2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

How long has it been since your most recent colonoscopy?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,629 381 13.5 12.0-15.2 282 10.3 9.0-11.9 1,042 39.6 37.0-42.3 182 6.9 5.5- 8.6 742 29.6 27.2-32.2
Non-Hispanic White 1,787 249 12.4 10.7-14.3 194 10.5 8.9-12.4 762 43.1 39.9-46.3 132 6.6 5.2- 8.5 450 27.4 24.4-30.6
GENDER
Male 805 114 13.0 10.5-16.0 83 9.9 7.5-12.9 340 43.2 38.7-47.8 50 4.7 3.4- 6.5 218 29.3 25.2-33.7
Female 982 135 11.9 9.7-14.5 111 11.0 8.9-13.7 422 42.9 38.5-47.6 82 8.3 5.9-11.5 232 25.9 21.7-30.5
AGE
45-54 404 47 10.6 7.4-14.9 31 7.1 4.4-11.3 65 15.2 11.4-20.0 19 4.8 2.8- 8.0 242 62.3 55.6-68.6
55-64 516 78 12.5 9.7-16.0 61 10.6 7.8-14.2 244 50.8 45.0-56.5 36 5.7 3.9- 8.4 97 20.4 16.0-25.6
65-74 508 79 14.6 11.4-18.5 70 14.5 11.1-18.8 270 54.0 48.3-59.7 28 5.2 3.3- 8.1 61 11.6 8.6-15.5
75+ 334 43 11.8 8.0-17.0 28 8.7 5.6-13.1 174 50.4 42.5-58.2 42 11.7 6.6-19.6 47 17.5 12.0-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 48 13.7 9.9-18.6 35 8.8 5.7-13.3 135 41.2 34.5-48.3 29 5.1 3.0- 8.5 106 31.2 25.2-37.8
Some Post-H.S. 533 71 11.1 8.4-14.5 66 13.0 9.8-16.9 220 41.6 36.1-47.3 42 6.7 4.8- 9.3 134 27.6 21.8-34.2
College Graduate 814 125 15.1 12.4-18.1 90 11.7 9.2-14.8 367 43.7 39.7-47.9 57 7.6 5.5-10.4 175 21.9 18.7-25.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 23 20.1 12.4-31.0 *** *** *** 39 28.1 19.5-38.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 15 8.1 4.4-14.2 *** *** *** 76 64.9 54.2-74.2 *** *** *** 28 16.2 10.3-24.6
$35,000- 49,999 174 23 12.0 7.5-18.7 22 15.6 9.0-25.6 77 42.1 32.2-52.7 *** *** *** 42 25.2 18.1-34.0
$50,000- 74,999 231 31 11.9 7.9-17.4 31 15.9 10.5-23.3 100 43.0 35.3-51.2 *** *** *** 54 25.0 18.6-32.6
$75,000+ 662 95 13.7 10.9-17.0 83 11.8 9.2-15.0 274 41.1 36.6-45.8 42 6.6 4.6- 9.4 168 26.8 22.8-31.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 87 12.2 9.5-15.6 70 9.4 7.1-12.4 273 46.2 40.6-51.9 57 7.9 5.1-12.0 144 24.3 19.8-29.4
No 1,135 159 12.7 10.6-15.1 122 11.3 9.1-14.0 484 41.9 38.3-45.5 72 5.8 4.4- 7.7 298 28.2 25.0-31.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 28 11.0 7.3-16.2 28 10.8 6.9-16.4 125 49.2 41.5-56.8 26 6.7 4.1-10.8 51 22.4 16.2-30.0
Non-Veteran 1,526 221 12.6 10.8-14.7 166 10.5 8.7-12.6 636 42.2 38.7-45.8 105 6.6 5.0- 8.7 398 28.1 24.8-31.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 487 75 14.3 10.9-18.6 52 10.5 7.6-14.3 202 42.5 37.1-48.2 27 6.0 3.9- 9.1 131 26.6 22.1-31.6
Regional City or Suburban County 496 70 11.8 9.0-15.4 60 11.6 8.4-15.7 210 39.0 33.2-45.0 33 8.1 4.8-13.6 123 29.5 23.2-36.7
Rural 804 104 11.5 9.1-14.4 82 9.7 7.5-12.5 350 46.5 41.5-51.5 72 6.0 4.5- 7.9 196 26.4 22.2-30.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 762 101 11.5 9.2-14.3 78 9.3 7.0-12.2 267 36.1 31.6-40.8 52 6.2 4.5- 8.6 264 36.9 31.9-42.2
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 792 115 12.8 10.3-15.8 96 13.1 10.4-16.4 416 52.0 47.3-56.6 63 7.6 5.0-11.4 102 14.6 11.5-18.3
Unable to Work 145 16 9.3 5.3-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 22.7 15.4-32.2
More than 200% 1,082 148 12.7 10.5-15.2 133 12.7 10.4-15.5 474 43.4 39.7-47.3 71 5.6 4.2- 7.4 256 25.6 22.4-29.0
HOUSING
Own 1,500 216 12.6 10.7-14.7 164 10.6 8.8-12.6 663 44.3 40.8-47.9 114 6.7 5.1- 8.8 343 25.9 22.7-29.4
Rent 217 22 9.8 6.2-15.2 24 10.0 6.3-15.5 75 34.5 27.1-42.7 *** *** *** 83 40.9 33.5-48.9
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 377 48 10.6 7.4-15.0 35 8.6 5.7-12.8 162 49.3 41.3-57.3 38 6.1 3.8- 9.8 94 25.4 19.3-32.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 661 89 11.5 9.1-14.4 74 11.6 8.8-15.2 269 38.5 33.5-43.6 55 8.5 5.6-12.7 174 30.0 24.6-36.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 749 112 14.1 11.3-17.4 85 10.5 8.2-13.4 331 44.0 39.5-48.6 39 5.3 3.6- 7.7 182 26.1 22.3-30.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 656 102 14.4 11.5-17.8 71 9.8 7.4-12.8 285 42.5 37.7-47.4 36 5.6 3.7- 8.2 162 27.8 23.6-32.4
2nd Quartile 499 63 11.4 8.6-15.0 52 12.1 8.8-16.4 211 41.7 36.2-47.4 39 8.4 5.1-13.5 134 26.4 21.9-31.5
3rd Quartile 425 59 11.3 8.2-15.5 53 9.7 7.0-13.2 178 44.7 37.3-52.4 34 6.2 4.1- 9.5 101 28.0 20.7-36.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 207 25 11.0 6.5-17.9 18 10.1 5.5-17.6 88 45.3 35.3-55.7 23 6.0 3.3-10.6 53 27.7 19.5-37.6

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a Colonoscopy
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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