2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past ten years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Have had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 10 years Have had a sigmoidoscopy 10 or more years ago Have never had a sigmoidoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,095 110 5.3 4.3- 6.6 32 1.3 0.9- 2.0 1,953 93.3 91.9-94.5
GENDER
Male 917 57 6.6 4.9- 8.9 13 1.1 0.6- 2.1 847 92.3 90.0-94.1
Female 1,178 53 4.2 3.0- 5.7 19 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,106 94.3 92.5-95.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,431 83 5.7 4.4- 7.3 28 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,320 92.6 90.9-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 370 15 5.2 2.9- 9.3 *** *** *** 351 93.7 89.7-96.3
Non-Hispanic Other 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 93.8 85.4-97.5
Hispanic 191 *** *** *** *** *** *** 186 98.6 96.3-99.5
AGE
45-54 659 21 3.8 2.3- 6.2 *** *** *** 637 96.1 93.7-97.6
55-64 681 52 7.9 5.7-10.8 *** *** *** 621 90.9 87.9-93.2
65-74 636 36 4.8 3.3- 7.0 17 2.5 1.4- 4.2 583 92.7 90.2-94.6
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 92.7 82.2-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 171 95.9 91.5-98.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 421 25 6.4 4.2- 9.7 *** *** *** 391 92.2 88.8-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 567 31 5.9 3.8- 8.9 *** *** *** 526 92.9 89.8-95.0
College Graduate 919 43 4.3 3.1- 6.0 17 1.8 1.1- 3.1 859 93.9 91.9-95.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 687 54 6.9 5.1- 9.3 13 1.8 1.0- 3.5 620 91.3 88.6-93.4
No 1,382 56 4.7 3.4- 6.4 19 1.1 0.7- 1.8 1,307 94.2 92.5-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 14 6.4 3.6-11.0 *** *** *** 209 93.2 88.5-96.0
Non-Veteran 1,869 96 5.2 4.1- 6.6 30 1.4 1.0- 2.2 1,743 93.4 91.9-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,025 48 5.4 3.9- 7.6 *** *** *** 967 93.7 91.5-95.3
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 96.5 86.4-99.2
Retired 677 33 4.0 2.7- 5.9 21 2.7 1.6- 4.4 623 93.3 91.0-95.1
Unable to Work 209 24 11.4 7.3-17.3 *** *** *** 184 88.2 82.3-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 97.7 91.3-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 91.8 81.5-96.6
$15,000- 24,999 146 11 7.7 3.8-14.9 *** *** *** 133 91.0 83.7-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 146 12 6.4 3.1-13.0 *** *** *** 131 91.2 83.9-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 248 13 4.8 2.6- 8.7 *** *** *** 231 94.0 89.9-96.5
$50,000-74,999 236 15 6.6 3.6-11.8 *** *** *** 218 91.5 85.9-95.0
$75,000-100,000 239 *** *** *** *** *** *** 224 94.0 88.7-96.8
$100,000-150,000 233 *** *** *** *** *** *** 220 93.6 88.1-96.7
$150,000+ 305 14 4.6 2.5- 8.1 *** *** *** 288 94.5 90.7-96.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 464 21 4.7 2.9- 7.4 *** *** *** 436 94.3 91.5-96.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 105 86.9 76.2-93.2
101% to 150% 213 17 6.6 3.8-11.2 *** *** *** 192 91.9 86.9-95.1
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 92.3 79.6-97.3
More than 200% 1,162 54 4.8 3.5- 6.5 18 1.4 0.8- 2.4 1,090 93.8 91.9-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 464 21 4.7 2.9- 7.4 *** *** *** 436 94.3 91.5-96.2
HOUSING
Own 1,543 85 5.5 4.3- 7.1 26 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,432 93.0 91.4-94.4
Rent 450 23 5.0 3.0- 8.2 *** *** *** 422 94.1 90.9-96.3
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 96.8 89.9-99.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 628 30 5.2 3.4- 7.8 *** *** *** 589 93.5 90.7-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 619 24 4.6 2.9- 7.4 14 2.0 1.1- 3.6 581 93.4 90.5-95.5
Rural 848 56 6.0 4.5- 8.1 *** *** *** 783 93.1 91.0-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 455 26 5.5 3.5- 8.5 *** *** *** 425 93.6 90.5-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 703 39 5.6 3.8- 8.2 12 1.7 0.9- 3.2 652 92.7 89.9-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 937 45 5.0 3.6- 7.0 16 1.3 0.7- 2.3 876 93.7 91.6-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 740 40 6.0 4.2- 8.5 *** *** *** 692 93.3 90.8-95.2
2nd Quartile 636 32 4.9 3.2- 7.5 14 1.9 1.1- 3.5 590 93.1 90.3-95.2
3rd Quartile 511 25 4.5 2.8- 7.2 *** *** *** 479 94.0 91.0-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 208 13 6.5 3.6-11.5 *** *** *** 192 92.3 87.2-95.5

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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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