BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
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

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

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

13.0

9.9-16.9

8.2

6.1-10.8

2.4

1.4- 4.0

327

57.0

52.1-61.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

50-54

471

16.5

13.0-20.6

8.3

5.7-11.9

7.8

5.5-10.9

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

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

15.2

12.3-18.7

5.5

3.8- 7.9

257

36.9

32.7-41.4

75+

466

20.9

16.8-25.8

17.6

13.8-22.3

17.8

14.3-22.0

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

12.6

9.5-16.5

11.0

8.2-14.5

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

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

12.4

9.6-15.9

13.8

10.9-17.4

6.9

4.9- 9.6

241

44.6

39.7-49.6

College Graduate

554

128

24.2

20.2-28.7

15.8

12.3-20.2

110

19.8

16.2-24.0

5.5

3.7- 8.2

201

34.6

30.1-39.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

393

21.1

16.7-26.5

10.5

7.2-15.1

7.0

4.9-10.0

3.9

2.4- 6.1

211

57.5

51.3-63.4

$15,000- 24,999

466

17.6

13.9-22.1

12.8

9.4-17.2

13.6

10.2-17.9

5.3

3.6- 7.8

230

50.7

45.0-56.3

$25,000- 34,999

255

23.9

18.3-30.7

9.7

6.4-14.4

15.2

10.8-21.0

6.1

3.2-11.1

109

45.2

38.1-52.4

$35,000- 49,999

284

19.8

15.1-25.5

19.3

14.5-25.3

18.9

14.3-24.5

3.8

1.9- 7.2

107

38.2

31.8-45.2

$50,000-74,999

221

25.9

19.7-33.2

14.0

9.3-20.6

15.7

10.7-22.4

5.4

3.2- 9.2

39.0

31.9-46.6

$75,000+

230

23.3

17.5-30.3

15.7

10.8-22.3

17.6

12.9-23.6

5.7

3.0-10.8

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

5.6

4.3- 7.3

474

42.9

39.4-46.4

1,276

255

20.3

17.8-23.1

157

12.8

10.7-15.3

177

13.6

11.5-15.9

4.5

3.4- 6.0

622

48.8

45.4-52.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

488

134

26.6

22.4-31.2

18.7

14.7-23.4

14.1

11.0-17.9

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

26.5

6.5-65.0

5.2

0.7-30.4

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.7-30.7

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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