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 2,627 1,953 74.6 72.5-76.6 674 25.4 23.4-27.5
Piedmont NC 1,343 984 74.3 71.5-77.0 359 25.7 23.0-28.5
GENDER
Male 595 423 72.5 68.1-76.5 172 27.5 23.5-31.9
Female 748 561 76.0 72.2-79.5 187 24.0 20.5-27.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 892 704 77.5 74.1-80.7 188 22.5 19.3-25.9
Non-Hispanic Black 251 197 81.1 75.0-86.0 54 18.9 14.0-25.0
Other 190 77 42.3 33.8-51.3 113 57.7 48.7-66.2
AGE
45-54 384 197 56.2 50.5-61.7 187 43.8 38.3-49.5
55-64 355 267 77.0 71.6-81.7 88 23.0 18.3-28.4
65-74 304 276 90.5 85.8-93.8 28 9.5 6.2-14.2
75+ 254 218 81.6 73.5-87.6 36 18.4 12.4-26.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 238 158 70.8 63.3-77.2 80 29.2 22.8-36.7
Some Post-H.S. 362 275 75.7 70.4-80.4 87 24.3 19.6-29.6
College Graduate 623 500 81.4 77.8-84.5 123 18.6 15.5-22.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 424 338 79.9 74.7-84.3 86 20.1 15.7-25.3
No 895 630 72.0 68.5-75.3 265 28.0 24.7-31.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 124 78.3 68.3-85.9 25 21.7 14.1-31.7
Non-Veteran 1,194 860 73.8 70.8-76.6 334 26.2 23.4-29.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 626 405 68.2 63.9-72.3 221 31.8 27.7-36.1
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 518 454 85.2 80.6-88.9 64 14.8 11.1-19.4
Unable to Work 91 66 73.8 62.2-82.8 25 26.2 17.2-37.8
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 161 102 65.8 56.8-73.8 59 34.2 26.2-43.2
$50,000- 74,999 138 108 77.5 68.3-84.6 30 22.5 15.4-31.7
$75,000+ 488 385 80.0 75.7-83.7 103 20.0 16.3-24.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 333 243 72.9 66.4-78.5 90 27.1 21.5-33.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 83 71.3 60.9-79.8 40 28.7 20.2-39.1
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 732 568 79.0 75.4-82.1 164 21.0 17.9-24.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 333 243 72.9 66.4-78.5 90 27.1 21.5-33.6
HOUSING
Own 960 761 77.4 74.1-80.4 199 22.6 19.6-25.9
Rent 314 180 57.3 50.9-63.3 134 42.7 36.7-49.1
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 721 522 72.7 68.7-76.3 199 27.3 23.7-31.3
Regional City or Suburban County 391 295 79.8 75.2-83.8 96 20.2 16.2-24.8
Rural 231 167 70.0 62.1-76.9 64 30.0 23.1-37.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 517 379 74.3 69.5-78.6 138 25.7 21.4-30.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 773 570 75.1 71.3-78.4 203 24.9 21.6-28.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 463 338 72.5 67.5-77.1 125 27.5 22.9-32.5
2nd Quartile 569 424 76.3 71.9-80.2 145 23.7 19.8-28.1
3rd Quartile 280 202 74.1 67.7-79.6 78 25.9 20.4-32.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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