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
-MALES 1,131 814 72.2 69.0-75.2 317 27.8 24.8-31.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 822 632 76.6 73.0-79.8 190 23.4 20.2-27.0
Non-Hispanic Black 161 121 78.6 70.7-84.9 40 21.4 15.1-29.3
Other 134 55 40.7 31.1-51.0 79 59.3 49.0-68.9
AGE
45-54 281 124 49.0 42.3-55.6 157 51.0 44.4-57.7
55-64 306 231 75.1 68.7-80.5 75 24.9 19.5-31.3
65-74 281 247 88.6 83.8-92.2 34 11.4 7.8-16.2
75+ 232 198 84.5 77.7-89.5 34 15.5 10.5-22.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 238 163 73.3 66.5-79.2 75 26.7 20.8-33.5
Some Post-H.S. 280 204 72.5 66.0-78.1 76 27.5 21.9-34.0
College Graduate 492 391 80.6 76.6-84.1 101 19.4 15.9-23.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 146 99 66.6 56.7-75.3 47 33.4 24.7-43.3
$50,000- 74,999 118 90 79.1 69.9-86.0 28 20.9 14.0-30.1
$75,000+ 442 344 77.1 72.2-81.4 98 22.9 18.6-27.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 420 328 78.6 73.6-83.0 92 21.4 17.0-26.4
No 697 476 68.6 64.4-72.6 221 31.4 27.4-35.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 242 81.4 75.1-86.4 50 18.6 13.6-24.9
Non-Veteran 838 571 69.2 65.4-72.8 267 30.8 27.2-34.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 352 246 69.3 63.3-74.8 106 30.7 25.2-36.7
Regional City or Suburban County 331 246 76.2 70.5-81.2 85 23.8 18.8-29.5
Rural 448 322 71.7 66.5-76.4 126 28.3 23.6-33.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 533 331 64.0 59.1-68.5 202 36.0 31.5-40.9
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 391 86.0 81.4-89.6 59 14.0 10.4-18.6
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** 26 26.0 17.0-37.5
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 654 504 77.3 73.4-80.8 150 22.7 19.2-26.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 163 72.5 65.6-78.5 68 27.5 21.5-34.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 388 278 72.6 67.0-77.6 110 27.4 22.4-33.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 512 373 71.8 66.8-76.3 139 28.2 23.7-33.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 408 302 71.8 65.9-77.0 106 28.2 23.0-34.1
2nd Quartile 349 256 74.3 68.6-79.2 93 25.7 20.8-31.4
3rd Quartile 274 187 70.1 63.4-76.0 87 29.9 24.0-36.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 100 69 72.8 62.6-81.1 31 27.2 18.9-37.4

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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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