2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents aged 45-75 who have fully met the USPSTF recommendations.*
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had at least one of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval Have never had any of the recommended CRC tests
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,076 1,462 72.2 69.9-74.4 127 5.8 4.7- 7.0 487 22.0 20.0-24.2
-FEMALES 1,163 837 74.0 71.0-76.8 82 7.3 5.7- 9.3 244 18.7 16.3-21.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 777 591 76.5 72.8-79.8 57 7.7 5.8-10.3 129 15.8 13.0-19.0
Non-Hispanic Black 225 174 81.0 74.9-85.8 *** *** *** 42 15.7 11.3-21.5
Other 152 68 52.5 42.2-62.5 14 10.8 5.9-19.1 70 36.7 28.1-46.3
AGE
50-54 370 198 56.6 50.7-62.3 17 5.3 3.2- 8.8 155 38.1 32.6-43.8
55-64 381 286 77.1 71.9-81.6 32 9.9 6.8-14.2 63 13.0 9.8-17.1
65-74 358 311 88.1 83.3-91.6 29 6.7 4.3-10.2 18 5.2 2.8- 9.5
75+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 134 65.1 57.3-72.1 23 11.7 7.4-18.1 61 23.2 17.4-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 336 260 79.9 74.8-84.2 17 4.4 2.6- 7.3 59 15.7 11.8-20.4
College Graduate 517 401 78.8 74.7-82.5 35 7.4 5.1-10.6 81 13.8 10.9-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 96 *** *** *** 14 15.3 8.3-26.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 138 96 73.6 64.2-81.2 *** *** *** 35 21.3 14.6-30.1
$50,000- 74,999 137 103 75.9 66.8-83.1 *** *** *** 25 17.3 11.3-25.6
$75,000+ 382 300 79.8 74.9-83.9 21 6.6 4.1-10.3 61 13.7 10.4-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 377 276 74.2 68.5-79.1 31 8.6 5.7-12.8 70 17.2 13.2-22.2
No 772 551 74.0 70.3-77.3 49 6.6 4.9- 8.9 172 19.4 16.5-22.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,124 806 73.9 70.8-76.7 78 7.3 5.7- 9.4 240 18.8 16.4-21.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 331 239 75.2 69.8-80.0 19 4.8 2.9- 7.7 73 20.0 15.7-25.2
Regional City or Suburban County 344 244 75.3 69.8-80.0 24 7.9 5.0-12.1 76 16.8 13.1-21.4
Rural 488 354 72.1 67.0-76.7 39 8.8 6.2-12.3 95 19.1 15.3-23.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 513 336 67.9 63.0-72.3 35 7.7 5.3-11.0 142 24.5 20.5-28.9
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 403 348 87.5 83.1-90.8 27 5.4 3.5- 8.2 28 7.1 4.5-11.1
Unable to Work 118 84 71.0 60.3-79.7 16 15.6 9.0-25.6 18 13.4 7.9-21.9
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 85 69.8 59.9-78.2 *** *** *** 39 25.6 17.9-35.1
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 605 472 79.8 76.0-83.1 35 6.2 4.3- 9.0 98 13.9 11.2-17.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 180 71.7 65.0-77.5 19 8.1 4.8-13.4 62 20.2 15.4-25.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 389 294 76.5 71.3-81.0 27 6.7 4.4-10.0 68 16.8 13.0-21.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 513 363 73.3 68.6-77.5 36 7.4 5.1-10.6 114 19.3 15.7-23.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 403 280 70.0 64.3-75.1 35 9.4 6.4-13.5 88 20.6 16.3-25.8
2nd Quartile 358 261 75.3 69.9-79.9 22 6.0 3.8- 9.4 75 18.7 14.6-23.6
3rd Quartile 273 213 82.7 77.6-86.9 12 3.6 1.9- 6.8 48 13.7 10.1-18.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 129 83 63.1 52.7-72.3 13 13.2 7.2-22.9 33 23.7 16.5-32.8

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*The definition includes (list of recommended CRC tests): 1) had a blood stool test within the past year, or 2) had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years, or 3) had a colonoscopy within the past 10 years, or 4) had a stool DNA test within the past three years, or 5) had a virtual colonoscopy within the past five years.

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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