2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 2,636 452 18.3 16.4-20.4 2,184 81.7 79.6-83.6
Piedmont NC 1,297 228 18.1 15.6-21.0 1,069 81.9 79.0-84.4
GENDER
Male 595 99 15.1 12.0-19.0 496 84.9 81.0-88.0
Female 702 129 20.7 16.9-25.1 573 79.3 74.9-83.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 892 160 18.8 15.7-22.3 732 81.2 77.7-84.3
Non-Hispanic Black 239 44 20.2 14.4-27.4 195 79.8 72.6-85.6
Other 127 18 9.9 5.7-16.6 109 90.1 83.4-94.3
AGE
45-54 379 46 13.0 9.3-18.1 333 87.0 81.9-90.7
55-64 373 66 19.3 15.0-24.4 307 80.7 75.6-85.0
65-74 312 71 24.1 18.3-30.9 241 75.9 69.1-81.7
75+ 185 38 19.5 12.4-29.3 147 80.5 70.7-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 47 19.3 14.1-25.9 205 80.7 74.1-85.9
Some Post-H.S. 349 65 19.5 14.7-25.4 284 80.5 74.6-85.3
College Graduate 607 99 16.0 12.8-19.8 508 84.0 80.2-87.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 421 89 21.5 16.7-27.3 332 78.5 72.7-83.3
No 866 137 16.4 13.5-19.7 729 83.6 80.3-86.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 160 29 18.4 11.4-28.3 131 81.6 71.7-88.6
Non-Veteran 1,135 199 18.1 15.4-21.2 936 81.9 78.8-84.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 651 93 14.3 11.3-18.1 558 85.7 81.9-88.7
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 468 95 20.7 16.3-26.0 373 79.3 74.0-83.7
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 97 24 21.6 13.0-33.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 148 20 12.0 6.8-20.2 128 88.0 79.8-93.2
$75,000+ 472 71 16.1 12.5-20.6 401 83.9 79.4-87.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 324 56 18.7 13.6-25.3 268 81.3 74.7-86.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 725 119 16.0 13.1-19.5 606 84.0 80.5-86.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 324 56 18.7 13.6-25.3 268 81.3 74.7-86.4
HOUSING
Own 969 167 18.0 15.1-21.3 802 82.0 78.7-84.9
Rent 252 48 18.4 13.2-25.2 204 81.6 74.8-86.8
Other arrangement 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 715 115 18.2 14.8-22.3 600 81.8 77.7-85.2
Regional City or Suburban County 337 64 18.3 13.6-24.1 273 81.7 75.9-86.4
Rural 245 49 17.5 12.5-24.0 196 82.5 76.0-87.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 538 105 19.6 15.7-24.2 433 80.4 75.8-84.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 691 113 17.7 14.4-21.6 578 82.3 78.4-85.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 441 77 18.9 14.9-23.8 364 81.1 76.2-85.1
2nd Quartile 524 93 16.8 13.3-21.1 431 83.2 78.9-86.7
3rd Quartile 296 51 19.6 13.4-27.6 245 80.4 72.4-86.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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