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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	2,597	593	23.1	21.1-25.1	383	15.6	13.9-17.4	341	13.5	12.0-15.2	133	4.8	3.9- 5.9	1,147	43.0	40.7-45.4
Female	4,717	839	17.3	16.0-18.6	626	13.3	12.2-14.6	754	16.2	15.0-17.6	313	5.9	5.2- 6.7	2,185	47.3	45.5-49.1
RACE
White	5,858	1,121	20.0	18.8-21.4	841	14.8	13.7-16.0	953	16.4	15.3-17.7	392	6.0	5.3- 6.8	2,551	42.7	41.1-44.3
African American	1,204	260	20.8	18.1-23.8	146	13.7	11.3-16.6	112	9.2	7.4-11.4	39	2.6	1.8- 3.7	647	53.7	50.1-57.2
Asian	11	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	26.6	6.0-67.0	0	0.0	. - .	9	73.4	33.0-94.0
Native American	136	28	18.4	11.7-27.5	17	15.8	8.5-27.6	17	9.7	5.6-16.2	7	2.4	1.0- 5.5	67	53.8	41.9-65.2
Other Minorities	72	14	15.1	6.8-30.2	4	4.0	1.4-11.1	7	4.6	1.9-10.9	5	4.8	1.9-11.5	42	71.5	56.5-82.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	105	21	19.6	10.6-33.3	15	11.5	5.8-21.5	9	6.2	2.5-14.5	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	58	61.8	48.0-74.0
-English Speaking	84	17	18.5	9.1-34.0	15	17.5	9.1-31.1	8	9.0	3.6-20.8	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	42	53.6	39.1-67.6
-Spanish Speaking	21	4	21.6	6.6-51.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.9	0.1- 6.9	0	0.0	. - .	16	77.5	48.0-92.8
Non-Hispanic	7,203	1,409	20.0	18.9-21.2	994	14.5	13.4-15.5	1,084	15.1	14.1-16.2	443	5.5	4.9- 6.1	3,273	44.9	43.5-46.4
AGE
50-54	1,392	207	14.0	12.0-16.4	123	8.6	6.9-10.8	134	9.4	7.7-11.4	78	4.9	3.8- 6.3	850	63.1	59.9-66.1
55-64	2,519	488	19.9	17.9-22.0	364	15.3	13.6-17.2	383	15.5	13.8-17.4	142	4.9	4.0- 6.1	1,142	44.4	41.9-46.9
65-74	1,959	469	25.2	22.9-27.7	312	16.5	14.5-18.7	320	16.7	14.8-18.9	116	5.5	4.4- 6.8	742	36.0	33.4-38.7
75+	1,444	268	19.9	17.4-22.8	210	16.7	14.4-19.4	258	18.2	15.8-20.9	110	6.9	5.4- 8.7	598	38.2	35.2-41.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,517	259	17.7	15.4-20.4	168	11.7	9.7-14.1	174	10.2	8.5-12.2	81	5.3	4.0- 6.9	835	55.1	51.8-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,216	411	18.0	16.1-20.0	305	14.0	12.3-15.9	306	13.6	11.9-15.5	121	4.7	3.7- 6.0	1,073	49.6	47.0-52.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,702	345	20.1	17.9-22.6	242	14.1	12.2-16.2	251	14.4	12.5-16.6	121	5.7	4.7- 7.0	743	45.6	42.7-48.6
College Graduate	1,865	416	23.7	21.3-26.3	292	16.8	14.7-19.1	364	20.1	18.0-22.5	123	5.9	4.8- 7.3	670	33.5	30.9-36.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,047	192	18.8	15.9-22.1	88	7.9	6.1-10.3	124	10.9	8.9-13.4	63	4.8	3.6- 6.5	580	57.5	53.5-61.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,293	234	17.2	14.8-19.8	170	14.0	11.6-16.7	173	13.1	11.0-15.5	90	6.4	5.0- 8.2	626	49.4	45.9-52.9
$25,000- 34,999	748	145	18.7	15.6-22.2	109	13.9	11.2-17.2	116	16.4	13.3-20.0	44	5.6	3.8- 8.3	334	45.4	41.1-49.8
$35,000- 49,999	859	179	22.6	19.2-26.3	130	15.1	12.4-18.3	144	15.2	12.7-18.1	52	6.0	4.2- 8.4	354	41.1	37.1-45.2
$50,000-74,999	731	162	24.8	21.1-29.0	113	15.9	12.9-19.5	120	14.9	12.1-18.2	42	4.9	3.4- 7.1	294	39.4	35.2-43.9
$75,000+	804	164	19.2	16.2-22.7	132	17.9	14.9-21.5	145	19.5	16.4-23.2	49	5.1	3.7- 7.0	314	38.2	34.2-42.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,133	632	20.2	18.5-22.0	433	13.7	12.2-15.2	495	15.9	14.4-17.6	227	6.5	5.5- 7.6	1,346	43.7	41.5-46.0
No	4,025	774	19.8	18.3-21.5	557	14.8	13.5-16.3	582	14.3	13.0-15.7	209	4.6	3.9- 5.5	1,903	46.4	44.4-48.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,398	370	27.6	24.8-30.6	235	18.2	15.8-20.9	213	15.8	13.6-18.2	78	5.5	4.1- 7.2	502	32.9	30.0-35.9
Non-Veteran	5,897	1,059	17.5	16.3-18.8	772	13.2	12.1-14.3	879	14.7	13.6-15.9	367	5.4	4.8- 6.0	2,820	49.3	47.6-50.9
Currently Serving	18	3	27.0	8.7-58.9	2	10.1	2.4-34.1	2	4.8	1.1-18.5	1	4.1	0.5-24.6	10	54.1	28.2-77.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

