2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,072 708 69.2 66.0-72.3 44 3.4 2.5- 4.7 320 27.4 24.4-30.5
GENDER
Male 488 314 67.6 62.7-72.2 17 2.5 1.5- 4.1 157 29.9 25.5-34.8
Female 584 394 70.8 66.5-74.8 27 4.3 2.9- 6.5 163 24.8 21.1-29.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 682 485 72.0 68.0-75.7 32 4.0 2.7- 5.9 165 24.0 20.5-27.8
Non-Hispanic Black 211 158 78.6 71.8-84.1 *** *** *** 49 20.2 14.8-26.9
Other 172 64 38.6 29.8-48.2 *** *** *** 102 58.3 48.8-67.2
AGE
45-54 376 182 52.9 47.1-58.6 *** *** *** 189 45.7 40.1-51.5
55-64 345 244 73.2 67.5-78.2 13 3.4 1.9- 5.9 88 23.5 18.7-29.0
65-74 295 245 84.4 79.2-88.6 21 5.7 3.5- 9.0 29 9.9 6.5-14.8
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 106 63.2 54.9-70.8 *** *** *** 69 32.9 25.6-41.1
Some Post-H.S. 301 210 71.7 65.7-77.0 *** *** *** 79 25.5 20.4-31.4
College Graduate 491 361 77.0 72.9-80.7 18 3.1 1.9- 5.1 112 19.9 16.4-23.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 299 213 75.8 69.9-80.9 *** *** *** 74 21.1 16.3-26.9
No 755 483 66.6 62.7-70.3 31 3.5 2.4- 5.2 241 29.9 26.3-33.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 975 636 68.9 65.5-72.1 39 3.5 2.5- 5.0 300 27.6 24.5-30.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 584 348 63.9 59.3-68.2 21 3.3 2.1- 5.2 215 32.8 28.6-37.3
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 308 255 83.5 78.0-87.8 18 4.2 2.5- 6.9 35 12.4 8.4-17.8
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 128 66 56.7 46.5-66.3 *** *** *** 57 40.2 30.8-50.3
$50,000- 74,999 104 76 76.0 65.7-84.0 *** *** *** 25 22.4 14.6-32.8
$75,000+ 433 318 75.3 70.5-79.6 17 3.6 2.1- 6.0 98 21.1 17.1-25.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 236 155 68.0 60.6-74.5 *** *** *** 71 28.0 21.8-35.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 613 439 74.6 70.6-78.2 23 3.2 2.0- 5.0 151 22.2 18.8-26.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 236 155 68.0 60.6-74.5 *** *** *** 71 28.0 21.8-35.3
HOUSING
Own 760 561 73.4 69.7-76.8 28 2.9 1.9- 4.3 171 23.7 20.4-27.4
Rent 258 121 48.6 41.7-55.6 13 6.3 3.5-11.0 124 45.1 38.4-52.0
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 575 384 69.6 65.1-73.8 19 2.6 1.6- 4.1 172 27.8 23.8-32.2
Regional City or Suburban County 315 207 71.8 66.1-76.8 18 4.9 3.0- 7.9 90 23.4 18.7-28.8
Rural 182 117 64.3 55.8-71.9 *** *** *** 58 32.5 25.1-40.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 409 267 68.8 63.5-73.6 19 3.7 2.3- 6.1 123 27.5 22.9-32.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 621 417 70.5 66.2-74.4 22 2.9 1.9- 4.6 182 26.6 22.8-30.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 372 245 66.9 61.1-72.3 15 3.1 1.8- 5.4 112 29.9 24.7-35.7
2nd Quartile 453 306 71.7 66.8-76.1 19 3.4 2.1- 5.4 128 24.9 20.7-29.7
3rd Quartile 223 144 69.7 62.6-76.0 *** *** *** 71 27.2 21.2-34.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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