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
-MALES 910 594 67.3 63.7-70.8 30 2.3 1.6- 3.5 286 30.4 27.0-34.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 637 442 70.4 66.2-74.4 22 2.4 1.5- 3.9 173 27.1 23.3-31.3
Non-Hispanic Black 141 103 76.7 68.0-83.6 *** *** *** 35 21.9 15.2-30.6
Other 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 280 118 46.8 40.2-53.5 *** *** *** 158 51.9 45.3-58.6
55-64 297 214 72.5 66.0-78.2 *** *** *** 76 25.8 20.2-32.3
65-74 271 224 84.6 79.3-88.7 13 3.5 2.0- 6.1 34 11.9 8.2-17.0
75+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 200 127 69.5 61.8-76.2 *** *** *** 67 28.9 22.3-36.5
Some Post-H.S. 228 147 66.1 58.8-72.7 *** *** *** 71 31.2 24.7-38.4
College Graduate 391 285 76.2 71.5-80.4 11 2.3 1.2- 4.5 95 21.4 17.4-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 97 68 75.6 65.4-83.6 *** *** *** 26 22.9 15.1-33.1
$75,000+ 392 284 72.8 67.4-77.6 11 2.2 1.1- 4.4 97 25.0 20.3-30.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 300 212 74.6 68.6-79.9 11 2.0 1.0- 3.9 77 23.4 18.2-29.4
No 597 374 63.8 59.2-68.2 18 2.4 1.5- 4.0 205 33.8 29.5-38.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 185 141 77.2 69.3-83.6 *** *** *** 38 21.3 15.0-29.2
Non-Veteran 725 453 64.6 60.4-68.6 24 2.5 1.6- 4.0 248 32.8 29.0-37.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 289 187 66.5 59.9-72.5 *** *** *** 95 31.9 26.0-38.5
Regional City or Suburban County 271 178 68.9 62.2-74.9 12 3.9 2.1- 7.0 81 27.2 21.5-33.8
Rural 350 229 66.8 60.8-72.3 11 1.9 0.9- 3.8 110 31.3 25.9-37.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 505 292 60.5 55.5-65.3 14 2.3 1.3- 4.1 199 37.2 32.4-42.2
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 265 219 83.4 77.3-88.1 14 3.4 1.9- 5.9 32 13.2 8.8-19.3
Unable to Work 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 552 391 72.7 68.3-76.7 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5 146 25.3 21.4-29.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 186 122 70.1 62.4-76.8 *** *** *** 58 28.3 21.8-36.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 197 66.4 60.0-72.3 *** *** *** 98 30.7 25.0-37.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 419 275 66.7 61.1-71.9 14 2.2 1.3- 3.8 130 31.1 26.0-36.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 332 219 65.1 58.6-71.2 13 2.7 1.5- 4.7 100 32.2 26.2-38.8
2nd Quartile 274 184 70.1 63.7-75.8 *** *** *** 81 27.6 22.0-33.9
3rd Quartile 229 144 66.3 59.0-73.0 *** *** *** 80 31.3 24.8-38.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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