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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 | 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 |
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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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