2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 443 302 67.9 62.2-73.1 141 32.1 26.9-37.8
Piedmont NC 233 158 68.7 60.9-75.6 75 31.3 24.4-39.1
GENDER
Male 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 138 100 75.7 65.4-83.7 38 24.3 16.3-34.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 176 119 68.8 60.4-76.1 57 31.2 23.9-39.6
Non-Hispanic Black 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 112 71 62.7 52.3-72.1 41 37.3 27.9-47.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 147 99 67.9 58.3-76.1 48 32.1 23.9-41.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 202 139 70.2 61.8-77.4 63 29.8 22.6-38.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 118 81 70.7 60.2-79.3 37 29.3 20.7-39.8
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
50% to 100% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 125 87 71.0 60.5-79.6 38 29.0 20.4-39.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 177 125 70.6 61.9-78.1 52 29.4 21.9-38.1
Rent 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 116 82 72.2 61.0-81.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 128 89 70.9 59.8-79.9 39 29.1 20.1-40.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 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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