2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

How long has it been since your most recent colonoscopy?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,556 463 18.9 17.0-20.8 302 11.7 10.2-13.3 929 36.8 34.6-39.2 170 5.8 4.8- 6.9 692 26.9 24.8-29.0
-FEMALES 1,454 267 18.9 16.5-21.6 173 12.1 10.2-14.4 544 37.8 34.7-41.0 102 6.4 5.1- 8.1 368 24.7 22.1-27.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,024 172 17.5 14.8-20.5 124 11.7 9.6-14.2 427 40.7 37.1-44.5 78 6.8 5.2- 8.9 223 23.2 20.1-26.7
Non-Hispanic Black 258 64 25.8 19.7-33.0 37 14.4 9.7-21.0 88 36.5 29.8-43.9 *** *** *** 59 19.7 14.9-25.7
Other 161 30 16.3 10.0-25.5 11 10.8 5.1-21.6 26 22.8 14.7-33.5 *** *** *** 84 43.2 34.0-53.0
AGE
45-54 379 82 23.1 18.3-28.7 37 9.2 6.6-12.8 67 20.5 15.9-26.0 *** *** *** 186 45.3 39.6-51.1
55-64 382 73 20.8 16.1-26.5 39 11.4 7.8-16.3 154 40.5 34.7-46.5 19 5.5 3.4- 8.8 97 21.8 17.4-26.9
65-74 359 73 19.4 15.0-24.7 61 16.6 12.6-21.6 156 47.3 41.1-53.6 27 6.2 4.0- 9.6 42 10.5 7.2-15.0
75+ 318 36 10.7 7.1-16.0 35 11.1 6.8-17.7 162 45.3 37.6-53.2 43 11.6 7.9-16.7 42 21.2 14.9-29.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 14 13.4 7.1-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 280 42 15.0 10.7-20.7 26 11.1 7.3-16.5 95 34.3 27.4-41.9 24 8.4 5.3-13.0 93 31.2 24.8-38.5
Some Post-H.S. 424 84 21.4 16.8-26.8 62 12.9 9.5-17.1 164 40.6 35.1-46.3 24 4.2 2.6- 6.7 90 21.0 16.8-25.9
College Graduate 633 126 20.5 17.1-24.4 78 13.4 10.5-16.9 254 39.4 35.0-43.8 45 7.6 5.4-10.5 130 19.2 16.0-22.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** 15 17.7 10.1-29.0 37 29.3 20.0-40.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 17 11.5 6.6-19.3 17 14.0 7.7-24.1 37 30.4 21.0-41.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 183 34 18.8 13.0-26.2 14 6.1 3.3-11.0 71 42.2 33.5-51.4 14 6.4 3.3-12.0 50 26.6 19.7-34.9
$50,000- 74,999 169 30 15.5 10.5-22.4 22 15.5 9.2-24.8 65 38.0 29.8-47.0 12 6.7 3.4-13.0 40 24.3 17.5-32.7
$75,000+ 422 98 24.5 20.0-29.7 55 12.8 9.7-16.8 168 40.2 34.9-45.7 17 4.3 2.5- 7.3 84 18.2 14.5-22.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 99 19.4 15.3-24.3 60 11.4 8.3-15.4 204 39.6 34.2-45.3 41 6.4 4.4- 9.1 116 23.2 18.7-28.4
No 913 165 18.6 15.7-21.8 111 12.7 10.2-15.7 332 36.8 33.2-40.6 60 6.6 4.9- 8.7 245 25.3 22.2-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,409 254 18.5 16.1-21.2 163 12.0 10.0-14.4 533 38.2 35.1-41.4 99 6.5 5.2- 8.2 360 24.7 22.1-27.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 411 69 16.8 13.1-21.4 46 12.0 8.9-16.2 163 40.0 34.7-45.6 26 5.9 3.9- 8.9 107 25.2 20.7-30.3
Regional City or Suburban County 416 73 18.8 14.4-24.1 53 12.6 9.3-17.0 152 40.1 34.2-46.2 27 6.1 4.0- 9.3 111 22.4 18.2-27.3
Rural 627 125 20.5 16.7-24.9 74 11.8 8.7-15.9 229 34.5 29.9-39.3 49 7.1 5.0- 9.9 150 26.1 21.8-30.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 531 113 21.4 17.4-25.9 58 11.9 8.8-15.8 152 30.0 25.4-34.9 26 5.5 3.5- 8.3 182 31.3 27.0-36.0
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 664 106 15.2 12.2-18.8 96 13.9 10.8-17.7 315 48.0 43.1-52.9 62 7.6 5.7-10.3 85 15.3 11.7-19.6
Unable to Work 122 28 27.2 18.2-38.5 *** *** *** 41 31.7 22.7-42.3 11 8.6 4.5-15.8 32 24.2 16.4-34.3
Other not in Labor Force 76 12 16.3 8.9-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 27 18.3 11.6-27.7 23 17.2 10.3-27.2 48 30.2 21.7-40.4 *** *** *** 55 31.5 23.5-40.8
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 719 150 21.3 18.0-25.0 85 11.5 9.1-14.4 296 42.5 38.3-46.8 41 5.5 3.8- 7.8 147 19.2 16.2-22.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 62 22.5 16.9-29.3 44 15.1 10.4-21.3 95 29.0 23.1-35.6 29 8.8 5.6-13.5 82 24.7 19.4-30.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 506 99 18.3 14.6-22.8 61 10.9 8.2-14.5 194 40.4 34.9-46.1 33 5.5 3.7- 8.1 119 24.8 20.2-30.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 636 106 17.6 14.2-21.6 68 11.7 8.8-15.3 255 40.0 35.6-44.7 40 6.0 4.3- 8.5 167 24.6 20.9-28.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 512 80 16.3 12.6-20.9 59 12.0 8.7-16.3 194 36.7 31.8-41.8 38 7.0 4.9- 9.9 141 28.0 23.5-33.0
2nd Quartile 436 85 18.4 14.6-23.1 46 10.3 7.5-14.0 167 41.3 35.6-47.3 30 6.0 4.0- 9.0 108 23.9 19.3-29.3
3rd Quartile 357 70 20.1 15.4-25.8 49 15.4 11.0-21.2 141 39.5 33.4-46.0 22 5.1 3.0- 8.3 75 19.9 15.4-25.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 149 32 25.7 17.5-36.1 19 10.5 6.3-16.9 42 26.0 18.4-35.4 12 9.4 4.7-17.6 44 28.4 20.8-37.5

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a Colonoscopy
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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