2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 that have had a colonoscopy within the past ten years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had a colonoscopy in the past ten years Had a colonoscopy ten or more years ago Have never had a colonoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,070 1,376 68.9 66.6-71.2 86 3.5 2.8- 4.4 608 27.5 25.4-29.8
-Non-Hispanic White 1,412 988 71.1 68.3-73.8 64 3.9 3.0- 5.2 360 25.0 22.4-27.7
GENDER
Male 637 442 70.4 66.2-74.4 22 2.4 1.5- 3.9 173 27.1 23.3-31.3
Female 775 546 71.8 67.9-75.3 42 5.3 3.8- 7.4 187 23.0 19.7-26.6
AGE
45-54 372 183 53.2 47.5-58.8 *** *** *** 181 44.5 39.0-50.2
55-64 483 359 75.4 70.7-79.6 20 4.1 2.5- 6.6 104 20.5 16.6-25.0
65-74 478 389 82.5 78.1-86.2 31 5.2 3.4- 7.8 58 12.3 9.1-16.4
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 258 164 66.7 59.8-72.9 *** *** *** 80 29.1 23.2-35.8
Some Post-H.S. 379 264 71.0 65.6-75.9 16 3.8 2.3- 6.4 99 25.2 20.5-30.4
College Graduate 711 520 74.7 71.1-78.1 31 3.7 2.5- 5.5 160 21.5 18.4-25.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 131 96 73.7 63.6-81.7 *** *** *** 30 23.3 15.6-33.3
$50,000- 74,999 168 113 70.9 62.6-78.0 *** *** *** 48 26.4 19.5-34.6
$75,000+ 610 453 74.2 70.1-77.9 22 3.8 2.4- 6.0 135 22.0 18.5-25.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 457 341 76.2 71.3-80.5 20 3.5 2.1- 5.7 96 20.3 16.2-25.0
No 937 635 68.7 65.1-72.0 43 4.1 2.9- 5.8 259 27.2 24.0-30.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 114 75.5 66.0-83.0 *** *** *** 28 22.0 14.7-31.7
Non-Veteran 1,261 873 70.5 67.6-73.4 56 4.1 3.0- 5.5 332 25.4 22.7-28.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 362 259 71.5 65.8-76.6 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3 89 25.5 20.6-31.2
Regional City or Suburban County 435 300 73.9 69.1-78.1 18 3.9 2.3- 6.5 117 22.2 18.3-26.7
Rural 615 429 68.6 64.1-72.9 32 4.6 3.0- 6.8 154 26.8 22.8-31.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 670 427 65.5 61.3-69.5 26 3.7 2.4- 5.7 217 30.8 27.0-34.9
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 527 427 81.9 77.6-85.6 30 4.2 2.8- 6.2 70 13.9 10.6-18.1
Unable to Work 120 82 70.4 59.9-79.1 *** *** *** 31 23.2 15.5-33.3
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 74 63.0 52.6-72.3 *** *** *** 45 34.9 25.8-45.3
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 859 632 74.5 71.1-77.7 33 3.5 2.4- 5.2 194 21.9 19.0-25.2
HOUSING
Own 1,155 851 73.4 70.4-76.3 49 3.6 2.6- 4.9 255 23.0 20.3-25.9
Rent 195 106 50.4 42.4-58.3 *** *** *** 77 41.2 33.7-49.2
Other arrangement 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 176 69.6 62.9-75.5 *** *** *** 74 26.6 21.0-33.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 370 72.1 67.4-76.3 26 4.6 3.0- 6.9 122 23.4 19.3-27.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 632 442 70.9 66.6-74.8 26 3.4 2.2- 5.2 164 25.7 21.9-29.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 564 386 68.1 63.4-72.4 28 4.3 2.8- 6.3 150 27.7 23.5-32.3
2nd Quartile 409 291 72.9 67.7-77.4 19 4.0 2.4- 6.4 99 23.2 18.8-28.1
3rd Quartile 332 239 75.0 69.2-80.0 *** *** *** 83 22.5 17.7-28.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 27.8 19.3-38.4

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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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