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Total Respond.# |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | > 5 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 2,470 | 523 | 19.4 | 17.3-21.7 | 276 | 10.7 | 9.1-12.6 | 279 | 11.0 | 9.4-12.9 | 145 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.7 | 1,247 | 52.7 | 49.9-55.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 893 | 210 | 20.6 | 17.2-24.5 | 106 | 11.9 | 9.2-15.3 | 98 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.3 | 42 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.4 | 437 | 51.5 | 46.9-56.2 |
Female | 1,577 | 313 | 18.4 | 15.9-21.2 | 170 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.9 | 181 | 11.7 | 9.6-14.2 | 103 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.6 | 810 | 53.6 | 50.1-57.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,041 | 431 | 19.0 | 16.8-21.4 | 234 | 11.0 | 9.2-13.1 | 240 | 11.8 | 9.9-14.0 | 129 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.8 | 1,007 | 51.3 | 48.2-54.4 |
African American | 348 | 79 | 23.1 | 17.1-30.4 | 34 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.2 | 33 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.8 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.5 | 189 | 57.4 | 49.8-64.7 |
Other Minorities | 51 | 9 | 10.4 | 4.4-22.9 | 4 | 8.6 | 2.6-25.2 | 3 | 5.6 | 1.6-18.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 7.5 | 33 | 73.9 | 56.4-86.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 31 | 7 | 23.5 | 8.4-50.6 | 4 | 10.1 | 2.4-34.5 | 2 | 7.1 | 1.2-32.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 59.3 | 34.2-80.4 |
No | 2,433 | 515 | 19.3 | 17.2-21.6 | 271 | 10.7 | 9.1-12.6 | 276 | 11.1 | 9.4-13.0 | 145 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.9 | 1,226 | 52.7 | 49.8-55.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 538 | 97 | 16.0 | 12.3-20.5 | 35 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.5 | 37 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.2 | 22 | 4.8 | 2.5- 8.9 | 347 | 66.9 | 61.0-72.4 |
55-64 | 804 | 180 | 19.6 | 16.0-23.7 | 96 | 13.0 | 10.0-16.7 | 93 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.6 | 44 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.2 | 391 | 49.4 | 44.4-54.3 |
65+ | 1,128 | 246 | 21.0 | 17.8-24.5 | 145 | 11.2 | 9.0-14.0 | 149 | 13.4 | 10.7-16.6 | 79 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.5 | 509 | 48.1 | 43.9-52.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 522 | 108 | 18.2 | 14.1-23.3 | 50 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 | 52 | 8.9 | 6.2-12.6 | 25 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.7 | 287 | 61.1 | 55.1-66.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 754 | 147 | 17.2 | 13.9-21.1 | 77 | 12.2 | 9.0-16.4 | 79 | 9.5 | 6.9-12.9 | 42 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.3 | 409 | 55.8 | 50.7-60.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 575 | 116 | 20.7 | 16.2-26.1 | 66 | 10.7 | 7.9-14.5 | 66 | 13.2 | 9.4-18.2 | 41 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.7 | 286 | 48.4 | 42.6-54.4 |
College Graduate | 610 | 149 | 22.6 | 18.4-27.4 | 83 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.3 | 82 | 13.6 | 10.2-17.9 | 37 | 8.7 | 5.8-12.9 | 259 | 42.7 | 37.1-48.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 309 | 61 | 18.5 | 12.8-25.8 | 27 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.0 | 32 | 8.2 | 4.8-13.5 | 20 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.3 | 169 | 61.8 | 53.6-69.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 424 | 86 | 19.6 | 14.8-25.6 | 45 | 12.3 | 8.3-17.8 | 40 | 8.5 | 5.5-13.0 | 32 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.4 | 221 | 53.6 | 46.8-60.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 320 | 75 | 23.8 | 17.6-31.4 | 29 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.7 | 35 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.7 | 20 | 7.4 | 4.1-13.0 | 161 | 54.1 | 46.4-61.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 291 | 58 | 15.7 | 11.1-21.7 | 30 | 13.9 | 8.3-22.3 | 39 | 16.3 | 11.2-23.3 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.7-12.9 | 149 | 47.1 | 39.0-55.4 |
$50,000+ | 522 | 119 | 19.9 | 15.8-24.9 | 66 | 11.7 | 8.3-16.1 | 65 | 13.2 | 9.6-17.8 | 27 | 6.5 | 4.0-10.4 | 245 | 48.7 | 42.7-54.8 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 192 | 45 | 24.3 | 18.3-31.6 | 19 | 10.0 | 6.2-15.8 | 15 | 7.6 | 4.5-12.5 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.5 | 106 | 56.0 | 48.2-63.5 |
Cumberland | 153 | 46 | 30.7 | 23.1-39.5 | 17 | 9.6 | 5.8-15.6 | 10 | 6.3 | 3.3-11.8 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.1 | 75 | 50.0 | 41.3-58.7 |
Durham | 132 | 32 | 25.3 | 17.2-35.6 | 13 | 8.8 | 4.8-15.6 | 18 | 12.6 | 7.6-20.2 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.5 | 64 | 49.6 | 37.6-61.6 |
Forsyth | 213 | 52 | 25.3 | 19.4-32.2 | 30 | 14.8 | 10.3-20.9 | 28 | 13.7 | 9.1-20.1 | 19 | 8.1 | 5.0-12.8 | 84 | 38.1 | 31.2-45.5 |
Gaston | 200 | 38 | 20.5 | 14.9-27.6 | 19 | 9.1 | 5.7-14.3 | 27 | 13.6 | 9.2-19.8 | 9 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.3 | 107 | 51.8 | 44.2-59.4 |
Guilford | 166 | 29 | 19.4 | 12.8-28.2 | 20 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.8 | 22 | 14.0 | 9.1-21.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.2 | 90 | 55.4 | 46.5-64.0 |
Mecklenburg | 141 | 32 | 20.5 | 14.4-28.4 | 23 | 18.0 | 12.0-26.2 | 16 | 11.9 | 7.0-19.4 | 10 | 8.5 | 4.5-15.4 | 60 | 41.2 | 32.5-50.4 |
New Hanover | 165 | 39 | 25.2 | 18.5-33.3 | 28 | 18.8 | 12.9-26.5 | 16 | 8.7 | 5.2-14.4 | 16 | 7.5 | 4.3-12.5 | 66 | 39.9 | 31.9-48.3 |
Onslow | 118 | 21 | 20.8 | 13.0-31.6 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.7 | 15 | 13.3 | 7.8-21.6 | 8 | 6.0 | 2.8-12.5 | 68 | 55.5 | 45.1-65.5 |
Wake | 116 | 34 | 30.8 | 22.4-40.7 | 15 | 12.3 | 7.0-20.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 4.7-16.4 | 7 | 6.1 | 2.9-12.7 | 49 | 41.8 | 32.1-52.1 |
Western NC | 321 | 56 | 16.2 | 12.3-20.9 | 36 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.2 | 40 | 11.9 | 8.6-16.3 | 24 | 8.7 | 5.5-13.7 | 165 | 53.0 | 46.8-59.1 |
Piedmont NC | 294 | 54 | 17.5 | 13.1-22.9 | 27 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.4 | 35 | 12.8 | 9.0-18.0 | 19 | 7.2 | 4.5-11.4 | 159 | 52.1 | 45.5-58.5 |
Eastern NC | 259 | 45 | 16.8 | 12.1-22.8 | 23 | 8.8 | 5.5-13.7 | 26 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.4 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.2 | 154 | 62.4 | 55.3-68.9 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older and reported having sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy examsand those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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