2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 who have fully met the USPSTF recommendations.*
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had at least one of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Have never had any of the recommended CRC tests
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,076 1,462 72.2 69.9-74.4 127 5.8 4.7- 7.0 487 22.0 20.0-24.2
GENDER
Male 913 625 70.3 66.7-73.6 45 4.1 2.9- 5.8 243 25.6 22.5-29.1
Female 1,163 837 74.0 71.0-76.8 82 7.3 5.7- 9.3 244 18.7 16.3-21.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,417 1,059 75.2 72.5-77.7 92 6.3 5.0- 8.0 266 18.5 16.2-20.9
Non-Hispanic Black 366 278 79.7 74.8-83.9 13 2.7 1.5- 4.7 75 17.6 13.7-22.4
Non-Hispanic Other 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 190 67 34.1 27.0-42.0 *** *** *** 113 60.5 52.4-68.0
AGE
45-54 649 327 54.2 49.7-58.6 28 4.4 2.9- 6.6 294 41.4 37.1-45.8
55-64 680 506 75.8 71.8-79.4 44 6.5 4.7- 9.0 130 17.7 14.5-21.4
65-74 632 548 87.4 84.0-90.2 43 5.6 4.0- 8.0 41 6.9 4.8- 9.9
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 78 50.3 41.7-59.0 *** *** *** 90 45.1 36.7-53.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 265 68.1 62.8-73.1 32 8.0 5.4-11.8 122 23.8 19.5-28.8
Some Post-H.S. 565 417 75.5 71.3-79.3 30 4.1 2.7- 6.0 118 20.4 16.9-24.5
College Graduate 908 698 78.7 75.6-81.4 56 6.2 4.6- 8.3 154 15.1 12.8-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 679 496 75.2 71.1-78.8 46 5.8 4.1- 8.1 137 19.1 15.8-22.8
No 1,370 948 70.9 68.0-73.6 78 5.7 4.4- 7.3 344 23.4 21.0-26.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 175 81.1 74.5-86.4 11 2.3 1.2- 4.3 37 16.6 11.6-23.2
Non-Veteran 1,852 1,286 71.0 68.5-73.3 116 6.2 5.1- 7.7 450 22.8 20.6-25.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,017 644 65.7 62.3-69.0 58 5.8 4.3- 7.7 315 28.4 25.4-31.7
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 671 579 86.7 83.3-89.6 43 5.1 3.6- 7.1 49 8.2 5.9-11.3
Unable to Work 208 145 71.4 63.7-78.1 21 10.0 6.1-16.0 42 18.6 13.2-25.5
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 89 64.6 55.1-73.2 *** *** *** 48 30.1 22.1-39.6
$25,000- 34,999 146 91 60.7 50.4-70.2 15 9.3 5.0-16.4 40 30.0 21.4-40.3
$35,000- 49,999 249 160 66.3 59.0-72.9 12 4.8 2.3- 9.7 77 28.9 22.8-35.9
$50,000-74,999 235 175 77.7 71.4-83.0 14 5.1 2.8- 9.0 46 17.2 12.6-23.0
$75,000-100,000 239 190 81.7 75.5-86.6 11 5.0 2.5- 9.8 38 13.3 9.3-18.7
$100,000-150,000 233 172 74.4 67.5-80.3 17 6.8 4.0-11.2 44 18.8 13.7-25.3
$150,000+ 303 232 76.7 71.0-81.7 14 4.5 2.6- 7.6 57 18.8 14.3-24.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 450 311 70.6 65.3-75.4 29 6.2 4.0- 9.4 110 23.2 18.8-28.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 34.5 25.6-44.6
101% to 150% 211 136 66.9 58.6-74.2 *** *** *** 65 29.3 22.3-37.5
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,160 876 77.1 74.2-79.7 64 5.2 4.0- 6.9 220 17.7 15.3-20.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 450 311 70.6 65.3-75.4 29 6.2 4.0- 9.4 110 23.2 18.8-28.2
HOUSING
Own 1,532 1,169 75.8 73.2-78.2 93 5.6 4.4- 7.0 270 18.6 16.5-21.0
Rent 445 240 53.3 47.9-58.5 27 7.0 4.6-10.6 178 39.7 34.7-45.0
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 618 436 72.7 68.5-76.5 30 4.1 2.7- 6.2 152 23.2 19.6-27.3
Regional City or Suburban County 618 429 72.6 68.4-76.5 44 7.5 5.4-10.4 145 19.9 16.6-23.6
Rural 840 597 71.5 67.7-75.0 53 5.8 4.2- 7.8 190 22.8 19.6-26.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 448 306 71.6 66.6-76.0 25 5.0 3.1- 8.0 117 23.4 19.4-28.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 696 505 73.5 69.5-77.1 39 5.6 3.9- 8.0 152 20.9 17.7-24.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 932 651 71.5 68.0-74.8 63 6.3 4.7- 8.2 218 22.2 19.2-25.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 735 511 69.3 65.0-73.2 56 7.2 5.3- 9.6 168 23.5 19.9-27.6
2nd Quartile 633 456 74.9 71.0-78.4 34 4.9 3.4- 7.0 143 20.2 16.9-23.8
3rd Quartile 504 365 75.1 70.5-79.2 21 4.2 2.5- 7.0 118 20.7 17.0-25.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 204 130 65.3 57.5-72.4 16 8.0 4.4-14.0 58 26.7 20.5-33.9

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*The definition includes (list of recommended CRC tests): 1) had a blood stool test within the past year, or 2) had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years, or 3) had a colonoscopy within the past 10 years, or 4) had a stool DNA test within the past three years, or 5) had a virtual colonoscopy within the past five years.

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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