2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 443 302 67.9 62.2-73.1 141 32.1 26.9-37.8
GENDER
Male 173 110 61.9 52.7-70.3 63 38.1 29.7-47.3
Female 270 192 72.4 65.1-78.7 78 27.6 21.3-34.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 342 234 68.2 62.0-73.8 108 31.8 26.2-38.0
Non-Hispanic Black 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 133 89 64.2 53.8-73.5 44 35.8 26.5-46.2
75+ 116 82 74.2 63.4-82.6 34 25.8 17.4-36.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 144 98 62.9 52.1-72.6 46 37.1 27.4-47.9
College Graduate 197 129 64.0 55.9-71.4 68 36.0 28.6-44.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 172 120 69.1 59.3-77.5 52 30.9 22.5-40.7
No 260 174 66.9 59.5-73.5 86 33.1 26.5-40.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 384 266 69.6 63.5-75.1 118 30.4 24.9-36.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 144 94 64.6 54.0-73.9 50 35.4 26.1-46.0
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 230 159 69.1 61.2-76.0 71 30.9 24.0-38.8
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 221 156 70.3 62.4-77.2 65 29.7 22.8-37.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 341 235 68.7 62.3-74.5 106 31.3 25.5-37.7
Rent 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 123 87 72.4 61.7-80.9 36 27.6 19.1-38.3
Regional City or Suburban County 140 90 62.9 52.2-72.5 50 37.1 27.5-47.8
Rural 180 125 68.7 59.6-76.6 55 31.3 23.4-40.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 162 105 64.3 54.7-72.9 57 35.7 27.1-45.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 196 140 72.0 63.2-79.4 56 28.0 20.6-36.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 171 126 71.2 60.9-79.6 45 28.8 20.4-39.1
2nd Quartile 135 85 67.0 56.9-75.7 50 33.0 24.3-43.1
3rd Quartile 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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