2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,627 1,953 74.6 72.5-76.6 674 25.4 23.4-27.5
Eastern NC 743 561 76.7 73.1-80.0 182 23.3 20.0-26.9
GENDER
Male 308 226 74.8 68.9-79.9 82 25.2 20.1-31.1
Female 435 335 78.3 73.6-82.4 100 21.7 17.6-26.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 498 388 77.3 72.8-81.2 110 22.7 18.8-27.2
Non-Hispanic Black 157 126 81.9 74.2-87.7 31 18.1 12.3-25.8
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 169 80 52.2 43.5-60.8 89 47.8 39.2-56.5
55-64 218 169 79.3 72.9-84.5 49 20.7 15.5-27.1
65-74 197 175 90.3 84.8-93.9 22 9.7 6.1-15.2
75+ 145 128 85.4 76.1-91.5 17 14.6 8.5-23.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 129 74.9 67.5-81.1 54 25.1 18.9-32.5
Some Post-H.S. 200 160 81.6 74.7-86.9 40 18.4 13.1-25.3
College Graduate 289 233 80.1 74.7-84.7 56 19.9 15.3-25.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 229 79.3 73.3-84.3 60 20.7 15.7-26.7
No 450 329 74.9 70.1-79.1 121 25.1 20.9-29.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 130 106 82.4 74.1-88.5 24 17.6 11.5-25.9
Non-Veteran 612 454 75.4 71.3-79.1 158 24.6 20.9-28.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 179 65.3 58.7-71.4 99 34.7 28.6-41.3
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 330 292 88.3 83.6-91.8 38 11.7 8.2-16.4
Unable to Work 76 59 78.3 66.3-86.9 17 21.7 13.1-33.7
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 69 82.3 72.5-89.1 19 17.7 10.9-27.5
$50,000- 74,999 93 71 79.3 69.3-86.7 22 20.7 13.3-30.7
$75,000+ 241 190 79.2 72.9-84.3 51 20.8 15.7-27.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 179 132 75.7 67.5-82.3 47 24.3 17.7-32.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 391 310 80.3 75.6-84.3 81 19.7 15.7-24.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 179 132 75.7 67.5-82.3 47 24.3 17.7-32.5
HOUSING
Own 566 455 80.1 76.1-83.6 111 19.9 16.4-23.9
Rent 140 83 57.9 48.4-66.8 57 42.1 33.2-51.6
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 210 157 77.3 70.5-83.0 53 22.7 17.0-29.5
Rural 476 359 76.0 71.3-80.2 117 24.0 19.8-28.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 426 313 76.4 71.7-80.6 113 23.6 19.4-28.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 237 185 76.9 70.1-82.5 52 23.1 17.5-29.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 163 131 80.4 72.7-86.3 32 19.6 13.7-27.3
2nd Quartile 133 98 74.4 65.1-81.9 35 25.6 18.1-34.9
3rd Quartile 225 174 78.5 71.5-84.2 51 21.5 15.8-28.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 222 158 74.1 67.3-79.9 64 25.9 20.1-32.7

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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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