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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening--WHITE 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 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
GENDER
Male 879 300 29.2 25.2-33.7 87 11.3 8.5-14.9 56 6.1 4.3- 8.6 45 6.4 4.1-10.0 391 46.9 41.9-51.9
Female 1,522 498 30.9 27.6-34.5 208 13.2 11.0-15.8 116 7.3 5.7- 9.4 98 6.1 4.6- 8.0 602 42.5 38.8-46.3
AGE
50-54 480 128 23.1 18.0-29.2 39 10.5 7.0-15.4 30 4.5 2.7- 7.3 27 7.9 4.2-14.4 256 54.0 46.9-60.9
55-64 764 261 34.5 29.8-39.6 96 13.7 10.4-17.9 58 8.1 5.7-11.4 41 6.0 3.9- 9.0 308 37.7 32.9-42.8
65-74 656 243 33.0 28.1-38.3 91 11.5 8.7-15.0 48 5.4 3.7- 7.9 36 5.1 3.2- 8.2 238 44.9 39.3-50.6
75+ 501 166 26.5 21.1-32.7 69 13.5 9.7-18.6 36 9.3 6.2-13.8 39 6.2 4.1- 9.3 191 44.5 37.3-51.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 462 120 21.3 16.2-27.4 64 12.5 8.8-17.5 27 5.6 3.5- 8.7 25 4.3 2.6- 7.2 226 56.3 49.6-62.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 738 273 34.1 29.2-39.3 86 12.4 9.4-16.2 54 6.1 4.2- 8.7 36 4.7 3.0- 7.2 289 42.8 37.4-48.4
Some Post-H.S. 507 161 29.1 23.8-34.9 64 12.4 8.8-17.2 28 6.0 3.7- 9.6 36 8.4 4.6-14.9 218 44.1 37.8-50.6
College Graduate 688 243 33.8 28.6-39.3 81 12.2 8.8-16.6 62 9.6 6.5-13.8 46 8.3 5.4-12.7 256 36.1 30.7-42.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 283 83 26.6 19.5-35.0 23 6.9 4.0-11.8 23 8.3 4.9-13.6 20 5.8 3.1-10.7 134 52.4 42.9-61.7
$15,000- 24,999 358 101 28.1 21.6-35.7 48 8.7 5.9-12.7 17 4.1 2.1- 8.0 17 4.1 2.1- 7.7 175 55.0 47.4-62.3
$25,000- 34,999 260 88 29.9 22.6-38.5 29 9.8 5.8-16.0 27 8.7 5.2-14.4 15 2.9 1.3- 6.2 101 48.7 39.6-57.8
$35,000- 49,999 293 113 33.9 26.6-42.2 39 12.3 8.1-18.2 29 9.4 5.8-14.9 14 10.7 5.0-21.6 98 33.7 26.1-42.2
$50,000-74,999 235 83 30.7 23.0-39.7 24 11.5 6.5-19.7 19 6.6 3.1-13.5 22 8.5 4.6-15.1 87 42.8 33.4-52.7
$75,000+ 281 115 35.1 27.7-43.3 32 17.4 11.4-25.7 13 3.8 1.9- 7.5 11 5.8 2.8-11.5 110 37.8 29.9-46.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 176 72 42.8 34.4-51.5 15 8.8 5.0-15.0 11 5.4 2.9-10.0 9 3.6 1.8- 7.0 69 39.4 31.6-47.9
Forsyth 163 72 43.7 35.2-52.6 16 9.6 5.6-15.9 9 3.4 1.7- 6.7 11 7.7 4.1-14.0 55 35.6 27.3-44.9
Guilford 143 64 47.7 38.6-57.0 17 11.4 6.9-18.2 10 7.7 3.9-14.8 6 2.7 1.1- 6.7 46 30.4 22.7-39.4
Henderson/Transylvania 253 88 33.2 26.8-40.2 31 11.7 7.9-17.0 18 6.9 4.1-11.4 19 7.7 4.8-12.1 97 40.6 33.2-48.5
Mecklenburg 103 36 33.8 24.8-44.3 22 22.2 14.5-32.5 10 9.6 5.0-17.5 3 2.1 0.7- 6.4 32 32.3 23.1-43.1
Orange 143 49 33.5 24.8-43.5 15 8.4 4.9-14.3 10 4.3 2.2- 8.2 7 8.4 2.6-23.7 62 45.4 35.0-56.3
Pitt 104 32 26.9 17.2-39.6 15 10.7 6.0-18.4 9 12.8 4.9-29.6 7 16.0 4.4-43.8 41 33.5 22.5-46.7
Randolph 186 69 40.0 32.1-48.4 26 12.6 8.4-18.7 12 6.6 3.5-12.0 10 4.1 2.0- 8.0 69 36.7 29.3-44.9
Robeson 108 29 28.4 19.7-39.2 11 8.4 4.5-15.3 6 5.5 2.4-12.3 3 1.9 0.6- 5.9 59 55.8 45.0-66.0
Wake 106 37 32.1 23.3-42.3 17 15.4 9.2-24.6 8 8.5 4.1-16.8 11 13.0 6.8-23.2 33 31.1 22.4-41.3
Western NC 327 90 26.0 21.1-31.7 37 11.5 8.2-15.8 20 6.2 3.8- 9.8 19 4.9 3.1- 7.9 161 51.3 45.2-57.4
Piedmont NC 337 94 26.8 21.5-32.8 37 9.5 6.5-13.6 30 7.0 4.5-10.6 24 7.8 4.6-12.8 152 49.0 42.4-55.7
Eastern NC 252 66 28.2 22.2-35.2 36 15.6 11.0-21.8 19 6.2 3.8-10.1 14 4.3 2.2- 8.3 117 45.6 38.5-52.8

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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.

** 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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