2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 that have had a colonoscopy within the past ten years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had a colonoscopy in the past ten years Had a colonoscopy ten or more years ago Have never had a colonoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,188 1,433 65.0 62.4-67.6 118 5.0 4.0- 6.2 637 30.0 27.5-32.6
MALES 1,004 634 62.6 58.6-66.5 46 3.8 2.7- 5.5 324 33.5 29.7-37.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 681 455 66.1 61.3-70.6 32 3.7 2.4- 5.5 194 30.2 25.8-35.0
Non-Hispanic Black 159 101 59.9 49.5-69.5 *** *** *** 49 34.5 25.2-45.1
Other 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 313 96 31.5 25.2-38.5 *** *** *** 207 66.0 59.0-72.5
55-64 339 249 73.7 66.9-79.5 15 3.5 1.9- 6.2 75 22.9 17.3-29.6
65-74 321 262 82.8 76.8-87.5 19 5.7 3.2- 9.9 40 11.5 7.7-16.9
75+ 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 132 56.1 47.1-64.7 *** *** *** 89 42.3 33.7-51.3
Some Post-H.S. 272 176 65.4 58.2-72.0 19 6.2 3.6-10.5 77 28.4 22.2-35.5
College Graduate 400 286 71.7 66.0-76.8 15 4.1 2.2- 7.5 99 24.2 19.5-29.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 136 91 65.9 55.2-75.3 *** *** *** 36 29.0 20.1-39.8
$75,000+ 398 270 65.8 59.5-71.6 13 3.1 1.6- 5.8 115 31.1 25.5-37.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 216 62.7 55.2-69.7 20 5.4 3.1- 9.2 96 31.9 25.2-39.5
No 660 412 62.8 58.0-67.5 25 2.8 1.7- 4.5 223 34.4 29.8-39.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 182 74.4 66.9-80.8 14 4.5 2.1- 9.4 52 21.1 15.3-28.3
Non-Veteran 753 451 59.5 54.8-64.1 32 3.7 2.4- 5.5 270 36.8 32.3-41.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 310 185 58.9 52.1-65.4 12 4.6 2.4- 8.5 113 36.5 30.2-43.3
Regional City or Suburban County 253 167 65.8 58.2-72.6 *** *** *** 76 30.0 23.5-37.5
Rural 441 282 63.5 56.7-69.8 24 3.0 1.8- 4.9 135 33.5 27.2-40.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 574 311 54.5 49.2-59.6 24 3.7 2.3- 5.9 239 41.9 36.8-47.2
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 302 254 82.9 76.4-87.9 15 4.4 2.2- 8.6 33 12.6 8.3-18.8
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 617 420 66.5 61.6-71.2 23 3.3 2.0- 5.3 174 30.2 25.7-35.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 273 171 62.6 53.3-71.0 17 3.9 2.0- 7.4 85 33.5 25.3-42.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 330 206 60.9 54.1-67.3 15 4.7 2.6- 8.5 109 34.4 28.2-41.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 401 257 64.2 58.2-69.8 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3 130 32.8 27.3-38.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 326 219 68.6 62.6-74.1 *** *** *** 97 28.7 23.3-34.6
2nd Quartile 261 149 56.8 49.1-64.2 12 4.4 2.3- 8.5 100 38.8 31.6-46.5
3rd Quartile 241 158 62.8 54.3-70.6 12 4.4 2.3- 8.2 71 32.8 25.2-41.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 *** *** *** 12 3.6 1.5- 8.3 *** *** ***

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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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