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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | > 5 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 7,314 | 1,432 | 20.0 | 18.9-21.2 | 1,009 | 14.4 | 13.4-15.5 | 1,095 | 14.9 | 14.0-16.0 | 446 | 5.4 | 4.8- 6.0 | 3,332 | 45.3 | 43.8-46.7 |
-Eastern NC | 2,468 | 518 | 21.2 | 19.3-23.2 | 329 | 13.9 | 12.2-15.7 | 353 | 13.8 | 12.3-15.5 | 145 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.1 | 1,123 | 46.1 | 43.7-48.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 879 | 226 | 25.1 | 22.0-28.6 | 121 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.6 | 112 | 12.1 | 9.9-14.7 | 35 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 | 385 | 44.4 | 40.6-48.3 |
Female | 1,589 | 292 | 17.6 | 15.5-19.8 | 208 | 13.3 | 11.4-15.4 | 241 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.6 | 110 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.6 | 738 | 47.6 | 44.6-50.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 1,743 | 364 | 21.8 | 19.5-24.3 | 250 | 14.3 | 12.5-16.5 | 275 | 16.0 | 14.1-18.1 | 121 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.6 | 733 | 41.7 | 38.9-44.5 |
African American | 590 | 122 | 19.5 | 16.1-23.5 | 66 | 13.0 | 9.9-16.9 | 57 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.8 | 18 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.0 | 327 | 57.0 | 52.1-61.7 |
Other Minorities | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 100 | . - . |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 471 | 80 | 16.5 | 13.0-20.6 | 41 | 8.3 | 5.7-11.9 | 40 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.9 | 18 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.3 | 292 | 64.2 | 59.0-69.1 |
55-64 | 860 | 173 | 19.4 | 16.5-22.8 | 114 | 15.0 | 12.1-18.4 | 126 | 14.7 | 12.1-17.7 | 56 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.4 | 391 | 45.4 | 41.3-49.6 |
65-74 | 671 | 178 | 27.6 | 23.7-32.0 | 102 | 14.7 | 11.8-18.1 | 97 | 15.2 | 12.3-18.7 | 37 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 257 | 36.9 | 32.7-41.4 |
75+ | 466 | 87 | 20.9 | 16.8-25.8 | 72 | 17.6 | 13.8-22.3 | 90 | 17.8 | 14.3-22.0 | 34 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.8 | 183 | 37.5 | 32.6-42.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 541 | 102 | 19.1 | 15.3-23.6 | 66 | 12.6 | 9.5-16.5 | 63 | 11.0 | 8.2-14.5 | 26 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.5 | 284 | 53.1 | 47.8-58.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 806 | 163 | 19.6 | 16.6-23.1 | 110 | 14.4 | 11.6-17.7 | 101 | 11.5 | 9.3-14.3 | 39 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 | 393 | 50.4 | 46.2-54.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 563 | 125 | 22.3 | 18.5-26.6 | 73 | 12.4 | 9.6-15.9 | 79 | 13.8 | 10.9-17.4 | 45 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 | 241 | 44.6 | 39.7-49.6 |
College Graduate | 554 | 128 | 24.2 | 20.2-28.7 | 80 | 15.8 | 12.3-20.2 | 110 | 19.8 | 16.2-24.0 | 35 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.2 | 201 | 34.6 | 30.1-39.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 393 | 82 | 21.1 | 16.7-26.5 | 43 | 10.5 | 7.2-15.1 | 35 | 7.0 | 4.9-10.0 | 22 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.1 | 211 | 57.5 | 51.3-63.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 466 | 87 | 17.6 | 13.9-22.1 | 56 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.2 | 62 | 13.6 | 10.2-17.9 | 31 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.8 | 230 | 50.7 | 45.0-56.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 255 | 61 | 23.9 | 18.3-30.7 | 30 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.4 | 39 | 15.2 | 10.8-21.0 | 16 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.1 | 109 | 45.2 | 38.1-52.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 284 | 58 | 19.8 | 15.1-25.5 | 52 | 19.3 | 14.5-25.3 | 56 | 18.9 | 14.3-24.5 | 11 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.2 | 107 | 38.2 | 31.8-45.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 221 | 52 | 25.9 | 19.7-33.2 | 28 | 14.0 | 9.3-20.6 | 34 | 15.7 | 10.7-22.4 | 17 | 5.4 | 3.2- 9.2 | 90 | 39.0 | 31.9-46.6 |
$75,000+ | 230 | 53 | 23.3 | 17.5-30.3 | 31 | 15.7 | 10.8-22.3 | 44 | 17.6 | 12.9-23.6 | 13 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.8 | 89 | 37.7 | 30.9-45.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,135 | 254 | 22.4 | 19.6-25.5 | 163 | 14.9 | 12.5-17.6 | 169 | 14.2 | 12.0-16.7 | 75 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.3 | 474 | 42.9 | 39.4-46.4 |
No | 1,276 | 255 | 20.3 | 17.8-23.1 | 157 | 12.8 | 10.7-15.3 | 177 | 13.6 | 11.5-15.9 | 65 | 4.5 | 3.4- 6.0 | 622 | 48.8 | 45.4-52.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 488 | 134 | 26.6 | 22.4-31.2 | 81 | 18.7 | 14.7-23.4 | 73 | 14.1 | 11.0-17.9 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 | 180 | 36.9 | 32.1-41.9 |
Non-Veteran | 1,968 | 382 | 19.3 | 17.2-21.5 | 247 | 12.3 | 10.7-14.2 | 280 | 13.9 | 12.2-15.7 | 124 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.8 | 935 | 49.0 | 46.3-51.8 |
Currently Serving | 12 | 2 | 26.5 | 6.5-65.0 | 1 | 5.2 | 0.7-30.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.3 | 0.7-30.7 | 8 | 63.1 | 29.9-87.2 |
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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 percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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