2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had a blood stool test in the past year Have had a blood stool test one or more years ago Have never had a blood stool test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,087 99 4.6 3.7- 5.9 130 6.0 4.9- 7.3 1,858 89.4 87.7-90.8
-MALES 911 32 3.7 2.5- 5.6 52 5.0 3.6- 6.8 827 91.3 88.9-93.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 640 22 3.4 2.1- 5.6 41 5.9 4.1- 8.4 577 90.7 87.7-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 130 93.5 86.9-97.0
Other 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 90.1 82.6-94.6
AGE
45-54 278 16 6.8 3.9-11.7 13 4.0 2.3- 7.0 249 89.2 84.1-92.8
55-64 298 *** *** *** 13 3.9 2.1- 7.0 278 93.6 89.7-96.1
65-74 273 *** *** *** 23 7.6 4.5-12.4 242 90.2 85.2-93.6
75+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 88.8 77.7-94.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 199 *** *** *** *** *** *** 189 95.3 90.7-97.7
Some Post-H.S. 226 *** *** *** 17 5.1 2.9- 8.8 201 90.7 85.5-94.2
College Graduate 391 13 3.1 1.7- 5.5 27 7.3 4.9-10.8 351 89.6 85.7-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 90.0 79.3-95.5
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 92.3 82.5-96.8
$50,000- 74,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 90.1 80.2-95.3
$75,000+ 392 13 3.6 1.9- 6.7 26 5.9 3.9- 8.8 353 90.6 86.8-93.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 299 *** *** *** 21 6.6 3.9-11.0 268 90.2 85.5-93.5
No 600 21 3.9 2.3- 6.5 30 4.1 2.8- 6.0 549 92.0 89.0-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 164 90.5 83.6-94.7
Non-Veteran 729 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8 42 5.4 3.8- 7.6 662 91.5 88.9-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 285 13 5.1 2.8- 9.3 13 4.5 2.5- 8.0 259 90.4 85.6-93.7
Regional City or Suburban County 273 *** *** *** 21 6.7 4.0-11.0 245 91.9 87.5-94.8
Rural 353 12 4.3 2.2- 8.0 18 4.1 2.4- 6.8 323 91.7 87.6-94.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 506 19 4.2 2.5- 7.1 25 4.6 3.0- 6.9 462 91.2 87.9-93.6
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 267 *** *** *** 21 6.9 4.0-11.7 238 89.9 84.5-93.6
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 94.8 88.0-97.8
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 96.0 87.6-98.8
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 74 94.0 86.6-97.4
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 553 17 3.1 1.8- 5.4 34 5.9 4.0- 8.6 502 91.0 87.8-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** 175 94.8 90.4-97.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 306 14 4.8 2.6- 8.8 14 4.5 2.4- 8.4 278 90.6 85.8-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 418 14 3.7 2.0- 6.9 30 6.1 4.1- 9.0 374 90.2 86.4-93.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 332 13 4.1 2.1- 7.7 20 4.3 2.7- 6.9 299 91.6 87.7-94.3
2nd Quartile 273 11 5.4 2.8-10.3 17 5.6 3.4- 9.2 245 89.0 83.8-92.6
3rd Quartile 230 *** *** *** 11 4.9 2.3-10.0 212 92.9 87.7-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 71 94.0 85.3-97.7

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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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