2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,556 463 18.9 17.0-20.8 302 11.7 10.2-13.3 929 36.8 34.6-39.2 170 5.8 4.8- 6.9 692 26.9 24.8-29.0
-Non-Hispanic White 1,829 312 17.6 15.6-19.8 230 12.1 10.5-14.0 730 39.6 36.9-42.4 131 6.2 5.0- 7.6 426 24.5 22.1-27.0
GENDER
Male 805 140 17.8 14.8-21.1 106 12.6 10.1-15.5 303 38.3 34.4-42.3 53 5.4 3.9- 7.6 203 25.9 22.5-29.7
Female 1,024 172 17.5 14.8-20.5 124 11.7 9.6-14.2 427 40.7 37.1-44.5 78 6.8 5.2- 8.9 223 23.2 20.1-26.7
AGE
45-54 374 76 21.7 17.3-26.9 36 9.9 7.0-13.9 71 21.3 16.7-26.6 *** *** *** 183 44.8 39.3-50.5
55-64 488 87 18.8 15.0-23.2 60 12.7 9.6-16.7 212 43.1 38.1-48.2 20 4.1 2.5- 6.5 109 21.4 17.4-25.9
65-74 485 90 17.6 14.0-21.9 75 15.0 11.7-19.0 224 48.2 43.0-53.5 31 5.1 3.4- 7.7 65 14.0 10.6-18.3
75+ 469 57 12.0 8.6-16.5 56 9.8 7.0-13.7 220 44.9 38.7-51.2 68 13.0 9.5-17.5 68 20.3 15.2-26.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 15 16.7 9.2-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 340 50 15.7 11.6-20.8 34 11.4 7.9-16.3 131 37.3 31.4-43.7 30 7.9 5.2-11.9 95 27.7 22.2-33.9
Some Post-H.S. 500 82 17.2 13.6-21.5 66 11.9 9.1-15.5 202 41.6 36.7-46.7 33 5.0 3.3- 7.4 117 24.3 20.2-29.0
College Graduate 892 165 19.5 16.7-22.6 122 13.9 11.5-16.7 365 40.4 36.8-44.2 60 5.7 4.2- 7.6 180 20.5 17.7-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 102 *** *** *** 14 14.2 7.9-24.3 34 26.7 18.0-37.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 203 28 11.8 7.6-17.7 24 10.0 6.3-15.6 91 47.8 39.3-56.3 20 7.0 3.9-12.3 40 23.4 16.7-31.6
$50,000- 74,999 216 34 16.3 11.3-23.0 30 13.1 8.7-19.4 86 40.8 33.2-48.9 *** *** *** 54 25.7 19.4-33.2
$75,000+ 693 144 22.0 18.6-25.8 89 12.8 10.2-16.0 279 39.1 35.1-43.3 37 5.1 3.5- 7.4 144 21.0 17.8-24.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 681 117 17.3 14.1-21.0 86 12.2 9.6-15.4 284 42.2 37.5-47.0 62 7.2 5.3- 9.8 132 21.1 17.4-25.5
No 1,123 189 17.6 15.1-20.4 143 12.3 10.2-14.7 438 38.4 35.1-41.7 68 5.6 4.2- 7.4 285 26.2 23.2-29.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 245 41 15.7 11.1-21.7 37 15.4 10.9-21.3 99 41.4 34.3-48.8 25 6.7 4.1-10.6 43 20.8 14.9-28.3
Non-Veteran 1,582 270 17.9 15.7-20.3 193 11.6 9.9-13.6 631 39.4 36.5-42.4 106 6.1 4.9- 7.7 382 25.0 22.5-27.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 460 73 17.5 13.8-21.9 62 13.7 10.5-17.8 192 39.7 34.8-44.9 29 4.5 3.0- 6.7 104 24.6 20.2-29.7
Regional City or Suburban County 551 92 16.7 13.3-20.8 73 13.1 10.1-16.9 214 41.8 36.8-47.0 41 7.2 5.0-10.1 131 21.2 17.6-25.3
Rural 818 147 18.4 15.4-21.9 95 10.3 8.1-12.8 324 37.8 33.8-41.9 61 6.6 4.8- 9.1 191 26.9 23.2-31.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 692 126 19.1 15.9-22.7 83 12.5 9.9-15.7 234 33.8 29.8-37.9 30 4.1 2.7- 6.1 219 30.6 26.9-34.7
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 908 147 15.9 13.2-19.0 129 13.1 10.7-15.9 416 46.2 42.1-50.3 88 8.1 6.2-10.5 128 16.8 13.7-20.5
Unable to Work 124 28 25.7 17.0-36.8 *** *** *** 42 33.1 24.0-43.7 *** *** *** 33 24.3 16.6-34.3
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 163 26 18.1 11.6-27.2 23 11.8 7.3-18.4 50 31.1 22.8-40.8 *** *** *** 52 32.8 24.8-42.0
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,056 195 19.3 16.7-22.2 135 12.6 10.4-15.1 440 41.4 38.0-44.9 68 5.4 4.0- 7.2 218 21.3 18.5-24.3
HOUSING
Own 1,505 272 17.8 15.6-20.1 195 12.5 10.7-14.6 620 40.7 37.7-43.6 102 5.8 4.6- 7.3 316 23.3 20.7-26.0
Rent 247 26 11.8 7.8-17.3 28 10.1 6.8-14.7 86 30.2 24.0-37.1 24 10.8 6.8-16.9 83 37.1 30.5-44.3
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 330 55 15.7 11.6-21.0 48 13.5 9.9-18.1 110 34.6 28.7-41.0 32 8.9 5.7-13.8 85 27.2 21.9-33.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 696 138 20.7 17.3-24.7 84 10.7 8.3-13.6 277 40.0 35.5-44.8 46 5.6 3.9- 7.9 151 23.0 19.2-27.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 803 119 15.5 12.8-18.7 98 12.9 10.3-16.0 343 41.1 37.2-45.1 53 5.7 4.1- 7.8 190 24.8 21.4-28.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 727 115 16.9 13.9-20.5 93 13.2 10.4-16.5 289 37.4 33.4-41.6 49 5.5 4.0- 7.4 181 27.1 23.3-31.2
2nd Quartile 531 94 17.4 13.8-21.6 60 11.2 8.4-14.8 221 42.9 37.7-48.1 43 6.5 4.5- 9.2 113 22.1 18.0-26.9
3rd Quartile 435 78 19.2 15.1-24.0 57 11.3 8.5-14.9 177 41.3 35.9-47.0 25 5.1 3.1- 8.4 98 23.1 18.6-28.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 136 25 16.8 11.0-24.8 20 13.6 8.3-21.6 43 30.3 21.9-40.3 *** *** *** 34 26.9 19.1-36.4

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a Colonoscopy
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

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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