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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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 2,957 948 29.4 27.1-31.9 342 11.4 9.9-13.2 195 6.3 5.2- 7.7 171 5.9 4.7- 7.5 1,301 46.9 44.2-49.6
GENDER
Male 1,091 346 27.5 23.9-31.4 104 10.1 7.8-13.1 65 6.1 4.3- 8.4 55 5.7 3.8- 8.6 521 50.6 46.1-55.0
Female 1,866 602 31.0 28.0-34.2 238 12.5 10.5-14.8 130 6.6 5.2- 8.3 116 6.1 4.6- 8.0 780 43.8 40.5-47.3
RACE
White 2,401 798 30.2 27.5-32.9 295 12.4 10.5-14.4 172 6.8 5.5- 8.3 143 6.2 4.8- 8.1 993 44.5 41.4-47.5
African American 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
Asian 22 5 20.2 6.7-47.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 3.4 0.4-21.5 0 0.0 . - . 16 76.5 49.5-91.5
Native American 85 23 29.0 14.2-50.1 2 1.0 0.2- 4.5 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 9 7.9 3.3-17.8 50 61.7 42.0-78.2
Other Minorities 46 6 7.3 2.7-18.3 2 4.2 0.9-17.1 3 10.6 3.4-28.9 4 10.8 2.2-39.5 31 67.0 46.6-82.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 54 12 18.0 7.8-36.1 3 7.8 1.7-29.6 3 13.5 4.4-34.6 2 2.9 0.7-11.2 34 57.8 39.0-74.7
-English Speaking 39 10 23.4 9.4-47.2 3 11.6 2.5-39.9 2 14.8 3.8-43.2 1 1.8 0.2-11.8 23 48.5 27.9-69.6
-Spanish Speaking 15 2 6.8 1.5-26.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 10.9 1.5-49.6 1 5.2 0.7-30.4 11 77.2 46.0-93.1
Non-Hispanic 2,897 935 29.7 27.3-32.2 338 11.5 9.9-13.3 192 6.2 5.1- 7.6 169 6.0 4.7- 7.6 1,263 46.6 43.9-49.4
AGE
50-54 626 155 21.7 17.3-26.8 47 9.4 6.5-13.3 38 5.4 3.3- 8.7 34 6.8 3.8-11.8 352 56.8 50.7-62.7
55-64 959 318 33.1 28.9-37.5 113 12.4 9.6-15.9 65 7.2 5.1- 9.9 48 5.1 3.4- 7.5 415 42.2 37.8-46.8
65-74 781 289 34.0 29.4-38.9 98 10.2 7.7-13.5 53 4.9 3.4- 7.2 42 6.0 3.7- 9.5 299 44.8 39.7-50.1
75+ 591 186 26.1 21.2-31.7 84 14.3 10.7-18.9 39 8.3 5.6-12.1 47 6.2 4.3- 9.0 235 45.1 38.6-51.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 678 168 21.2 16.9-26.3 88 11.9 8.8-15.8 35 4.8 3.1- 7.3 40 6.0 3.8- 9.3 347 56.2 50.5-61.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 876 319 33.8 29.4-38.5 94 11.2 8.6-14.5 56 5.3 3.7- 7.5 38 4.1 2.7- 6.3 369 45.6 40.6-50.6
Some Post-H.S. 608 196 30.6 25.7-36.0 69 11.2 8.1-15.3 32 5.9 3.8- 9.1 40 7.1 3.9-12.4 271 45.3 39.6-51.1
College Graduate 783 263 31.5 26.9-36.5 91 11.7 8.6-15.6 71 10.2 7.1-14.5 52 7.4 4.8-11.2 306 39.2 34.0-44.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 401 117 28.2 21.8-35.7 33 8.0 4.8-13.0 28 7.6 4.8-12.0 27 7.6 4.0-13.9 196 48.5 40.5-56.6
$15,000- 24,999 475 132 27.6 21.9-34.1 56 7.8 5.5-11.0 22 3.3 1.8- 6.2 22 3.9 2.2- 6.8 243 57.4 50.7-63.7
$25,000- 34,999 309 107 32.0 25.1-39.8 34 9.7 6.1-15.3 27 7.3 4.3-12.1 20 3.4 1.7- 6.5 121 47.5 39.4-55.8
$35,000- 49,999 341 128 32.2 25.5-39.7 42 10.8 7.2-15.9 33 10.1 6.2-16.1 15 9.1 4.2-18.6 123 37.8 30.4-45.9
$50,000-74,999 258 91 30.3 23.0-38.7 25 10.7 6.1-18.3 23 7.7 4.1-14.0 23 7.8 4.2-13.9 96 43.5 34.6-52.7
$75,000+ 316 123 32.9 26.1-40.4 39 18.1 12.4-25.7 16 4.4 2.3- 8.1 11 5.1 2.5-10.2 127 39.5 31.9-47.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 198 77 40.3 32.5-48.5 19 9.8 6.0-15.8 12 5.5 3.0- 9.8 10 3.4 1.7- 6.5 80 41.0 33.4-49.1
Forsyth 205 90 43.6 36.0-51.5 21 9.7 6.1-15.1 11 3.8 2.0- 7.0 11 6.2 3.3-11.4 72 36.7 29.3-44.9
Guilford 185 81 42.9 35.0-51.3 22 12.3 7.7-18.9 11 6.5 3.4-12.1 7 2.8 1.2- 6.4 64 35.5 27.8-44.0
Henderson/Transylvania 263 89 32.5 26.3-39.5 31 11.0 7.4-16.1 19 6.7 4.0-11.0 20 7.6 4.8-11.9 104 42.2 34.9-49.9
Mecklenburg 152 47 29.2 22.1-37.5 26 15.5 10.3-22.7 13 8.1 4.6-14.0 4 1.8 0.7- 4.9 62 45.3 36.7-54.3
Orange 161 51 31.5 23.6-40.6 17 8.7 5.2-14.2 12 4.8 2.6- 8.7 8 8.3 2.8-21.6 73 46.8 37.0-56.8
Pitt 148 41 23.6 16.1-33.1 20 11.9 7.1-19.2 10 9.6 3.7-22.4 9 13.1 4.1-34.5 68 41.9 31.2-53.4
Randolph 199 73 39.7 32.1-47.9 27 12.6 8.4-18.4 12 6.3 3.3-11.4 10 3.9 1.9- 7.7 77 37.6 30.3-45.4
Robeson 214 51 24.0 18.0-31.1 16 6.3 3.7-10.3 10 4.2 2.1- 7.9 12 5.7 3.1-10.3 125 59.9 52.3-67.1
Wake 132 44 30.0 22.0-39.3 21 15.2 9.5-23.3 10 10.7 5.0-21.5 11 10.2 5.3-18.7 46 33.9 25.5-43.6
Western NC 342 98 26.7 21.8-32.2 37 11.1 7.9-15.2 20 6.0 3.7- 9.5 20 5.1 3.2- 8.0 167 51.2 45.2-57.2
Piedmont NC 403 110 26.4 21.6-31.8 39 8.3 5.8-11.8 32 6.0 3.9- 9.1 31 8.3 5.3-12.8 191 51.0 44.9-57.0
Eastern NC 355 96 28.5 23.3-34.2 46 14.1 10.3-19.0 23 5.9 3.8- 9.0 18 3.7 2.0- 6.6 172 47.9 41.9-53.9

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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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