2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 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%)
North Carolina 2,197 1,512 68.1 65.5-70.6 148 6.5 5.3- 7.9 537 25.4 23.0-27.9
Females 1,190 845 70.4 66.9-73.7 83 6.7 5.1- 8.7 262 22.9 19.9-26.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 780 567 71.7 67.5-75.6 60 7.4 5.5- 9.9 153 20.9 17.4-24.8
Non-Hispanic Black 247 183 74.9 67.7-80.9 *** *** *** 54 20.9 15.4-27.7
Other 137 *** *** *** 12 8.2 3.8-17.0 *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 358 151 41.6 35.3-48.1 23 6.9 4.3-10.9 184 51.6 45.1-58.0
55-64 424 340 80.4 75.1-84.8 35 6.8 4.5-10.2 49 12.8 9.1-17.6
65-74 381 329 85.5 80.3-89.5 25 6.7 4.2-10.7 27 7.8 4.9-12.0
75+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 150 70.4 62.5-77.3 12 4.5 2.2- 9.2 57 25.1 18.7-32.8
Some Post-H.S. 377 269 70.1 64.0-75.6 24 6.1 3.9- 9.5 84 23.7 18.6-29.7
College Graduate 529 393 72.8 67.7-77.3 41 8.8 6.0-12.8 95 18.4 14.7-22.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 30.4 21.5-41.0
$25,000- 34,999 112 79 75.5 64.1-84.1 *** *** *** 27 21.3 13.1-32.7
$35,000- 49,999 117 91 75.9 65.1-84.1 *** *** *** 20 18.7 11.5-29.0
$50,000- 74,999 142 103 72.0 61.6-80.5 11 5.8 2.6-12.3 28 22.2 14.5-32.5
$75,000+ 379 274 71.4 65.3-76.7 23 7.1 4.3-11.3 82 21.6 16.8-27.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 407 287 72.0 66.2-77.2 32 6.2 4.1- 9.2 88 21.8 17.1-27.3
No 773 550 69.2 64.8-73.3 51 7.1 5.1- 9.8 172 23.7 20.0-27.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,150 814 70.1 66.6-73.4 81 6.8 5.2- 8.8 255 23.1 20.1-26.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 347 234 67.0 60.7-72.7 24 7.5 4.7-11.8 89 25.5 20.4-31.4
Regional City or Suburban County 305 218 69.6 62.5-75.9 19 5.1 2.9- 8.8 68 25.3 19.3-32.3
Rural 538 393 73.8 68.6-78.5 40 7.1 4.8-10.3 105 19.1 15.0-23.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 552 348 62.0 56.6-67.1 40 7.1 4.8-10.3 164 30.9 26.1-36.2
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 414 359 85.6 80.7-89.3 22 5.6 3.4- 9.2 33 8.8 5.9-12.9
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** 11 4.0 1.9- 8.3 32 24.1 15.6-35.4
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 71 76.0 64.9-84.4 *** *** *** 25 20.7 13.0-31.3
More than 200% 632 469 73.1 68.5-77.3 42 6.7 4.6- 9.6 121 20.2 16.5-24.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 323 230 74.5 67.1-80.7 22 5.6 3.1- 9.8 71 19.9 14.5-26.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 388 278 71.7 66.2-76.7 29 7.0 4.7-10.2 81 21.3 16.8-26.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 479 337 67.3 61.7-72.5 32 7.0 4.6-10.6 110 25.6 20.9-31.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 363 262 68.7 62.3-74.5 22 6.1 3.6-10.2 79 25.2 19.9-31.4
2nd Quartile 317 222 69.0 62.5-74.8 25 8.6 5.6-13.1 70 22.4 17.3-28.5
3rd Quartile 298 212 74.6 67.8-80.3 20 4.9 3.0- 7.9 66 20.5 15.3-26.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 149 70.0 60.3-78.3 16 7.0 3.5-13.5 47 23.0 15.6-32.4

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*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 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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