2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had a blood stool test in the past year Have had a blood stool test one or more years ago Have never had a blood stool test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,190 101 4.8 3.7- 6.1 170 8.3 6.9-10.0 1,919 86.9 84.9-88.7
Females 1,177 58 5.4 3.8- 7.4 100 8.8 6.9-11.1 1,019 85.8 83.0-88.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 773 38 5.9 3.9- 8.8 69 9.5 7.2-12.6 666 84.5 80.8-87.7
Non-Hispanic Black 244 13 5.4 2.9- 9.8 21 9.6 5.8-15.6 210 85.0 78.5-89.8
Other 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 123 96.4 92.8-98.2
AGE
45-54 357 *** *** *** 15 4.7 2.6- 8.5 334 93.9 90.1-96.3
55-64 417 17 4.3 2.5- 7.4 36 9.2 6.1-13.7 364 86.5 81.6-90.2
65-74 376 28 10.2 6.3-15.9 45 11.7 8.2-16.4 303 78.1 71.7-83.4
75+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 89.4 76.2-95.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 215 15 9.8 5.2-17.6 15 8.2 4.7-14.0 185 82.0 73.9-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 373 13 3.1 1.6- 5.9 34 9.4 6.1-14.0 326 87.6 82.6-91.2
College Graduate 526 27 5.7 3.7- 8.9 45 8.5 6.0-11.9 454 85.7 81.6-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** 13 12.6 6.6-22.9 101 83.8 73.4-90.7
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** 12 10.7 5.5-19.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 85.3 72.5-92.7
$50,000- 74,999 142 *** *** *** 15 6.9 4.0-11.7 118 86.0 78.6-91.1
$75,000+ 375 15 3.8 2.1- 6.6 24 7.0 4.3-11.2 336 89.2 84.7-92.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 399 22 6.8 3.8-11.6 42 9.8 6.7-13.9 335 83.5 77.9-87.9
No 769 35 4.6 3.1- 6.8 58 8.4 6.1-11.4 676 87.0 83.6-89.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,137 53 5.2 3.7- 7.3 96 8.7 6.8-11.1 988 86.1 83.2-88.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 345 19 7.6 4.5-12.6 21 8.3 5.0-13.4 305 84.2 78.1-88.8
Regional City or Suburban County 300 13 2.9 1.6- 5.3 37 11.6 7.9-16.7 250 85.5 80.3-89.5
Rural 532 26 5.2 3.1- 8.8 42 7.3 5.1-10.4 464 87.5 83.2-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 549 18 2.7 1.6- 4.6 38 7.5 5.0-11.2 493 89.7 85.9-92.6
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 408 30 10.1 6.5-15.5 39 9.5 6.7-13.4 339 80.4 74.6-85.1
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** 17 12.2 6.6-21.7 109 85.1 75.3-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 90.4 78.3-96.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 85.8 73.2-93.0
More than 200% 628 28 4.5 2.9- 6.9 49 8.1 5.8-11.1 551 87.4 83.9-90.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 322 14 4.5 2.0-10.0 24 6.6 3.8-11.0 284 88.9 82.9-93.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 382 21 5.2 3.1- 8.4 42 12.2 8.6-17.0 319 82.6 77.5-86.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 473 23 5.9 3.6- 9.7 34 7.4 4.9-11.1 416 86.6 82.0-90.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 360 21 7.2 4.4-11.4 27 7.5 4.7-11.9 312 85.3 80.0-89.4
2nd Quartile 311 12 3.0 1.6- 5.6 29 10.2 6.7-15.3 270 86.8 81.6-90.7
3rd Quartile 292 16 6.6 3.3-13.1 32 10.6 7.0-15.7 244 82.8 75.8-88.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 *** *** *** 12 4.8 2.4- 9.5 193 91.5 85.7-95.1

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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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