2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 357 275 74.5 68.3-79.8 82 25.5 20.2-31.7
GENDER
Male 159 118 72.4 62.6-80.4 41 27.6 19.6-37.4
Female 198 157 76.3 68.2-82.9 41 23.7 17.1-31.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 314 246 74.9 68.2-80.5 68 25.1 19.5-31.8
Non-Hispanic Black 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 82 83.1 71.0-90.9 15 16.9 9.1-29.0
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 101 77 76.9 66.4-84.8 24 23.1 15.2-33.6
College Graduate 159 140 87.6 80.5-92.4 19 12.4 7.6-19.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 136 107 75.4 64.4-83.8 29 24.6 16.2-35.6
No 217 166 74.1 66.4-80.6 51 25.9 19.4-33.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 311 238 74.0 67.4-79.7 73 26.0 20.3-32.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 143 91 57.7 47.7-67.2 52 42.3 32.8-52.3
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 104 89 86.0 77.0-91.9 15 14.0 8.1-23.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 208 177 80.3 72.3-86.4 31 19.7 13.6-27.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 311 249 77.4 70.9-82.8 62 22.6 17.2-29.1
Rent 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 235 181 76.4 68.8-82.6 54 23.6 17.4-31.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 123 94 75.0 64.8-83.0 29 25.0 17.0-35.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 132 102 69.6 58.8-78.7 30 30.4 21.3-41.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 204 158 72.3 64.1-79.3 46 27.7 20.7-35.9
2nd Quartile 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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