2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Have had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years Have had a sigmoidoscopy 5 or more years ago Have never had a sigmoidoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,095 83 4.2 3.2- 5.4 59 2.5 1.9- 3.3 1,953 93.3 91.9-94.5
GENDER
Male 917 45 5.5 3.9- 7.7 25 2.2 1.4- 3.4 847 92.3 90.0-94.1
Female 1,178 38 2.9 2.0- 4.3 34 2.8 1.9- 4.1 1,106 94.3 92.5-95.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,431 61 4.4 3.3- 5.9 50 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,320 92.6 90.9-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 370 13 4.6 2.4- 8.6 *** *** *** 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 15 2.6 1.4- 4.6 *** *** *** 637 96.1 93.7-97.6
55-64 681 39 6.4 4.4- 9.2 21 2.7 1.7- 4.3 621 90.9 87.9-93.2
65-74 636 28 3.8 2.5- 5.9 25 3.4 2.2- 5.3 583 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 18 4.9 3.0- 7.8 12 2.9 1.5- 5.4 391 92.2 88.8-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 567 23 4.5 2.7- 7.4 18 2.7 1.6- 4.4 526 92.9 89.8-95.0
College Graduate 919 31 3.3 2.2- 4.9 29 2.8 1.9- 4.2 859 93.9 91.9-95.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 687 44 5.7 4.1- 8.0 23 3.0 1.9- 4.8 620 91.3 88.6-93.4
No 1,382 39 3.5 2.4- 5.1 36 2.3 1.6- 3.3 1,307 94.2 92.5-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 12 5.2 2.8- 9.5 *** *** *** 209 93.2 88.5-96.0
Non-Veteran 1,869 71 4.0 3.0- 5.3 55 2.6 1.9- 3.5 1,743 93.4 91.9-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,025 37 4.4 3.0- 6.5 21 1.9 1.2- 3.1 967 93.7 91.5-95.3
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 96.5 86.4-99.2
Retired 677 24 2.9 1.8- 4.7 30 3.7 2.5- 5.6 623 93.3 91.0-95.1
Unable to Work 209 18 8.4 5.0-13.8 *** *** *** 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 *** *** *** *** *** *** 133 91.0 83.7-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 131 91.2 83.9-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 248 11 4.1 2.1- 7.8 *** *** *** 231 94.0 89.9-96.5
$50,000-74,999 236 *** *** *** *** *** *** 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 *** *** *** *** *** *** 288 94.5 90.7-96.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 464 15 3.5 2.0- 6.1 13 2.2 1.2- 3.9 436 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 15 5.7 3.1-10.1 *** *** *** 192 91.9 86.9-95.1
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 92.3 79.6-97.3
More than 200% 1,162 40 3.7 2.6- 5.4 32 2.5 1.7- 3.6 1,090 93.8 91.9-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 464 15 3.5 2.0- 6.1 13 2.2 1.2- 3.9 436 94.3 91.5-96.2
HOUSING
Own 1,543 61 4.2 3.2- 5.6 50 2.8 2.0- 3.8 1,432 93.0 91.4-94.4
Rent 450 20 4.4 2.5- 7.5 *** *** *** 422 94.1 90.9-96.3
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 96.8 89.9-99.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 628 24 4.4 2.7- 7.0 15 2.1 1.2- 3.7 589 93.5 90.7-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 619 16 3.3 1.9- 5.9 22 3.2 2.0- 5.3 581 93.4 90.5-95.5
Rural 848 43 4.6 3.2- 6.5 22 2.2 1.4- 3.5 783 93.1 91.0-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 455 20 4.3 2.6- 7.2 *** *** *** 425 93.6 90.5-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 703 33 4.9 3.2- 7.6 18 2.3 1.4- 3.9 652 92.7 89.9-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 937 30 3.4 2.3- 5.2 31 2.9 1.9- 4.3 876 93.7 91.6-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 740 28 4.4 2.9- 6.6 20 2.3 1.4- 3.9 692 93.3 90.8-95.2
2nd Quartile 636 27 4.2 2.6- 6.8 19 2.7 1.6- 4.4 590 93.1 90.3-95.2
3rd Quartile 511 17 3.2 1.8- 5.8 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 479 94.0 91.0-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 208 11 5.7 3.0-10.7 *** *** *** 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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