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 2,693 1,983 73.1 70.8-75.3 710 26.9 24.7-29.2
Piedmont NC 1,323 939 71.7 68.4-74.8 384 28.3 25.2-31.6
GENDER
Male 602 418 69.1 64.1-73.8 184 30.9 26.2-35.9
Female 721 521 73.9 69.6-77.8 200 26.1 22.2-30.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 908 674 73.2 69.2-76.8 234 26.8 23.2-30.8
Non-Hispanic Black 248 185 75.0 67.3-81.4 63 25.0 18.6-32.7
Other 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 381 155 40.6 34.6-47.0 226 59.4 53.0-65.4
55-64 382 314 82.7 77.2-87.1 68 17.3 12.9-22.8
65-74 316 278 90.6 86.4-93.6 38 9.4 6.4-13.6
75+ 193 166 85.7 76.5-91.7 27 14.3 8.3-23.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 171 69.1 61.2-76.0 83 30.9 24.0-38.8
Some Post-H.S. 358 261 74.2 68.1-79.4 97 25.8 20.6-31.9
College Graduate 620 463 74.7 70.3-78.6 157 25.3 21.4-29.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 430 317 75.1 69.0-80.2 113 24.9 19.8-31.0
No 883 616 69.9 65.9-73.6 267 30.1 26.4-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 161 136 82.0 72.8-88.5 25 18.0 11.5-27.2
Non-Veteran 1,159 801 70.5 66.9-73.8 358 29.5 26.2-33.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 659 400 61.4 56.6-65.9 259 38.6 34.1-43.4
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 482 427 88.7 84.5-91.9 55 11.3 8.1-15.5
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 72 68.4 57.0-77.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 151 112 74.8 65.6-82.2 39 25.2 17.8-34.4
$75,000+ 477 341 70.4 64.9-75.3 136 29.6 24.7-35.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 332 240 73.9 67.0-79.7 92 26.1 20.3-33.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 736 542 72.6 68.3-76.4 194 27.4 23.6-31.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 332 240 73.9 67.0-79.7 92 26.1 20.3-33.0
HOUSING
Own 985 745 74.3 70.5-77.7 240 25.7 22.3-29.5
Rent 258 150 62.3 55.2-69.0 108 37.7 31.0-44.8
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 728 501 70.8 66.5-74.7 227 29.2 25.3-33.5
Regional City or Suburban County 343 250 72.1 65.4-77.9 93 27.9 22.1-34.6
Rural 252 188 73.6 65.0-80.8 64 26.4 19.2-35.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 547 397 71.7 66.6-76.3 150 28.3 23.7-33.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 705 489 70.9 66.4-75.1 216 29.1 24.9-33.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 448 318 71.8 66.3-76.7 130 28.2 23.3-33.7
2nd Quartile 537 376 70.3 65.1-75.1 161 29.7 24.9-34.9
3rd Quartile 300 216 73.3 65.5-80.0 84 26.7 20.0-34.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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