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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%) | ||
TOTAL | 792 | 226 | 30.1 | 26.2-34.3 | 91 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.3 | 53 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.6 | 49 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.5 | 373 | 45.4 | 41.2-49.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 172 | 44 | 27.3 | 19.7-36.5 | 21 | 9.9 | 5.9-16.4 | 10 | 6.4 | 3.1-12.7 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.3 | 88 | 52.7 | 43.5-61.6 |
55-64 | 258 | 79 | 33.9 | 27.2-41.3 | 26 | 11.3 | 7.5-16.6 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.0- 9.8 | 19 | 8.5 | 5.2-13.5 | 118 | 40.9 | 33.8-48.3 |
65-74 | 216 | 67 | 30.9 | 23.5-39.5 | 26 | 13.5 | 8.7-20.2 | 17 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.4 | 15 | 5.8 | 2.6-12.4 | 91 | 41.9 | 33.8-50.4 |
75+ | 146 | 36 | 24.9 | 17.4-34.4 | 18 | 10.3 | 5.8-17.5 | 10 | 9.3 | 4.1-19.9 | 6 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.3 | 76 | 50.3 | 40.5-60.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 261 | 69 | 25.8 | 20.0-32.5 | 36 | 15.6 | 10.7-22.2 | 12 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.6 | 16 | 5.2 | 3.0- 9.0 | 128 | 47.7 | 40.7-54.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 240 | 64 | 32.9 | 25.4-41.4 | 22 | 9.2 | 5.8-14.4 | 17 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.8 | 18 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.3 | 119 | 46.3 | 38.6-54.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 167 | 57 | 31.2 | 23.5-40.1 | 16 | 6.5 | 3.7-11.2 | 8 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.2 | 13 | 9.5 | 4.7-18.2 | 73 | 48.4 | 38.8-58.0 |
College Graduate | 123 | 36 | 31.5 | 22.6-41.9 | 17 | 16.0 | 9.5-25.6 | 15 | 14.3 | 8.2-23.7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3- 4.1 | 53 | 37.2 | 28.0-47.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 194 | 50 | 26.7 | 19.6-35.4 | 19 | 9.2 | 5.5-15.1 | 16 | 11.5 | 6.7-19.2 | 15 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.1 | 94 | 45.9 | 37.7-54.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 192 | 49 | 30.3 | 22.1-39.9 | 27 | 16.4 | 10.8-24.1 | 11 | 5.1 | 2.6-10.1 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.7 | 98 | 44.9 | 36.6-53.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 68 | 27 | 35.7 | 23.8-49.8 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.2-13.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.5-10.6 | 4 | 8.8 | 2.3-27.9 | 30 | 47.5 | 33.7-61.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 67 | 24 | 39.2 | 26.1-54.1 | 9 | 10.7 | 4.5-23.4 | 4 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.5 | 29 | 46.2 | 31.9-61.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 27 | 13 | 43.8 | 24.3-65.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 9.9 | 2.0-37.6 | 4 | 19.5 | 7.0-44.0 | 8 | 26.8 | 12.0-49.4 |
$75,000+ | 25 | 11 | 42.2 | 22.7-64.4 | 2 | 7.9 | 1.9-27.1 | 4 | 17.5 | 6.0-41.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 32.5 | 14.6-57.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 391 | 112 | 31.0 | 25.7-36.9 | 49 | 12.0 | 8.7-16.2 | 23 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.6 | 23 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.8 | 184 | 44.9 | 39.1-50.8 |
No | 377 | 107 | 29.7 | 24.1-36.0 | 41 | 11.5 | 8.1-16.0 | 29 | 7.2 | 4.7-10.8 | 23 | 6.8 | 4.1-11.2 | 177 | 44.8 | 38.6-51.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 14 | 8 | 71.5 | 42.5-89.5 | 1 | 10.1 | 1.4-47.3 | 2 | 7.8 | 1.8-28.6 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.4-20.8 | 2 | 7.3 | 1.6-27.3 |
Non-Veteran | 776 | 216 | 29.2 | 25.3-33.4 | 90 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.4 | 51 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.6 | 48 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.6 | 371 | 46.3 | 41.9-50.6 |
Currently Serving | 2 | 2 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.
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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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