2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Respondents age 45-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Had a blood stool test in the past year Have had a blood stool test one or more years ago Have never had a blood stool test
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,087 99 4.6 3.7- 5.9 130 6.0 4.9- 7.3 1,858 89.4 87.7-90.8
Piedmont NC 1,083 56 5.5 4.0- 7.4 64 6.1 4.6- 7.9 963 88.5 86.0-90.6
GENDER
Male 489 20 4.5 2.7- 7.4 24 4.8 3.0- 7.4 445 90.8 87.2-93.4
Female 594 36 6.4 4.4- 9.3 40 7.3 5.2-10.2 518 86.3 82.6-89.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 690 41 6.0 4.3- 8.5 46 6.9 5.0- 9.4 603 87.1 83.9-89.7
Non-Hispanic Black 215 *** *** *** *** *** *** 196 90.4 84.2-94.3
Other 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 157 92.8 87.4-96.0
AGE
45-54 376 *** *** *** 14 3.4 1.9- 5.8 350 92.3 88.2-95.0
55-64 348 18 6.4 3.8-10.5 22 6.4 4.1- 9.9 308 87.2 82.4-90.8
65-74 299 22 5.6 3.5- 8.9 21 8.4 5.2-13.4 256 86.0 80.7-90.0
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** 161 87.1 80.5-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 303 20 6.8 4.2-11.0 14 4.5 2.5- 7.9 269 88.7 83.9-92.1
College Graduate 497 21 3.6 2.3- 5.6 34 7.2 5.0-10.1 442 89.2 85.9-91.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 17 5.5 3.1- 9.4 19 6.5 3.8-10.8 267 88.1 82.9-91.8
No 763 38 5.5 3.8- 7.9 42 5.5 3.9- 7.6 683 89.0 86.1-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 990 51 5.1 3.7- 6.9 58 6.4 4.8- 8.4 881 88.5 86.0-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 592 22 4.5 2.8- 7.2 30 5.1 3.5- 7.4 540 90.4 87.2-92.9
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 309 22 6.6 4.0-10.6 24 7.8 4.9-12.1 263 85.7 80.5-89.7
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 70 82.9 71.3-90.4
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 85.8 75.9-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 115 84.8 74.6-91.3
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 84.4 74.5-90.9
$75,000+ 434 18 5.0 2.9- 8.3 28 6.3 4.2- 9.3 388 88.7 84.8-91.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 238 *** *** *** *** *** *** 217 91.8 86.9-94.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 85.8 76.3-91.9
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 617 30 5.3 3.5- 7.9 41 7.1 5.1- 9.8 546 87.7 84.2-90.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 238 *** *** *** *** *** *** 217 91.8 86.9-94.9
HOUSING
Own 769 41 5.7 4.0- 8.0 54 6.8 5.1- 9.1 674 87.5 84.6-89.9
Rent 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** 239 92.6 88.4-95.3
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 29 5.7 3.8- 8.6 34 6.1 4.2- 8.8 516 88.2 84.6-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 319 *** *** *** 18 6.1 3.6-10.3 286 89.7 85.1-93.0
Rural 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** 161 87.3 80.7-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 410 23 6.0 3.7- 9.6 23 5.8 3.7- 9.1 364 88.2 83.9-91.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 629 30 5.2 3.4- 7.8 40 6.5 4.6- 9.1 559 88.3 85.0-91.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 380 24 6.2 4.0- 9.7 24 5.2 3.3- 8.1 332 88.5 84.5-91.7
2nd Quartile 450 22 6.6 4.1-10.5 29 6.8 4.6-10.0 399 86.5 82.2-90.0
3rd Quartile 228 *** *** *** *** *** *** 209 91.6 86.0-95.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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