2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,693 1,983 73.1 70.8-75.3 710 26.9 24.7-29.2
Non-Hispanic White 1,823 1,393 74.9 72.1-77.5 430 25.1 22.5-27.9
GENDER
Male 821 611 72.5 68.2-76.4 210 27.5 23.6-31.8
Female 1,002 782 76.9 73.3-80.2 220 23.1 19.8-26.7
AGE
45-54 405 171 41.7 35.8-47.8 234 58.3 52.2-64.2
55-64 519 429 81.2 76.1-85.4 90 18.8 14.6-23.9
65-74 510 456 89.4 85.6-92.3 54 10.6 7.7-14.4
75+ 344 309 86.1 79.0-91.1 35 13.9 8.9-21.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 263 72.2 65.8-77.8 100 27.8 22.2-34.2
Some Post-H.S. 540 416 76.6 71.8-80.7 124 23.4 19.3-28.2
College Graduate 831 661 78.6 75.1-81.8 170 21.4 18.2-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 144 118 85.8 78.0-91.1 26 14.2 8.9-22.0
$35,000- 49,999 178 137 75.5 66.8-82.5 41 24.5 17.5-33.2
$50,000- 74,999 233 181 76.0 68.5-82.2 52 24.0 17.8-31.5
$75,000+ 669 508 74.9 70.5-78.8 161 25.1 21.2-29.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 645 508 77.0 72.1-81.3 137 23.0 18.7-27.9
No 1,157 871 73.5 70.1-76.6 286 26.5 23.4-29.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 262 213 79.2 71.7-85.1 49 20.8 14.9-28.3
Non-Veteran 1,558 1,178 74.3 71.3-77.1 380 25.7 22.9-28.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 504 376 75.2 70.5-79.5 128 24.8 20.5-29.5
Regional City or Suburban County 507 388 73.9 68.3-78.8 119 26.1 21.2-31.7
Rural 812 629 75.4 70.9-79.3 183 24.6 20.7-29.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 775 514 65.7 61.4-69.7 261 34.3 30.3-38.6
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 807 723 88.1 84.8-90.8 84 11.9 9.2-15.2
Unable to Work 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 90 78.7 69.4-85.8 34 21.3 14.2-30.6
More than 200% 1,095 850 75.9 72.6-79.0 245 24.1 21.0-27.4
HOUSING
Own 1,525 1,200 76.5 73.5-79.3 325 23.5 20.7-26.5
Rent 221 142 61.5 53.6-68.8 79 38.5 31.2-46.4
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 383 296 76.9 69.9-82.7 87 23.1 17.3-30.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 662 499 73.6 69.0-77.8 163 26.4 22.2-31.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 778 598 75.0 70.9-78.7 180 25.0 21.3-29.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 677 520 74.1 69.6-78.1 157 25.9 21.9-30.4
2nd Quartile 510 380 74.6 69.7-79.0 130 25.4 21.0-30.3
3rd Quartile 426 332 76.1 69.5-81.6 94 23.9 18.4-30.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 210 161 75.8 66.5-83.2 49 24.2 16.8-33.5

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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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