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 434 117 26.4 21.5-32.0 317 73.6 68.0-78.5
GENDER
Male 167 48 28.6 21.1-37.5 119 71.4 62.5-78.9
Female 267 69 24.8 18.6-32.2 198 75.2 67.8-81.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 335 84 22.1 17.6-27.4 251 77.9 72.6-82.4
Non-Hispanic Black 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 133 43 28.8 20.8-38.4 90 71.2 61.6-79.2
75+ 115 23 20.7 12.8-31.7 92 79.3 68.3-87.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 70 16 17.7 10.1-29.2 54 82.3 70.8-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 141 45 35.7 26.1-46.6 96 64.3 53.4-73.9
College Graduate 195 50 24.6 18.4-32.0 145 75.4 68.0-81.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 167 45 26.6 18.7-36.3 122 73.4 63.7-81.3
No 256 69 26.6 20.5-33.8 187 73.4 66.2-79.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 377 108 28.2 22.8-34.3 269 71.8 65.7-77.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 140 40 30.3 21.2-41.3 100 69.7 58.7-78.8
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 58 24.0 18.0-31.3 171 76.0 68.7-82.0
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 215 49 23.1 16.9-30.7 166 76.9 69.3-83.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 336 91 26.2 20.8-32.5 245 73.8 67.5-79.2
Rent 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 138 33 22.1 14.3-32.6 105 77.9 67.4-85.7
Rural 178 49 25.5 18.5-34.2 129 74.5 65.8-81.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 157 41 25.6 18.1-34.9 116 74.4 65.1-81.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 193 50 26.8 19.4-35.7 143 73.2 64.3-80.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 168 41 28.7 20.2-39.1 127 71.3 60.9-79.8
2nd Quartile 130 40 28.2 20.0-38.3 90 71.8 61.7-80.0
3rd Quartile 96 24 18.7 11.6-28.8 72 81.3 71.2-88.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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