2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Have had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years Have had a sigmoidoscopy 5 or more years ago Have never had a sigmoidoscopy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,095 83 4.2 3.2- 5.4 59 2.5 1.9- 3.3 1,953 93.3 91.9-94.5
-Non-Hispanic White 1,431 61 4.4 3.3- 5.9 50 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,320 92.6 90.9-94.0
GENDER
Male 644 33 5.5 3.7- 8.0 22 2.7 1.7- 4.4 589 91.8 89.0-94.0
Female 787 28 3.4 2.2- 5.3 28 3.3 2.2- 5.0 731 93.3 91.0-95.0
AGE
45-54 377 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 486 29 6.3 4.2- 9.5 18 3.5 2.1- 5.7 439 90.2 86.7-92.9
65-74 487 21 3.4 2.1- 5.5 23 4.3 2.8- 6.8 443 92.2 89.3-94.4
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 261 13 5.3 3.0- 9.2 *** *** *** 240 91.8 87.4-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 381 19 5.3 3.1- 9.0 15 3.3 1.9- 5.7 347 91.3 87.4-94.1
College Graduate 722 23 3.1 1.9- 4.8 27 3.3 2.2- 5.0 672 93.6 91.4-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 614 20 3.6 2.2- 6.0 17 2.1 1.2- 3.7 577 94.3 91.7-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 463 35 7.0 4.8-10.1 20 3.8 2.2- 6.2 408 89.3 85.6-92.1
No 950 26 3.2 2.0- 5.0 30 2.7 1.8- 4.0 894 94.1 92.1-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,279 52 4.2 3.0- 5.7 47 3.2 2.3- 4.4 1,180 92.6 90.8-94.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 369 14 3.6 2.0- 6.2 *** *** *** 342 93.6 90.4-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 439 *** *** *** 20 3.8 2.2- 6.3 405 91.9 88.1-94.6
Rural 623 33 5.1 3.4- 7.5 17 2.5 1.5- 4.2 573 92.4 89.7-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 679 25 4.5 2.9- 7.0 19 2.3 1.4- 3.8 635 93.2 90.5-95.1
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 535 20 3.1 1.9- 5.0 26 4.3 2.7- 6.6 489 92.7 89.9-94.7
Unable to Work 121 13 9.8 5.4-17.2 *** *** *** 104 87.0 79.1-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 89.0 81.5-93.7
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 866 29 3.4 2.2- 5.2 28 2.9 1.9- 4.4 809 93.7 91.5-95.3
HOUSING
Own 1,172 48 4.3 3.1- 5.9 42 3.0 2.2- 4.3 1,082 92.6 90.7-94.2
Rent 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** 176 90.3 84.7-94.0
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 *** *** *** *** *** *** 250 93.5 89.4-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 522 27 5.1 3.2- 8.0 15 2.7 1.5- 4.8 480 92.2 89.0-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 641 23 4.0 2.5- 6.3 28 3.4 2.3- 5.2 590 92.6 89.9-94.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 574 23 4.7 2.9- 7.4 19 2.6 1.6- 4.3 532 92.7 89.8-94.9
2nd Quartile 410 20 4.4 2.6- 7.3 15 3.1 1.7- 5.4 375 92.5 89.2-94.9
3rd Quartile 338 *** *** *** *** *** *** 313 92.9 88.8-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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