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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-FEMALES

How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 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 3,726 1,041 28.5 26.7-30.3 454 12.8 11.5-14.2 361 9.7 8.6-11.0 336 8.2 7.2- 9.3 1,534 40.8 38.9-42.8
African American 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
Asian 5 1 7.0 0.8-42.1 1 8.0 0.9-45.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 85.1 46.8-97.4
Native American 96 23 26.6 16.5-39.8 11 9.8 4.6-19.7 5 4.9 1.7-13.3 6 5.1 2.1-12.1 51 53.6 40.8-66.0
Other Minorities 28 7 17.7 6.6-39.6 1 1.7 0.2-11.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.0 0.1- 7.1 19 79.6 57.9-91.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 19 30.5 18.4-46.1 5 4.8 1.8-12.6 3 3.4 1.0-10.7 3 3.6 1.0-12.2 35 57.6 42.1-71.8
-English Speaking 56 19 39.3 24.9-55.7 5 6.2 2.3-15.8 3 4.4 1.3-13.4 3 4.7 1.3-15.4 26 45.5 30.6-61.2
-Spanish Speaking 9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 9 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 4,601 1,285 28.6 27.0-30.2 555 12.5 11.4-13.8 417 9.1 8.2-10.2 390 7.7 6.9- 8.7 1,954 42.0 40.2-43.7
AGE
50-54 882 210 23.1 19.8-26.8 76 8.6 6.6-11.2 60 6.7 4.9- 9.0 65 6.4 4.8- 8.6 471 55.1 51.1-59.2
55-64 1,516 436 30.2 27.5-33.1 180 12.6 10.7-14.9 133 9.1 7.4-11.1 118 7.1 5.7- 8.7 649 41.0 38.0-44.1
65-74 1,263 391 31.9 28.8-35.2 182 15.2 12.9-17.9 131 10.6 8.7-12.9 102 7.6 5.9- 9.6 457 34.7 31.6-38.0
75+ 1,009 269 27.9 24.6-31.4 122 12.7 10.3-15.5 96 9.6 7.6-12.1 108 10.6 8.6-13.2 414 39.2 35.6-43.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 974 229 22.6 19.6-25.9 115 13.2 10.6-16.3 72 7.3 5.5- 9.6 85 7.5 5.8- 9.5 473 49.5 45.5-53.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,501 398 27.9 25.1-30.9 179 11.8 9.9-13.9 131 8.2 6.7-10.0 139 8.6 7.0-10.4 654 43.5 40.4-46.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,132 341 29.8 26.7-33.1 129 11.4 9.3-13.7 109 9.1 7.3-11.3 92 8.2 6.4-10.4 461 41.5 38.0-45.2
College Graduate 1,057 337 33.2 29.8-36.7 137 13.8 11.4-16.6 107 11.1 8.9-13.7 76 6.1 4.7- 7.9 400 35.8 32.4-39.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 727 176 24.4 20.7-28.5 76 12.0 9.1-15.7 71 10.5 8.0-13.6 71 8.8 6.8-11.4 333 44.3 39.9-48.7
$15,000- 24,999 894 247 28.8 25.2-32.8 101 11.5 9.2-14.3 84 9.8 7.6-12.5 64 6.4 4.7- 8.5 398 43.5 39.5-47.6
$25,000- 34,999 454 144 29.4 24.6-34.6 41 8.2 5.7-11.5 36 8.6 5.8-12.5 39 8.3 5.4-12.6 194 45.5 39.8-51.4
$35,000- 49,999 498 156 32.6 27.8-37.7 58 10.8 7.9-14.4 43 8.7 6.0-12.3 44 8.7 6.2-12.1 197 39.3 34.1-44.6
$50,000-74,999 391 135 35.5 30.1-41.4 51 12.9 9.4-17.4 31 7.8 5.1-11.7 31 7.6 5.0-11.2 143 36.2 30.7-42.2
$75,000+ 418 124 29.1 24.3-34.5 55 12.7 9.4-16.9 37 9.3 6.5-13.2 38 8.2 5.7-11.6 164 40.7 35.2-46.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,061 581 29.6 27.1-32.1 241 12.1 10.5-14.1 199 10.0 8.4-11.8 183 7.8 6.6- 9.2 857 40.5 37.9-43.2
No 2,521 699 28.0 25.9-30.2 308 12.5 11.0-14.2 216 8.5 7.3-10.0 205 7.7 6.5- 9.1 1,093 43.2 40.9-45.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 19 42.9 27.3-60.2 10 19.4 9.5-35.6 4 6.8 2.4-17.3 6 10.8 4.1-25.3 13 20.1 11.0-34.1
Non-Veteran 4,613 1,283 28.4 26.9-30.1 549 12.4 11.2-13.6 416 9.1 8.1-10.2 387 7.7 6.8- 8.6 1,978 42.5 40.7-44.3
Currently Serving 5 4 93.7 60.6-99.3 1 6.3 0.7-39.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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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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