2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had a blood stool test in the past year Have had a blood stool test one or more years ago Have never had a blood stool test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,087 99 4.6 3.7- 5.9 130 6.0 4.9- 7.3 1,858 89.4 87.7-90.8
GENDER
Male 911 32 3.7 2.5- 5.6 52 5.0 3.6- 6.8 827 91.3 88.9-93.2
Female 1,176 67 5.5 4.1- 7.3 78 6.9 5.4- 8.9 1,031 87.6 85.1-89.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,424 70 5.0 3.8- 6.5 99 6.7 5.3- 8.4 1,255 88.4 86.2-90.2
Non-Hispanic Black 369 19 4.7 2.6- 8.2 14 3.8 2.1- 6.9 336 91.5 87.4-94.4
Non-Hispanic Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 87.8 78.6-93.3
Hispanic 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 177 93.3 88.0-96.3
AGE
45-54 653 29 4.6 3.0- 7.1 25 3.7 2.4- 5.5 599 91.7 88.9-93.9
55-64 678 30 4.9 3.2- 7.5 42 6.3 4.5- 8.8 606 88.8 85.5-91.4
65-74 636 34 4.3 2.9- 6.3 54 8.0 5.7-10.9 548 87.7 84.4-90.4
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 84.2 71.9-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** 162 89.3 81.8-93.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 20 4.5 2.7- 7.2 18 4.9 2.9- 8.0 381 90.7 86.9-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 568 30 5.4 3.6- 8.1 42 5.9 4.2- 8.4 496 88.7 85.4-91.3
College Graduate 914 41 3.7 2.7- 5.2 60 7.1 5.4- 9.3 813 89.2 86.7-91.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 681 32 4.6 3.1- 6.9 49 6.9 4.9- 9.6 600 88.5 85.3-91.1
No 1,380 65 4.6 3.5- 6.2 77 5.3 4.1- 6.8 1,238 90.1 88.1-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 *** *** *** 14 4.6 2.4- 8.5 195 89.8 83.5-93.9
Non-Veteran 1,866 89 4.5 3.5- 5.7 116 6.2 5.0- 7.6 1,661 89.3 87.6-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,022 39 4.0 2.8- 5.8 52 5.1 3.8- 6.8 931 90.9 88.6-92.8
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 91.8 83.8-96.0
Retired 676 36 4.9 3.3- 7.2 55 7.4 5.4-10.1 585 87.7 84.4-90.4
Unable to Work 204 17 8.1 4.5-14.0 15 6.9 3.7-12.3 172 85.0 78.2-90.0
Other not in Labor Force 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 90.0 76.6-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 92.4 85.1-96.3
$15,000- 24,999 146 12 7.2 3.8-13.2 *** *** *** 126 87.9 81.1-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 145 11 7.1 3.4-14.5 12 6.1 3.3-11.2 122 86.8 79.1-91.9
$35,000- 49,999 252 13 4.9 2.5- 9.5 15 7.2 3.8-13.2 224 87.9 81.4-92.3
$50,000-74,999 235 13 6.0 3.2-11.1 17 6.3 3.7-10.7 205 87.6 81.9-91.7
$75,000-100,000 241 *** *** *** 14 6.4 3.6-11.3 219 89.5 83.9-93.3
$100,000-150,000 233 *** *** *** 18 7.3 4.3-12.0 205 87.2 81.0-91.6
$150,000+ 301 *** *** *** 18 6.1 3.7- 9.8 275 91.6 87.5-94.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 459 21 3.9 2.4- 6.2 22 4.3 2.7- 7.0 416 91.8 88.6-94.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 90.4 83.7-94.5
101% to 150% 212 18 7.4 4.1-13.0 *** *** *** 185 89.2 83.3-93.2
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** 11 12.2 6.0-23.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,161 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9 78 6.9 5.3- 8.8 1,036 88.9 86.6-90.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 459 21 3.9 2.4- 6.2 22 4.3 2.7- 7.0 416 91.8 88.6-94.2
HOUSING
Own 1,543 73 4.7 3.6- 6.1 102 6.3 5.0- 7.8 1,368 89.0 87.1-90.7
Rent 444 22 4.5 2.9- 7.1 24 5.2 3.3- 8.1 398 90.3 86.7-93.0
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 92.5 84.8-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 623 29 5.4 3.6- 8.1 37 6.0 4.2- 8.5 557 88.6 85.2-91.2
Regional City or Suburban County 619 28 3.7 2.3- 5.8 43 6.6 4.6- 9.3 548 89.7 86.6-92.2
Rural 845 42 4.7 3.3- 6.8 50 5.5 4.0- 7.5 753 89.7 87.1-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 452 21 3.5 2.1- 5.6 20 4.2 2.5- 6.8 411 92.4 89.2-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 697 38 5.6 3.8- 8.2 41 6.0 4.2- 8.5 618 88.4 85.2-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 938 40 4.4 3.1- 6.4 69 6.9 5.3- 9.0 829 88.7 86.0-90.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 737 41 5.3 3.7- 7.6 54 6.0 4.4- 8.1 642 88.7 85.9-91.0
2nd Quartile 633 28 5.9 3.9- 8.9 37 6.2 4.4- 8.7 568 87.9 84.4-90.7
3rd Quartile 511 20 2.5 1.5- 4.1 26 5.3 3.3- 8.4 465 92.2 89.0-94.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 *** *** *** 13 7.1 3.9-12.7 183 88.9 83.0-92.9

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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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