2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,585 450 16.9 15.2-18.8 2,135 83.1 81.2-84.8
GENDER
Male 1,105 176 15.8 13.3-18.6 929 84.2 81.4-86.7
Female 1,480 274 17.9 15.6-20.5 1,206 82.1 79.5-84.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,842 348 18.6 16.6-20.9 1,494 81.4 79.1-83.4
Non-Hispanic Black 419 61 15.5 11.3-20.8 358 84.5 79.2-88.7
Non-Hispanic Other 93 17 12.1 6.9-20.3 76 87.9 79.7-93.1
Hispanic 203 21 9.6 6.1-14.9 182 90.4 85.1-93.9
AGE
45-54 654 70 10.7 8.2-13.8 584 89.3 86.2-91.8
55-64 681 120 18.5 15.1-22.5 561 81.5 77.5-84.9
65-74 639 135 19.7 16.3-23.6 504 80.3 76.4-83.7
75+ 545 116 20.5 16.3-25.5 429 79.5 74.5-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 27 14.4 9.2-21.8 200 85.6 78.2-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 518 76 14.8 11.6-18.9 442 85.2 81.1-88.4
Some Post-H.S. 708 146 19.1 15.9-22.8 562 80.9 77.2-84.1
College Graduate 1,122 199 17.2 14.8-19.9 923 82.8 80.1-85.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 934 176 18.5 15.5-21.9 758 81.5 78.1-84.5
No 1,617 263 15.8 13.8-18.1 1,354 84.2 81.9-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 323 60 18.5 13.8-24.5 263 81.5 75.5-86.2
Non-Veteran 2,260 390 16.7 14.9-18.7 1,870 83.3 81.3-85.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,065 147 14.3 11.8-17.1 918 85.7 82.9-88.2
Unemployed 88 11 9.6 5.0-17.5 77 90.4 82.5-95.0
Retired 1,107 232 20.1 17.3-23.3 875 79.9 76.7-82.7
Unable to Work 213 52 22.0 16.2-29.2 161 78.0 70.8-83.8
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** 77 87.7 75.3-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 13 11.0 5.9-19.5 75 89.0 80.5-94.1
$15,000- 24,999 183 37 19.5 13.7-27.0 146 80.5 73.0-86.3
$25,000- 34,999 190 48 22.0 15.7-29.9 142 78.0 70.1-84.3
$35,000- 49,999 328 54 16.1 11.5-22.2 274 83.9 77.8-88.5
$50,000-74,999 290 50 18.0 13.3-23.8 240 82.0 76.2-86.7
$75,000-100,000 276 40 14.9 10.7-20.4 236 85.1 79.6-89.3
$100,000-150,000 260 44 19.0 13.6-25.8 216 81.0 74.2-86.4
$150,000+ 324 48 14.1 10.5-18.8 276 85.9 81.2-89.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 646 116 16.8 13.3-21.0 530 83.2 79.0-86.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 22 16.7 10.8-24.9 109 83.3 75.1-89.2
101% to 150% 262 46 16.2 11.5-22.3 216 83.8 77.7-88.5
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,369 223 16.5 14.3-19.0 1,146 83.5 81.0-85.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 646 116 16.8 13.3-21.0 530 83.2 79.0-86.7
HOUSING
Own 1,937 346 17.4 15.5-19.6 1,591 82.6 80.4-84.5
Rent 522 87 15.9 12.7-19.9 435 84.1 80.1-87.3
Other arrangement 104 17 12.0 7.0-19.8 87 88.0 80.2-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 760 125 16.7 13.7-20.1 635 83.3 79.9-86.3
Regional City or Suburban County 741 141 18.5 15.3-22.2 600 81.5 77.8-84.7
Rural 1,084 184 16.0 13.4-18.9 900 84.0 81.1-86.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 550 86 14.6 11.2-18.7 464 85.4 81.3-88.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 888 166 18.8 15.8-22.2 722 81.2 77.8-84.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,147 198 16.7 14.2-19.5 949 83.3 80.5-85.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 921 174 17.8 14.9-21.1 747 82.2 78.9-85.1
2nd Quartile 778 136 17.8 14.8-21.3 642 82.2 78.7-85.2
3rd Quartile 634 100 14.5 11.4-18.4 534 85.5 81.6-88.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 252 40 17.6 12.6-24.1 212 82.4 75.9-87.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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