BRFSS 2024 - Eastern 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?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,585	450	16.9	15.2-18.8	2,135	83.1	81.2-84.8
Eastern NC	735	101	12.6	10.1-15.6	634	87.4	84.4-89.9
GENDER
Male	305	34	10.6	7.1-15.4	271	89.4	84.6-92.9
Female	430	67	14.3	11.0-18.4	363	85.7	81.6-89.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	490	70	13.4	10.4-17.2	420	86.6	82.8-89.6
Non-Hispanic Black	157	21	12.2	7.5-19.1	136	87.8	80.9-92.5
Other	76	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
45-54	168	16	9.0	5.4-14.7	152	91.0	85.3-94.6
55-64	215	34	14.8	10.3-21.0	181	85.2	79.0-89.7
65-74	197	26	11.7	7.6-17.8	171	88.3	82.2-92.4
75+	142	24	15.9	9.6-25.3	118	84.1	74.7-90.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	67	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	182	18	9.3	5.6-15.1	164	90.7	84.9-94.4
Some Post-H.S.	200	35	14.6	9.9-20.9	165	85.4	79.1-90.1
College Graduate	284	41	14.8	10.6-20.3	243	85.2	79.7-89.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	285	41	14.0	9.9-19.4	244	86.0	80.6-90.1
No	446	58	11.6	8.7-15.4	388	88.4	84.6-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	128	15	11.4	6.3-19.8	113	88.6	80.2-93.7
Non-Veteran	606	86	12.9	10.2-16.2	520	87.1	83.8-89.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	276	33	9.7	6.7-13.8	243	90.3	86.2-93.3
Unemployed	27	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	326	47	14.1	10.1-19.3	279	85.9	80.7-89.9
Unable to Work	74	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	26	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	51	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	56	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	89	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	93	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	240	30	11.7	8.0-16.9	210	88.3	83.1-92.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	174	25	13.9	8.9-21.2	149	86.1	78.8-91.1
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	16	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	44	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	80	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	28	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	391	48	10.9	7.9-14.9	343	89.1	85.1-92.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	174	25	13.9	8.9-21.2	149	86.1	78.8-91.1
HOUSING
Own	561	76	12.3	9.5-15.7	485	87.7	84.3-90.5
Rent	137	19	14.2	8.6-22.5	118	85.8	77.5-91.4
Other arrangement	32	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	56	***	***	***	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	208	30	10.3	6.9-15.1	178	89.7	84.9-93.1
Rural	471	64	13.7	10.4-17.8	407	86.3	82.2-89.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	422	62	14.1	10.7-18.5	360	85.9	81.5-89.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	77	***	***	***	***	***	***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	236	29	9.3	6.2-13.7	207	90.7	86.3-93.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	161	21	9.9	6.1-15.9	140	90.1	84.1-93.9
2nd Quartile	132	16	9.6	5.6-15.8	116	90.4	84.2-94.4
3rd Quartile	221	28	9.5	6.2-14.4	193	90.5	85.6-93.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	221	36	19.2	13.6-26.4	185	80.8	73.6-86.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,585

450

16.9

15.2-18.8

2,135

83.1

81.2-84.8

Eastern NC

735

101

12.6

10.1-15.6

634

87.4

84.4-89.9

GENDER

Male

305

10.6

7.1-15.4

271

89.4

84.6-92.9

Female

430

14.3

11.0-18.4

363

85.7

81.6-89.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

490

13.4

10.4-17.2

420

86.6

82.8-89.6

Non-Hispanic Black

157

12.2

7.5-19.1

136

87.8

80.9-92.5

Other

***

AGE

45-54

168

9.0

5.4-14.7

152

91.0

85.3-94.6

55-64

215

14.8

10.3-21.0

181

85.2

79.0-89.7

65-74

197

11.7

7.6-17.8

171

88.3

82.2-92.4

75+

142

15.9

9.6-25.3

118

84.1

74.7-90.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

182

9.3

5.6-15.1

164

90.7

84.9-94.4

Some Post-H.S.

200

14.6

9.9-20.9

165

85.4

79.1-90.1

College Graduate

284

14.8

10.6-20.3

243

85.2

79.7-89.4

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

285

14.0

9.9-19.4

244

86.0

80.6-90.1

446

11.6

8.7-15.4

388

88.4

84.6-91.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

128

11.4

6.3-19.8

113

88.6

80.2-93.7

Non-Veteran

606

12.9

10.2-16.2

520

87.1

83.8-89.8

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

276

9.7

6.7-13.8

243

90.3

86.2-93.3

Unemployed

***

Retired

326

14.1

10.1-19.3

279

85.9

80.7-89.9

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+

240

11.7

8.0-16.9

210

88.3

83.1-92.0

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

174

13.9

8.9-21.2

149

86.1

78.8-91.1

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

391

10.9

7.9-14.9

343

89.1

85.1-92.1

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

174

13.9

8.9-21.2

149

86.1

78.8-91.1

HOUSING

Own

561

12.3

9.5-15.7

485

87.7

84.3-90.5

Rent

137

14.2

8.6-22.5

118

85.8

77.5-91.4

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

***

Regional City or Suburban County

208

10.3

6.9-15.1

178

89.7

84.9-93.1

Rural

471

13.7

10.4-17.8

407

86.3

82.2-89.6

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

422

14.1

10.7-18.5

360

85.9

81.5-89.3

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

***

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

236

9.3

6.2-13.7

207

90.7

86.3-93.8

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

161

9.9

6.1-15.9

140

90.1

84.1-93.9

2nd Quartile

132

9.6

5.6-15.8

116

90.4

84.2-94.4

3rd Quartile

221

9.5

6.2-14.4

193

90.5

85.6-93.8

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

221

19.2

13.6-26.4

185

80.8

73.6-86.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

¹Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

²Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

³NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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?