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 rec Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the rec Have never had any of the recommended CRC tests
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,076 1,462 72.2 69.9-74.4 127 5.8 4.7- 7.0 487 22.0 20.0-24.2
-Non-Hispanic White 1,417 1,059 75.2 72.5-77.7 92 6.3 5.0- 8.0 266 18.5 16.2-20.9
GENDER
Male 640 468 73.8 69.7-77.5 35 4.9 3.2- 7.2 137 21.3 17.9-25.2
Female 777 591 76.5 72.8-79.8 57 7.7 5.8-10.3 129 15.8 13.0-19.0
AGE
45-54 370 201 57.8 52.1-63.3 22 5.7 3.6- 8.8 147 36.5 31.2-42.1
55-64 485 382 79.4 75.0-83.2 30 6.8 4.6-10.0 73 13.8 10.6-17.6
65-74 483 416 86.0 81.7-89.5 33 5.9 3.9- 8.9 34 8.1 5.4-12.0
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 261 176 70.1 63.4-76.1 22 9.0 5.5-14.5 63 20.8 15.9-26.8
Some Post-H.S. 379 281 74.9 69.7-79.6 21 4.9 3.1- 7.8 77 20.1 15.9-25.1
College Graduate 712 558 78.9 75.4-82.0 46 6.2 4.5- 8.5 108 14.9 12.3-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 21.7 13.3-33.5
$35,000- 49,999 132 101 75.2 65.0-83.2 *** *** *** 22 17.1 10.7-26.3
$50,000- 74,999 168 127 79.3 72.0-85.1 *** *** *** 31 16.2 11.1-23.1
$75,000+ 612 470 76.6 72.6-80.2 39 6.7 4.8- 9.3 103 16.7 13.7-20.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 458 356 78.4 73.6-82.6 29 5.3 3.4- 8.2 73 16.3 12.6-20.8
No 940 690 73.8 70.4-76.9 61 6.9 5.2- 9.1 189 19.3 16.6-22.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 117 79.6 70.5-86.4 *** *** *** 23 17.7 11.2-27.0
Non-Veteran 1,267 941 74.6 71.8-77.3 83 6.8 5.3- 8.7 243 18.6 16.2-21.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 361 276 76.4 70.9-81.1 19 4.9 2.8- 8.2 66 18.8 14.5-23.9
Regional City or Suburban County 438 320 76.2 71.5-80.3 32 7.7 5.2-11.3 86 16.1 12.8-20.0
Rural 618 463 73.6 69.2-77.5 41 6.3 4.4- 8.9 114 20.1 16.6-24.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 670 458 69.7 65.6-73.5 42 6.6 4.6- 9.2 170 23.7 20.3-27.5
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 530 456 86.2 82.2-89.4 34 5.3 3.5- 7.8 40 8.5 5.9-12.1
Unable to Work 121 87 73.3 62.9-81.6 *** *** *** 21 15.2 9.2-24.0
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 81 68.6 58.4-77.2 *** *** *** 35 27.1 19.0-37.0
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 862 665 77.6 74.2-80.6 55 6.3 4.7- 8.4 142 16.1 13.6-19.1
HOUSING
Own 1,163 906 77.1 74.2-79.8 75 6.3 4.8- 8.1 182 16.6 14.3-19.3
Rent 193 119 58.5 50.4-66.2 *** *** *** 61 33.4 26.3-41.2
Other arrangement 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 263 188 73.4 66.8-79.0 *** *** *** 62 22.6 17.4-28.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 520 402 76.9 72.3-80.9 33 6.7 4.5- 9.8 85 16.4 13.0-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 634 469 74.4 70.3-78.2 46 6.9 5.0- 9.5 119 18.6 15.4-22.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 568 415 72.4 67.9-76.6 48 8.0 5.8-11.0 105 19.5 15.9-23.8
2nd Quartile 409 316 78.2 73.4-82.4 21 5.2 3.3- 8.2 72 16.5 12.9-21.0
3rd Quartile 333 252 77.1 71.4-81.9 *** *** *** 65 17.9 13.7-23.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 24.0 16.0-34.4

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.

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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