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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	515	97	17.9	14.2-22.2	63	13.2	9.9-17.5	80	16.1	12.6-20.2	37	7.4	4.9-10.9	238	45.5	40.2-50.8
GENDER
Male	186	44	20.3	14.5-27.7	24	14.8	9.4-22.6	26	14.5	9.6-21.3	14	8.9	4.8-15.9	78	41.4	33.2-50.1
Female	329	53	15.7	11.5-21.0	39	11.8	8.2-16.6	54	17.5	13.0-23.0	23	6.0	3.7- 9.4	160	49.1	42.6-55.7
RACE
White	460	88	17.7	14.0-22.2	55	12.6	9.2-17.0	79	17.5	13.7-21.9	32	7.7	5.1-11.5	206	44.6	39.1-50.2
African American	24	4	23.3	8.6-49.6	5	22.3	8.7-46.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.0	0.1- 7.2	14	53.4	31.3-74.3
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
50-54	94	12	8.9	4.5-16.8	5	10.2	3.7-25.4	9	9.3	4.4-18.6	6	5.9	2.5-13.5	62	65.6	52.6-76.7
55-64	161	35	21.7	15.0-30.4	19	9.6	5.8-15.7	21	12.5	7.6-19.9	13	8.5	4.3-16.4	73	47.6	38.3-57.0
65-74	139	29	21.7	14.5-31.3	23	17.4	10.7-27.0	24	17.2	11.1-25.7	10	7.0	3.3-14.0	53	36.7	27.6-46.8
75+	121	21	15.0	8.9-23.9	16	16.8	9.8-27.2	26	26.9	18.1-38.1	8	7.2	2.8-17.6	50	34.1	24.8-44.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	87	9	13.0	5.9-26.2	5	7.6	3.0-18.1	10	8.7	4.3-16.8	6	10.9	4.5-24.2	57	59.8	45.9-72.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	148	20	15.7	9.5-24.9	21	13.4	7.9-21.9	15	12.7	7.1-21.7	10	8.4	3.7-18.0	82	49.7	39.5-60.0
Some Post-H.S.	130	33	20.0	13.5-28.5	14	9.8	5.3-17.3	22	14.9	9.2-23.2	10	5.6	2.8-11.1	51	49.8	39.6-59.9
College Graduate	147	34	19.8	13.5-28.2	22	18.4	11.3-28.5	33	25.0	17.7-34.0	11	6.2	3.0-12.1	47	30.7	22.8-40.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	73	9	15.3	6.9-30.5	3	4.5	1.0-18.0	10	15.3	7.8-27.9	7	8.6	3.5-19.7	44	56.3	41.4-70.2
$15,000- 24,999	83	13	12.4	6.5-22.5	15	16.6	9.0-28.6	6	7.6	3.0-18.2	8	10.3	4.8-20.8	41	53.0	39.9-65.7
$25,000- 34,999	59	7	6.4	2.7-14.6	11	15.3	7.7-28.0	12	32.5	19.2-49.5	4	11.4	3.6-31.0	25	34.3	21.8-49.5
$35,000- 49,999	64	11	14.8	7.3-27.7	7	13.9	6.4-27.6	11	10.7	5.2-20.6	7	12.2	4.3-30.2	28	48.4	33.9-63.2
$50,000-74,999	57	19	33.3	20.8-48.7	5	13.8	5.6-30.1	11	12.0	6.1-22.2	3	5.2	1.4-17.6	19	35.8	22.6-51.6
$75,000+	48	14	25.1	14.1-40.6	5	13.4	5.3-30.2	11	24.6	13.4-40.6	2	2.1	0.5- 8.6	16	34.9	21.1-51.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	222	36	14.9	9.9-21.8	24	10.0	6.3-15.6	38	17.6	12.4-24.3	22	9.1	5.4-15.0	102	48.3	40.1-56.6
No	279	57	19.4	14.5-25.4	37	15.2	10.3-21.7	41	14.9	10.6-20.6	15	6.4	3.4-11.6	129	44.2	37.2-51.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	112	34	25.6	17.3-36.1	18	17.4	10.5-27.4	18	18.5	11.4-28.6	9	9.6	4.0-21.1	33	29.0	20.2-39.8
Non-Veteran	402	63	15.0	11.3-19.6	45	11.7	8.1-16.6	62	15.2	11.5-19.7	28	6.6	4.4- 9.7	204	51.5	45.5-57.5
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

