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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
TOTAL	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
RACE
White	2,089	476	23.6	21.5-25.9	319	15.9	14.1-18.0	304	15.2	13.4-17.2	120	5.6	4.5- 6.9	870	39.7	37.1-42.2
African American	409	96	22.2	17.7-27.4	55	15.4	11.3-20.5	24	6.2	4.0- 9.6	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6	223	54.3	48.4-60.1
Asian	6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	42.4	10.1-82.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	57.6	17.1-89.9
Native American	40	12	18.7	9.6-33.5	4	16.8	5.6-40.7	7	12.1	5.4-25.1	0	0.0	. - .	17	52.4	32.2-71.7
Other Minorities	43	6	14.7	5.0-35.9	4	5.5	1.9-15.3	4	4.9	1.6-13.8	2	2.5	0.6-10.1	27	72.4	53.1-85.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	40	8	23.3	9.6-46.5	8	14.0	5.5-31.6	2	1.9	0.4- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .	22	60.7	39.2-78.7
-English Speaking	29	5	19.5	5.3-51.0	8	24.6	9.9-49.3	2	3.4	0.6-16.1	0	0.0	. - .	14	52.5	28.8-75.1
-Spanish Speaking	11	3	28.4	7.6-65.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	71.6	34.3-92.4
Non-Hispanic	2,556	584	23.0	21.1-25.1	375	15.6	13.9-17.5	339	13.8	12.3-15.5	133	4.9	4.0- 6.1	1,125	42.6	40.3-45.0
AGE
50-54	513	89	16.3	12.8-20.5	36	7.9	5.2-11.8	44	7.6	5.4-10.5	27	4.6	3.0- 6.9	317	63.7	58.4-68.6
55-64	990	199	20.9	17.8-24.2	165	17.3	14.6-20.4	143	15.5	12.9-18.5	49	4.8	3.4- 6.7	434	41.5	37.8-45.3
65-74	677	208	31.4	27.4-35.6	100	16.2	13.0-20.1	87	13.2	10.4-16.5	31	4.7	3.1- 7.0	251	34.6	30.4-38.9
75+	417	97	24.2	19.5-29.7	82	20.6	16.3-25.6	67	17.3	13.4-22.2	26	5.5	3.3- 9.0	145	32.4	27.4-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	519	96	18.2	14.5-22.7	61	12.2	9.0-16.3	45	8.2	5.6-11.7	26	5.3	3.3- 8.4	291	56.1	50.7-61.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	701	156	21.5	18.1-25.3	103	14.7	11.8-18.1	79	12.2	9.4-15.6	23	3.9	2.3- 6.5	340	47.8	43.3-52.4
Some Post-H.S.	569	139	24.3	20.3-28.7	78	13.9	10.9-17.6	63	11.9	9.0-15.5	31	4.1	2.7- 6.0	258	45.9	41.0-50.8
College Graduate	801	202	26.7	23.0-30.7	140	19.3	16.1-23.0	154	19.1	16.1-22.5	53	5.9	4.3- 8.0	252	29.0	25.4-32.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	299	64	20.5	15.4-26.8	21	6.7	3.9-11.0	24	7.6	4.8-11.9	12	3.6	1.8- 7.1	178	61.6	54.3-68.3
$15,000- 24,999	392	78	18.6	14.6-23.6	52	13.8	10.0-18.7	49	12.4	9.0-16.8	20	4.9	3.0- 8.0	193	50.3	44.2-56.3
$25,000- 34,999	290	66	22.0	17.1-27.8	44	14.7	10.7-20.0	37	13.7	9.5-19.4	13	5.9	3.0-11.2	130	43.6	37.3-50.3
$35,000- 49,999	363	93	28.3	22.9-34.4	51	13.8	10.1-18.6	47	12.5	9.1-16.9	21	6.1	3.4-10.4	151	39.4	33.6-45.5
$50,000-74,999	337	79	25.3	20.0-31.4	56	17.8	13.4-23.2	52	14.5	10.7-19.4	16	4.6	2.6- 8.0	134	37.8	31.9-44.1
$75,000+	385	97	22.9	18.4-28.1	75	21.3	16.7-26.8	66	18.4	14.2-23.5	20	4.6	2.8- 7.6	127	32.7	27.2-38.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,033	247	23.3	20.3-26.6	151	13.8	11.6-16.4	148	14.8	12.3-17.7	64	5.8	4.3- 7.8	423	42.2	38.5-46.0
No	1,492	330	22.7	20.2-25.5	225	16.7	14.4-19.2	183	12.7	10.8-14.9	64	4.2	3.1- 5.6	690	43.7	40.7-46.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,346	355	27.4	24.6-30.5	231	18.5	16.0-21.2	204	15.8	13.5-18.2	70	5.3	4.0- 7.1	486	33.0	30.1-36.1
Non-Veteran	1,237	235	18.4	15.9-21.2	150	12.6	10.5-15.2	135	11.3	9.3-13.7	62	4.3	3.2- 5.7	655	53.4	49.9-56.8
Currently Serving	13	3	34.9	11.6-68.8	2	13.0	3.0-42.0	1	3.4	0.4-21.5	1	5.3	0.7-30.5	6	43.4	17.7-73.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

RACE

White

2,089

476

23.6

21.5-25.9

319

15.9

14.1-18.0

304

15.2

13.4-17.2

120

5.6

4.5- 6.9

870

39.7

37.1-42.2

African American

409

22.2

17.7-27.4

15.4

11.3-20.5

6.2

4.0- 9.6

1.9

1.0- 3.6

223

54.3

48.4-60.1

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

42.4

10.1-82.9

0.0

. - .

