2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Respondents aged 50-75 who have fully met the USPSTF recommendations.*
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had at least one of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Have never had any of the recommended CRC tests
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,197 1,512 68.1 65.5-70.6 148 6.5 5.3- 7.9 537 25.4 23.0-27.9
MALES 1,007 667 65.6 61.6-69.4 65 6.3 4.6- 8.6 275 28.1 24.5-32.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 681 474 69.4 64.7-73.8 44 5.5 4.0- 7.7 163 25.0 20.9-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 162 *** *** *** 13 10.4 5.2-19.8 39 27.0 18.6-37.5
Other 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 312 107 34.5 28.0-41.6 14 2.9 1.6- 5.1 191 62.6 55.5-69.2
55-64 338 260 77.3 70.6-82.7 27 7.7 5.1-11.7 51 15.0 10.3-21.4
65-74 324 271 84.4 78.2-89.1 22 8.4 4.6-14.7 31 7.2 4.8-10.8
75+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 232 141 59.6 50.6-68.0 17 5.1 2.9- 8.6 74 35.3 27.1-44.5
Some Post-H.S. 272 188 70.6 63.6-76.7 22 7.2 4.4-11.7 62 22.2 16.7-28.9
College Graduate 401 297 74.5 68.9-79.3 21 5.4 3.4- 8.7 83 20.1 15.7-25.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 138 96 69.2 58.8-78.0 12 7.4 3.9-13.6 30 23.4 15.5-33.7
$75,000+ 397 284 70.0 63.8-75.5 23 5.4 3.4- 8.3 90 24.7 19.4-30.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 225 66.0 58.6-72.7 25 6.9 4.3-10.9 84 27.1 20.8-34.5
No 661 436 65.7 60.8-70.3 39 5.8 3.8- 8.7 186 28.5 24.2-33.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 253 193 76.0 68.0-82.6 19 9.7 5.0-17.8 41 14.3 9.8-20.2
Non-Veteran 751 473 62.8 58.1-67.2 46 5.3 3.8- 7.3 232 31.9 27.6-36.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 312 196 63.0 56.2-69.3 21 6.9 4.2-11.1 95 30.1 24.2-36.8
Regional City or Suburban County 253 174 69.3 62.1-75.8 13 5.0 2.8- 8.8 66 25.7 19.7-32.8
Rural 442 297 65.3 58.4-71.6 31 6.7 3.9-11.1 114 28.1 22.1-34.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 574 328 57.1 51.9-62.2 35 5.5 3.8- 8.0 211 37.4 32.4-42.6
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 265 86.3 79.8-90.9 20 8.0 4.3-14.6 20 5.7 3.4- 9.4
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 617 440 69.9 65.0-74.3 37 5.5 3.9- 7.8 140 24.6 20.4-29.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 273 182 64.7 55.1-73.1 21 8.7 4.5-16.2 70 26.7 19.1-35.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 216 64.2 57.5-70.4 22 6.3 4.0-10.0 94 29.4 23.5-36.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 402 269 67.4 61.5-72.8 22 4.8 3.0- 7.6 111 27.8 22.6-33.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 326 226 70.3 64.3-75.7 15 4.5 2.6- 7.7 85 25.2 20.1-31.0
2nd Quartile 262 161 62.1 54.4-69.2 17 5.5 3.2- 9.3 84 32.4 25.6-40.0
3rd Quartile 244 165 63.2 54.4-71.2 19 9.1 4.9-16.3 60 27.7 20.4-36.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 175 115 69.2 58.0-78.6 14 6.8 3.3-13.7 46 24.0 15.7-34.8

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*The definition includes (list of recommended CRC tests): 1) had a blood stool test within the past year, or 2) had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years, or 3) had a colonoscopy within the past 10 years, or 4) had a stool DNA test within the past three years, or 5) had a virtual colonoscopy within the past five years.

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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