2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Have had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years Have had a sigmoidoscopy 5 or more years ago Have never had a sigmoidoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,200 109 4.9 3.9- 6.2 78 4.0 2.8- 5.7 2,013 91.1 89.2-92.7
GENDER
Male 1,012 53 5.0 3.6- 7.1 41 3.9 2.6- 5.8 918 91.1 88.5-93.1
Female 1,188 56 4.7 3.5- 6.5 37 4.1 2.3- 7.2 1,095 91.2 88.1-93.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,461 77 5.2 3.9- 6.8 58 4.6 3.0- 7.1 1,326 90.2 87.6-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 409 24 5.7 3.6- 8.9 *** *** *** 377 92.7 89.3-95.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 93 93.3 82.3-97.6
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 119 95.3 90.1-97.8
AGE
45-54 678 20 2.9 1.8- 4.6 11 1.3 0.7- 2.4 647 95.9 94.0-97.2
55-64 762 36 5.1 3.3- 7.8 18 2.4 1.3- 4.2 708 92.5 89.5-94.7
65-74 702 46 6.3 4.5- 8.9 48 8.9 5.5-14.2 608 84.8 79.7-88.8
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 27 5.9 3.8- 8.9 *** *** *** 420 91.3 87.2-94.1
Some Post-H.S. 650 33 3.8 2.6- 5.5 21 3.2 1.9- 5.3 596 93.0 90.6-94.9
College Graduate 927 40 4.5 3.1- 6.6 39 4.7 3.2- 6.8 848 90.8 88.1-93.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 746 48 6.5 4.5- 9.2 34 5.6 3.0-10.3 664 87.9 83.3-91.3
No 1,433 61 4.1 3.0- 5.5 44 3.1 2.2- 4.5 1,328 92.8 91.0-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 291 17 4.7 2.7- 8.2 11 5.9 2.8-12.2 263 89.3 83.3-93.4
Non-Veteran 1,906 92 4.9 3.8- 6.3 67 3.7 2.5- 5.6 1,747 91.3 89.2-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,129 33 2.9 2.0- 4.3 28 2.5 1.6- 4.0 1,068 94.6 92.7-96.0
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 91.2 77.4-96.9
Retired 712 54 7.1 5.1- 9.7 38 5.9 3.9- 8.8 620 87.0 83.5-89.9
Unable to Work 230 16 7.8 3.9-14.9 11 7.3 2.1-22.2 203 84.9 72.8-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 98.1 91.0-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 206 12 5.9 3.1-10.9 *** *** *** 186 90.9 85.5-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** 164 89.5 80.4-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 219 *** *** *** 13 4.7 2.2- 9.6 198 93.0 88.0-96.0
$50,000-74,999 279 12 3.8 2.0- 7.3 *** *** *** 260 92.1 86.6-95.5
$75,000-100,000 248 13 4.8 2.5- 9.1 *** *** *** 229 91.8 86.5-95.1
$100,000-150,000 256 *** *** *** *** *** *** 238 92.9 87.8-95.9
$150,000+ 269 13 5.7 3.1-10.3 13 3.7 2.0- 6.8 243 90.6 85.6-93.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 24 4.8 2.9- 7.9 11 2.2 0.8- 5.8 398 93.0 89.1-95.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 165 91.6 84.9-95.4
101% to 150% 123 13 9.9 5.4-17.5 *** *** *** 104 86.5 78.2-92.0
151% to 200% 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 155 90.3 80.5-95.5
More than 200% 1,249 53 4.0 2.9- 5.5 47 3.9 2.7- 5.5 1,149 92.1 90.0-93.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 24 4.8 2.9- 7.9 11 2.2 0.8- 5.8 398 93.0 89.1-95.5
HOUSING
Own 1,693 80 4.6 3.5- 6.1 62 4.2 2.8- 6.3 1,551 91.2 88.9-93.0
Rent 401 24 7.2 4.5-11.2 13 3.1 1.7- 5.7 364 89.7 85.4-92.8
Other arrangement 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 92.8 85.0-96.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 661 28 4.4 2.8- 6.7 28 3.6 2.3- 5.6 605 92.0 89.2-94.2
Regional City or Suburban County 556 30 5.0 3.3- 7.5 21 3.6 2.0- 6.5 505 91.4 88.1-93.9
Rural 983 51 5.2 3.6- 7.6 29 4.6 2.4- 8.7 903 90.2 86.2-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 600 32 5.7 3.4- 9.4 15 4.9 1.8-12.6 553 89.4 82.7-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 719 38 5.2 3.6- 7.5 22 3.1 1.9- 4.9 659 91.7 89.0-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 39 4.2 2.9- 6.0 41 4.2 2.8- 6.4 801 91.6 89.1-93.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 687 29 3.8 2.5- 5.8 31 3.3 2.2- 4.8 627 92.9 90.6-94.7
2nd Quartile 582 25 4.4 2.8- 7.0 26 5.2 3.3- 8.2 531 90.3 86.8-93.0
3rd Quartile 543 40 6.5 4.6- 9.3 *** *** *** 493 90.0 84.2-93.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 388 15 5.5 2.4-12.0 11 3.7 1.5- 8.5 362 90.9 84.1-95.0

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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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