2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,627 1,953 74.6 72.5-76.6 674 25.4 23.4-27.5
GENDER
Male 1,131 814 72.2 69.0-75.2 317 27.8 24.8-31.0
Female 1,496 1,139 76.7 73.9-79.2 357 23.3 20.8-26.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,872 1,469 77.4 75.0-79.7 403 22.6 20.3-25.0
Non-Hispanic Black 428 335 81.3 76.8-85.2 93 18.7 14.8-23.2
Non-Hispanic Other 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 205 73 34.3 27.4-41.9 132 65.7 58.1-72.6
AGE
45-54 662 327 53.6 49.2-58.0 335 46.4 42.0-50.8
55-64 692 525 77.4 73.5-80.9 167 22.6 19.1-26.5
65-74 645 574 89.7 86.6-92.2 71 10.3 7.8-13.4
75+ 559 489 82.2 76.9-86.5 70 17.8 13.5-23.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 233 115 54.3 46.6-61.8 118 45.7 38.2-53.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 528 362 72.3 67.5-76.7 166 27.7 23.3-32.5
Some Post-H.S. 715 553 77.3 73.5-80.7 162 22.7 19.3-26.5
College Graduate 1,141 917 81.0 78.3-83.4 224 19.0 16.6-21.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 955 758 78.7 75.2-81.8 197 21.3 18.2-24.8
No 1,637 1,171 72.5 69.9-75.0 466 27.5 25.0-30.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 336 279 81.1 75.1-85.9 57 18.9 14.1-24.9
Non-Veteran 2,289 1,672 73.6 71.4-75.7 617 26.4 24.3-28.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 696 66.9 63.6-70.1 380 33.1 29.9-36.4
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,131 993 85.7 82.6-88.3 138 14.3 11.7-17.4
Unable to Work 219 164 76.3 69.1-82.3 55 23.7 17.7-30.9
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 58 68.9 58.1-78.0 34 31.1 22.0-41.9
$15,000- 24,999 184 124 67.5 58.5-75.3 60 32.5 24.7-41.5
$25,000- 34,999 193 132 64.9 55.9-73.0 61 35.1 27.0-44.1
$35,000- 49,999 329 236 71.6 65.4-77.1 93 28.4 22.9-34.6
$50,000-74,999 293 223 76.9 70.9-82.0 70 23.1 18.0-29.1
$75,000-100,000 279 231 84.7 79.4-88.9 48 15.3 11.1-20.6
$100,000-150,000 262 202 76.9 70.4-82.4 60 23.1 17.6-29.6
$150,000+ 330 257 77.6 72.1-82.3 73 22.4 17.7-27.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 665 490 73.5 68.9-77.6 175 26.5 22.4-31.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 82 63.8 54.1-72.5 51 36.2 27.5-45.9
101% to 150% 264 178 68.5 61.1-75.1 86 31.5 24.9-38.9
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,385 1,089 79.2 76.7-81.6 296 20.8 18.4-23.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 665 490 73.5 68.9-77.6 175 26.5 22.4-31.1
HOUSING
Own 1,963 1,560 77.7 75.3-79.8 403 22.3 20.2-24.7
Rent 537 314 56.5 51.7-61.3 223 43.5 38.7-48.3
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 778 567 72.7 68.9-76.3 211 27.3 23.7-31.1
Regional City or Suburban County 756 564 77.9 74.3-81.1 192 22.1 18.9-25.7
Rural 1,093 822 73.6 70.2-76.8 271 26.4 23.2-29.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 556 404 74.6 70.1-78.5 152 25.4 21.5-29.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 906 682 74.5 70.8-77.9 224 25.5 22.1-29.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,165 867 74.7 71.6-77.6 298 25.3 22.4-28.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 934 693 73.0 69.3-76.4 241 27.0 23.6-30.7
2nd Quartile 797 598 75.7 71.9-79.1 199 24.3 20.9-28.1
3rd Quartile 643 484 76.0 71.8-79.7 159 24.0 20.3-28.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 253 178 72.9 66.3-78.6 75 27.1 21.4-33.7

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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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