BRFSS 2022 - North Carolina: (Have you ever had any other kind of test for colorectal cancer, such as virtual colonoscopy, CT colonography, blood stool test, FIT DNA, or Cologuard test?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,636	452	18.3	16.4-20.4	2,184	81.7	79.6-83.6
MALES	1,191	199	16.9	14.3-20.0	992	83.1	80.0-85.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	806	135	16.7	13.6-20.3	671	83.3	79.7-86.4
Non-Hispanic Black	189	37	21.0	14.3-29.7	152	79.0	70.3-85.7
Other	158	20	10.5	6.2-17.2	138	89.5	82.8-93.8
AGE
45-54	319	32	9.7	6.4-14.3	287	90.3	85.7-93.6
55-64	342	59	19.7	14.5-26.2	283	80.3	73.8-85.5
65-74	324	64	24.5	18.5-31.7	260	75.5	68.3-81.5
75+	169	39	14.9	10.0-21.6	130	85.1	78.4-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	117	13	11.3	5.5-22.0	104	88.7	78.0-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	272	45	16.4	11.1-23.5	227	83.6	76.5-88.9
Some Post-H.S.	317	61	20.9	15.8-27.0	256	79.1	73.0-84.2
College Graduate	480	79	16.6	12.9-21.0	401	83.4	79.0-87.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	87	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	88	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	114	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	163	28	16.8	10.8-25.1	135	83.2	74.9-89.2
$75,000+	436	72	16.4	12.7-20.9	364	83.6	79.1-87.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	416	81	19.4	14.6-25.2	335	80.6	74.8-85.4
No	761	114	15.4	12.4-18.9	647	84.6	81.1-87.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	348	73	22.1	16.6-28.7	275	77.9	71.3-83.4
Non-Veteran	839	126	15.2	12.3-18.6	713	84.8	81.4-87.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	369	55	14.2	10.5-18.9	314	85.8	81.1-89.5
Regional City or Suburban County	308	50	15.4	11.2-20.9	258	84.6	79.1-88.8
Rural	514	94	20.2	15.5-25.8	420	79.8	74.2-84.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	611	72	11.3	8.7-14.6	539	88.7	85.4-91.3
Unemployed	31	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	439	97	22.7	17.9-28.3	342	77.3	71.7-82.1
Unable to Work	100	23	20.5	12.2-32.5	77	79.5	67.5-87.8
Other not in Labor Force	3	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	14	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	81	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	59	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	79	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	701	122	17.5	14.1-21.5	579	82.5	78.5-85.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	315	48	19.4	13.0-28.0	267	80.6	72.0-87.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	393	81	19.0	15.0-23.9	312	81.0	76.1-85.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	483	70	13.8	10.5-17.9	413	86.2	82.1-89.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	397	60	14.7	11.0-19.4	337	85.3	80.6-89.0
2nd Quartile	309	63	19.4	14.4-25.7	246	80.6	74.3-85.6
3rd Quartile	291	48	16.2	11.3-22.7	243	83.8	77.3-88.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	194	28	17.4	10.6-27.4	166	82.6	72.6-89.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,636

452

18.3

16.4-20.4

2,184

81.7

79.6-83.6

MALES

1,191

199

16.9

14.3-20.0

992

83.1

80.0-85.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

806

135

16.7

13.6-20.3

671

83.3

79.7-86.4

Non-Hispanic Black

189

21.0

14.3-29.7

152

79.0

70.3-85.7

Other

158

10.5

6.2-17.2

138

89.5

82.8-93.8

AGE

45-54

319

9.7

6.4-14.3

287

90.3

85.7-93.6

55-64

342

19.7

14.5-26.2

283

80.3

73.8-85.5

65-74

324

24.5

18.5-31.7

260

75.5

68.3-81.5

75+

169

14.9

10.0-21.6

130

85.1

78.4-90.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

117

11.3

5.5-22.0

104

88.7

78.0-94.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

272

16.4

11.1-23.5

227

83.6

76.5-88.9

Some Post-H.S.

317

20.9

15.8-27.0

256

79.1

73.0-84.2

College Graduate

480

16.6

12.9-21.0

401

83.4

79.0-87.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

114

***

$50,000- 74,999

163

16.8

10.8-25.1

135

83.2

74.9-89.2

$75,000+

436

16.4

12.7-20.9

364

83.6

79.1-87.3

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

416

19.4

14.6-25.2

335

80.6

74.8-85.4

761

114

15.4

12.4-18.9

647

84.6

81.1-87.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

348

22.1

16.6-28.7

275

77.9

71.3-83.4

Non-Veteran

839

126

15.2

12.3-18.6

713

84.8

81.4-87.7

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

369

14.2

10.5-18.9

314

85.8

81.1-89.5

Regional City or Suburban County

308

15.4

11.2-20.9

258

84.6

79.1-88.8

Rural

514

20.2

15.5-25.8

420

79.8

74.2-84.5

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

611

11.3

8.7-14.6

539

88.7

85.4-91.3

Unemployed

***

Retired

439

22.7

17.9-28.3

342

77.3

71.7-82.1

Unable to Work

100

20.5

12.2-32.5

79.5

67.5-87.8

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

701

122

17.5

14.1-21.5

579

82.5

78.5-85.9

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

315

19.4

13.0-28.0

267

80.6

72.0-87.0

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

393

19.0

15.0-23.9

312

81.0

76.1-85.0

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

483

13.8

10.5-17.9

413

86.2

82.1-89.5

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

397

14.7

11.0-19.4

337

85.3

80.6-89.0

2nd Quartile

309

19.4

14.4-25.7

246

80.6

74.3-85.6

3rd Quartile

291

16.2

11.3-22.7

243

83.8

77.3-88.7

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

194

17.4

10.6-27.4

166

82.6

72.6-89.4

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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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Have you ever had any other kind of test for colorectal cancer, such as virtual colonoscopy, CT colonography, blood stool test, FIT DNA, or Cologuard test?