2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

How long has it been since you had this test?* (Blood Stool Test)

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 431 115 26.4 21.6-32.0 57 13.3 9.6-18.1 64 15.4 11.8-19.8 57 12.2 8.8-16.7 138 32.7 27.3-38.5
GENDER
Male 168 39 24.0 16.9-32.8 20 10.6 6.5-16.9 26 14.5 9.6-21.4 22 12.7 7.5-20.8 61 38.1 29.6-47.5
Female 263 76 28.3 22.0-35.7 37 15.3 10.1-22.7 38 16.0 11.2-22.3 35 11.9 7.8-17.5 77 28.5 22.0-36.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 330 84 26.2 20.8-32.4 48 14.0 10.1-19.0 47 14.1 10.3-19.0 46 13.1 9.1-18.6 105 32.6 26.8-38.9
Non-Hispanic Black 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.7 10.9-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 117 30 26.9 18.1-38.1 12 10.4 5.5-18.8 18 14.2 8.5-22.9 12 9.9 5.2-18.3 *** *** ***
65-74 132 34 22.4 15.4-31.5 20 10.8 6.6-17.3 14 13.3 7.4-22.6 20 17.2 10.1-28.0 44 36.2 26.9-46.7
75+ 113 22 17.4 10.1-28.2 *** *** *** 18 17.3 10.1-27.9 22 16.3 9.4-26.9 34 27.6 18.6-38.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 142 38 27.5 19.3-37.6 20 11.0 6.7-17.7 20 13.4 8.1-21.2 18 10.3 5.6-18.3 46 37.8 28.0-48.7
College Graduate 191 47 20.5 15.0-27.4 24 13.2 8.5-19.9 29 18.4 12.5-26.2 26 12.3 8.0-18.4 65 35.6 28.2-43.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 167 41 22.7 15.9-31.5 25 16.9 10.1-27.0 21 12.7 7.9-19.8 28 15.8 9.7-24.6 52 31.9 23.3-41.9
No 254 71 29.4 22.9-36.9 30 10.7 7.1-15.8 41 17.0 12.2-23.2 28 9.2 5.9-14.1 84 33.6 26.9-41.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 373 101 26.1 21.1-31.9 51 14.5 10.4-20.0 57 15.7 11.9-20.5 48 12.5 8.8-17.6 116 31.1 25.5-37.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 139 39 28.7 20.4-38.7 17 10.7 6.4-17.3 26 18.4 12.2-26.8 *** *** *** 47 34.9 25.4-45.8
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 52 22.4 16.3-30.1 31 14.6 9.0-22.8 30 13.7 9.1-20.1 41 17.1 11.5-24.7 71 32.2 25.0-40.3
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 26 18.4 11.4-28.4 *** *** *** 14 15.0 8.3-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 218 54 26.0 19.5-33.8 25 9.6 6.2-14.5 41 18.3 13.1-25.0 33 15.9 10.6-23.2 65 30.1 23.2-38.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 26 18.4 11.4-28.4 *** *** *** 14 15.0 8.3-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 330 86 26.0 20.7-32.3 45 13.8 9.7-19.3 54 16.5 12.4-21.7 42 11.7 8.1-16.8 103 31.9 25.9-38.4
Rent 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 118 *** *** *** 12 9.6 5.0-17.5 18 12.8 7.8-20.3 20 18.2 11.1-28.3 34 27.5 18.7-38.4
Regional City or Suburban County 135 32 19.9 13.1-29.0 16 11.3 6.4-19.2 24 19.5 12.7-28.8 14 10.7 5.4-20.1 *** *** ***
Rural 178 49 27.6 20.1-36.7 29 17.9 11.0-27.7 22 13.9 8.6-21.7 23 8.9 5.1-14.9 55 31.7 23.8-41.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 24 23.0 14.3-34.7 *** *** *** 11 14.2 7.2-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 157 41 27.3 19.4-37.0 23 11.3 7.2-17.5 21 16.2 10.2-24.8 15 8.0 3.9-15.7 57 37.1 28.2-47.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 191 50 27.2 20.0-35.8 22 12.4 7.7-19.3 32 15.1 10.4-21.5 34 17.6 11.8-25.3 53 27.8 20.3-36.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 164 49 30.0 21.9-39.5 19 13.7 8.1-22.1 26 14.2 9.3-21.2 28 13.1 8.3-19.9 42 29.1 20.3-39.8
2nd Quartile 131 31 30.2 21.1-41.2 17 10.3 6.0-17.0 16 12.9 7.8-20.7 17 12.8 7.3-21.3 50 33.9 24.9-44.1
3rd Quartile 97 23 16.5 10.0-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a blood stool test
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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