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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
TOTAL	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	3,769	645	16.8	15.4-18.3	522	13.8	12.5-15.2	649	17.6	16.1-19.1	272	6.4	5.6- 7.4	1,681	45.5	43.5-47.4
African American	795	164	19.7	16.6-23.2	91	12.4	9.8-15.7	88	11.6	9.1-14.7	28	3.1	2.0- 4.8	424	53.2	48.8-57.4
Asian	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
Native American	96	16	18.0	9.7-30.9	13	15.0	8.0-26.4	10	7.5	3.7-14.6	7	4.5	1.9-10.2	50	55.1	42.2-67.3
Other Minorities	29	8	16.0	6.1-35.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.1	1.2-13.3	3	10.8	3.3-30.2	15	69.1	46.6-85.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	65	13	14.8	8.0-25.8	7	8.3	3.6-18.0	7	11.6	4.3-27.8	2	1.9	0.4- 8.5	36	63.3	47.9-76.3
-English Speaking	55	12	17.6	9.4-30.4	7	10.9	4.8-22.9	6	14.3	5.1-33.9	2	2.5	0.5-10.9	28	54.7	38.8-69.7
-Spanish Speaking	10	1	5.9	0.7-35.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.1	0.4-21.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	91.0	63.9-98.3
Non-Hispanic	4,647	825	17.3	16.0-18.7	619	13.4	12.3-14.7	745	16.3	15.0-17.7	310	5.9	5.2- 6.8	2,148	47.0	45.2-48.8
AGE
50-54	879	118	12.1	9.9-14.8	87	9.2	7.1-11.8	90	10.9	8.6-13.8	51	5.2	3.8- 7.1	533	62.6	58.6-66.4
55-64	1,529	289	18.8	16.6-21.3	199	13.0	11.1-15.2	240	15.6	13.5-17.9	93	5.1	4.0- 6.3	708	47.5	44.4-50.5
65-74	1,282	261	19.8	17.4-22.6	212	16.7	14.4-19.4	233	19.9	17.2-22.8	85	6.2	4.9- 7.9	491	37.3	34.1-40.7
75+	1,027	171	16.9	14.3-20.0	128	14.0	11.5-16.9	191	18.9	16.0-22.0	84	7.9	6.1-10.1	453	42.3	38.7-46.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	998	163	17.3	14.6-20.4	107	11.3	9.0-14.0	129	12.1	9.9-14.6	55	5.2	3.8- 7.0	544	54.2	50.3-58.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,515	255	15.3	13.3-17.6	202	13.5	11.6-15.8	227	14.7	12.7-17.0	98	5.4	4.3- 6.7	733	51.0	47.9-54.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,133	206	16.9	14.5-19.5	164	14.3	12.0-16.9	188	16.5	14.0-19.2	90	7.1	5.6- 9.0	485	45.4	41.8-49.0
College Graduate	1,064	214	20.1	17.3-23.1	152	13.7	11.4-16.4	210	21.4	18.4-24.7	70	5.9	4.5- 7.8	418	39.0	35.5-42.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	748	128	17.6	14.5-21.1	67	8.8	6.6-11.8	100	13.3	10.7-16.5	51	5.7	4.1- 7.7	402	54.6	50.2-58.9
$15,000- 24,999	901	156	16.0	13.4-19.0	118	14.1	11.4-17.3	124	13.6	11.2-16.5	70	7.6	5.8- 9.9	433	48.7	44.6-52.8
$25,000- 34,999	458	79	15.7	12.1-19.9	65	13.2	9.9-17.4	79	18.8	14.6-23.8	31	5.4	3.6- 8.1	204	46.9	41.2-52.7
$35,000- 49,999	496	86	16.6	13.1-20.7	79	16.5	12.9-21.0	97	18.1	14.5-22.2	31	5.9	3.9- 8.7	203	42.9	37.6-48.4
$50,000-74,999	394	83	24.1	19.3-29.7	57	13.4	10.0-17.8	68	15.3	11.7-19.9	26	5.4	3.5- 8.4	160	41.7	35.9-47.7
$75,000+	419	67	14.2	10.8-18.4	57	13.3	10.0-17.5	79	21.0	16.5-26.4	29	5.7	3.8- 8.4	187	45.8	40.2-51.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,100	385	17.7	15.8-19.8	282	13.5	11.8-15.5	347	16.9	15.0-18.9	163	7.0	5.9- 8.4	923	44.9	42.3-47.6
No	2,533	444	17.1	15.4-18.9	332	13.1	11.6-14.8	399	15.8	14.1-17.7	145	5.1	4.2- 6.1	1,213	48.9	46.5-51.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	52	15	37.4	22.2-55.5	4	5.6	1.9-15.6	9	17.3	8.5-32.1	8	11.9	4.9-26.3	16	27.8	16.1-43.5
Non-Veteran	4,660	824	17.1	15.9-18.4	622	13.4	12.3-14.7	744	16.2	15.0-17.6	305	5.8	5.1- 6.6	2,165	47.4	45.6-49.2
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.7	1.1-51.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	90.3	48.7-98.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

