2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,629 381 13.5 12.0-15.2 282 10.3 9.0-11.9 1,042 39.6 37.0-42.3 182 6.9 5.5- 8.6 742 29.6 27.2-32.2
Females 1,451 212 13.9 11.8-16.3 158 10.6 8.8-12.8 595 40.9 37.3-44.6 113 7.9 6.0-10.4 373 26.6 23.3-30.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 982 135 11.9 9.7-14.5 111 11.0 8.9-13.7 422 42.9 38.5-47.6 82 8.3 5.9-11.5 232 25.9 21.7-30.5
Non-Hispanic Black 289 50 18.4 13.1-25.2 37 11.2 7.3-16.7 115 40.7 33.7-48.1 15 7.6 4.0-13.9 72 22.1 16.9-28.4
Other 147 21 18.4 10.5-30.3 *** *** *** 48 26.0 17.3-37.2 14 7.1 3.1-15.6 *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 361 50 13.2 9.3-18.5 28 6.1 4.0- 9.3 60 16.1 11.9-21.6 18 5.5 3.2- 9.3 205 59.0 51.6-66.1
55-64 426 72 16.3 12.5-20.9 50 12.4 8.9-17.2 200 47.7 41.5-54.1 31 6.1 3.8- 9.5 73 17.5 13.3-22.5
65-74 386 60 15.6 11.4-21.1 54 13.6 9.8-18.5 201 52.6 45.6-59.5 23 6.5 3.9-10.5 48 11.7 8.3-16.2
75+ 249 25 8.8 5.2-14.7 23 10.5 6.6-16.3 125 49.8 40.7-59.0 33 13.7 7.2-24.8 43 17.2 11.2-25.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 293 48 16.8 12.1-22.8 29 8.6 5.5-13.0 118 44.7 37.5-52.1 21 5.0 2.6- 9.5 77 24.9 19.3-31.5
Some Post-H.S. 440 68 13.9 10.4-18.5 53 11.9 8.7-16.2 175 39.5 33.3-46.0 31 6.4 4.2- 9.5 113 28.3 21.5-36.2
College Graduate 628 90 15.0 11.7-18.9 72 12.8 9.8-16.7 272 39.8 35.1-44.6 51 8.8 6.2-12.5 143 23.6 19.7-27.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 15 11.8 5.6-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 6.6 2.9-14.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 22 17.2 10.1-27.8 11 10.4 5.5-19.0 58 34.8 25.8-45.0 11 6.3 2.6-14.6 49 31.2 22.8-41.0
$25,000- 34,999 145 19 16.3 9.3-27.0 12 6.9 3.4-13.2 *** *** *** 11 3.7 1.7- 7.9 37 23.3 15.6-33.3
$35,000- 49,999 147 25 19.6 12.3-29.7 17 13.2 7.5-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 18.7 12.3-27.5
$50,000- 74,999 161 20 13.3 8.1-21.0 23 11.5 7.0-18.3 71 44.0 34.7-53.8 *** *** *** 38 27.3 19.2-37.3
$75,000+ 411 60 13.8 10.2-18.4 52 13.3 9.8-17.9 165 39.6 33.9-45.7 29 8.0 5.2-12.1 105 25.3 20.4-30.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 541 73 12.2 9.1-16.1 60 10.4 7.7-13.9 222 43.9 37.9-50.2 48 9.3 5.7-14.7 138 24.2 19.7-29.4
No 895 139 15.7 12.9-18.9 96 10.9 8.6-13.9 366 39.3 35.3-43.4 63 7.3 5.3- 9.9 231 26.9 23.2-30.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,407 202 13.4 11.3-15.9 151 10.5 8.7-12.7 579 41.1 37.5-44.9 111 8.1 6.1-10.7 364 26.8 23.4-30.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 413 56 14.0 10.3-18.7 50 11.6 8.4-15.8 157 38.6 32.8-44.8 27 7.0 4.5-10.8 123 28.8 23.8-34.3
Regional City or Suburban County 367 59 14.6 10.7-19.5 39 9.0 6.2-13.0 152 37.9 31.1-45.3 21 7.6 3.6-15.2 96 30.9 23.1-39.9
Rural 671 97 13.3 10.3-17.1 69 11.1 8.2-14.7 286 45.0 39.5-50.7 65 8.9 6.3-12.4 154 21.7 17.8-26.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 577 83 12.2 9.4-15.8 61 10.1 7.4-13.7 194 34.0 28.8-39.5 39 6.8 4.6- 9.9 200 36.9 30.8-43.5
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 616 95 14.6 11.4-18.5 74 12.5 9.6-16.2 317 50.3 44.9-55.7 50 9.1 5.7-14.3 80 13.4 10.3-17.3
Unable to Work 147 15 12.2 6.4-21.8 15 8.3 4.4-15.3 *** *** *** 15 6.1 2.4-14.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 15 7.6 4.0-14.0 12 9.5 4.9-17.4 *** *** *** 12 4.2 1.8- 9.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 15 19.5 11.2-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 122 24 18.5 10.8-29.9 12 11.3 5.8-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 22.3 14.8-32.3
More than 200% 727 100 15.0 11.9-18.7 92 12.7 10.0-15.9 321 42.0 37.6-46.6 51 6.5 4.6- 9.2 163 23.8 20.0-27.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 68 14.7 10.5-20.1 37 9.4 6.1-14.2 158 45.5 37.6-53.6 39 9.2 5.5-14.9 102 21.3 16.3-27.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 484 69 13.8 10.5-18.0 58 11.9 8.8-16.0 199 37.6 31.7-43.9 39 8.9 5.2-14.7 119 27.8 21.2-35.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 563 75 13.5 10.4-17.5 63 10.3 7.7-13.6 238 41.1 36.0-46.4 35 6.5 4.3- 9.6 152 28.6 24.1-33.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 433 63 14.5 10.9-19.0 47 9.5 6.8-13.3 183 40.2 34.4-46.3 27 6.3 3.9- 9.9 113 29.5 24.3-35.3
2nd Quartile 390 50 13.1 9.6-17.7 48 13.6 9.9-18.4 155 36.9 31.2-43.0 35 11.1 6.7-17.9 102 25.3 20.3-30.9
3rd Quartile 362 50 12.2 8.6-17.2 41 9.3 6.5-13.2 157 47.9 39.4-56.4 24 5.0 2.9- 8.6 90 25.6 17.7-35.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 266 49 18.0 12.0-26.1 22 9.3 4.9-16.7 100 37.4 29.4-46.2 27 10.7 5.6-19.5 68 24.6 17.7-33.0

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a Colonoscopy
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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