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

	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
-Forsyth County	227	54	26.0	19.8-33.2	34	14.9	10.3-21.0	34	16.4	11.6-22.6	14	5.5	3.0- 9.7	91	37.3	30.5-44.6
GENDER
Male	84	25	31.6	21.6-43.7	12	13.8	7.5-24.2	11	13.2	7.2-23.0	4	3.5	1.2- 9.4	32	37.8	27.2-49.7
Female	143	29	20.6	14.2-28.7	22	15.9	10.2-23.9	23	19.4	12.8-28.2	10	7.4	3.6-14.5	59	36.8	28.8-45.7
RACE
White	183	42	25.3	18.6-33.5	31	16.3	11.0-23.3	27	16.1	10.9-23.1	13	6.1	3.3-11.0	70	36.3	28.8-44.5
Other	42	12	30.7	17.5-48.2	3	9.1	2.7-26.3	5	12.7	4.9-29.0	1	2.8	0.4-17.6	21	44.7	29.4-61.0
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	227	54	26.0	19.8-33.2	34	14.9	10.3-21.0	34	16.4	11.6-22.6	14	5.5	3.0- 9.7	91	37.3	30.5-44.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	93	22	25.6	17.0-36.8	15	18.8	11.3-29.8	14	16.7	9.8-26.8	3	2.0	0.6- 6.1	39	36.9	27.0-48.0
Some College +	134	32	26.2	18.3-36.0	19	12.5	7.4-20.4	20	16.2	10.2-24.7	11	7.6	3.9-14.1	52	37.6	28.7-47.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	118	32	31.5	22.5-42.1	14	13.6	7.8-22.6	19	16.0	9.8-24.8	8	6.6	3.0-13.9	45	32.4	24.0-42.0
$50,000+	66	11	18.8	10.0-32.5	13	17.7	9.6-30.4	10	17.7	9.6-30.4	5	5.8	2.2-14.4	27	40.0	27.7-53.7

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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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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months			1-2 years			2-5 years			> 5 years			Never
	Total Respond.^	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
-Forsyth County	227	54	26.0	19.8-33.2	34	14.9	10.3-21.0	34	16.4	11.6-22.6	14	5.5	3.0- 9.7	91	37.3	30.5-44.6
GENDER
Male	84	25	31.6	21.6-43.7	12	13.8	7.5-24.2	11	13.2	7.2-23.0	4	3.5	1.2- 9.4	32	37.8	27.2-49.7
Female	143	29	20.6	14.2-28.7	22	15.9	10.2-23.9	23	19.4	12.8-28.2	10	7.4	3.6-14.5	59	36.8	28.8-45.7
RACE
White	183	42	25.3	18.6-33.5	31	16.3	11.0-23.3	27	16.1	10.9-23.1	13	6.1	3.3-11.0	70	36.3	28.8-44.5
Other	42	12	30.7	17.5-48.2	3	9.1	2.7-26.3	5	12.7	4.9-29.0	1	2.8	0.4-17.6	21	44.7	29.4-61.0
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	227	54	26.0	19.8-33.2	34	14.9	10.3-21.0	34	16.4	11.6-22.6	14	5.5	3.0- 9.7	91	37.3	30.5-44.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	93	22	25.6	17.0-36.8	15	18.8	11.3-29.8	14	16.7	9.8-26.8	3	2.0	0.6- 6.1	39	36.9	27.0-48.0
Some College +	134	32	26.2	18.3-36.0	19	12.5	7.4-20.4	20	16.2	10.2-24.7	11	7.6	3.9-14.1	52	37.6	28.7-47.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	118	32	31.5	22.5-42.1	14	13.6	7.8-22.6	19	16.0	9.8-24.8	8	6.6	3.0-13.9	45	32.4	24.0-42.0
$50,000+	66	11	18.8	10.0-32.5	13	17.7	9.6-30.4	10	17.7	9.6-30.4	5	5.8	2.2-14.4	27	40.0	27.7-53.7

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Colorectal Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*