BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*)

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	7,277	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
-Mountain AHEC	513	172	35.3	30.3-40.6	61	10.5	7.8-14.1	36	7.2	4.9-10.3	33	6.0	3.9- 9.1	211	41.0	35.8-46.4
GENDER
Male	188	64	34.8	27.0-43.4	19	7.4	4.3-12.4	11	5.9	3.1-11.0	13	7.7	4.1-13.9	81	44.3	36.0-53.0
Female	325	108	35.8	29.6-42.5	42	13.4	9.4-18.8	25	8.3	5.3-12.9	20	4.5	2.7- 7.4	130	38.0	31.8-44.6
RACE
White	459	160	36.0	30.8-41.6	54	10.7	7.8-14.4	34	7.3	5.0-10.6	31	6.4	4.1- 9.8	180	39.6	34.3-45.2
African American	24	7	30.7	14.2-54.1	2	10.2	2.5-33.4	1	8.2	1.2-40.1	0	0.0	. - .	14	50.9	29.3-72.2
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
50-54	94	24	27.1	17.0-40.3	9	8.9	3.9-18.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4	2	1.6	0.2-10.0	58	60.9	47.9-72.6
55-64	159	54	34.6	26.1-44.2	21	11.2	6.6-18.3	13	8.6	4.7-15.3	8	6.1	2.8-13.1	63	39.4	30.6-49.1
65-74	139	55	45.9	36.1-56.1	18	12.2	7.1-20.0	13	7.9	4.1-14.8	7	2.2	0.9- 5.5	46	31.7	23.2-41.8
75+	121	39	30.4	21.5-40.9	13	8.8	4.6-16.2	9	9.3	4.4-18.6	16	14.9	8.3-25.5	44	36.5	26.5-47.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	86	20	29.2	17.4-44.7	8	11.7	5.4-23.5	5	4.4	1.5-12.0	9	11.9	5.2-25.2	44	42.7	30.1-56.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	145	53	40.5	30.6-51.2	18	12.5	7.1-21.1	10	8.2	4.0-15.9	5	2.9	0.6-12.4	59	36.0	26.7-46.5
Some Post-H.S.	131	45	32.4	23.6-42.6	14	8.3	4.4-15.2	8	5.6	2.4-12.4	9	6.0	2.8-12.4	55	47.8	37.8-58.0
College Graduate	148	54	37.4	28.9-46.9	21	10.4	6.2-16.9	12	8.0	4.3-14.2	10	5.9	3.0-11.3	51	38.3	29.2-48.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	70	22	40.8	26.3-57.2	9	15.3	7.5-28.7	4	3.3	1.0-10.6	9	8.0	3.5-17.5	26	32.6	20.6-47.4
$15,000- 24,999	83	28	27.4	17.8-39.5	7	8.4	3.5-18.9	7	11.3	4.8-24.4	3	4.6	1.3-15.3	38	48.3	35.3-61.5
$25,000- 34,999	57	16	34.3	20.8-51.0	4	2.4	0.8- 7.2	5	10.6	4.2-24.2	5	10.1	2.8-30.5	27	42.6	28.1-58.5
$35,000- 49,999	62	24	38.0	24.6-53.5	8	10.3	4.1-23.4	2	4.1	1.0-15.2	4	6.7	2.3-18.3	24	40.9	26.9-56.5
$50,000-74,999	57	18	38.3	24.7-54.2	11	13.6	6.6-25.9	2	4.7	1.1-17.9	3	3.9	1.2-12.0	23	39.5	25.8-55.0
$75,000+	49	15	29.9	17.8-45.7	6	7.6	2.8-19.3	5	12.4	5.1-27.4	3	5.9	1.6-19.6	20	44.1	29.1-60.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	221	76	39.0	31.0-47.6	30	12.2	7.9-18.2	17	6.9	3.8-12.0	20	7.8	4.4-13.5	78	34.1	26.7-42.4
No	279	92	32.5	26.2-39.4	28	8.6	5.5-13.2	19	7.7	4.7-12.4	13	4.9	2.5- 9.4	127	46.3	39.2-53.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	45	39.9	29.7-51.0	12	5.1	2.3-10.7	8	7.3	3.4-15.1	12	11.3	5.8-21.0	37	36.4	26.4-47.6
Non-Veteran	398	127	33.6	28.0-39.6	48	12.6	9.1-17.1	28	7.1	4.6-10.8	21	4.0	2.4- 6.6	174	42.8	36.8-48.9
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

