2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 430 76 18.2 13.7-23.8 354 81.8 76.2-86.3
MALES 189 33 19.6 12.3-29.6 156 80.4 70.4-87.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 58 *** *** *** 48 85.1 72.2-92.6
75+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 74 *** *** *** 65 90.5 81.0-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 109 13 12.6 7.0-21.7 96 87.4 78.3-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 90 16 17.1 10.0-27.7 74 82.9 72.3-90.0
Unable to Work 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 67 *** *** *** 60 89.8 78.7-95.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 58 *** *** *** 50 86.4 73.4-93.6
2nd Quartile 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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