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 2,693 1,983 73.1 70.8-75.3 710 26.9 24.7-29.2
GENDER
Male 1,210 856 70.2 66.6-73.5 354 29.8 26.5-33.4
Female 1,483 1,127 75.7 72.6-78.5 356 24.3 21.5-27.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,823 1,393 74.9 72.1-77.5 430 25.1 22.5-27.9
Non-Hispanic Black 484 366 75.3 69.8-80.1 118 24.7 19.9-30.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 683 280 41.1 36.4-45.9 403 58.9 54.1-63.6
55-64 779 637 81.4 77.4-84.8 142 18.6 15.2-22.6
65-74 716 637 89.4 86.2-92.0 79 10.6 8.0-13.8
75+ 429 379 86.7 80.9-91.0 50 13.3 9.0-19.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 105 60.7 51.0-69.7 100 39.3 30.3-49.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 579 410 70.3 65.1-75.0 169 29.7 25.0-34.9
Some Post-H.S. 774 585 76.1 72.1-79.8 189 23.9 20.2-27.9
College Graduate 1,127 880 77.6 74.4-80.4 247 22.4 19.6-25.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 975 742 76.5 72.6-80.0 233 23.5 20.0-27.4
No 1,689 1,221 70.9 67.9-73.6 468 29.1 26.4-32.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 394 316 79.5 73.5-84.3 78 20.5 15.7-26.5
Non-Veteran 2,292 1,662 72.2 69.6-74.6 630 27.8 25.4-30.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,209 756 62.1 58.5-65.5 453 37.9 34.5-41.5
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,075 964 88.7 85.8-91.1 111 11.3 8.9-14.2
Unable to Work 255 174 66.5 57.1-74.8 81 33.5 25.2-42.9
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 245 164 65.4 56.7-73.2 81 34.6 26.8-43.3
$25,000- 34,999 238 177 76.2 67.9-82.9 61 23.8 17.1-32.1
$35,000- 49,999 268 199 74.1 67.1-80.1 69 25.9 19.9-32.9
$50,000-74,999 326 250 74.0 67.3-79.8 76 26.0 20.2-32.7
$75,000-100,000 284 219 75.8 68.3-81.9 65 24.2 18.1-31.7
$100,000-150,000 286 209 72.1 65.1-78.2 77 27.9 21.8-34.9
$150,000+ 287 213 74.7 68.0-80.5 74 25.3 19.5-32.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 624 463 73.7 68.4-78.3 161 26.3 21.7-31.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 125 55.8 45.6-65.5 86 44.2 34.5-54.4
101% to 150% 150 107 73.9 63.8-81.9 43 26.1 18.1-36.2
151% to 200% 203 145 75.3 67.0-82.1 58 24.7 17.9-33.0
More than 200% 1,448 1,111 75.3 72.3-78.1 337 24.7 21.9-27.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 624 463 73.7 68.4-78.3 161 26.3 21.7-31.6
HOUSING
Own 2,090 1,621 75.6 73.0-78.0 469 24.4 22.0-27.0
Rent 461 277 61.7 55.8-67.2 184 38.3 32.8-44.2
Other arrangement 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 801 557 70.8 66.7-74.6 244 29.2 25.4-33.3
Regional City or Suburban County 683 502 72.1 67.3-76.4 181 27.9 23.6-32.7
Rural 1,209 924 75.7 72.1-79.0 285 24.3 21.0-27.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 731 547 76.3 71.3-80.6 184 23.7 19.4-28.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 885 658 73.1 69.1-76.7 227 26.9 23.3-30.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,077 778 71.4 67.7-74.8 299 28.6 25.2-32.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 855 634 72.5 68.5-76.2 221 27.5 23.8-31.5
2nd Quartile 713 505 70.9 66.4-75.0 208 29.1 25.0-33.6
3rd Quartile 655 491 75.4 70.5-79.8 164 24.6 20.2-29.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 470 353 75.7 69.4-81.0 117 24.3 19.0-30.6

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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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