2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 who have fully met the USPSTF recommendations.*
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had at least one of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Have never had any of the recommended CRC tests
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,076 1,462 72.2 69.9-74.4 127 5.8 4.7- 7.0 487 22.0 20.0-24.2
Eastern NC 605 427 72.9 68.7-76.6 33 4.7 3.2- 6.9 145 22.4 18.9-26.3
GENDER
Male 249 173 71.9 65.3-77.7 *** *** *** 67 25.8 20.1-32.3
Female 356 254 73.6 68.3-78.4 24 6.7 4.3-10.4 78 19.7 15.5-24.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 387 284 73.9 68.8-78.4 18 4.0 2.4- 6.7 85 22.1 17.9-27.0
Non-Hispanic Black 136 105 78.8 70.0-85.5 *** *** *** 26 18.0 11.8-26.6
Other 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 168 80 52.8 44.0-61.4 *** *** *** 82 44.0 35.6-52.8
55-64 216 162 75.9 69.0-81.7 *** *** *** 42 17.8 12.9-23.9
65-74 193 167 88.3 82.5-92.3 *** *** *** 15 7.9 4.5-13.3
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 104 72.4 64.2-79.3 *** *** *** 44 23.6 17.1-31.5
Some Post-H.S. 147 108 76.2 67.8-83.0 *** *** *** 30 19.3 13.2-27.5
College Graduate 246 187 75.9 69.5-81.3 *** *** *** 46 18.2 13.6-23.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 222 164 75.1 68.1-81.0 15 6.6 3.7-11.6 43 18.2 13.2-24.6
No 380 261 71.4 66.1-76.2 17 3.5 2.1- 5.8 102 25.1 20.5-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 69 80.7 71.0-87.7 *** *** *** 17 17.0 10.4-26.6
Non-Veteran 514 357 71.2 66.6-75.4 29 5.2 3.5- 7.8 128 23.6 19.7-28.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 267 168 63.5 56.7-69.8 *** *** *** 88 32.4 26.3-39.1
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 180 88.1 82.8-92.0 *** *** *** 17 8.0 4.8-13.0
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.5 9.3-27.5
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 49 79.3 68.3-87.2 *** *** *** 18 19.3 11.7-30.2
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 22.8 14.4-34.1
$75,000+ 216 165 76.8 70.0-82.4 *** *** *** 44 19.7 14.5-26.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 86 70.6 60.4-79.1 *** *** *** 29 22.8 15.2-32.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 253 76.7 71.4-81.3 *** *** *** 71 19.6 15.4-24.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 86 70.6 60.4-79.1 *** *** *** 29 22.8 15.2-32.8
HOUSING
Own 456 346 76.3 71.7-80.4 23 4.3 2.8- 6.7 87 19.4 15.6-23.8
Rent 119 65 54.3 44.4-63.9 *** *** *** 48 39.6 30.5-49.5
Other arrangement 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 185 133 74.9 67.4-81.1 *** *** *** 45 21.9 16.0-29.2
Rural 375 262 71.9 66.4-76.7 24 5.6 3.6- 8.8 89 22.5 18.1-27.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 349 240 73.3 68.0-78.0 20 5.1 3.1- 8.4 89 21.6 17.4-26.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 194 139 70.2 62.4-77.0 *** *** *** 44 25.4 19.0-33.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 132 97 73.8 64.8-81.2 *** *** *** 28 22.2 15.2-31.1
2nd Quartile 115 79 69.5 59.2-78.1 *** *** *** 29 25.3 17.3-35.4
3rd Quartile 178 135 79.6 72.3-85.4 *** *** *** 39 18.3 12.8-25.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 180 116 67.3 59.2-74.5 15 7.7 4.2-13.5 49 25.0 18.7-32.5

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*The definition includes (list of recommended CRC tests): 1) had a blood stool test within the past year, or 2) had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years, or 3) had a colonoscopy within the past 10 years, or 4) had a stool DNA test within the past three years, or 5) had a virtual colonoscopy within the past five years.

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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