2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are exams to check for colon cancer.
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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,627 1,953 74.6 72.5-76.6 674 25.4 23.4-27.5
-FEMALES 1,496 1,139 76.7 73.9-79.2 357 23.3 20.8-26.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,050 837 78.1 74.7-81.1 213 21.9 18.9-25.3
Non-Hispanic Black 267 214 83.6 78.1-87.9 53 16.4 12.1-21.9
Other 166 78 56.1 46.5-65.3 88 43.9 34.7-53.5
AGE
45-54 381 203 57.9 52.2-63.5 178 42.1 36.5-47.8
55-64 386 294 79.6 74.6-83.7 92 20.4 16.3-25.4
65-74 364 327 90.7 86.3-93.8 37 9.3 6.2-13.7
75+ 327 291 80.6 72.6-86.6 36 19.4 13.4-27.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 290 199 71.3 64.3-77.4 91 28.7 22.6-35.7
Some Post-H.S. 435 349 81.0 76.3-84.9 86 19.0 15.1-23.7
College Graduate 649 526 81.3 77.6-84.5 123 18.7 15.5-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 126 85 65.3 54.8-74.6 41 34.7 25.4-45.2
$35,000- 49,999 183 137 75.6 67.4-82.3 46 24.4 17.7-32.6
$50,000- 74,999 175 133 75.1 66.7-81.9 42 24.9 18.1-33.3
$75,000+ 429 346 82.7 78.4-86.2 83 17.3 13.8-21.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 535 430 78.7 73.6-83.1 105 21.3 16.9-26.4
No 940 695 75.9 72.6-78.9 245 24.1 21.1-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,451 1,101 76.6 73.8-79.1 350 23.4 20.9-26.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 426 321 76.0 71.0-80.3 105 24.0 19.7-29.0
Regional City or Suburban County 425 318 79.3 74.7-83.2 107 20.7 16.8-25.3
Rural 645 500 75.2 70.5-79.4 145 24.8 20.6-29.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 543 365 70.4 65.9-74.6 178 29.6 25.4-34.1
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 681 602 85.5 81.2-88.9 79 14.5 11.1-18.8
Unable to Work 127 98 78.1 68.4-85.5 29 21.9 14.5-31.6
Other not in Labor Force 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 164 111 69.9 60.8-77.7 53 30.1 22.3-39.2
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 731 585 81.2 77.9-84.2 146 18.8 15.8-22.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 325 241 76.3 70.3-81.3 84 23.7 18.7-29.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 404 76.2 71.1-80.7 114 23.8 19.3-28.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 653 494 77.2 73.2-80.7 159 22.8 19.3-26.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 526 391 74.0 69.1-78.3 135 26.0 21.7-30.9
2nd Quartile 448 342 77.0 71.7-81.5 106 23.0 18.5-28.3
3rd Quartile 369 297 81.4 76.1-85.7 72 18.6 14.3-23.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 153 109 72.9 64.0-80.3 44 27.1 19.7-36.0

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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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