2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had a blood stool test in the past year Have had a blood stool test one or more years ago Have never had a blood stool test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,190 101 4.8 3.7- 6.1 170 8.3 6.9-10.0 1,919 86.9 84.9-88.7
MALES 1,013 43 4.1 2.8- 6.0 70 7.8 5.9-10.4 900 88.0 85.1-90.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 683 24 3.6 2.2- 5.8 45 6.9 5.0- 9.6 614 89.4 86.3-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 162 *** *** *** 18 13.2 7.3-22.5 134 80.9 71.1-87.9
Other 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 91.3 84.6-95.2
AGE
45-54 319 14 2.6 1.5- 4.7 *** *** *** 296 93.9 90.0-96.3
55-64 339 *** *** *** 34 10.3 7.0-14.9 295 86.9 81.9-90.7
65-74 323 16 7.5 4.1-13.1 26 10.3 6.2-16.7 281 82.2 75.0-87.7
75+ 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 92.0 77.8-97.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 *** *** *** 15 5.9 3.3-10.4 213 91.2 85.7-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 271 16 5.9 3.1-10.9 22 10.7 6.8-16.5 233 83.4 76.8-88.4
College Graduate 403 15 4.4 2.5- 7.8 30 7.8 5.2-11.5 358 87.8 83.3-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 87.5 78.5-93.0
$75,000+ 399 14 2.8 1.5- 5.0 31 8.9 6.0-13.0 354 88.3 84.0-91.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 337 18 5.3 2.9- 9.6 26 8.7 5.5-13.6 293 85.9 80.3-90.2
No 664 25 3.6 2.2- 5.8 44 7.4 5.1-10.7 595 89.0 85.4-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 256 15 6.7 3.4-12.8 25 14.9 9.3-23.1 216 78.3 69.8-85.0
Non-Veteran 754 28 3.4 2.1- 5.3 45 5.7 4.1- 8.1 681 90.9 88.1-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 315 16 4.6 2.7- 7.8 18 6.8 4.0-11.3 281 88.6 83.7-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County 254 *** *** *** 15 6.1 3.4-10.6 230 90.6 85.0-94.2
Rural 444 18 4.2 2.2- 7.8 37 9.7 6.4-14.6 389 86.0 80.7-90.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 575 18 2.2 1.3- 3.6 31 5.7 3.8- 8.4 526 92.1 89.3-94.3
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 308 18 7.6 4.3-13.2 27 10.8 6.6-17.2 263 81.6 74.4-87.1
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 82.9 70.6-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 618 26 4.0 2.5- 6.4 45 7.6 5.4-10.4 547 88.5 85.0-91.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 277 *** *** *** 20 10.1 5.5-17.8 251 87.8 79.7-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 16 3.6 2.1- 6.2 31 9.7 6.5-14.2 285 86.7 81.9-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 404 21 5.8 3.5- 9.7 19 4.7 2.8- 7.8 364 89.4 85.1-92.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 328 12 4.5 2.3- 8.8 20 5.9 3.6- 9.6 296 89.6 84.7-93.0
2nd Quartile 262 17 4.9 2.7- 8.7 20 7.5 4.6-12.0 225 87.6 82.3-91.4
3rd Quartile 247 *** *** *** 19 9.8 5.4-17.2 220 87.9 80.7-92.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 *** *** *** 11 9.0 4.2-18.2 159 86.2 75.5-92.7

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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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