2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 that have had a colonoscopy within the past ten years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had a colonoscopy in the past ten years Had a colonoscopy ten or more years ago Have never had a colonoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,070 1,376 68.9 66.6-71.2 86 3.5 2.8- 4.4 608 27.5 25.4-29.8
GENDER
Male 910 594 67.3 63.7-70.8 30 2.3 1.6- 3.5 286 30.4 27.0-34.0
Female 1,160 782 70.5 67.4-73.4 56 4.6 3.4- 6.2 322 24.9 22.2-27.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,412 988 71.1 68.3-73.8 64 3.9 3.0- 5.2 360 25.0 22.4-27.7
Non-Hispanic Black 364 271 78.4 73.3-82.8 *** *** *** 86 20.2 15.9-25.3
Non-Hispanic Other 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 191 62 31.2 24.3-39.0 *** *** *** 122 64.4 56.4-71.6
AGE
45-54 653 304 50.4 46.0-54.8 11 1.6 0.9- 3.1 338 48.0 43.5-52.4
55-64 676 480 73.0 68.8-76.8 26 3.7 2.4- 5.6 170 23.3 19.7-27.3
65-74 626 514 84.3 80.8-87.3 40 5.0 3.5- 7.1 72 10.7 8.2-13.9
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 72 46.6 38.0-55.5 *** *** *** 98 49.7 41.1-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 247 65.2 59.7-70.2 19 3.5 2.1- 5.9 150 31.3 26.4-36.7
Some Post-H.S. 564 395 72.0 67.6-76.1 25 3.4 2.2- 5.2 144 24.6 20.7-28.9
College Graduate 906 658 75.5 72.3-78.4 35 3.6 2.5- 5.3 213 20.9 18.2-23.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 676 475 73.4 69.3-77.1 30 3.6 2.4- 5.4 171 23.0 19.5-27.0
No 1,368 884 66.8 63.8-69.6 55 3.5 2.6- 4.7 429 29.7 27.0-32.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 224 171 77.1 69.8-83.1 *** *** *** 44 21.1 15.2-28.4
Non-Veteran 1,845 1,204 67.8 65.3-70.2 77 3.7 2.9- 4.8 564 28.4 26.1-30.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,016 606 62.4 58.8-65.8 35 3.3 2.3- 4.7 375 34.4 31.1-37.8
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 668 547 83.3 79.7-86.4 38 4.2 2.9- 5.9 83 12.5 9.7-16.0
Unable to Work 205 137 69.5 61.7-76.3 12 5.1 2.7- 9.4 56 25.4 19.1-33.0
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 81 60.8 51.0-69.8 *** *** *** 54 33.8 25.3-43.5
$25,000- 34,999 146 82 54.8 44.6-64.7 *** *** *** 57 42.3 32.6-52.7
$35,000- 49,999 248 153 64.9 57.6-71.6 *** *** *** 88 32.8 26.3-40.1
$50,000-74,999 234 161 72.1 65.2-78.1 *** *** *** 64 24.7 19.0-31.4
$75,000-100,000 238 185 79.8 73.4-84.9 *** *** *** 44 16.1 11.6-22.0
$100,000-150,000 232 164 71.3 64.1-77.5 *** *** *** 60 25.7 19.7-32.8
$150,000+ 303 224 74.2 68.4-79.4 *** *** *** 72 23.6 18.7-29.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 287 67.2 61.8-72.1 25 4.6 3.0- 7.1 136 28.2 23.5-33.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 57 53.4 43.1-63.5 *** *** *** 50 40.0 30.4-50.4
101% to 150% 212 125 62.7 54.4-70.3 *** *** *** 80 35.2 27.6-43.5
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,156 838 74.4 71.5-77.2 38 3.0 2.1- 4.3 280 22.6 20.0-25.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 287 67.2 61.8-72.1 25 4.6 3.0- 7.1 136 28.2 23.5-33.4
HOUSING
Own 1,523 1,105 72.7 70.0-75.2 62 3.3 2.5- 4.3 356 24.0 21.6-26.6
Rent 447 221 49.0 43.7-54.3 18 4.6 2.8- 7.7 208 46.4 41.1-51.7
Other arrangement 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 620 416 69.4 65.1-73.4 21 2.6 1.7- 4.2 183 27.9 24.0-32.2
Regional City or Suburban County 614 403 70.4 66.2-74.4 27 4.1 2.7- 6.1 184 25.5 21.8-29.6
Rural 836 557 67.4 63.5-71.1 38 3.8 2.6- 5.5 241 28.8 25.3-32.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 447 291 69.4 64.3-74.0 20 3.8 2.2- 6.5 136 26.8 22.5-31.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 693 465 68.8 64.6-72.6 30 3.8 2.6- 5.6 198 27.4 23.7-31.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 930 620 68.9 65.3-72.3 36 3.1 2.2- 4.5 274 28.0 24.7-31.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 731 478 65.7 61.3-69.7 33 3.8 2.6- 5.5 220 30.6 26.6-34.8
2nd Quartile 632 427 70.6 66.5-74.5 28 3.6 2.4- 5.4 177 25.7 22.1-29.8
3rd Quartile 503 346 73.0 68.4-77.2 13 2.3 1.2- 4.2 144 24.7 20.7-29.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 204 125 63.4 55.5-70.6 12 5.5 2.7-11.0 67 31.1 24.4-38.6

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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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