2,597

593

23.1

21.1-25.1

383

15.6

13.9-17.4

341

13.5

12.0-15.2

133

4.8

3.9- 5.9

1,147

43.0

40.7-45.4

Female

4,717

839

17.3

16.0-18.6

626

13.3

12.2-14.6

754

16.2

15.0-17.6

313

5.9

5.2- 6.7

2,185

47.3

45.5-49.1

RACE

White

5,858

1,121

20.0

18.8-21.4

841

14.8

13.7-16.0

953

16.4

15.3-17.7

392

6.0

5.3- 6.8

2,551

42.7

41.1-44.3

African American

1,204

260

20.8

18.1-23.8

146

13.7

11.3-16.6

112

9.2

7.4-11.4

2.6

1.8- 3.7

647

53.7

50.1-57.2

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

26.6

6.0-67.0

0.0

. - .

73.4

33.0-94.0

Native American

136

18.4

11.7-27.5

15.8

8.5-27.6

9.7

5.6-16.2

2.4

1.0- 5.5

53.8

41.9-65.2

Other Minorities

15.1

6.8-30.2

4.0

1.4-11.1

4.6

1.9-10.9

4.8

1.9-11.5

71.5

56.5-82.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

105

19.6

10.6-33.3

11.5

5.8-21.5

6.2

2.5-14.5

0.9

0.2- 3.9

61.8

48.0-74.0

-English Speaking

18.5

9.1-34.0

17.5

9.1-31.1

9.0

3.6-20.8

1.3

0.3- 5.8

53.6

39.1-67.6

-Spanish Speaking

21.6

6.6-51.5

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.1- 6.9

0.0

. - .

77.5

48.0-92.8

Non-Hispanic

7,203

1,409

20.0

18.9-21.2

994

14.5

13.4-15.5

1,084

15.1

14.1-16.2

443

5.5

4.9- 6.1

3,273

44.9

43.5-46.4

AGE

50-54

1,392

207

14.0

12.0-16.4

123

8.6

6.9-10.8

134

9.4

7.7-11.4

4.9

3.8- 6.3

850

63.1

59.9-66.1

55-64

2,519

488

19.9

17.9-22.0

364

15.3

13.6-17.2

383

15.5

13.8-17.4

142

4.9

4.0- 6.1

1,142

44.4

41.9-46.9

65-74

1,959

469

25.2

22.9-27.7

312

16.5

14.5-18.7

320

16.7

14.8-18.9

116

5.5

4.4- 6.8

742

36.0

33.4-38.7

75+

1,444

268

19.9

17.4-22.8

210

16.7

14.4-19.4

258

18.2

15.8-20.9

110

6.9

5.4- 8.7

598

38.2

35.2-41.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,517

259

17.7

15.4-20.4

168

11.7

9.7-14.1

174

10.2

8.5-12.2

5.3

4.0- 6.9

835

55.1

51.8-58.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,216

411

18.0

16.1-20.0

305

14.0

12.3-15.9

306

13.6

11.9-15.5

121

4.7

3.7- 6.0

1,073

49.6

47.0-52.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,702

345

20.1

17.9-22.6

242

14.1

12.2-16.2

251

14.4

12.5-16.6

121

5.7

4.7- 7.0

743

45.6

42.7-48.6

College Graduate

1,865

416

23.7

21.3-26.3

292

16.8

14.7-19.1

364

20.1

18.0-22.5

123

5.9

4.8- 7.3

670

33.5

30.9-36.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,047

192

18.8

15.9-22.1

7.9

6.1-10.3

124

10.9

8.9-13.4

4.8

3.6- 6.5

580

57.5

53.5-61.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,293

234

17.2

14.8-19.8

170

14.0

11.6-16.7

173

13.1

11.0-15.5

6.4

5.0- 8.2

626

49.4

45.9-52.9

$25,000- 34,999

748

145

18.7

15.6-22.2

109

13.9

11.2-17.2

116

16.4

13.3-20.0

5.6

3.8- 8.3

334

45.4

41.1-49.8

$35,000- 49,999

859

179

22.6

19.2-26.3

130

15.1

12.4-18.3

144

15.2

12.7-18.1

6.0

4.2- 8.4

354

41.1

37.1-45.2

$50,000-74,999

731

162

24.8

21.1-29.0

113

15.9

12.9-19.5

120

14.9

12.1-18.2

4.9

3.4- 7.1

294

39.4

35.2-43.9

$75,000+

804

164

19.2

16.2-22.7

132

17.9

14.9-21.5

145

19.5

16.4-23.2

5.1

3.7- 7.0

314

38.2

34.2-42.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,133

632

20.2

18.5-22.0

433

13.7

12.2-15.2

495

15.9

14.4-17.6

227

6.5

5.5- 7.6

1,346

43.7

41.5-46.0

4,025

774

19.8

18.3-21.5

557

14.8

13.5-16.3

582

14.3

13.0-15.7

209

4.6

3.9- 5.5

1,903

46.4

44.4-48.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,398

370

27.6

24.8-30.6

235

18.2

15.8-20.9

213

15.8

13.6-18.2

5.5

4.1- 7.2

502

32.9

30.0-35.9

Non-Veteran

5,897

1,059

17.5

16.3-18.8

772

13.2

12.1-14.3

879

14.7

13.6-15.9

367

5.4

4.8- 6.0

2,820

49.3

47.6-50.9

Currently Serving

27.0

8.7-58.9

10.1

2.4-34.1

4.8

1.1-18.5

4.1

0.5-24.6

54.1

28.2-77.9

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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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