515

17.9

14.2-22.2

13.2

9.9-17.5

16.1

12.6-20.2

7.4

4.9-10.9

238

45.5

40.2-50.8

GENDER

Male

186

20.3

14.5-27.7

14.8

9.4-22.6

14.5

9.6-21.3

8.9

4.8-15.9

41.4

33.2-50.1

Female

329

15.7

11.5-21.0

11.8

8.2-16.6

17.5

13.0-23.0

6.0

3.7- 9.4

160

49.1

42.6-55.7

RACE

White

460

17.7

14.0-22.2

12.6

9.2-17.0

17.5

13.7-21.9

7.7

5.1-11.5

206

44.6

39.1-50.2

African American

23.3

8.6-49.6

22.3

8.7-46.1

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.1- 7.2

53.4

31.3-74.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

50-54

8.9

4.5-16.8

10.2

3.7-25.4

9.3

4.4-18.6

5.9

2.5-13.5

65.6

52.6-76.7

55-64

161

21.7

15.0-30.4

9.6

5.8-15.7

12.5

7.6-19.9

8.5

4.3-16.4

47.6

38.3-57.0

65-74

139

21.7

14.5-31.3

17.4

10.7-27.0

17.2

11.1-25.7

7.0

3.3-14.0

36.7

27.6-46.8

75+

121

15.0

8.9-23.9

16.8

9.8-27.2

26.9

18.1-38.1

7.2

2.8-17.6

34.1

24.8-44.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

13.0

5.9-26.2

7.6

3.0-18.1

8.7

4.3-16.8

10.9

4.5-24.2

59.8

45.9-72.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

148

15.7

9.5-24.9

13.4

7.9-21.9

12.7

7.1-21.7

8.4

3.7-18.0

49.7

39.5-60.0

Some Post-H.S.

130

20.0

13.5-28.5

9.8

5.3-17.3

14.9

9.2-23.2

5.6

2.8-11.1

49.8

39.6-59.9

College Graduate

147

19.8

13.5-28.2

18.4

11.3-28.5

25.0

17.7-34.0

6.2

3.0-12.1

30.7

22.8-40.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.3

6.9-30.5

4.5

1.0-18.0

15.3

7.8-27.9

8.6

3.5-19.7

56.3

41.4-70.2

$15,000- 24,999

12.4

6.5-22.5

16.6

9.0-28.6

7.6

3.0-18.2

10.3

4.8-20.8

53.0

39.9-65.7

$25,000- 34,999

6.4

2.7-14.6

15.3

7.7-28.0

32.5

19.2-49.5

11.4

3.6-31.0

34.3

21.8-49.5

$35,000- 49,999

14.8

7.3-27.7

13.9

6.4-27.6

10.7

5.2-20.6

12.2

4.3-30.2

48.4

33.9-63.2

$50,000-74,999

33.3

20.8-48.7

13.8

5.6-30.1

12.0

6.1-22.2

5.2

1.4-17.6

35.8

22.6-51.6

$75,000+

25.1

14.1-40.6

13.4

5.3-30.2

24.6

13.4-40.6

2.1

0.5- 8.6

34.9

21.1-51.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

222

14.9

9.9-21.8

10.0

6.3-15.6

17.6

12.4-24.3

9.1

5.4-15.0

102

48.3

40.1-56.6

279

19.4

14.5-25.4

15.2

10.3-21.7

14.9

10.6-20.6

6.4

3.4-11.6

129

44.2

37.2-51.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

112

25.6

17.3-36.1

17.4

10.5-27.4

18.5

11.4-28.6

9.6

4.0-21.1

29.0

20.2-39.8

Non-Veteran

402

15.0

11.3-19.6

11.7

8.1-16.6

15.2

11.5-19.7

6.6

4.4- 9.7

204

51.5

45.5-57.5

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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