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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*

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  Total
Respond.#
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 384 112 29.7 23.7-36.5 42 9.5 6.2-14.1 15 4.0 1.8- 8.9 15 3.9 1.9- 7.8 200 53.0 45.9-59.9
GENDER
Male 138 33 22.7 14.4-34.0 14 6.9 3.5-13.3 7 7.4 2.7-19.0 4 2.5 0.9- 7.2 80 60.4 48.5-71.1
Female 246 79 34.7 26.8-43.5 28 11.3 6.7-18.3 8 1.6 0.7- 3.6 11 4.8 2.0-11.5 120 47.6 39.0-56.3

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older and reported having a blood stool test and 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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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