2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 recommended time interval Did not have any of the recommended CRC tests within the recommended time interval 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
Piedmont NC 1,074 750 72.7 69.6-75.6 68 5.9 4.5- 7.7 256 21.4 18.7-24.3
GENDER
Male 489 333 71.4 66.7-75.7 24 4.3 2.7- 6.8 132 24.3 20.2-28.8
Female 585 417 73.9 69.7-77.7 44 7.5 5.5-10.3 124 18.5 15.3-22.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 684 519 76.2 72.3-79.6 48 6.9 5.0- 9.4 117 16.9 13.9-20.4
Non-Hispanic Black 212 162 80.5 74.2-85.6 *** *** *** 42 17.1 12.3-23.3
Other 171 68 40.7 31.8-50.3 *** *** *** 93 52.9 43.4-62.1
AGE
45-54 373 193 56.8 51.1-62.4 15 4.1 2.4- 7.0 165 39.1 33.7-44.8
55-64 348 257 76.4 70.9-81.1 25 6.4 4.2- 9.8 66 17.2 13.1-22.3
65-74 298 261 87.3 82.0-91.1 21 6.5 4.0-10.3 16 6.3 3.5-10.9
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 115 66.5 58.3-73.9 18 11.4 6.9-18.2 51 22.1 16.0-29.5
Some Post-H.S. 301 222 75.6 69.9-80.6 *** *** *** 67 21.7 17.0-27.4
College Graduate 493 379 79.6 75.6-83.1 32 6.2 4.3- 8.9 82 14.2 11.3-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 299 219 77.0 71.1-81.9 19 5.1 3.0- 8.5 61 17.9 13.5-23.5
No 757 519 71.1 67.3-74.6 47 6.2 4.5- 8.5 191 22.7 19.5-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 97 76 79.8 68.5-87.8 *** *** *** 16 17.9 10.3-29.5
Non-Veteran 977 674 71.9 68.6-74.9 63 6.4 4.8- 8.3 240 21.8 19.0-24.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 586 369 67.3 62.8-71.4 36 5.9 4.1- 8.5 181 26.9 23.0-31.1
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 310 270 87.4 82.2-91.2 21 5.6 3.4- 9.0 19 7.0 4.1-11.8
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 20.3 12.3-31.7
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 71 58.5 48.3-68.0 *** *** *** 50 35.3 26.5-45.3
$50,000- 74,999 105 83 83.6 74.6-89.8 *** *** *** 17 13.1 7.5-21.7
$75,000+ 435 333 78.2 73.6-82.1 26 5.6 3.7- 8.4 76 16.2 12.7-20.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 234 162 70.6 63.3-77.0 14 6.6 3.6-11.7 58 22.8 17.1-29.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 26.0 17.1-37.5
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 617 464 77.7 73.8-81.1 35 5.2 3.6- 7.4 118 17.2 14.1-20.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 234 162 70.6 63.3-77.0 14 6.6 3.6-11.7 58 22.8 17.1-29.7
HOUSING
Own 764 588 76.5 72.9-79.7 47 5.7 4.2- 7.8 129 17.8 14.9-21.1
Rent 257 134 53.7 46.7-60.5 18 7.7 4.7-12.5 105 38.6 32.2-45.4
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 573 404 73.2 68.8-77.1 28 4.1 2.7- 6.4 141 22.7 19.0-26.9
Regional City or Suburban County 317 218 73.2 67.6-78.2 27 8.5 5.6-12.6 72 18.3 14.2-23.2
Rural 184 128 70.5 62.4-77.5 13 6.5 3.6-11.4 43 23.0 16.7-30.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 409 288 73.3 68.3-77.8 24 5.9 3.7- 9.2 97 20.8 16.8-25.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 622 434 72.9 68.8-76.7 42 6.1 4.3- 8.4 146 21.0 17.5-24.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 373 256 69.9 64.1-75.0 29 6.9 4.6-10.2 88 23.2 18.5-28.7
2nd Quartile 452 326 76.3 71.8-80.3 25 5.0 3.3- 7.5 101 18.7 15.1-23.0
3rd Quartile 225 154 71.8 64.7-78.0 *** *** *** 58 22.1 16.7-28.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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