2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,080 694 64.3 60.6-67.8 47 4.7 3.4- 6.6 339 31.0 27.6-34.6
GENDER
Male 498 310 61.6 55.9-67.0 18 3.6 2.1- 6.2 170 34.7 29.5-40.4
Female 582 384 66.7 61.8-71.2 29 5.7 3.8- 8.7 169 27.6 23.4-32.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 733 493 65.9 61.4-70.1 37 5.4 3.7- 7.7 203 28.7 24.7-33.1
Non-Hispanic Black 209 144 68.1 59.5-75.6 *** *** *** 59 27.9 20.7-36.3
Other 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 372 131 34.0 28.3-40.3 *** *** *** 229 62.2 55.8-68.2
55-64 373 285 76.7 70.8-81.7 19 5.0 2.9- 8.3 69 18.4 13.8-24.0
65-74 311 256 83.9 78.4-88.2 15 5.8 3.2-10.3 40 10.3 7.1-14.7
75+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 201 121 60.8 51.8-69.2 *** *** *** 73 36.5 28.2-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 297 194 65.9 59.1-72.1 15 4.6 2.6- 7.8 88 29.5 23.6-36.2
College Graduate 515 353 67.0 61.9-71.8 22 6.3 3.9-10.1 140 26.7 22.4-31.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 327 207 63.1 56.0-69.7 17 5.4 3.2- 9.1 103 31.5 25.2-38.4
No 745 481 64.6 60.2-68.8 30 4.5 2.9- 6.8 234 30.9 26.9-35.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 92 78.5 67.3-86.7 *** *** *** 17 16.9 9.9-27.3
Non-Veteran 966 601 62.9 58.9-66.7 44 4.8 3.4- 6.7 321 32.3 28.7-36.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 606 337 55.8 50.8-60.7 28 5.0 3.2- 7.7 241 39.2 34.4-44.2
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 316 269 84.5 78.9-88.8 *** *** *** 36 11.5 7.9-16.5
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 127 88 70.5 60.2-79.0 *** *** *** 33 25.8 17.6-36.1
$75,000+ 433 280 62.3 56.4-67.9 17 5.1 3.0- 8.7 136 32.6 27.2-38.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 224 153 69.7 61.8-76.6 *** *** *** 62 26.3 19.8-34.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 640 429 65.4 60.6-69.9 26 4.6 2.9- 7.1 185 30.0 25.8-34.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 224 153 69.7 61.8-76.6 *** *** *** 62 26.3 19.8-34.1
HOUSING
Own 809 557 66.9 62.6-70.9 35 4.6 3.2- 6.7 217 28.5 24.7-32.7
Rent 218 113 56.1 48.5-63.5 *** *** *** 95 39.8 32.7-47.3
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 597 367 61.2 56.3-65.9 25 5.6 3.6- 8.5 205 33.3 28.8-38.1
Regional City or Suburban County 280 191 68.8 61.7-75.1 *** *** *** 77 26.9 20.9-33.8
Rural 203 136 66.1 56.4-74.7 *** *** *** 57 30.6 22.3-40.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 448 292 64.1 58.4-69.3 20 4.6 2.8- 7.6 136 31.3 26.2-36.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 577 367 64.0 59.0-68.7 24 5.1 3.2- 8.1 186 30.9 26.4-35.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 365 241 65.6 59.4-71.3 *** *** *** 110 29.3 24.0-35.2
2nd Quartile 435 272 61.8 55.9-67.3 21 5.4 3.4- 8.7 142 32.8 27.5-38.6
3rd Quartile 250 160 66.1 57.4-73.7 *** *** *** 78 30.4 23.0-39.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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