2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Had a colonoscopy in the past ten years Had a colonoscopy ten or more years ago Have never had a colonoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,188 1,433 65.0 62.4-67.6 118 5.0 4.0- 6.2 637 30.0 27.5-32.6
Females 1,184 799 67.2 63.6-70.6 72 6.1 4.5- 8.0 313 26.7 23.6-30.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 775 533 67.8 63.5-71.9 53 6.9 5.0- 9.5 189 25.3 21.6-29.4
Non-Hispanic Black 246 177 73.0 65.8-79.2 *** *** *** 63 23.6 17.9-30.5
Other 137 *** *** *** 12 7.1 3.0-16.0 *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 357 138 37.8 31.8-44.3 18 5.8 3.4- 9.9 201 56.3 49.8-62.6
55-64 421 322 77.3 71.8-82.0 31 6.1 3.9- 9.6 68 16.6 12.5-21.7
65-74 380 315 82.4 76.9-86.8 23 6.5 3.9-10.6 42 11.1 7.8-15.7
75+ 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 144 67.7 59.7-74.8 11 3.8 1.7- 8.5 64 28.4 21.7-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 373 256 68.5 62.3-74.1 21 5.4 3.3- 8.8 96 26.1 20.8-32.1
College Graduate 528 370 67.6 62.3-72.4 35 8.3 5.4-12.3 123 24.2 19.9-29.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 34.2 25.0-44.9
$25,000- 34,999 112 74 71.5 60.0-80.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 89 75.5 64.8-83.8 *** *** *** 23 20.9 13.3-31.3
$50,000- 74,999 143 100 68.0 57.4-77.0 *** *** *** 35 27.7 19.2-38.2
$75,000+ 376 254 66.6 60.4-72.2 23 7.3 4.5-11.7 99 26.1 21.0-31.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 407 269 68.4 62.3-74.0 24 4.8 2.9- 7.8 114 26.7 21.6-32.5
No 767 523 66.1 61.7-70.3 47 6.9 4.8- 9.6 197 27.0 23.1-31.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,144 769 66.8 63.2-70.3 71 6.2 4.7- 8.3 304 26.9 23.7-30.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 344 221 63.3 57.0-69.3 17 6.7 3.9-11.2 106 30.0 24.5-36.0
Regional City or Suburban County 304 210 68.0 60.9-74.4 15 4.2 2.2- 7.9 79 27.8 21.7-34.9
Rural 536 368 69.8 64.3-74.8 40 6.8 4.6-10.0 128 23.4 19.0-28.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 547 323 58.2 52.8-63.4 34 6.6 4.3- 9.8 190 35.3 30.3-40.6
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 412 346 82.8 77.7-86.9 21 5.3 3.1- 9.0 45 11.8 8.5-16.3
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 26.3 17.4-37.7
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 68 72.7 61.3-81.7 *** *** *** 27 23.3 15.1-34.3
More than 200% 630 444 69.1 64.4-73.5 36 6.0 4.0- 8.9 150 24.8 20.8-29.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 321 217 72.5 65.0-78.9 23 5.2 2.9- 9.4 81 22.3 16.6-29.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 387 265 68.4 62.7-73.6 22 5.3 3.3- 8.3 100 26.3 21.4-31.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 476 317 63.5 57.9-68.9 27 7.1 4.6-10.8 132 29.4 24.5-34.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 360 244 63.5 56.9-69.5 20 6.6 3.9-11.0 96 29.9 24.3-36.3
2nd Quartile 317 212 66.3 59.8-72.2 20 7.3 4.5-11.7 85 26.4 21.0-32.6
3rd Quartile 298 204 73.0 66.2-78.9 16 3.9 2.3- 6.7 78 23.0 17.6-29.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 209 139 67.4 57.6-75.9 16 5.8 2.7-12.2 54 26.7 18.9-36.3

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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 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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