2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Respondents aged 50-75 who have fully met the USPSTF recommendations.*
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had at least one of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Have never had any of the recommended CRC tests
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,197 1,512 68.1 65.5-70.6 148 6.5 5.3- 7.9 537 25.4 23.0-27.9
GENDER
Male 1,007 667 65.6 61.6-69.4 65 6.3 4.6- 8.6 275 28.1 24.5-32.0
Female 1,190 845 70.4 66.9-73.7 83 6.7 5.1- 8.7 262 22.9 19.9-26.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,461 1,041 70.6 67.5-73.6 104 6.5 5.2- 8.1 316 22.9 20.2-25.9
Non-Hispanic Black 409 293 69.2 62.8-74.9 23 7.1 4.1-11.8 93 23.7 18.6-29.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 670 258 38.1 33.5-42.9 37 4.9 3.4- 7.1 375 57.0 52.2-61.7
55-64 762 600 78.9 74.8-82.5 62 7.2 5.4- 9.7 100 13.8 10.7-17.6
65-74 705 600 85.0 81.1-88.2 47 7.5 5.1-10.9 58 7.5 5.5-10.2
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 39.9 30.2-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 451 291 64.6 58.5-70.2 29 4.8 3.1- 7.4 131 30.6 25.1-36.7
Some Post-H.S. 649 457 70.3 65.8-74.5 46 6.6 4.7- 9.2 146 23.1 19.2-27.4
College Graduate 930 690 73.5 69.9-76.9 62 7.3 5.4- 9.8 178 19.1 16.2-22.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 741 512 69.3 64.6-73.6 57 6.5 4.8- 8.8 172 24.2 20.2-28.7
No 1,434 986 67.5 64.2-70.6 90 6.4 4.9- 8.4 358 26.1 23.2-29.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 293 224 76.6 69.4-82.6 21 8.8 4.7-16.0 48 14.5 10.3-20.1
Non-Veteran 1,901 1,287 67.0 64.2-69.8 127 6.2 5.0- 7.6 487 26.8 24.2-29.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,126 676 59.4 55.7-63.0 75 6.3 4.8- 8.1 375 34.3 30.8-38.1
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 719 624 85.9 82.1-89.0 42 6.7 4.4-10.0 53 7.4 5.4-10.1
Unable to Work 224 144 64.9 55.3-73.5 18 4.7 2.6- 8.4 62 30.4 22.3-40.0
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** 14 9.1 4.6-17.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 125 58.9 49.5-67.6 16 7.3 3.9-13.2 63 33.9 25.5-43.4
$25,000- 34,999 179 123 74.2 64.9-81.8 *** *** *** 46 22.5 15.4-31.8
$35,000- 49,999 216 150 65.4 56.4-73.4 11 8.5 4.0-17.3 55 26.1 19.5-34.0
$50,000-74,999 280 199 70.5 63.3-76.8 23 6.6 4.0-10.7 58 22.9 17.1-29.9
$75,000-100,000 249 183 72.2 64.1-79.0 18 7.2 4.3-12.0 48 20.6 14.4-28.6
$100,000-150,000 256 180 67.4 59.7-74.3 11 5.1 2.5-10.2 65 27.5 21.1-35.0
$150,000+ 271 195 72.2 65.1-78.3 17 6.2 3.6-10.5 59 21.6 16.0-28.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 296 67.7 61.7-73.2 28 6.2 4.1- 9.4 109 26.0 20.9-32.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 *** *** *** 17 9.6 4.3-19.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 25.2 16.8-35.9
151% to 200% 167 108 68.8 59.2-77.1 *** *** *** 49 25.0 17.7-34.2
More than 200% 1,249 909 71.4 68.1-74.5 79 6.1 4.7- 7.8 261 22.5 19.6-25.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 296 67.7 61.7-73.2 28 6.2 4.1- 9.4 109 26.0 20.9-32.0
HOUSING
Own 1,700 1,232 70.6 67.7-73.4 118 6.6 5.3- 8.3 350 22.7 20.1-25.5
Rent 397 221 55.6 49.7-61.3 28 6.5 4.1-10.1 148 37.9 32.4-43.7
Other arrangement 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 659 430 65.1 60.5-69.4 45 7.2 5.2-10.0 184 27.7 23.7-32.1
Regional City or Suburban County 558 392 69.5 64.4-74.1 32 5.1 3.4- 7.5 134 25.5 21.1-30.4
Rural 980 690 69.7 65.3-73.7 71 6.9 5.0- 9.4 219 23.5 19.7-27.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 412 69.7 63.6-75.1 43 7.1 4.5-11.1 141 23.2 18.4-28.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 720 494 68.0 63.6-72.0 51 6.7 4.9- 8.9 175 25.3 21.5-29.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 606 67.4 63.3-71.2 54 6.0 4.4- 8.2 221 26.6 23.0-30.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 689 488 69.4 65.0-73.5 37 5.4 3.7- 7.9 164 25.2 21.3-29.4
2nd Quartile 579 383 65.5 60.5-70.2 42 7.1 5.0- 9.8 154 27.4 23.1-32.3
3rd Quartile 542 377 69.2 63.5-74.3 39 6.9 4.5-10.5 126 23.9 19.3-29.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 387 264 69.6 62.3-76.1 30 6.9 4.2-11.2 93 23.5 17.7-30.5

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*The definition includes (list of recommended CRC tests): 1) had a blood stool test within the past year, or 2) had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years, or 3) had a colonoscopy within the past 10 years, or 4) had a stool DNA test within the past three years, or 5) had a virtual colonoscopy within the past five years.

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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