2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are exams to check for colon cancer.
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,693 1,983 73.1 70.8-75.3 710 26.9 24.7-29.2
Females 1,483 1,127 75.7 72.6-78.5 356 24.3 21.5-27.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,002 782 76.9 73.3-80.2 220 23.1 19.8-26.7
Non-Hispanic Black 293 228 79.2 72.8-84.4 65 20.8 15.6-27.2
Other 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 362 163 45.1 38.7-51.6 199 54.9 48.4-61.3
55-64 431 363 83.6 78.6-87.6 68 16.4 12.4-21.4
65-74 388 348 89.7 85.4-92.9 40 10.3 7.1-14.6
75+ 255 221 85.6 77.5-91.1 34 14.4 8.9-22.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 225 75.8 69.5-81.2 77 24.2 18.8-30.5
Some Post-H.S. 448 343 76.8 71.3-81.6 105 23.2 18.4-28.7
College Graduate 642 506 77.9 73.7-81.7 136 22.1 18.3-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 106 69.5 59.8-77.8 48 30.5 22.2-40.2
$25,000- 34,999 147 110 74.7 63.6-83.3 37 25.3 16.7-36.4
$35,000- 49,999 151 125 81.6 72.9-88.0 26 18.4 12.0-27.1
$50,000- 74,999 163 127 74.0 64.1-81.9 36 26.0 18.1-35.9
$75,000+ 416 315 76.4 71.0-81.0 101 23.6 19.0-29.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 551 423 78.1 73.1-82.5 128 21.9 17.5-26.9
No 917 692 73.7 69.7-77.3 225 26.3 22.7-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,438 1,092 75.6 72.5-78.5 346 24.4 21.5-27.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 424 303 73.6 68.0-78.5 121 26.4 21.5-32.0
Regional City or Suburban County 375 282 72.1 65.2-78.0 93 27.9 22.0-34.8
Rural 684 542 80.0 75.8-83.6 142 20.0 16.4-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 589 389 65.7 60.6-70.4 200 34.3 29.6-39.4
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 628 562 88.5 84.7-91.5 66 11.5 8.5-15.3
Unable to Work 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 121 90 78.3 68.3-85.8 31 21.7 14.2-31.7
More than 200% 739 583 77.6 73.6-81.2 156 22.4 18.8-26.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 410 321 81.7 76.2-86.2 89 18.3 13.8-23.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 487 373 75.5 70.1-80.2 114 24.5 19.8-29.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 586 433 72.5 67.4-77.1 153 27.5 22.9-32.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 453 341 71.7 65.9-76.8 112 28.3 23.2-34.1
2nd Quartile 397 296 75.6 69.9-80.6 101 24.4 19.4-30.1
3rd Quartile 363 277 78.3 71.9-83.6 86 21.7 16.4-28.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 270 213 80.6 73.1-86.4 57 19.4 13.6-26.9

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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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