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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*

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  Total
Respond.#
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,966 522 17.2 15.2-19.5 357 12.0 10.3-13.8 400 11.6 10.1-13.3 204 6.6 5.3- 8.2 1,483 52.6 49.8-55.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,715 502 17.8 15.6-20.2 338 12.2 10.5-14.2 386 12.4 10.8-14.3 189 6.9 5.5- 8.6 1,300 50.6 47.8-53.5
No 248 20 11.1 6.4-18.7 19 9.5 4.8-17.9 14 2.9 1.5- 5.3 13 2.9 1.4- 5.9 182 73.6 64.5-81.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 53 9 14.0 5.4-31.5 10 19.5 8.8-37.8 6 9.3 2.9-25.9 6 9.9 3.4-25.7 22 47.3 28.0-67.4
Recommended Range 1,064 188 16.6 13.6-20.2 142 13.3 10.5-16.7 142 10.3 8.3-12.8 85 8.0 5.9-10.7 507 51.8 47.4-56.2
Overweight 1,092 190 17.4 13.9-21.7 124 11.3 8.7-14.5 155 12.9 10.4-16.0 70 6.6 4.4- 9.9 553 51.7 47.1-56.3
Obese 611 110 18.1 14.1-22.9 66 11.4 8.2-15.7 77 11.1 8.0-15.2 38 5.6 3.5- 8.8 320 53.8 48.0-59.5
Current Smoker
No 2,429 443 17.4 15.3-19.8 303 12.6 10.7-14.7 359 12.9 11.2-14.9 173 7.3 5.8- 9.2 1,151 49.8 46.8-52.8
Yes 519 78 16.6 11.5-23.5 49 8.9 5.8-13.3 40 6.5 4.3- 9.7 29 3.9 2.2- 6.9 323 64.1 57.2-70.4
Binge Drinker
No 2,837 501 17.4 15.3-19.7 346 12.0 10.3-13.9 386 11.7 10.1-13.4 198 6.8 5.5- 8.5 1,406 52.1 49.4-54.9
Yes 89 13 12.6 5.7-25.4 8 9.3 3.9-20.4 7 8.3 2.9-21.7 1 1.6 0.2-10.7 60 68.3 52.9-80.4
Heavy Drinker
No 2,865 503 17.2 15.1-19.5 347 11.9 10.2-13.7 388 11.7 10.2-13.5 199 6.7 5.4- 8.3 1,428 52.5 49.7-55.3
Yes 70 13 16.4 7.6-31.9 9 12.7 4.9-28.9 7 5.5 1.9-14.8 3 3.8 0.9-15.0 38 61.6 43.7-76.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 948 195 18.6 15.2-22.4 124 14.2 11.0-18.1 139 12.9 10.3-16.2 56 5.4 3.7- 7.7 434 48.9 44.2-53.6
Some Physical Activity 1,117 193 18.2 15.0-21.9 137 11.5 9.2-14.4 155 11.3 9.0-14.0 77 7.7 5.3-11.0 555 51.4 46.9-55.8
Physically Inactive 713 101 12.6 9.6-16.4 76 11.1 7.9-15.3 85 10.9 8.2-14.4 59 6.5 4.5- 9.2 392 58.9 53.5-64.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 916 182 19.9 15.9-24.5 118 12.5 9.7-16.0 111 12.1 9.4-15.5 68 6.9 4.9- 9.7 437 48.5 43.7-53.4
No 2,040 338 15.8 13.6-18.3 238 11.7 9.7-14.0 288 11.4 9.7-13.4 134 6.4 4.8- 8.4 1,042 54.7 51.4-57.9
Disability Status
Yes 994 189 18.9 15.1-23.5 122 12.2 9.5-15.6 140 13.1 10.4-16.4 80 7.1 4.8-10.5 463 48.6 43.8-53.4
No 1,862 326 16.9 14.5-19.5 229 12.3 10.2-14.8 242 10.7 9.0-12.7 114 6.2 4.8- 8.0 951 53.9 50.5-57.2
Current Asthma
Yes 197 35 14.3 8.6-22.8 28 13.5 7.9-22.2 26 12.2 7.1-20.1 14 10.6 3.6-27.4 94 49.4 38.1-60.8
No 2,759 485 17.0 15.0-19.1 328 11.9 10.2-13.9 374 11.7 10.1-13.4 189 6.3 5.2- 7.7 1,383 53.1 50.3-55.8
Diabetes
Yes 414 87 21.7 16.4-28.2 45 10.5 7.1-15.1 47 11.2 7.6-16.2 30 5.8 3.6- 9.0 205 50.9 44.1-57.6
Yes, During Pregnancy 8 1 2.4 0.3-17.8 2 15.9 2.5-58.0 1 31.0 4.7-80.2 0 0.0 . - . 4 50.7 14.1-86.6
No 2,541 433 16.4 14.3-18.9 310 12.2 10.4-14.3 351 11.6 10.0-13.4 174 6.8 5.4- 8.6 1,273 52.9 49.9-55.8
Arthritis
Yes 1,501 299 18.8 15.7-22.2 199 12.6 10.3-15.3 217 12.4 10.3-15.0 105 6.9 5.0- 9.6 681 49.3 45.3-53.2
No 1,415 214 15.3 12.7-18.3 150 11.1 8.8-13.8 179 11.1 9.1-13.5 93 6.3 4.8- 8.3 779 56.2 52.4-59.9

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* 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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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