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

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	7,277	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
GENDER
Male	2,607	762	29.4	27.3-31.6	287	11.0	9.7-12.6	151	6.0	5.0- 7.2	135	5.3	4.3- 6.4	1,272	48.3	45.9-50.6
Female	4,670	1,306	28.6	27.1-30.3	560	12.4	11.3-13.6	420	9.0	8.1-10.1	393	7.7	6.8- 8.6	1,991	42.2	40.5-44.0
RACE
White	5,826	1,667	29.4	28.0-30.9	691	12.1	11.0-13.2	498	8.4	7.6- 9.3	455	7.1	6.3- 7.9	2,515	43.0	41.4-44.6
African American	1,199	345	29.4	26.3-32.7	131	11.3	9.2-13.7	63	4.7	3.5- 6.3	64	4.9	3.6- 6.6	596	49.7	46.2-53.2
Asian	11	3	29.2	7.5-67.6	1	3.0	0.4-19.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	7	67.9	31.2-90.8
Native American	136	34	23.7	15.7-34.1	18	11.4	6.4-19.3	7	5.8	2.2-14.4	7	3.5	1.5- 7.8	70	55.7	43.9-66.9
Other Minorities	72	10	7.4	3.5-15.2	4	4.8	1.5-14.5	2	1.2	0.3- 5.2	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	55	86.3	75.9-92.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	105	27	24.5	15.0-37.5	9	7.2	2.8-17.2	3	1.5	0.5- 5.0	4	3.5	1.0-10.9	62	63.3	49.8-75.0
-English Speaking	85	27	37.0	24.0-52.2	9	10.8	4.3-24.7	3	2.3	0.7- 7.4	4	5.2	1.6-15.9	42	44.7	31.2-59.0
-Spanish Speaking	20	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	20	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	7,166	2,038	29.1	27.8-30.4	838	11.9	10.9-12.8	568	7.7	7.0- 8.5	524	6.6	5.9- 7.3	3,198	44.7	43.3-46.2
AGE
50-54	1,395	305	20.2	17.7-22.8	124	9.7	7.8-12.0	86	6.1	4.8- 7.8	81	4.7	3.6- 6.1	799	59.3	56.1-62.5
55-64	2,507	722	30.4	28.1-32.8	294	11.7	10.3-13.4	196	7.5	6.3- 8.8	172	6.4	5.3- 7.6	1,123	44.0	41.6-46.5
65-74	1,940	631	34.0	31.4-36.7	262	13.5	11.7-15.5	166	8.2	6.8- 9.8	136	6.5	5.2- 8.0	745	37.9	35.2-40.6
75+	1,435	410	29.7	26.8-32.8	167	11.8	9.9-14.0	123	8.9	7.2-11.0	139	9.5	7.8-11.7	596	40.0	36.9-43.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,494	358	24.0	21.3-26.9	158	10.8	8.9-13.0	93	5.4	4.2- 6.8	111	7.1	5.5- 9.1	774	52.8	49.4-56.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,207	596	27.3	25.0-29.7	245	10.9	9.4-12.6	177	8.0	6.7- 9.6	169	6.7	5.6- 8.0	1,020	47.1	44.4-49.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,707	534	31.4	28.7-34.2	200	11.6	9.9-13.5	136	7.1	5.9- 8.7	123	6.9	5.5- 8.5	714	43.0	40.1-46.0
College Graduate	1,856	577	32.3	29.7-35.1	244	13.6	11.7-15.7	164	8.9	7.4-10.6	124	5.7	4.7- 7.1	747	39.5	36.7-42.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,027	247	23.8	20.5-27.5	100	10.8	8.5-13.6	87	8.2	6.4-10.4	86	7.4	5.7- 9.6	507	49.9	45.8-54.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,291	358	26.6	23.7-29.7	144	11.3	9.3-13.6	100	7.4	5.9- 9.3	91	6.6	5.1- 8.6	598	48.1	44.6-51.7
$25,000- 34,999	743	239	32.4	28.5-36.6	64	7.7	5.9-10.1	52	7.1	5.2- 9.6	53	6.7	4.6- 9.6	335	46.1	41.8-50.5
$35,000- 49,999	862	261	31.8	28.1-35.8	99	10.4	8.2-13.1	73	8.6	6.5-11.3	56	5.8	4.3- 7.8	373	43.4	39.4-47.5
$50,000-74,999	724	225	31.1	27.2-35.3	98	13.6	10.8-16.9	50	6.7	4.9- 9.2	46	5.3	3.8- 7.3	305	43.4	39.0-47.9
$75,000+	806	242	30.2	26.4-34.3	108	13.2	10.7-16.3	68	8.8	6.7-11.4	59	6.5	4.8- 8.7	329	41.3	37.2-45.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,103	890	29.4	27.4-31.5	362	12.3	10.9-13.9	262	8.3	7.1- 9.5	248	7.3	6.2- 8.5	1,341	42.8	40.5-45.0
No	4,008	1,133	28.8	27.0-30.6	466	11.3	10.2-12.6	301	7.3	6.4- 8.3	270	6.1	5.2- 7.0	1,838	46.6	44.6-48.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,410	496	36.2	33.1-39.3	165	11.3	9.4-13.5	81	5.7	4.4- 7.2	83	5.9	4.5- 7.6	585	41.0	37.9-44.1
Non-Veteran	5,848	1,561	26.5	25.1-28.0	679	11.9	10.9-13.0	490	8.2	7.4- 9.2	445	6.8	6.0- 7.6	2,673	46.5	44.9-48.2
Currently Serving	18	10	61.2	34.0-82.9	3	9.5	2.7-28.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	29.3	10.5-59.3

