.9-36.0
$100,000-150,000 256 169 63.2 55.4-70.3 *** *** *** 77 31.3 24.6-38.8
$150,000+ 270 183 67.5 60.3-73.9 14 5.3 2.9- 9.6 73 27.2 21.1-34.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 426 281 65.3 59.1-70.9 26 6.0 3.9- 9.4 119 28.7 23.3-34.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 *** *** *** 12 3.4 1.6- 7.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 167 103 65.7 55.9-74.2 *** *** *** 54 28.1 20.3-37.4
More than 200% 1,247 864 67.8 64.3-71.0 59 4.6 3.4- 6.2 324 27.6 24.6-31.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 426 281 65.3 59.1-70.9 26 6.0 3.9- 9.4 119 28.7 23.3-34.8
HOUSING
Own 1,688 1,165 67.4 64.4-70.3 96 5.0 3.9- 6.4 427 27.6 24.9-30.5
Rent 399 214 54.6 48.7-60.3 19 4.7 2.6- 8.3 166 40.7 35.1-46.5
Other arrangement 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 654 406 61.2 56.6-65.7 29 5.7 3.8- 8.5 219 33.1 28.9-37.6
Regional City or Suburban County 557 377 67.0 61.9-71.7 25 4.2 2.6- 6.7 155 28.8 24.3-33.9
Rural 977 650 66.8 62.4-70.9 64 5.0 3.6- 6.8 263 28.2 24.3-32.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 594 388 67.7 61.7-73.2 40 4.6 2.9- 7.1 166 27.7 22.5-33.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 717 471 64.7 60.2-68.9 37 5.0 3.5- 7.2 209 30.3 26.3-34.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 877 574 63.8 59.7-67.8 41 5.2 3.6- 7.4 262 30.9 27.2-34.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 686 463 65.7 61.2-70.0 30 4.9 3.2- 7.5 193 29.4 25.3-33.7
2nd Quartile 578 361 61.5 56.5-66.3 32 5.9 4.0- 8.6 185 32.6 28.0-37.6
3rd Quartile 539 362 68.3 62.8-73.3 28 4.1 2.7- 6.3 149 27.6 22.7-33.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 385 247 66.0 58.4-72.8 28 4.7 2.6- 8.2 110 29.3 22.8-36.8

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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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