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
-MALES 1,102 196 18.8 16.1-21.8 129 11.2 9.2-13.5 385 35.7 32.4-39.2 68 5.0 3.7- 6.7 324 29.3 26.2-32.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 805 140 17.8 14.8-21.1 106 12.6 10.1-15.5 303 38.3 34.4-42.3 53 5.4 3.9- 7.6 203 25.9 22.5-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 159 34 23.6 16.6-32.3 16 9.7 5.8-16.0 59 39.7 31.2-48.8 *** *** *** 42 22.8 16.3-30.9
Other 128 20 17.4 10.5-27.5 *** *** *** 22 16.1 10.2-24.4 *** *** *** 75 58.0 47.4-67.9
AGE
45-54 282 45 16.8 12.4-22.3 24 9.6 6.3-14.4 49 19.9 15.0-26.1 *** *** *** 160 52.4 45.7-59.0
55-64 305 63 21.7 16.6-27.7 37 11.4 8.0-16.1 114 37.8 31.7-44.4 *** *** *** 84 27.4 21.8-33.8
65-74 274 55 19.4 14.6-25.3 37 13.8 9.7-19.4 132 49.7 42.9-56.6 13 3.4 1.9- 6.0 37 13.6 9.5-19.0
75+ 228 32 16.8 10.5-25.7 27 7.8 4.7-12.7 87 39.4 31.4-47.9 40 16.4 11.0-23.8 42 19.7 13.9-27.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 15 17.7 10.1-29.2 *** *** *** 18 17.3 10.3-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 43 22.0 16.2-29.2 24 9.8 6.2-15.1 76 36.0 29.2-43.5 13 4.2 2.2- 8.0 75 27.9 21.8-34.9
Some Post-H.S. 276 43 14.0 10.0-19.2 31 12.7 8.7-18.1 104 39.2 32.8-46.0 22 5.8 3.5- 9.4 76 28.3 22.6-34.9
College Graduate 483 95 21.4 17.5-25.9 66 13.1 10.0-16.8 185 39.4 34.5-44.6 28 4.6 2.9- 7.2 109 21.5 17.8-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 143 26 17.2 10.9-26.1 17 9.6 5.5-16.3 40 32.3 23.6-42.5 11 4.5 2.1- 9.3 49 36.3 27.2-46.5
$50,000- 74,999 117 21 18.5 11.7-28.1 17 12.9 7.4-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 24.4 16.7-34.2
$75,000+ 440 83 19.0 15.2-23.5 57 12.5 9.4-16.6 174 40.4 35.2-45.8 24 4.1 2.5- 6.8 102 23.9 19.6-28.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 412 69 17.9 13.6-23.1 53 12.3 9.1-16.5 155 39.1 33.5-45.0 35 6.8 4.4-10.3 100 23.9 19.3-29.2
No 676 123 19.2 15.9-23.0 76 10.7 8.3-13.8 226 33.8 29.8-38.1 32 3.9 2.6- 5.9 219 32.3 28.3-36.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 286 51 18.0 13.3-24.0 40 13.9 9.9-19.3 117 42.6 36.0-49.5 27 6.5 4.0-10.3 51 19.0 13.9-25.3
Non-Veteran 815 145 19.1 16.0-22.6 89 10.3 8.1-13.0 268 33.5 29.7-37.5 41 4.5 3.1- 6.5 272 32.7 29.0-36.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 338 59 19.4 14.9-24.8 44 12.8 9.2-17.6 116 34.6 29.0-40.6 15 3.0 1.6- 5.5 104 30.3 24.8-36.3
Regional City or Suburban County 326 56 15.7 11.5-21.0 40 12.3 8.6-17.3 111 36.7 30.5-43.3 29 8.2 5.4-12.3 90 27.1 21.7-33.2
Rural 438 81 20.7 16.3-26.0 45 8.9 6.3-12.3 158 36.0 30.8-41.6 24 4.2 2.4- 7.2 130 30.2 25.4-35.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 516 86 17.5 14.0-21.7 59 11.8 8.9-15.5 156 30.7 26.3-35.6 18 3.2 1.9- 5.3 197 36.7 32.0-41.7
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 82 19.9 15.5-25.2 60 11.9 8.8-15.9 183 43.1 37.5-48.9 45 8.3 5.6-12.0 70 16.8 12.9-21.6
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** 15 11.9 6.6-20.5 24 23.1 14.6-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 649 119 18.8 15.5-22.5 85 12.3 9.7-15.6 247 40.1 35.7-44.6 38 4.1 2.8- 6.2 160 24.7 21.0-28.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 226 38 15.3 10.8-21.4 31 11.9 8.0-17.4 74 38.7 31.4-46.6 14 4.7 2.3- 9.4 69 29.3 23.1-36.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 377 75 22.4 17.6-28.0 39 8.8 6.1-12.5 129 35.7 30.0-41.7 22 4.5 2.6- 7.5 112 28.8 23.7-34.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 499 83 17.6 13.8-22.1 59 12.8 9.6-16.8 182 34.3 29.7-39.3 32 5.5 3.7- 8.3 143 29.8 25.1-34.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 399 69 18.8 14.4-24.2 51 13.5 9.9-18.2 142 31.3 26.3-36.8 24 5.1 3.1- 8.1 113 31.3 25.9-37.4
2nd Quartile 338 67 21.4 16.4-27.3 36 10.8 7.4-15.5 118 36.8 31.0-43.1 26 5.2 3.2- 8.3 91 25.8 20.7-31.6
3rd Quartile 268 42 15.8 11.5-21.4 30 8.5 5.8-12.4 97 40.8 34.0-48.0 *** *** *** 89 31.4 25.3-38.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 97 18 18.4 11.2-28.8 12 11.9 6.1-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 28.9 20.2-39.5

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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