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| Total Respond.^ |
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 | 7,277 | 2,068 | 29.0 | 27.7-30.3 | 847 | 11.8 | 10.9-12.7 | 571 | 7.6 | 6.9- 8.4 | 528 | 6.5 | 5.9- 7.3 | 3,263 | 45.1 | 43.7-46.6 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,458 | 629 | 25.1 | 23.1-27.2 | 228 | 9.1 | 7.8-10.4 | 171 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.9 | 172 | 6.8 | 5.7- 8.1 | 1,258 | 52.3 | 49.9-54.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 884 | 225 | 24.7 | 21.6-28.1 | 86 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.5 | 48 | 5.9 | 4.4- 8.0 | 42 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.7 | 483 | 54.6 | 50.8-58.4 |
| Female | 1,574 | 404 | 25.5 | 23.0-28.2 | 142 | 8.9 | 7.5-10.7 | 123 | 7.4 | 6.1- 9.0 | 130 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.6 | 775 | 50.2 | 47.3-53.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,739 | 439 | 24.1 | 21.8-26.5 | 157 | 9.1 | 7.7-10.8 | 130 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.1 | 131 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.4 | 882 | 51.6 | 48.8-54.4 |
| African American | 584 | 156 | 29.2 | 24.8-34.0 | 56 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.7 | 36 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.3 | 35 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.5 | 301 | 52.1 | 47.1-57.0 |
| Other Minorities | 2 | 1 | 46.6 | 5.2-93.3 | 1 | 53.4 | 6.7-94.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 50-54 | 473 | 95 | 19.2 | 15.3-23.8 | 34 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.1 | 28 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.9 | 20 | 3.6 | 2.1- 5.9 | 296 | 65.0 | 59.8-69.9 |
| 55-64 | 860 | 225 | 26.3 | 22.9-30.1 | 72 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.1 | 68 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.5 | 58 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.7 | 437 | 51.4 | 47.3-55.5 |
| 65-74 | 661 | 186 | 27.8 | 24.0-32.1 | 73 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.8 | 47 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.7 | 51 | 8.4 | 6.1-11.6 | 304 | 45.9 | 41.4-50.5 |
| 75+ | 464 | 123 | 26.0 | 21.7-30.9 | 49 | 11.1 | 8.2-14.9 | 28 | 6.0 | 4.0- 9.0 | 43 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.2 | 221 | 47.3 | 42.0-52.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 531 | 113 | 18.6 | 15.1-22.7 | 49 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.7 | 27 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.8 | 38 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.6 | 304 | 61.3 | 56.1-66.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 805 | 192 | 23.4 | 20.0-27.1 | 67 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.1 | 56 | 6.6 | 4.8- 8.9 | 64 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.3 | 426 | 55.3 | 51.1-59.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 566 | 179 | 30.9 | 26.6-35.6 | 48 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.3 | 43 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.2 | 32 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.8 | 264 | 47.4 | 42.5-52.3 |
| College Graduate | 552 | 144 | 27.7 | 23.3-32.5 | 64 | 11.6 | 9.0-15.0 | 45 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.3 | 37 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.8 | 262 | 45.0 | 40.1-49.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 385 | 87 | 20.1 | 15.8-25.3 | 25 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.5 | 32 | 8.6 | 5.8-12.6 | 32 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.6 | 209 | 55.2 | 48.9-61.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 466 | 113 | 24.8 | 20.2-30.0 | 46 | 9.7 | 7.1-13.3 | 34 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.6 | 31 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.4 | 242 | 53.3 | 47.6-58.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 256 | 69 | 23.8 | 18.6-30.0 | 22 | 9.0 | 5.7-13.7 | 13 | 4.9 | 2.7- 8.8 | 18 | 5.6 | 3.2- 9.6 | 134 | 56.7 | 49.7-63.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 284 | 76 | 28.1 | 22.4-34.6 | 27 | 8.2 | 5.5-12.1 | 26 | 9.5 | 6.2-14.4 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 | 140 | 49.6 | 42.8-56.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 217 | 60 | 25.7 | 19.7-32.7 | 17 | 7.3 | 4.3-12.2 | 11 | 5.1 | 2.5- 9.9 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.3 | 117 | 56.4 | 48.7-63.8 |
| $75,000+ | 231 | 55 | 24.2 | 18.4-31.1 | 28 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.5 | 20 | 9.7 | 6.0-15.4 | 24 | 11.6 | 7.4-17.7 | 104 | 43.2 | 36.1-50.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,125 | 315 | 27.0 | 24.0-30.2 | 104 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.8 | 77 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.8 | 80 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.2 | 549 | 49.6 | 46.0-53.1 |
| No | 1,269 | 298 | 23.4 | 20.7-26.4 | 119 | 8.6 | 7.1-10.4 | 91 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.7 | 89 | 6.5 | 5.1- 8.3 | 672 | 54.6 | 51.2-57.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 492 | 144 | 29.7 | 25.1-34.7 | 52 | 10.3 | 7.7-13.6 | 28 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.9 | 24 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.2 | 244 | 48.7 | 43.6-53.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,954 | 478 | 23.2 | 21.1-25.5 | 174 | 8.6 | 7.3-10.2 | 143 | 7.2 | 6.0- 8.7 | 148 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.6 | 1,011 | 53.8 | 51.1-56.5 |
| Currently Serving | 12 | 7 | 65.1 | 31.8-88.2 | 2 | 10.4 | 2.4-35.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 24.4 | 5.8-63.1 |
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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 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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