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

2,607

762

29.4

27.3-31.6

287

11.0

9.7-12.6

151

6.0

5.0- 7.2

135

5.3

4.3- 6.4

1,272

48.3

45.9-50.6

Female

4,670

1,306

28.6

27.1-30.3

560

12.4

11.3-13.6

420

9.0

8.1-10.1

393

7.7

6.8- 8.6

1,991

42.2

40.5-44.0

RACE

White

5,826

1,667

29.4

28.0-30.9

691

12.1

11.0-13.2

498

8.4

7.6- 9.3

455

7.1

6.3- 7.9

2,515

43.0

41.4-44.6

African American

1,199

345

29.4

26.3-32.7

131

11.3

9.2-13.7

4.7

3.5- 6.3

4.9

3.6- 6.6

596

49.7

46.2-53.2

Asian

29.2

7.5-67.6

3.0

0.4-19.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

67.9

31.2-90.8

Native American

136

23.7

15.7-34.1

11.4

6.4-19.3

5.8

2.2-14.4

3.5

1.5- 7.8

55.7

43.9-66.9

Other Minorities

7.4

3.5-15.2

4.8

1.5-14.5

1.2

0.3- 5.2

0.3

0.0- 1.9

86.3

75.9-92.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

105

24.5

15.0-37.5

7.2

2.8-17.2

1.5

0.5- 5.0

3.5

1.0-10.9

63.3

49.8-75.0

-English Speaking

37.0

24.0-52.2

10.8

4.3-24.7

2.3

0.7- 7.4

5.2

1.6-15.9

44.7

31.2-59.0

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

7,166

2,038

29.1

27.8-30.4

838

11.9

10.9-12.8

568

7.7

7.0- 8.5

524

6.6

5.9- 7.3

3,198

44.7

43.3-46.2

AGE

50-54

1,395

305

20.2

17.7-22.8

124

9.7

7.8-12.0

6.1

4.8- 7.8

4.7

3.6- 6.1

799

59.3

56.1-62.5

55-64

2,507

722

30.4

28.1-32.8

294

11.7

10.3-13.4

196

7.5

6.3- 8.8

172

6.4

5.3- 7.6

1,123

44.0

41.6-46.5

65-74

1,940

631

34.0

31.4-36.7

262

13.5

11.7-15.5

166

8.2

6.8- 9.8

136

6.5

5.2- 8.0

745

37.9

35.2-40.6

75+

1,435

410

29.7

26.8-32.8

167

11.8

9.9-14.0

123

8.9

7.2-11.0

139

9.5

7.8-11.7

596

40.0

36.9-43.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,494

358

24.0

21.3-26.9

158

10.8

8.9-13.0

5.4

4.2- 6.8

111

7.1

5.5- 9.1

774

52.8

49.4-56.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,207

596

27.3

25.0-29.7

245

10.9

9.4-12.6

177

8.0

6.7- 9.6

169

6.7

5.6- 8.0

1,020

47.1

44.4-49.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,707

534

31.4

28.7-34.2

200

11.6

9.9-13.5

136

7.1

5.9- 8.7

123

6.9

5.5- 8.5

714

43.0

40.1-46.0

College Graduate

1,856

577

32.3

29.7-35.1

244

13.6

11.7-15.7

164

8.9

7.4-10.6

124

5.7

4.7- 7.1

747

39.5

36.7-42.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,027

247

23.8

20.5-27.5

100

10.8

8.5-13.6

8.2

6.4-10.4

7.4

5.7- 9.6

507

49.9

45.8-54.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,291

358

26.6

23.7-29.7

144

11.3

9.3-13.6

100

7.4

5.9- 9.3

6.6

5.1- 8.6

598

48.1

44.6-51.7

$25,000- 34,999

743

239

32.4

28.5-36.6

7.7

5.9-10.1

7.1

5.2- 9.6

6.7

4.6- 9.6

335

46.1

41.8-50.5

$35,000- 49,999

862

261

31.8

28.1-35.8

10.4

8.2-13.1

8.6

6.5-11.3

5.8

4.3- 7.8

373

43.4

39.4-47.5

$50,000-74,999

724

225

31.1

27.2-35.3

13.6

10.8-16.9

6.7

4.9- 9.2

5.3

3.8- 7.3

305

43.4

39.0-47.9

$75,000+

806

242

30.2

26.4-34.3

108

13.2

10.7-16.3

8.8

6.7-11.4

6.5

4.8- 8.7

329

41.3

37.2-45.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,103

890

29.4

27.4-31.5

362

12.3

10.9-13.9

262

8.3

7.1- 9.5

248

7.3

6.2- 8.5

1,341

42.8

40.5-45.0

4,008

1,133

28.8

27.0-30.6

466

11.3

10.2-12.6

301

7.3

6.4- 8.3

270

6.1

5.2- 7.0

1,838

46.6

44.6-48.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,410

496

36.2

33.1-39.3

165

11.3

9.4-13.5

5.7

4.4- 7.2

5.9

4.5- 7.6

585

41.0

37.9-44.1

Non-Veteran

5,848

1,561

26.5

25.1-28.0

679

11.9

10.9-13.0

490

8.2

7.4- 9.2

445

6.8

6.0- 7.6

2,673

46.5

44.9-48.2

Currently Serving

61.2

34.0-82.9

9.5

2.7-28.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

29.3

10.5-59.3

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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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