2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had a blood stool test in the past year Have had a blood stool test one or more years ago Have never had a blood stool test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,190 101 4.8 3.7- 6.1 170 8.3 6.9-10.0 1,919 86.9 84.9-88.7
GENDER
Male 1,013 43 4.1 2.8- 6.0 70 7.8 5.9-10.4 900 88.0 85.1-90.5
Female 1,177 58 5.4 3.8- 7.4 100 8.8 6.9-11.1 1,019 85.8 83.0-88.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,456 62 4.8 3.5- 6.5 114 8.3 6.7-10.2 1,280 86.9 84.5-89.0
Non-Hispanic Black 406 23 5.7 3.4- 9.3 39 11.3 7.6-16.4 344 83.1 77.5-87.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 85.6 74.7-92.3
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 93.1 87.2-96.4
AGE
45-54 676 22 2.0 1.3- 3.2 24 4.1 2.5- 6.5 630 93.9 91.3-95.7
55-64 756 27 3.6 2.3- 5.6 70 9.7 7.4-12.8 659 86.7 83.3-89.5
65-74 699 44 8.9 6.2-12.7 71 11.1 8.2-14.7 584 80.0 75.4-84.0
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 148 91.0 82.3-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 451 23 6.0 3.5-10.1 30 6.9 4.6-10.3 398 87.1 82.4-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 644 29 4.3 2.7- 6.7 56 9.9 7.3-13.4 559 85.8 81.9-88.9
College Graduate 929 42 5.2 3.6- 7.3 75 8.2 6.3-10.6 812 86.6 83.7-89.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 736 40 6.1 4.0- 9.1 68 9.3 7.0-12.3 628 84.6 80.8-87.8
No 1,433 60 4.1 3.0- 5.6 102 7.9 6.2-10.0 1,271 88.0 85.6-90.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 296 20 7.2 4.0-12.6 29 14.4 9.3-21.8 247 78.3 70.6-84.5
Non-Veteran 1,891 81 4.4 3.3- 5.8 141 7.5 6.1- 9.1 1,669 88.1 86.1-89.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,124 36 2.4 1.7- 3.5 69 6.5 4.9- 8.7 1,019 91.0 88.8-92.9
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 716 48 9.0 6.3-12.6 66 10.1 7.5-13.5 602 80.9 76.5-84.6
Unable to Work 225 12 4.0 1.8- 8.6 27 11.9 7.4-18.5 186 84.1 76.9-89.4
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 88.5 75.1-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** 11 11.4 5.4-22.5 89 85.9 74.8-92.6
$15,000- 24,999 201 *** *** *** 18 9.9 5.6-16.8 175 85.5 77.6-91.0
$25,000- 34,999 175 12 8.9 4.2-17.8 17 9.6 5.6-15.8 146 81.5 72.5-88.1
$35,000- 49,999 216 *** *** *** 14 10.4 5.4-19.2 195 85.5 75.9-91.7
$50,000-74,999 281 18 7.5 4.3-12.9 24 5.7 3.6- 8.9 239 86.8 81.3-90.9
$75,000-100,000 250 *** *** *** 24 13.3 8.6-20.2 216 83.9 77.0-89.0
$100,000-150,000 257 *** *** *** 17 6.0 3.4-10.5 235 91.9 86.9-95.1
$150,000+ 267 14 4.7 2.6- 8.2 14 5.3 3.0- 9.1 239 90.0 85.4-93.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 435 19 4.9 2.9- 8.1 31 7.4 4.7-11.6 385 87.7 83.0-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 176 13 3.1 1.6- 5.9 17 14.8 8.0-26.0 146 82.0 71.3-89.3
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** 12 8.4 4.3-15.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 165 *** *** *** 13 7.7 4.0-14.5 144 85.4 76.4-91.3
More than 200% 1,246 54 4.2 3.1- 5.8 94 7.8 6.2- 9.8 1,098 88.0 85.6-90.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 435 19 4.9 2.9- 8.1 31 7.4 4.7-11.6 385 87.7 83.0-91.2
HOUSING
Own 1,700 73 4.7 3.5- 6.3 136 8.5 6.9-10.4 1,491 86.8 84.5-88.8
Rent 391 21 5.1 3.1- 8.1 30 8.6 5.5-13.4 340 86.3 81.3-90.1
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 89.9 80.5-95.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 660 35 6.2 4.2- 9.0 39 7.5 5.2-10.8 586 86.3 82.5-89.4
Regional City or Suburban County 554 22 3.1 1.8- 5.4 52 9.0 6.6-12.3 480 87.9 84.2-90.7
Rural 976 44 4.7 3.1- 7.1 79 8.5 6.4-11.2 853 86.8 83.5-89.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 599 20 3.3 1.6- 6.7 44 8.3 5.4-12.5 535 88.4 83.6-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 714 37 4.4 3.0- 6.3 73 11.0 8.4-14.1 604 84.6 81.2-87.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 877 44 5.9 4.1- 8.4 53 6.2 4.5- 8.5 780 87.9 84.8-90.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 688 33 6.0 4.0- 8.8 47 6.8 4.8- 9.6 608 87.2 83.6-90.1
2nd Quartile 573 29 4.0 2.5- 6.1 49 8.8 6.4-12.0 495 87.2 83.7-90.1
3rd Quartile 539 24 4.6 2.6- 8.0 51 10.2 7.2-14.3 464 85.2 80.5-89.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 390 15 4.3 1.9- 9.1 23 7.0 4.0-11.8 352 88.8 82.9-92.8

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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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