2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 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 rec Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the rec 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,461 1,041 70.6 67.5-73.6 104 6.5 5.2- 8.1 316 22.9 20.2-25.9
GENDER
Male 681 474 69.4 64.7-73.8 44 5.5 4.0- 7.7 163 25.0 20.9-29.7
Female 780 567 71.7 67.5-75.6 60 7.4 5.5- 9.9 153 20.9 17.4-24.8
AGE
45-54 399 158 38.8 33.0-44.9 23 5.2 3.2- 8.2 218 56.0 49.9-62.0
55-64 512 406 79.1 74.0-83.5 48 8.2 5.9-11.3 58 12.7 9.0-17.6
65-74 503 433 86.7 82.7-89.8 31 5.9 3.9- 8.8 39 7.5 5.1-10.8
75+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 263 166 64.2 56.4-71.3 20 5.6 3.3- 9.3 77 30.3 23.4-38.1
Some Post-H.S. 448 317 70.7 65.4-75.6 37 7.3 5.1-10.3 94 22.0 17.6-27.1
College Graduate 684 518 74.8 70.6-78.5 44 7.3 5.1-10.3 122 17.9 14.7-21.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 97 76 85.9 76.8-91.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 96 68.5 58.0-77.5 *** *** *** 32 24.7 16.7-34.8
$50,000- 74,999 194 137 70.8 62.4-78.0 17 6.8 4.0-11.3 40 22.4 15.9-30.6
$75,000+ 603 437 71.0 66.3-75.3 37 6.6 4.5- 9.4 129 22.4 18.5-26.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 469 336 72.0 66.2-77.2 37 5.7 4.0- 8.2 96 22.3 17.4-28.0
No 978 697 70.1 66.3-73.6 66 6.8 5.1- 9.0 215 23.1 19.9-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 184 139 79.1 71.8-85.0 *** *** *** 32 15.9 10.8-22.8
Non-Veteran 1,276 902 69.6 66.2-72.8 91 6.7 5.3- 8.4 283 23.7 20.7-26.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 407 290 71.5 66.1-76.4 30 8.1 5.5-11.9 87 20.3 16.2-25.3
Regional City or Suburban County 408 294 70.9 65.0-76.1 25 5.6 3.5- 8.7 89 23.5 18.7-29.2
Rural 646 457 69.8 64.6-74.6 49 6.1 4.3- 8.4 140 24.1 19.7-29.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 729 459 62.4 57.9-66.7 56 7.2 5.3- 9.6 214 30.4 26.4-34.8
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 520 453 87.4 83.5-90.5 28 5.0 3.2- 7.7 39 7.6 5.2-10.9
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 60 71.7 60.3-80.8 *** *** *** 28 21.8 14.1-32.2
More than 200% 930 678 71.4 67.7-74.9 63 6.5 4.9- 8.5 189 22.1 18.9-25.7
HOUSING
Own 1,220 899 72.4 69.1-75.6 87 6.6 5.2- 8.4 234 20.9 18.0-24.2
Rent 192 109 54.5 46.2-62.6 16 7.0 4.0-12.1 67 38.4 30.7-46.8
Other arrangement 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 304 213 71.3 63.0-78.4 25 5.8 3.5- 9.5 66 22.9 16.4-31.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 535 369 68.6 63.7-73.2 40 6.7 4.8- 9.2 126 24.7 20.4-29.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 622 459 72.0 67.4-76.2 39 6.7 4.6- 9.6 124 21.3 17.5-25.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 538 394 70.7 65.7-75.3 33 6.7 4.5- 9.9 111 22.6 18.5-27.4
2nd Quartile 408 285 71.0 65.4-76.0 30 6.6 4.5- 9.5 93 22.5 17.9-27.9
3rd Quartile 348 249 71.2 64.0-77.4 24 5.5 3.5- 8.6 75 23.3 17.4-30.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 24.3 16.0-35.1

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*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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