2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 who have fully met the USPSTF recommendations.*
(CDC calculated variable.)

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Had at least one of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval 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
Piedmont NC 1,089 732 67.3 63.7-70.8 72 6.4 4.8- 8.5 285 26.2 23.0-29.7
GENDER
Male 504 325 64.1 58.5-69.5 32 6.4 4.1- 9.9 147 29.5 24.4-35.0
Female 585 407 70.3 65.5-74.6 40 6.5 4.5- 9.3 138 23.3 19.3-27.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 738 521 70.0 65.7-74.1 54 6.7 4.9- 9.0 163 23.3 19.5-27.5
Non-Hispanic Black 212 151 68.8 60.0-76.4 *** *** *** 51 24.4 17.6-32.7
Other 111 42 35.7 26.0-46.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 373 145 37.9 31.9-44.2 17 3.9 2.2- 6.8 211 58.2 51.9-64.3
55-64 376 300 80.8 75.2-85.4 29 7.3 4.8-10.9 47 11.9 8.1-17.1
65-74 315 264 84.2 78.1-88.9 25 8.6 5.0-14.5 26 7.2 4.6-11.1
75+ 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 204 127 63.0 54.0-71.2 *** *** *** 62 31.4 23.5-40.6
Some Post-H.S. 300 205 68.8 62.2-74.8 17 4.8 2.9- 8.1 78 26.3 20.7-32.8
College Graduate 516 372 71.8 66.8-76.3 34 7.0 4.7-10.5 110 21.2 17.3-25.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 329 219 66.6 59.7-73.0 26 7.0 4.5-10.8 84 26.3 20.5-33.2
No 752 507 67.5 63.1-71.6 46 6.2 4.3- 9.0 199 26.3 22.4-30.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.1 7.9-23.8
Non-Veteran 971 637 66.6 62.7-70.3 66 5.9 4.5- 7.9 268 27.5 24.0-31.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 611 359 59.4 54.4-64.2 38 5.6 3.8- 8.1 214 35.1 30.4-40.0
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 320 279 86.2 80.3-90.5 20 7.5 4.2-13.1 21 6.3 3.8-10.3
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 127 89 71.1 60.9-79.6 *** *** *** 30 23.1 15.4-33.3
$75,000+ 435 297 67.0 61.2-72.4 27 6.1 3.9- 9.4 111 26.9 21.8-32.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 230 163 73.3 65.7-79.7 *** *** *** 56 22.8 16.8-30.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 642 447 68.7 64.0-73.0 42 6.1 4.3- 8.5 153 25.3 21.2-29.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 230 163 73.3 65.7-79.7 *** *** *** 56 22.8 16.8-30.2
HOUSING
Own 817 587 70.0 65.7-73.9 53 6.5 4.7- 9.0 177 23.5 19.9-27.6
Rent 218 116 56.8 49.1-64.1 17 6.2 3.6-10.5 85 37.0 30.1-44.5
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 602 390 65.3 60.4-69.8 40 7.0 4.9-10.0 172 27.7 23.5-32.3
Regional City or Suburban County 283 196 70.4 63.4-76.5 19 5.1 2.9- 8.6 68 24.5 18.8-31.4
Rural 204 146 68.6 58.5-77.2 *** *** *** 45 24.7 16.9-34.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 452 307 67.8 62.2-72.8 33 6.6 4.6- 9.6 112 25.6 20.9-31.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 582 388 67.3 62.3-71.9 35 5.8 3.8- 8.6 159 26.9 22.6-31.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 369 254 69.3 63.2-74.8 19 5.4 3.1- 9.1 96 25.3 20.3-31.1
2nd Quartile 437 288 65.6 59.9-71.0 31 6.7 4.5- 9.8 118 27.7 22.7-33.4
3rd Quartile 254 169 66.6 57.8-74.5 *** *** *** 64 25.5 18.6-34.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 25JUN24.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts