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
Non-Hispanic White 1,456 988 67.0 63.8-70.0 85 5.3 4.1- 6.9 383 27.7 24.8-30.8
GENDER
Male 681 455 66.1 61.3-70.6 32 3.7 2.4- 5.5 194 30.2 25.8-35.0
Female 775 533 67.8 63.5-71.9 53 6.9 5.0- 9.5 189 25.3 21.6-29.4
AGE
45-54 398 143 34.9 29.3-40.9 19 5.0 3.0- 8.4 236 60.1 54.0-65.9
55-64 510 383 74.6 69.2-79.4 36 5.8 3.9- 8.5 91 19.6 15.2-24.8
65-74 502 419 83.9 79.5-87.5 28 5.2 3.3- 8.2 55 10.8 7.9-14.7
75+ 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 261 158 61.3 53.5-68.6 *** *** *** 89 35.2 28.1-43.1
Some Post-H.S. 446 301 67.3 61.8-72.4 30 6.0 4.0- 8.7 115 26.7 21.9-32.1
College Graduate 683 491 69.9 65.5-74.0 39 7.1 4.8-10.3 153 23.0 19.4-27.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 97 72 81.2 70.9-88.4 *** *** *** 20 16.5 9.7-26.6
$35,000- 49,999 137 95 68.1 57.6-77.1 *** *** *** 37 28.1 19.7-38.3
$50,000- 74,999 194 133 68.5 60.0-75.9 *** *** *** 49 26.6 19.6-35.0
$75,000+ 600 408 65.9 61.1-70.5 34 6.2 4.2- 9.2 158 27.8 23.6-32.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 469 320 68.4 62.4-73.8 29 4.6 3.0- 6.9 120 27.1 21.9-33.0
No 973 661 66.4 62.6-70.0 54 5.6 4.1- 7.8 258 28.0 24.5-31.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 183 134 77.4 69.9-83.6 *** *** *** 38 19.8 14.0-27.3
Non-Veteran 1,272 854 65.8 62.3-69.1 74 5.7 4.3- 7.4 344 28.6 25.4-32.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 404 273 65.9 60.1-71.2 19 6.5 4.0-10.3 112 27.6 22.8-33.1
Regional City or Suburban County 406 283 67.9 61.9-73.4 21 5.0 2.9- 8.3 102 27.1 21.9-33.0
Rural 646 432 67.0 61.8-71.9 45 4.9 3.4- 6.9 169 28.1 23.5-33.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 726 428 58.3 53.7-62.7 47 6.3 4.5- 8.7 251 35.5 31.2-40.0
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 518 438 83.8 79.4-87.5 24 4.1 2.5- 6.7 56 12.0 8.9-16.2
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 25.6 17.1-36.5
More than 200% 928 644 67.7 63.8-71.3 51 5.3 3.8- 7.3 233 27.0 23.6-30.8
HOUSING
Own 1,214 851 68.7 65.2-72.0 72 5.3 4.1- 7.0 291 25.9 22.8-29.3
Rent 192 106 53.6 45.3-61.8 *** *** *** 75 41.3 33.4-49.7
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 303 201 69.1 60.7-76.4 24 4.4 2.6- 7.3 78 26.6 19.6-34.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 532 350 64.7 59.6-69.5 31 5.3 3.6- 7.8 151 30.0 25.4-35.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 621 437 67.9 63.1-72.3 30 5.9 3.9- 8.8 154 26.2 22.1-30.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 537 374 66.5 61.4-71.3 27 6.0 3.9- 9.3 136 27.4 23.0-32.4
2nd Quartile 407 268 66.2 60.3-71.5 24 5.6 3.6- 8.7 115 28.2 23.2-33.9
3rd Quartile 346 240 69.3 62.0-75.7 19 4.1 2.5- 6.7 87 26.6 20.5-33.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 29.3 20.3-40.4

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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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