2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Had a colonoscopy in the past ten years Had a colonoscopy ten or more years ago Have never had a colonoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,070 1,376 68.9 66.6-71.2 86 3.5 2.8- 4.4 608 27.5 25.4-29.8
-FEMALES 1,160 782 70.5 67.4-73.4 56 4.6 3.4- 6.2 322 24.9 22.2-27.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 775 546 71.8 67.9-75.3 42 5.3 3.8- 7.4 187 23.0 19.7-26.6
Non-Hispanic Black 223 168 79.9 73.8-84.9 *** *** *** 51 18.6 13.8-24.7
Other 153 64 50.6 40.3-60.8 *** *** *** 81 44.1 34.4-54.2
AGE
45-54 373 186 53.8 48.0-59.6 *** *** *** 180 44.2 38.5-50.1
55-64 379 266 73.4 68.0-78.2 19 5.5 3.4- 8.9 94 21.1 16.8-26.1
65-74 355 290 84.1 79.1-88.1 27 6.3 4.0- 9.7 38 9.6 6.5-14.1
75+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 216 120 60.1 52.3-67.4 13 5.7 3.1-10.3 83 34.1 27.2-41.8
Some Post-H.S. 336 248 76.8 71.5-81.5 15 3.9 2.3- 6.7 73 19.2 15.0-24.4
College Graduate 515 373 74.8 70.5-78.7 24 4.7 2.9- 7.4 118 20.5 17.0-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 138 91 70.4 60.8-78.5 *** *** *** 42 26.7 19.0-36.2
$50,000- 74,999 137 93 69.1 59.5-77.3 *** *** *** 38 26.3 18.7-35.6
$75,000+ 381 289 77.6 72.6-81.9 13 4.0 2.2- 7.2 79 18.4 14.6-23.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 376 263 72.2 66.5-77.2 19 5.1 3.1- 8.3 94 22.7 18.1-28.1
No 771 510 69.6 65.8-73.1 37 4.5 3.1- 6.4 224 25.9 22.6-29.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,120 751 70.2 67.1-73.2 53 4.6 3.4- 6.2 316 25.1 22.3-28.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 331 229 72.5 67.0-77.5 14 3.8 2.2- 6.7 88 23.6 19.0-29.0
Regional City or Suburban County 343 225 71.7 66.1-76.7 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3 103 24.1 19.4-29.4
Rural 486 328 67.9 62.6-72.7 27 5.5 3.6- 8.5 131 26.6 22.1-31.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 511 314 64.5 59.6-69.2 21 4.4 2.7- 7.1 176 31.0 26.7-35.8
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 403 328 83.3 78.6-87.1 24 4.8 3.0- 7.4 51 12.0 8.6-16.4
Unable to Work 117 77 67.6 56.9-76.7 *** *** *** 30 23.8 15.8-34.0
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 77 65.0 54.8-74.1 *** *** *** 51 33.9 25.0-44.2
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 604 447 76.3 72.3-79.9 23 4.1 2.6- 6.4 134 19.6 16.4-23.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 169 68.8 62.0-74.8 14 5.9 3.1-10.7 78 25.4 20.0-31.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 388 268 71.0 65.6-75.9 20 4.6 2.9- 7.4 100 24.3 19.8-29.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 511 345 70.9 66.1-75.2 22 4.0 2.5- 6.2 144 25.1 21.1-29.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 399 259 66.1 60.3-71.5 20 4.8 3.0- 7.7 120 29.0 24.0-34.7
2nd Quartile 358 243 71.2 65.6-76.1 19 4.8 2.9- 7.8 96 24.0 19.4-29.4
3rd Quartile 274 202 80.1 74.8-84.5 *** *** *** 64 17.8 13.6-22.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 129 78 59.8 49.4-69.3 *** *** *** 42 31.3 23.0-41.1

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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 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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