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
-MALES 913 625 70.3 66.7-73.6 45 4.1 2.9- 5.8 243 25.6 22.5-29.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 640 468 73.8 69.7-77.5 35 4.9 3.2- 7.2 137 21.3 17.9-25.2
Non-Hispanic Black 141 104 78.4 70.1-84.9 *** *** *** 33 19.7 13.5-27.9
Other 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 279 129 51.6 45.0-58.2 11 3.5 1.8- 6.6 139 44.9 38.4-51.6
55-64 299 220 74.4 68.0-79.9 12 2.9 1.6- 5.4 67 22.7 17.4-29.0
65-74 274 237 86.7 81.4-90.6 14 4.4 2.4- 8.1 23 8.9 5.8-13.7
75+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 201 131 70.8 63.2-77.3 *** *** *** 61 24.4 18.4-31.5
Some Post-H.S. 229 157 70.1 63.0-76.3 13 3.6 2.0- 6.6 59 26.3 20.3-33.3
College Graduate 391 297 78.5 73.8-82.5 21 4.8 3.0- 7.6 73 16.7 13.2-21.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 72 79.9 70.6-86.8 *** *** *** 21 17.0 10.7-26.1
$75,000+ 393 294 75.6 70.4-80.1 21 4.5 2.8- 7.1 78 19.9 15.8-24.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 220 76.2 70.2-81.3 15 2.8 1.6- 5.1 67 21.0 16.1-26.9
No 598 397 67.5 63.0-71.7 29 4.7 3.1- 7.2 172 27.8 23.8-32.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 185 145 81.4 74.4-86.9 *** *** *** 33 16.9 11.7-23.9
Non-Veteran 728 480 67.2 63.1-71.1 38 4.8 3.3- 6.9 210 28.0 24.3-32.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 287 197 70.4 63.9-76.1 11 3.4 1.6- 7.0 79 26.2 20.7-32.5
Regional City or Suburban County 274 185 69.5 62.7-75.5 20 7.2 4.4-11.5 69 23.4 18.0-29.8
Rural 352 243 70.8 65.0-75.9 14 2.3 1.2- 4.4 95 26.9 21.9-32.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 504 308 64.0 59.0-68.6 23 4.2 2.6- 6.8 173 31.8 27.3-36.6
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 268 231 85.8 79.9-90.2 16 4.6 2.5- 8.2 21 9.6 5.9-15.1
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 555 404 74.6 70.3-78.5 29 4.3 2.9- 6.5 122 21.1 17.5-25.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 126 71.4 63.8-78.0 *** *** *** 55 27.0 20.6-34.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 211 70.4 64.1-75.9 12 4.5 2.3- 8.6 84 25.2 20.1-31.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 419 288 69.6 64.1-74.6 27 5.0 3.3- 7.5 104 25.3 20.6-30.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 332 231 68.5 62.0-74.4 21 4.8 3.0- 7.6 80 26.7 21.1-33.2
2nd Quartile 275 195 74.5 68.5-79.7 12 3.7 2.1- 6.7 68 21.8 16.9-27.5
3rd Quartile 231 152 68.0 60.6-74.5 *** *** *** 70 27.3 21.3-34.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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