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%)
North Carolina 2,095 83 4.2 3.2- 5.4 59 2.5 1.9- 3.3 1,953 93.3 91.9-94.5
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 787 28 3.4 2.2- 5.3 28 3.3 2.2- 5.0 731 93.3 91.0-95.0
Non-Hispanic Black 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** 221 96.4 92.0-98.4
Other 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 96.3 89.6-98.7
AGE
45-54 378 *** *** *** *** *** *** 364 96.1 92.8-97.9
55-64 383 17 4.0 2.3- 7.0 12 2.7 1.5- 5.0 354 93.2 89.9-95.6
65-74 360 11 2.4 1.1- 5.3 15 4.5 2.6- 7.6 334 93.1 89.4-95.6
75+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 86 96.6 91.7-98.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 205 91.6 86.0-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 339 13 3.6 1.8- 6.8 *** *** *** 316 93.7 90.1-96.1
College Graduate 524 15 1.9 1.1- 3.4 14 2.2 1.3- 3.8 495 95.9 93.9-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 95.0 86.3-98.3
$25,000- 34,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 93.8 82.9-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 92.5 85.4-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 124 89.5 81.7-94.3
$75,000+ 385 *** *** *** *** *** *** 368 96.1 93.2-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 385 21 4.8 2.9- 8.1 14 3.5 1.9- 6.3 350 91.7 87.9-94.4
No 780 17 2.0 1.1- 3.6 20 2.5 1.5- 4.1 743 95.5 93.4-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,137 37 2.9 2.0- 4.3 33 2.8 1.9- 4.2 1,067 94.2 92.4-95.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 335 *** *** *** *** *** *** 316 94.9 91.8-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 348 *** *** *** *** *** *** 332 94.8 90.9-97.0
Rural 495 22 3.7 2.1- 6.3 15 2.9 1.7- 5.0 458 93.4 90.4-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 516 16 3.3 1.9- 6.0 *** *** *** 490 94.6 91.6-96.6
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 409 *** *** *** 19 4.4 2.6- 7.2 380 93.9 90.8-96.1
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 89.7 82.2-94.2
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 97.4 90.3-99.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 122 94.4 87.7-97.6
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 95.6 86.8-98.6
More than 200% 607 17 2.8 1.6- 4.9 17 2.8 1.6- 4.7 573 94.4 91.8-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 *** *** *** *** *** *** 250 93.8 89.2-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 395 15 3.0 1.5- 5.8 *** *** *** 370 94.4 91.1-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 516 13 2.5 1.4- 4.5 17 3.0 1.8- 5.2 486 94.5 91.8-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 405 14 3.6 2.0- 6.3 12 2.7 1.3- 5.3 379 93.8 90.4-96.0
2nd Quartile 362 *** *** *** *** *** *** 343 95.5 92.4-97.4
3rd Quartile 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** 261 93.1 88.4-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 123 94.8 89.3-97.5

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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 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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