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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 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,706 903 30.6 28.2-33.3 327 11.7 10.0-13.5 185 6.4 5.2- 7.8 163 6.4 5.0- 8.1 1,128 44.9 42.0-47.8
No 248 44 16.2 10.7-23.8 14 9.0 4.3-17.7 10 5.7 2.2-14.1 8 1.1 0.5- 2.4 172 68.0 58.3-76.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 52 6 5.0 2.0-12.0 3 5.6 1.0-26.7 10 17.8 8.2-34.4 7 12.8 5.1-28.6 26 58.7 39.3-75.8
Recommended Range 1,062 329 26.9 23.3-30.8 138 12.2 9.7-15.3 79 7.4 5.5- 9.9 68 6.1 4.1- 8.8 448 47.4 43.0-51.9
Overweight 1,087 375 30.5 26.7-34.7 121 11.0 8.6-14.1 59 5.3 3.7- 7.5 52 5.3 3.2- 8.7 480 47.8 43.2-52.5
Obese 612 203 33.4 28.1-39.2 64 11.1 8.0-15.2 36 5.8 3.6- 9.4 34 5.8 3.7- 9.0 275 43.8 38.1-49.6
Current Smoker
No 2,420 805 30.7 28.0-33.4 287 11.8 10.1-13.9 168 7.0 5.6- 8.6 140 6.1 4.7- 7.9 1,020 44.4 41.5-47.4
Yes 519 139 24.5 19.5-30.3 51 9.0 6.2-13.1 27 3.9 2.4- 6.5 29 5.2 2.9- 9.3 273 57.3 50.7-63.6
Binge Drinker
No 2,834 913 29.6 27.2-32.1 332 11.6 10.0-13.4 189 6.4 5.3- 7.9 167 6.2 4.8- 7.8 1,233 46.2 43.5-49.0
Yes 87 22 25.1 14.7-39.5 7 8.5 3.0-22.0 6 5.4 1.9-14.6 2 0.4 0.1- 2.2 50 60.5 45.0-74.2
Heavy Drinker
No 2,861 924 29.4 27.0-31.9 334 11.6 10.0-13.4 192 6.5 5.3- 7.9 161 5.8 4.6- 7.4 1,250 46.7 43.9-49.5
Yes 69 13 27.5 14.5-46.0 7 8.3 2.0-28.6 3 0.8 0.2- 2.7 10 12.3 4.3-30.5 36 51.1 32.9-69.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 944 344 34.4 30.1-39.0 112 11.3 8.7-14.5 65 6.1 4.4- 8.4 45 4.1 2.7- 6.2 378 44.1 39.4-48.9
Some Physical Activity 1,113 343 28.3 24.6-32.3 147 12.8 10.1-16.0 69 6.7 4.8- 9.3 67 7.8 5.2-11.4 487 44.4 40.1-48.9
Physically Inactive 719 215 26.1 21.7-31.1 68 10.5 7.6-14.4 44 6.1 4.0- 9.4 46 5.4 3.7- 7.9 346 51.8 46.4-57.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 919 303 33.6 29.2-38.4 102 10.6 8.2-13.7 48 4.8 3.3- 6.8 66 7.5 5.4-10.2 400 43.5 38.6-48.4
No 2,028 640 27.3 24.6-30.1 239 11.8 9.9-14.1 147 7.1 5.6- 9.0 105 5.2 3.7- 7.3 897 48.6 45.3-51.9
Disability Status
Yes 995 330 30.9 26.7-35.4 120 11.8 9.2-14.9 57 5.0 3.6- 7.0 75 7.7 5.2-11.2 413 44.6 39.8-49.5
No 1,852 584 28.4 25.5-31.4 212 11.5 9.5-13.9 130 7.0 5.5- 9.0 90 5.3 3.9- 7.1 836 47.8 44.4-51.2
Current Asthma
Yes 197 73 40.4 29.6-52.1 14 8.0 3.9-15.5 16 6.5 3.4-11.8 11 10.1 3.4-26.3 83 35.1 25.4-46.2
No 2,751 874 28.8 26.4-31.3 327 11.8 10.1-13.6 179 6.4 5.2- 7.8 159 5.6 4.5- 7.1 1,212 47.4 44.7-50.2
Diabetes
Yes 412 157 37.4 30.9-44.4 46 10.8 7.5-15.3 18 4.6 2.5- 8.1 22 5.4 3.2- 8.9 169 41.9 35.2-48.8
Yes, During Pregnancy 7 1 2.4 0.3-18.1 1 26.8 3.8-77.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.4 0.3-17.9 4 68.4 22.4-94.2
No 2,535 790 28.1 25.6-30.8 293 11.4 9.7-13.4 177 6.7 5.4- 8.2 148 6.1 4.6- 7.9 1,127 47.7 44.7-50.7
Arthritis
Yes 1,499 528 31.6 28.2-35.3 192 13.1 10.8-15.8 94 5.9 4.4- 7.8 94 6.9 4.9- 9.7 591 42.5 38.5-46.5
No 1,408 407 27.2 24.0-30.7 145 9.8 7.8-12.3 97 6.9 5.2- 9.1 75 5.1 3.7- 7.0 684 51.0 47.2-54.8

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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.

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

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