57.6

17.1-89.9

Native American

18.7

9.6-33.5

16.8

5.6-40.7

12.1

5.4-25.1

0.0

. - .

52.4

32.2-71.7

Other Minorities

14.7

5.0-35.9

5.5

1.9-15.3

4.9

1.6-13.8

2.5

0.6-10.1

72.4

53.1-85.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.3

9.6-46.5

14.0

5.5-31.6

1.9

0.4- 9.6

0.0

. - .

60.7

39.2-78.7

-English Speaking

19.5

5.3-51.0

24.6

9.9-49.3

3.4

0.6-16.1

0.0

. - .

52.5

28.8-75.1

-Spanish Speaking

28.4

7.6-65.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

71.6

34.3-92.4

Non-Hispanic

2,556

584

23.0

21.1-25.1

375

15.6

13.9-17.5

339

13.8

12.3-15.5

133

4.9

4.0- 6.1

1,125

42.6

40.3-45.0

AGE

50-54

513

16.3

12.8-20.5

7.9

5.2-11.8

7.6

5.4-10.5

4.6

3.0- 6.9

317

63.7

58.4-68.6

55-64

990

199

20.9

17.8-24.2

165

17.3

14.6-20.4

143

15.5

12.9-18.5

4.8

3.4- 6.7

434

41.5

37.8-45.3

65-74

677

208

31.4

27.4-35.6

100

16.2

13.0-20.1

13.2

10.4-16.5

4.7

3.1- 7.0

251

34.6

30.4-38.9

75+

417

24.2

19.5-29.7

20.6

16.3-25.6

17.3

13.4-22.2

5.5

3.3- 9.0

145

32.4

27.4-37.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

519

18.2

14.5-22.7

12.2

9.0-16.3

8.2

5.6-11.7

5.3

3.3- 8.4

291

56.1

50.7-61.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

701

156

21.5

18.1-25.3

103

14.7

11.8-18.1

12.2

9.4-15.6

3.9

2.3- 6.5

340

47.8

43.3-52.4

Some Post-H.S.

569

139

24.3

20.3-28.7

13.9

10.9-17.6

11.9

9.0-15.5

4.1

2.7- 6.0

258

45.9

41.0-50.8

College Graduate

801

202

26.7

23.0-30.7

140

19.3

16.1-23.0

154

19.1

16.1-22.5

5.9

4.3- 8.0

252

29.0

25.4-32.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

299

20.5

15.4-26.8

6.7

3.9-11.0

7.6

4.8-11.9

3.6

1.8- 7.1

178

61.6

54.3-68.3

$15,000- 24,999

392

18.6

14.6-23.6

13.8

10.0-18.7

12.4

9.0-16.8

4.9

3.0- 8.0

193

50.3

44.2-56.3

$25,000- 34,999

290

22.0

17.1-27.8

14.7

10.7-20.0

13.7

9.5-19.4

5.9

3.0-11.2

130

43.6

37.3-50.3

$35,000- 49,999

363

28.3

22.9-34.4

13.8

10.1-18.6

12.5

9.1-16.9

6.1

3.4-10.4

151

39.4

33.6-45.5

$50,000-74,999

337

25.3

20.0-31.4

17.8

13.4-23.2

14.5

10.7-19.4

4.6

2.6- 8.0

134

37.8

31.9-44.1

$75,000+

385

22.9

18.4-28.1

21.3

16.7-26.8

18.4

14.2-23.5

4.6

2.8- 7.6

127

32.7

27.2-38.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,033

247

23.3

20.3-26.6

151

13.8

11.6-16.4

148

14.8

12.3-17.7

5.8

4.3- 7.8

423

42.2

38.5-46.0

1,492

330

22.7

20.2-25.5

225

16.7

14.4-19.2

183

12.7

10.8-14.9

4.2

3.1- 5.6

690

43.7

40.7-46.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,346

355

27.4

24.6-30.5

231

18.5

16.0-21.2

204

15.8

13.5-18.2

5.3

4.0- 7.1

486

33.0

30.1-36.1

Non-Veteran

1,237

235

18.4

15.9-21.2

150

12.6

10.5-15.2

135

11.3

9.3-13.7

4.3

3.2- 5.7

655

53.4

49.9-56.8

Currently Serving

34.9

11.6-68.8

13.0

3.0-42.0

3.4

0.4-21.5

5.3

0.7-30.5

43.4

17.7-73.2

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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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