2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had a blood stool test in the past year Have had a blood stool test one or more years ago Have never had a blood stool test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,190 101 4.8 3.7- 6.1 170 8.3 6.9-10.0 1,919 86.9 84.9-88.7
Piedmont NC 1,085 57 5.1 3.8- 6.9 86 8.6 6.6-11.0 942 86.3 83.5-88.7
GENDER
Male 507 23 3.7 2.3- 6.0 36 7.6 5.1-11.3 448 88.6 84.7-91.7
Female 578 34 6.4 4.3- 9.3 50 9.4 6.7-13.0 494 84.2 80.1-87.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 739 35 5.1 3.5- 7.3 59 8.1 6.0-10.9 645 86.9 83.6-89.6
Non-Hispanic Black 205 15 6.3 3.5-11.1 21 12.5 7.5-20.0 169 81.2 73.4-87.2
Other 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 377 14 2.3 1.3- 4.1 *** *** *** 348 93.2 89.6-95.7
55-64 371 16 4.7 2.7- 8.1 36 10.6 7.3-15.2 319 84.7 79.6-88.7
65-74 311 24 9.2 5.8-14.4 34 11.2 7.2-17.1 253 79.5 72.8-84.9
75+ 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 206 *** *** *** 14 6.9 3.9-12.1 180 87.0 80.4-91.6
Some Post-H.S. 297 *** *** *** 29 11.3 7.4-16.8 252 84.5 78.7-89.0
College Graduate 514 24 5.5 3.5- 8.4 38 6.7 4.6- 9.6 452 87.9 84.1-90.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 328 21 6.9 4.1-11.5 33 10.5 7.0-15.2 274 82.6 76.8-87.2
No 749 36 4.3 3.0- 6.3 53 7.8 5.5-10.9 660 87.9 84.6-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 967 48 4.9 3.5- 6.8 79 8.2 6.3-10.7 840 86.8 84.0-89.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 611 25 3.0 1.9- 4.6 39 6.9 4.7-10.0 547 90.1 86.8-92.7
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 317 24 9.0 5.8-13.9 29 10.1 6.3-15.7 264 80.8 74.4-85.9
Unable to Work 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 71 82.7 70.4-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 111 91.0 84.4-94.9
$75,000+ 435 13 3.1 1.8- 5.4 30 7.3 4.8-10.9 392 89.6 85.7-92.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 228 16 7.1 4.1-12.2 *** *** *** 196 85.2 78.3-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 643 27 3.9 2.6- 5.8 46 7.0 5.0- 9.8 570 89.1 85.9-91.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 228 16 7.1 4.1-12.2 *** *** *** 196 85.2 78.3-90.1
HOUSING
Own 816 40 5.1 3.6- 7.2 64 8.4 6.2-11.2 712 86.6 83.3-89.2
Rent 213 *** *** *** 19 10.9 6.2-18.4 182 84.0 76.4-89.5
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 603 34 6.3 4.2- 9.2 38 8.0 5.5-11.4 531 85.8 81.7-89.0
Regional City or Suburban County 279 *** *** *** 28 8.9 5.7-13.6 243 89.2 84.3-92.7
Rural 203 *** *** *** 20 9.7 5.4-16.8 168 84.0 76.1-89.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 452 23 4.2 2.6- 6.5 48 10.7 7.7-14.8 381 85.1 80.9-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 579 31 6.2 4.1- 9.3 34 6.4 4.3- 9.5 514 87.4 83.5-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 369 22 7.4 4.6-11.6 22 6.7 4.0-11.0 325 85.9 80.6-89.9
2nd Quartile 435 19 3.2 2.0- 5.2 40 9.3 6.5-13.1 376 87.5 83.5-90.6
3rd Quartile 253 *** *** *** *** *** *** 218 85.1 77.3-90.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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