2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

How long has it been since your most recent colonoscopy?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,629 381 13.5 12.0-15.2 282 10.3 9.0-11.9 1,042 39.6 37.0-42.3 182 6.9 5.5- 8.6 742 29.6 27.2-32.2
MALES 1,178 169 13.0 10.9-15.5 124 10.0 8.0-12.3 447 38.1 34.4-41.9 69 5.7 3.9- 8.3 369 33.2 29.6-37.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 805 114 13.0 10.5-16.0 83 9.9 7.5-12.9 340 43.2 38.7-47.8 50 4.7 3.4- 6.5 218 29.3 25.2-33.7
Non-Hispanic Black 189 32 14.3 9.5-21.0 23 10.5 6.5-16.7 60 29.9 22.3-38.8 12 6.1 3.1-11.6 62 39.2 30.2-49.0
Other 154 17 8.4 4.3-15.8 14 7.2 3.8-13.3 38 23.1 15.1-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 319 32 9.7 6.4-14.7 17 5.0 2.4-10.0 47 16.2 11.8-21.9 *** *** *** 213 66.6 59.6-72.9
55-64 348 48 10.6 7.6-14.7 45 12.2 8.6-17.1 156 47.6 40.6-54.7 15 3.3 1.8- 6.0 84 26.3 20.2-33.3
65-74 328 60 18.1 13.6-23.7 47 14.3 10.2-19.8 155 47.3 40.4-54.4 19 5.5 3.1- 9.6 47 14.7 9.9-21.3
75+ 168 26 15.3 9.5-23.7 12 5.5 2.8-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 18.1 10.8-28.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 267 34 10.4 6.9-15.4 30 10.7 6.6-16.8 86 34.6 27.1-43.0 18 3.1 1.7- 5.6 99 41.2 33.3-49.6
Some Post-H.S. 322 45 12.9 9.1-17.9 35 11.2 7.6-16.1 128 42.0 35.5-48.8 23 6.1 3.7- 9.8 91 27.9 22.2-34.3
College Graduate 470 80 17.6 13.9-22.1 53 11.3 8.2-15.4 202 42.2 36.8-47.8 23 6.0 3.6- 9.9 112 22.8 18.5-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 11 7.8 3.8-15.3 15 12.3 5.6-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 162 22 11.5 7.1-18.1 20 15.4 9.2-24.6 67 41.4 32.2-51.3 12 5.3 2.7-10.4 41 26.4 18.6-36.0
$75,000+ 436 68 14.8 11.2-19.3 50 9.1 6.6-12.5 179 41.5 35.8-47.5 17 4.0 2.2- 7.2 122 30.5 25.0-36.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 415 60 12.6 9.3-16.9 46 8.7 6.0-12.3 160 38.6 32.2-45.4 34 9.0 5.1-15.4 115 31.1 25.0-37.9
No 748 104 13.0 10.4-16.2 78 10.9 8.3-14.2 285 38.1 33.7-42.7 34 3.6 2.3- 5.5 247 34.4 30.1-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 344 42 11.1 7.9-15.4 38 10.3 6.9-15.1 155 44.0 37.2-50.9 32 7.7 4.8-12.0 77 26.9 20.6-34.3
Non-Veteran 830 127 13.8 11.2-16.9 85 9.8 7.5-12.7 291 36.1 31.8-40.7 37 5.1 2.9- 8.6 290 35.3 31.0-39.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 357 60 14.4 10.7-18.9 32 8.9 5.9-13.1 127 36.3 30.5-42.5 15 5.5 3.1- 9.7 123 35.0 29.1-41.3
Regional City or Suburban County 298 35 11.5 7.9-16.6 40 13.4 9.0-19.4 117 37.2 30.4-44.6 19 9.3 4.5-18.2 87 28.6 22.5-35.7
Rural 523 74 13.0 9.8-17.0 52 8.5 6.0-11.9 203 40.0 34.0-46.3 35 3.6 2.4- 5.5 159 34.9 28.9-41.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 601 76 11.6 8.9-14.9 55 9.0 6.4-12.4 194 34.0 29.4-39.0 26 4.1 2.5- 6.5 250 41.3 36.4-46.5
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 70 13.9 10.6-18.2 57 13.1 9.5-17.7 216 47.4 41.2-53.7 35 6.7 4.4-10.1 60 18.9 13.7-25.3
Unable to Work 100 16 12.6 6.9-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 13 14.5 7.2-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 704 102 12.9 10.2-16.0 81 10.9 8.2-14.3 298 43.3 38.6-48.2 32 4.1 2.7- 6.2 191 28.9 24.6-33.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 314 41 12.3 8.3-17.9 28 7.9 4.8-12.7 120 39.2 31.0-48.2 24 4.2 2.4- 7.3 101 36.3 28.2-45.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 396 57 12.3 9.1-16.4 46 11.7 8.2-16.4 146 36.6 31.0-42.7 26 6.9 4.4-10.8 121 32.4 26.8-38.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 468 71 14.1 10.7-18.2 50 9.7 6.9-13.4 181 38.6 33.1-44.5 19 5.6 2.5-11.9 147 32.0 26.8-37.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 391 64 16.2 12.3-21.1 39 9.4 6.4-13.5 161 39.4 33.4-45.8 14 5.8 2.1-14.7 113 29.2 23.7-35.4
2nd Quartile 306 38 10.6 7.3-15.2 31 10.3 6.7-15.6 109 36.9 30.3-44.0 18 6.1 3.6-10.3 110 36.0 29.5-43.1
3rd Quartile 283 41 12.5 8.7-17.7 37 10.4 7.2-14.9 103 36.8 29.8-44.5 20 5.9 3.5- 9.6 82 34.4 26.8-42.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 198 26 12.4 7.1-20.8 17 9.6 4.9-17.8 *** *** *** 17 4.4 2.1- 9.0 *** *** ***

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a Colonoscopy
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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