2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Have had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years Have had a sigmoidoscopy 5 or more years ago Have never had a sigmoidoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,200 109 4.9 3.9- 6.2 78 4.0 2.8- 5.7 2,013 91.1 89.2-92.7
MALES 1,012 53 5.0 3.6- 7.1 41 3.9 2.6- 5.8 918 91.1 88.5-93.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 687 38 5.3 3.4- 8.0 31 4.7 3.0- 7.4 618 90.0 86.6-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 148 94.1 88.6-97.0
Other 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 92.3 84.5-96.4
AGE
45-54 318 *** *** *** *** *** *** 305 96.8 94.3-98.2
55-64 339 19 6.4 3.5-11.6 *** *** *** 316 92.8 87.8-95.9
65-74 323 26 7.1 4.5-10.9 29 10.3 6.4-16.3 268 82.6 76.4-87.4
75+ 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 90.5 78.0-96.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 12 4.7 2.4- 9.3 *** *** *** 217 91.0 84.4-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 274 15 4.6 2.7- 7.9 *** *** *** 250 92.5 88.6-95.2
College Graduate 401 21 4.7 2.8- 7.8 20 5.2 3.2- 8.5 360 90.0 86.0-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 91.6 83.0-96.0
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 94.4 88.5-97.3
$50,000- 74,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 92.0 82.6-96.5
$75,000+ 398 17 4.1 2.4- 6.9 16 4.0 2.3- 6.8 365 91.9 88.3-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 335 21 6.3 3.5-11.2 17 5.5 2.8-10.6 297 88.1 82.1-92.3
No 665 32 4.5 2.9- 6.7 24 3.1 1.9- 4.9 609 92.5 89.8-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 251 13 3.9 2.0- 7.4 *** *** *** 230 91.4 85.4-95.1
Non-Veteran 758 40 5.4 3.6- 7.9 33 3.7 2.4- 5.7 685 90.9 87.9-93.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 317 14 4.6 2.5- 8.1 14 3.5 1.9- 6.3 289 92.0 87.9-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 254 16 6.0 3.4-10.4 *** *** *** 228 89.8 84.0-93.7
Rural 441 23 4.8 2.6- 8.8 17 4.1 2.1- 7.6 401 91.1 86.4-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 580 15 2.8 1.6- 5.0 16 2.1 1.2- 3.6 549 95.1 92.7-96.7
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 304 26 7.3 4.6-11.5 19 8.1 4.5-14.4 259 84.5 78.1-89.3
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 93.3 86.2-96.9
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 618 27 4.0 2.6- 6.1 22 3.7 2.2- 6.1 569 92.3 89.4-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 274 13 4.8 1.9-11.9 *** *** *** 251 91.2 83.7-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 19 5.2 3.0- 8.7 11 3.1 1.6- 5.9 302 91.7 87.7-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 406 21 5.0 3.1- 8.0 20 4.5 2.5- 8.1 365 90.4 86.3-93.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 327 18 5.6 3.3- 9.4 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9 293 90.4 86.1-93.4
2nd Quartile 266 *** *** *** 15 5.6 3.0-10.2 241 90.5 85.3-94.0
3rd Quartile 243 19 5.9 3.6- 9.4 *** *** *** 222 93.7 90.2-96.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** 162 89.2 76.1-95.6

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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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