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 439 50 13.1 9.7-17.6 389 86.9 82.4-90.3
GENDER
Male 171 22 13.9 8.6-21.5 149 86.1 78.5-91.4
Female 268 28 12.6 8.4-18.4 240 87.4 81.6-91.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 340 35 12.7 8.8-18.0 305 87.3 82.0-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 60 *** *** *** 51 87.2 75.4-93.8
Non-Hispanic Other 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 69 *** *** *** 62 89.7 78.7-95.4
55-64 118 16 16.3 9.7-25.9 102 83.7 74.1-90.3
65-74 135 14 10.5 6.1-17.6 121 89.5 82.4-93.9
75+ 108 12 12.1 6.1-22.6 96 87.9 77.4-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 142 17 12.9 7.8-20.5 125 87.1 79.5-92.2
College Graduate 193 16 10.4 5.9-17.7 177 89.6 82.3-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 168 23 13.6 8.7-20.6 145 86.4 79.4-91.3
No 260 26 13.1 8.5-19.5 234 86.9 80.5-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 381 43 12.5 8.9-17.1 338 87.5 82.9-91.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 146 *** *** *** 136 90.7 82.0-95.4
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 28 13.7 9.1-20.2 197 86.3 79.8-90.9
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 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 12 13.4 6.8-24.7 97 86.6 75.3-93.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 220 18 10.3 6.3-16.4 202 89.7 83.6-93.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 12 13.4 6.8-24.7 97 86.6 75.3-93.2
HOUSING
Own 337 37 12.7 9.0-17.7 300 87.3 82.3-91.0
Rent 85 *** *** *** 76 84.6 72.0-92.2
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 122 18 15.1 8.8-24.8 104 84.9 75.2-91.2
Regional City or Suburban County 137 14 9.5 5.3-16.5 123 90.5 83.5-94.7
Rural 180 18 14.7 9.1-22.8 162 85.3 77.2-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** 74 83.7 71.3-91.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 162 20 14.8 9.0-23.2 142 85.2 76.8-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 193 20 10.3 6.3-16.6 173 89.7 83.4-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 170 20 11.5 7.0-18.1 150 88.5 81.9-93.0
2nd Quartile 132 14 11.8 6.7-20.0 118 88.2 80.0-93.3
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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