2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are exams to check for colon cancer.
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,627 1,953 74.6 72.5-76.6 674 25.4 23.4-27.5
-Non-Hispanic White 1,872 1,469 77.4 75.0-79.7 403 22.6 20.3-25.0
GENDER
Male 822 632 76.6 73.0-79.8 190 23.4 20.2-27.0
Female 1,050 837 78.1 74.7-81.1 213 21.9 18.9-25.3
AGE
45-54 377 198 57.0 51.3-62.4 179 43.0 37.6-48.7
55-64 492 391 80.3 75.9-84.1 101 19.7 15.9-24.1
65-74 495 438 88.4 84.4-91.4 57 11.6 8.6-15.6
75+ 479 424 82.7 76.6-87.4 55 17.3 12.6-23.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 348 257 74.1 68.1-79.4 91 25.9 20.6-31.9
Some Post-H.S. 510 396 77.1 72.5-81.1 114 22.9 18.9-27.5
College Graduate 912 746 81.3 78.3-83.9 166 18.7 16.1-21.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 85 69.3 58.2-78.6 32 30.7 21.4-41.8
$35,000- 49,999 204 170 80.6 72.8-86.6 34 19.4 13.4-27.2
$50,000- 74,999 221 168 76.3 69.2-82.2 53 23.7 17.8-30.8
$75,000+ 701 563 80.2 76.7-83.4 138 19.8 16.6-23.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 696 580 81.3 77.2-84.9 116 18.7 15.1-22.8
No 1,153 873 75.3 72.2-78.1 280 24.7 21.9-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 209 80.3 72.9-86.1 40 19.7 13.9-27.1
Non-Veteran 1,621 1,258 76.9 74.3-79.3 363 23.1 20.7-25.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 474 373 76.1 71.1-80.5 101 23.9 19.5-28.9
Regional City or Suburban County 563 439 81.1 77.3-84.4 124 18.9 15.6-22.7
Rural 835 657 75.4 71.4-79.0 178 24.6 21.0-28.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 708 493 71.0 67.1-74.6 215 29.0 25.4-32.9
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 929 817 85.1 81.6-88.1 112 14.9 11.9-18.4
Unable to Work 126 96 78.1 68.4-85.5 30 21.9 14.5-31.6
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 164 115 69.1 59.9-76.9 49 30.9 23.1-40.1
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,069 863 80.5 77.7-83.1 206 19.5 16.9-22.3
HOUSING
Own 1,536 1,245 78.9 76.3-81.3 291 21.1 18.7-23.7
Rent 252 170 63.2 56.1-69.8 82 36.8 30.2-43.9
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 343 258 74.6 68.8-79.7 85 25.4 20.3-31.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 710 568 78.4 74.3-82.1 142 21.6 17.9-25.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 819 643 77.6 74.0-80.8 176 22.4 19.2-26.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 743 577 76.0 72.1-79.6 166 24.0 20.4-27.9
2nd Quartile 539 430 78.9 74.3-83.0 109 21.1 17.0-25.7
3rd Quartile 451 356 78.1 73.1-82.4 95 21.9 17.6-26.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 139 106 75.1 65.9-82.5 33 24.9 17.5-34.1

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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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