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%)
TOTAL 2,076 1,462 72.2 69.9-74.4 127 5.8 4.7- 7.0 487 22.0 20.0-24.2
GENDER
Male 913 625 70.3 66.7-73.6 45 4.1 2.9- 5.8 243 25.6 22.5-29.1
Female 1,163 837 74.0 71.0-76.8 82 7.3 5.7- 9.3 244 18.7 16.3-21.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,914 1,418 75.6 73.3-77.8 120 5.7 4.7- 7.0 376 18.7 16.7-20.8
No 145 31 19.9 13.6-28.0 *** *** *** 107 73.3 64.2-80.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 445 300 68.9 63.5-73.9 27 5.6 3.7- 8.5 118 25.5 20.8-30.8
Overweight 722 515 73.6 69.8-77.2 43 5.1 3.6- 7.2 164 21.2 18.0-24.8
Obese 764 554 73.5 69.7-77.0 49 6.5 4.7- 8.9 161 20.0 17.0-23.5
Current Smoker
Yes 268 170 65.7 58.8-72.0 20 5.7 3.5- 9.1 78 28.6 22.7-35.3
No 1,789 1,279 73.4 70.9-75.7 106 5.7 4.6- 7.0 404 21.0 18.9-23.2
History of CVD**
Yes 275 209 76.6 70.1-82.1 *** *** *** 50 18.2 13.4-24.3
No 1,780 1,241 71.7 69.2-74.0 110 5.9 4.7- 7.2 429 22.5 20.3-24.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 196 132 70.1 62.0-77.1 *** *** *** 54 24.1 17.7-31.8
No 1,809 1,281 72.5 70.1-74.8 112 5.6 4.5- 6.9 416 21.9 19.8-24.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,910 1,340 72.0 69.6-74.2 120 5.8 4.7- 7.1 450 22.3 20.2-24.5
COPD
Yes 192 153 85.0 78.8-89.6 *** *** *** 25 10.0 6.4-15.4
No 1,880 1,305 70.7 68.3-73.1 113 5.9 4.8- 7.2 462 23.4 21.2-25.7
Current Asthma
Yes 226 159 74.0 67.2-79.9 22 9.0 5.6-14.0 45 17.0 12.3-23.1
No 1,842 1,296 71.9 69.5-74.2 105 5.4 4.4- 6.7 441 22.7 20.5-25.0
Diabetes
Yes 399 309 79.4 74.4-83.7 25 6.1 3.9- 9.5 65 14.4 10.9-18.9
No 1,675 1,152 70.3 67.7-72.8 102 5.7 4.5- 7.1 421 24.0 21.7-26.4
Functional Disability
Yes 679 496 75.2 71.1-78.8 46 5.8 4.1- 8.1 137 19.1 15.8-22.8
No 1,370 948 70.9 68.0-73.6 78 5.7 4.4- 7.3 344 23.4 21.0-26.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 827 651 80.7 77.5-83.6 48 5.7 4.1- 7.7 128 13.6 11.2-16.4
No 1,249 811 66.5 63.4-69.5 79 5.8 4.5- 7.5 359 27.7 24.9-30.7

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.

^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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