2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are exams to check for colon cancer.
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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
Western 541 408 73.0 68.0-77.5 133 27.0 22.5-32.0
GENDER
Male 228 165 68.0 59.9-75.1 63 32.0 24.9-40.1
Female 313 243 77.4 71.2-82.6 70 22.6 17.4-28.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 482 377 75.4 70.4-79.9 105 24.6 20.1-29.6
Non-Hispanic Black 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 119 89 79.4 70.2-86.3 30 20.6 13.7-29.8
65-74 144 123 85.8 77.4-91.5 21 14.2 8.5-22.6
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 75 73.6 63.2-81.9 32 26.4 18.1-36.8
Some Post-H.S. 153 118 75.7 67.0-82.7 35 24.3 17.3-33.0
College Graduate 229 184 78.8 72.0-84.2 45 21.2 15.8-28.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 191 74.8 66.7-81.4 51 25.2 18.6-33.3
No 292 212 71.9 65.3-77.7 80 28.1 22.3-34.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 483 358 71.4 66.1-76.2 125 28.6 23.8-33.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 172 112 66.2 57.5-74.0 60 33.8 26.0-42.5
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 283 247 83.1 75.9-88.5 36 16.9 11.5-24.1
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 115 77.4 67.8-84.8 27 22.6 15.2-32.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 153 115 73.6 63.2-81.8 38 26.4 18.2-36.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 262 211 78.0 71.2-83.5 51 22.0 16.5-28.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 153 115 73.6 63.2-81.8 38 26.4 18.2-36.8
HOUSING
Own 437 344 75.1 69.6-79.8 93 24.9 20.2-30.4
Rent 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 155 112 70.3 60.7-78.4 43 29.7 21.6-39.3
Rural 386 296 73.9 68.0-79.1 90 26.1 20.9-32.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 309 240 74.1 67.4-79.9 69 25.9 20.1-32.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 155 112 70.3 60.7-78.4 43 29.7 21.6-39.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 308 224 70.0 63.4-75.9 84 30.0 24.1-36.6
2nd Quartile 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 138 108 77.3 67.0-85.1 30 22.7 14.9-33.0

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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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