2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are exams to check for colon cancer.
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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
-Non-Hispanic Black 428 335 81.3 76.8-85.2 93 18.7 14.8-23.2
GENDER
Male 161 121 78.6 70.7-84.9 40 21.4 15.1-29.3
Female 267 214 83.6 78.1-87.9 53 16.4 12.1-21.9
AGE
45-54 123 74 63.1 52.6-72.5 49 36.9 27.5-47.4
55-64 121 95 81.8 72.9-88.2 26 18.2 11.8-27.1
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 79 80.2 71.2-87.0 30 19.8 13.0-28.8
Some Post-H.S. 141 116 82.4 74.0-88.5 25 17.6 11.5-26.0
College Graduate 138 113 86.8 80.3-91.4 25 13.2 8.6-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 109 87 84.5 75.3-90.8 22 15.5 9.2-24.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 155 125 82.9 75.1-88.7 30 17.1 11.3-24.9
No 267 205 80.5 74.6-85.3 62 19.5 14.7-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 367 284 80.8 75.9-85.0 83 19.2 15.0-24.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 170 135 83.3 76.7-88.4 35 16.7 11.6-23.3
Regional City or Suburban County 112 86 82.0 73.3-88.3 26 18.0 11.7-26.7
Rural 146 114 78.7 69.3-85.8 32 21.3 14.2-30.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 185 132 74.9 67.0-81.5 53 25.1 18.5-33.0
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 148 132 91.1 84.7-94.9 16 8.9 5.1-15.3
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 207 166 83.7 77.2-88.6 41 16.3 11.4-22.8
HOUSING
Own 250 216 86.2 80.5-90.4 34 13.8 9.6-19.5
Rent 156 104 67.5 58.9-75.1 52 32.5 24.9-41.1
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 146 114 81.7 73.7-87.7 32 18.3 12.3-26.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 147 86.4 80.4-90.7 33 13.6 9.3-19.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 83 66 85.3 75.8-91.5 17 14.7 8.5-24.2
2nd Quartile 149 120 82.8 74.7-88.7 29 17.2 11.3-25.3
3rd Quartile 124 94 77.3 67.4-85.0 30 22.7 15.0-32.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 55 81.2 70.2-88.8 17 18.8 11.2-29.8

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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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