2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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