2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 that have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past five years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Have had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years Have had a sigmoidoscopy 5 or more years ago Have never had a sigmoidoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,200 109 4.9 3.9- 6.2 78 4.0 2.8- 5.7 2,013 91.1 89.2-92.7
Piedmont NC 1,085 50 4.4 3.2- 6.1 47 4.9 3.1- 7.6 988 90.7 87.9-93.0
GENDER
Male 504 28 5.3 3.4- 8.0 26 5.0 3.1- 7.9 450 89.8 86.1-92.5
Female 581 22 3.6 2.2- 5.9 *** *** *** 538 91.6 86.8-94.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 734 33 4.3 2.9- 6.4 37 6.0 3.6-10.0 664 89.7 85.7-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 210 *** *** *** *** *** *** 193 92.8 88.0-95.7
Other 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 378 *** *** *** *** *** *** 360 96.2 93.7-97.8
55-64 374 *** *** *** *** *** *** 349 92.9 89.1-95.5
65-74 308 24 6.8 4.3-10.6 27 12.8 7.0-22.1 257 80.4 71.8-86.8
75+ 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 14 6.3 3.4-11.1 *** *** *** 184 89.4 82.9-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 299 17 4.0 2.4- 6.7 *** *** *** 269 91.8 87.9-94.6
College Graduate 513 17 3.7 2.1- 6.6 25 4.3 2.7- 6.6 471 92.0 88.7-94.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 328 20 5.2 3.2- 8.4 *** *** *** 289 86.6 78.9-91.8
No 750 30 4.1 2.7- 6.2 28 3.4 2.2- 5.3 692 92.5 89.9-94.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 970 46 4.5 3.2- 6.3 41 4.6 2.8- 7.5 883 90.9 87.8-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 614 14 2.5 1.4- 4.4 19 2.6 1.5- 4.6 581 94.9 92.4-96.6
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 312 27 8.0 5.1-12.3 21 7.6 4.5-12.6 264 84.5 78.7-88.9
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 432 15 3.8 2.2- 6.8 22 4.3 2.7- 6.7 395 91.9 88.4-94.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 640 24 3.8 2.4- 5.9 29 4.1 2.6- 6.4 587 92.1 89.3-94.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 811 33 3.9 2.6- 5.7 39 5.3 3.2- 8.6 739 90.8 87.4-93.4
Rent 217 15 8.1 4.5-14.0 *** *** *** 195 88.7 82.5-93.0
Other arrangement 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 602 27 4.6 2.9- 7.2 24 3.4 2.1- 5.4 551 92.0 89.0-94.2
Regional City or Suburban County 278 *** *** *** *** *** *** 253 92.2 87.5-95.2
Rural 205 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 450 24 5.1 3.2- 8.1 18 3.7 2.2- 6.3 408 91.2 87.6-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 579 24 4.2 2.7- 6.6 26 3.9 2.4- 6.4 529 91.8 88.7-94.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 364 16 4.1 2.3- 7.1 16 2.8 1.7- 4.8 332 93.1 89.8-95.3
2nd Quartile 439 19 4.8 2.9- 8.0 22 5.3 3.2- 8.6 398 89.9 85.8-92.9
3rd Quartile 252 15 4.8 2.8- 8.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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