BRFSS 2022 - Western North Carolina: (Have you ever had any other kind of test for colorectal cancer, such as virtual colonoscopy, CT colonography, blood stool test, FIT DNA, or Cologuard test?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,636	452	18.3	16.4-20.4	2,184	81.7	79.6-83.6
Western	351	68	23.0	17.3-29.8	283	77.0	70.2-82.7
GENDER
Male	156	31	25.5	16.6-36.9	125	74.5	63.1-83.4
Female	195	37	20.7	14.2-29.3	158	79.3	70.7-85.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	308	58	22.8	16.7-30.2	250	77.2	69.8-83.3
Non-Hispanic Black	10	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	27	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-54	76	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	96	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	101	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	66	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	24	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	71	***	***	***	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	100	19	21.2	13.3-32.1	81	78.8	67.9-86.7
College Graduate	156	32	25.2	17.4-34.9	124	74.8	65.1-82.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	133	***	***	***	***	***	***
No	214	35	17.1	12.0-23.9	179	82.9	76.1-88.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	45	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	305	55	22.5	16.4-30.1	250	77.5	69.9-83.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	141	18	11.5	6.9-18.6	123	88.5	81.4-93.1
Unemployed	8	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	159	40	31.8	23.8-41.1	119	68.2	58.9-76.2
Unable to Work	32	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	9	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	12	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	41	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	33	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	44	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	55	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	104	18	19.1	11.5-30.1	86	80.9	69.9-88.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	62	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	2	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	25	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	25	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	31	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	205	42	25.7	17.8-35.4	163	74.3	64.6-82.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	62	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSING
Own	308	62	24.0	17.9-31.3	246	76.0	68.7-82.1
Rent	35	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other arrangement	6	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Regional City or Suburban County	121	17	15.7	9.0-26.0	104	84.3	74.0-91.0
Rural	230	51	26.0	18.7-34.8	179	74.0	65.2-81.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	99	***	***	***	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	121	27	24.5	16.6-34.5	94	75.5	65.5-83.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	131	19	15.9	9.5-25.5	112	84.1	74.5-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	202	36	20.1	14.0-28.0	166	79.9	72.0-86.0
2nd Quartile	65	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	84	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,636

452

18.3

16.4-20.4

2,184

81.7

79.6-83.6

Western

351

23.0

17.3-29.8

283

77.0

70.2-82.7

GENDER

Male

156

25.5

16.6-36.9

125

74.5

63.1-83.4

Female

195

20.7

14.2-29.3

158

79.3

70.7-85.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

308

22.8

16.7-30.2

250

77.2

69.8-83.3

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

45-54

***

55-64

***

65-74

101

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

***

Some Post-H.S.

100

21.2

13.3-32.1

78.8

67.9-86.7

College Graduate

156

25.2

17.4-34.9

124

74.8

65.1-82.6

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

133

***

214

17.1

12.0-23.9

179

82.9

76.1-88.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

305

22.5

16.4-30.1

250

77.5

69.9-83.6

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

141

11.5

6.9-18.6

123

88.5

81.4-93.1

Unemployed

***

Retired

159

31.8

23.8-41.1

119

68.2

58.9-76.2

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

104

19.1

11.5-30.1

80.9

69.9-88.5

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

205

25.7

17.8-35.4

163

74.3

64.6-82.2

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

HOUSING

Own

308

24.0

17.9-31.3

246

76.0

68.7-82.1

Rent

***

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Regional City or Suburban County

121

15.7

9.0-26.0

104

84.3

74.0-91.0

Rural

230

26.0

18.7-34.8

179

74.0

65.2-81.3

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

121

24.5

16.6-34.5

75.5

65.5-83.4

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

131

15.9

9.5-25.5

112

84.1

74.5-90.5

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

202

20.1

14.0-28.0

166

79.9

72.0-86.0

2nd Quartile

***

3rd Quartile

***

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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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Have you ever had any other kind of test for colorectal cancer, such as virtual colonoscopy, CT colonography, blood stool test, FIT DNA, or Cologuard test?