2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past ten years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Have had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 10 years Have had a sigmoidoscopy 10 or more years ago Have never had a sigmoidoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,200 140 7.0 5.5- 8.8 47 1.9 1.3- 2.8 2,013 91.1 89.2-92.7
Non-Hispanic White 1,461 97 7.5 5.6-10.2 38 2.2 1.5- 3.3 1,326 90.2 87.6-92.4
GENDER
Male 687 47 6.9 4.7-10.0 22 3.1 1.8- 5.2 618 90.0 86.6-92.6
Female 774 50 8.2 5.2-12.6 16 1.4 0.8- 2.4 708 90.5 86.1-93.6
AGE
45-54 403 *** *** *** *** *** *** 385 96.1 93.6-97.6
55-64 509 33 7.2 4.6-11.1 *** *** *** 471 92.2 88.3-94.9
65-74 502 47 12.1 7.5-18.8 25 4.6 2.8- 7.6 430 83.3 76.8-88.3
75+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 267 21 8.6 5.1-14.0 *** *** *** 244 90.2 84.3-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 450 31 5.9 3.9- 8.9 *** *** *** 409 92.4 89.2-94.6
College Graduate 678 35 4.9 3.3- 7.4 25 3.8 2.4- 5.9 618 91.3 88.4-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 92 88.6 80.5-93.6
$25,000- 34,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 598 32 5.8 3.8- 8.6 15 2.2 1.2- 3.8 551 92.0 89.1-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 474 43 11.0 6.8-17.4 *** *** *** 416 86.1 79.8-90.7
No 974 54 5.6 4.1- 7.8 23 1.9 1.2- 3.0 897 92.5 90.2-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** 164 87.7 79.6-92.8
Non-Veteran 1,275 82 7.6 5.4-10.4 32 1.9 1.3- 2.8 1,161 90.5 87.7-92.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 406 22 6.3 3.8-10.3 16 2.8 1.6- 4.9 368 90.9 86.8-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 406 31 7.2 4.6-11.0 *** *** *** 366 91.5 87.6-94.2
Rural 649 44 8.7 5.2-14.2 *** *** *** 592 88.9 83.5-92.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 730 28 4.2 2.6- 6.5 15 1.7 0.9- 2.9 687 94.2 91.7-95.9
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 515 51 9.9 7.0-13.8 19 3.7 2.0- 6.5 445 86.4 82.1-89.9
Unable to Work 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 930 50 5.3 3.8- 7.3 26 2.7 1.7- 4.4 854 92.0 89.6-93.9
HOUSING
Own 1,215 71 7.2 5.0-10.1 30 2.1 1.3- 3.3 1,114 90.7 87.7-93.0
Rent 193 22 12.4 7.8-19.3 *** *** *** 164 83.8 76.6-89.1
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 306 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 533 36 7.1 4.8-10.3 *** *** *** 487 91.2 87.9-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 622 36 6.1 4.0- 9.1 23 2.4 1.5- 3.8 563 91.6 88.4-93.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 536 30 4.5 3.0- 6.8 19 2.5 1.5- 4.2 487 93.0 90.3-94.9
2nd Quartile 410 26 8.1 5.1-12.5 13 2.7 1.5- 4.7 371 89.2 84.7-92.6
3rd Quartile 349 *** *** *** *** *** *** 315 88.4 79.7-93.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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