3,769

645

16.8

15.4-18.3

522

13.8

12.5-15.2

649

17.6

16.1-19.1

272

6.4

5.6- 7.4

1,681

45.5

43.5-47.4

African American

795

164

19.7

16.6-23.2

12.4

9.8-15.7

11.6

9.1-14.7

3.1

2.0- 4.8

424

53.2

48.8-57.4

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

18.0

9.7-30.9

15.0

8.0-26.4

7.5

3.7-14.6

4.5

1.9-10.2

55.1

42.2-67.3

Other Minorities

16.0

6.1-35.9

0.0

. - .

4.1

1.2-13.3

10.8

3.3-30.2

69.1

46.6-85.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.8

8.0-25.8

8.3

3.6-18.0

11.6

4.3-27.8

1.9

0.4- 8.5

63.3

47.9-76.3

-English Speaking

17.6

9.4-30.4

10.9

4.8-22.9

14.3

5.1-33.9

2.5

0.5-10.9

54.7

38.8-69.7

-Spanish Speaking

5.9

0.7-35.5

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.4-21.7

0.0

. - .

91.0

63.9-98.3

Non-Hispanic

4,647

825

17.3

16.0-18.7

619

13.4

12.3-14.7

745

16.3

15.0-17.7

310

5.9

5.2- 6.8

2,148

47.0

45.2-48.8

AGE

50-54

879

118

12.1

9.9-14.8

9.2

7.1-11.8

10.9

8.6-13.8

5.2

3.8- 7.1

533

62.6

58.6-66.4

55-64

1,529

289

18.8

16.6-21.3

199

13.0

11.1-15.2

240

15.6

13.5-17.9

5.1

4.0- 6.3

708

47.5

44.4-50.5

65-74

1,282

261

19.8

17.4-22.6

212

16.7

14.4-19.4

233

19.9

17.2-22.8

6.2

4.9- 7.9

491

37.3

34.1-40.7

75+

1,027

171

16.9

14.3-20.0

128

14.0

11.5-16.9

191

18.9

16.0-22.0

7.9

6.1-10.1

453

42.3

38.7-46.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

998

163

17.3

14.6-20.4

107

11.3

9.0-14.0

129

12.1

9.9-14.6

5.2

3.8- 7.0

544

54.2

50.3-58.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,515

255

15.3

13.3-17.6

202

13.5

11.6-15.8

227

14.7

12.7-17.0

5.4

4.3- 6.7

733

51.0

47.9-54.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,133

206

16.9

14.5-19.5

164

14.3

12.0-16.9

188

16.5

14.0-19.2

7.1

5.6- 9.0

485

45.4

41.8-49.0

College Graduate

1,064

214

20.1

17.3-23.1

152

13.7

11.4-16.4

210

21.4

18.4-24.7

5.9

4.5- 7.8

418

39.0

35.5-42.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

748

128

17.6

14.5-21.1

8.8

6.6-11.8

100

13.3

10.7-16.5

5.7

4.1- 7.7

402

54.6

50.2-58.9

$15,000- 24,999

901

156

16.0

13.4-19.0

118

14.1

11.4-17.3

124

13.6

11.2-16.5

7.6

5.8- 9.9

433

48.7

44.6-52.8

$25,000- 34,999

458

15.7

12.1-19.9

13.2

9.9-17.4

18.8

14.6-23.8

5.4

3.6- 8.1

204

46.9

41.2-52.7

$35,000- 49,999

496

16.6

13.1-20.7

16.5

12.9-21.0

18.1

14.5-22.2

5.9

3.9- 8.7

203

42.9

37.6-48.4

$50,000-74,999

394

24.1

19.3-29.7

13.4

10.0-17.8

15.3

11.7-19.9

5.4

3.5- 8.4

160

41.7

35.9-47.7

$75,000+

419

14.2

10.8-18.4

13.3

10.0-17.5

21.0

16.5-26.4

5.7

3.8- 8.4

187

45.8

40.2-51.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,100

385

17.7

15.8-19.8

282

13.5

11.8-15.5

347

16.9

15.0-18.9

163

7.0

5.9- 8.4

923

44.9

42.3-47.6

2,533

444

17.1

15.4-18.9

332

13.1

11.6-14.8

399

15.8

14.1-17.7

145

5.1

4.2- 6.1

1,213

48.9

46.5-51.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

37.4

22.2-55.5

5.6

1.9-15.6

17.3

8.5-32.1

11.9

4.9-26.3

27.8

16.1-43.5

Non-Veteran

4,660

824

17.1

15.9-18.4

622

13.4

12.3-14.7

744

16.2

15.0-17.6

305

5.8

5.1- 6.6

2,165

47.4

45.6-49.2

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.7

1.1-51.3

0.0

. - .

90.3

48.7-98.9

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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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