-Mountain AHEC

513

172

35.3

30.3-40.6

10.5

7.8-14.1

7.2

4.9-10.3

6.0

3.9- 9.1

211

41.0

35.8-46.4

GENDER

Male

188

34.8

27.0-43.4

7.4

4.3-12.4

5.9

3.1-11.0

7.7

4.1-13.9

44.3

36.0-53.0

Female

325

108

35.8

29.6-42.5

13.4

9.4-18.8

8.3

5.3-12.9

4.5

2.7- 7.4

130

38.0

31.8-44.6

RACE

White

459

160

36.0

30.8-41.6

10.7

7.8-14.4

7.3

5.0-10.6

6.4

4.1- 9.8

180

39.6

34.3-45.2

African American

30.7

14.2-54.1

10.2

2.5-33.4

8.2

1.2-40.1

0.0

. - .

50.9

29.3-72.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

50-54

27.1

17.0-40.3

8.9

3.9-18.9

1.4

0.2- 9.4

1.6

0.2-10.0

60.9

47.9-72.6

55-64

159

34.6

26.1-44.2

11.2

6.6-18.3

8.6

4.7-15.3

6.1

2.8-13.1

39.4

30.6-49.1

65-74

139

45.9

36.1-56.1

12.2

7.1-20.0

7.9

4.1-14.8

2.2

0.9- 5.5

31.7

23.2-41.8

75+

121

30.4

21.5-40.9

8.8

4.6-16.2

9.3

4.4-18.6

14.9

8.3-25.5

36.5

26.5-47.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

29.2

17.4-44.7

11.7

5.4-23.5

4.4

1.5-12.0

11.9

5.2-25.2

42.7

30.1-56.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

145

40.5

30.6-51.2

12.5

7.1-21.1

8.2

4.0-15.9

2.9

0.6-12.4

36.0

26.7-46.5

Some Post-H.S.

131

32.4

23.6-42.6

8.3

4.4-15.2

5.6

2.4-12.4

6.0

2.8-12.4

47.8

37.8-58.0

College Graduate

148

37.4

28.9-46.9

10.4

6.2-16.9

8.0

4.3-14.2

5.9

3.0-11.3

38.3

29.2-48.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

40.8

26.3-57.2

15.3

7.5-28.7

3.3

1.0-10.6

8.0

3.5-17.5

32.6

20.6-47.4

$15,000- 24,999

27.4

17.8-39.5

8.4

3.5-18.9

11.3

4.8-24.4

4.6

1.3-15.3

48.3

35.3-61.5

$25,000- 34,999

34.3

20.8-51.0

2.4

0.8- 7.2

10.6

4.2-24.2

10.1

2.8-30.5

42.6

28.1-58.5

$35,000- 49,999

38.0

24.6-53.5

10.3

4.1-23.4

4.1

1.0-15.2

6.7

2.3-18.3

40.9

26.9-56.5

$50,000-74,999

38.3

24.7-54.2

13.6

6.6-25.9

4.7

1.1-17.9

3.9

1.2-12.0

39.5

25.8-55.0

$75,000+

29.9

17.8-45.7

7.6

2.8-19.3

12.4

5.1-27.4

5.9

1.6-19.6

44.1

29.1-60.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

221

39.0

31.0-47.6

12.2

7.9-18.2

6.9

3.8-12.0

7.8

4.4-13.5

34.1

26.7-42.4

279

32.5

26.2-39.4

8.6

5.5-13.2

7.7

4.7-12.4

4.9

2.5- 9.4

127

46.3

39.2-53.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

39.9

29.7-51.0

5.1

2.3-10.7

7.3

3.4-15.1

11.3

5.8-21.0

36.4

26.4-47.6

Non-Veteran

398

127

33.6

28.0-39.6

12.6

9.1-17.1

7.1

4.6-10.8

4.0

2.4- 6.6

174

42.8

36.8-48.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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