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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 | 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 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,100 | 626 | 30.5 | 28.1-33.0 | 237 | 11.2 | 9.7-13.0 | 137 | 7.0 | 5.8- 8.4 | 119 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.3 | 981 | 45.3 | 42.8-47.9 |
African American | 407 | 119 | 28.5 | 23.7-33.8 | 40 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.6 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.9 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.2 | 223 | 55.1 | 49.3-60.8 |
Asian | 6 | 2 | 42.4 | 10.1-82.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 57.6 | 17.1-89.9 |
Native American | 40 | 11 | 20.5 | 9.8-37.8 | 7 | 13.1 | 5.6-27.8 | 2 | 6.7 | 1.4-26.7 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-11.0 | 19 | 58.0 | 38.2-75.6 |
Other Minorities | 44 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.1-12.0 | 3 | 5.9 | 1.6-19.2 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 36 | 88.7 | 75.8-95.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 40 | 8 | 19.6 | 7.8-41.5 | 4 | 9.1 | 2.5-28.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.3 | 0.5-20.4 | 27 | 67.9 | 46.3-83.9 |
-English Speaking | 29 | 8 | 34.4 | 14.8-61.4 | 4 | 16.0 | 4.5-43.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.8 | 0.8-32.0 | 16 | 43.7 | 22.4-67.7 |
-Spanish Speaking | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 100 | . - . |
Non-Hispanic | 2,565 | 753 | 29.6 | 27.5-31.8 | 283 | 11.1 | 9.7-12.7 | 151 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.4 | 134 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.5 | 1,244 | 47.8 | 45.5-50.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 513 | 95 | 16.6 | 13.2-20.6 | 48 | 11.0 | 7.9-15.2 | 26 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.2 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.6 | 328 | 64.4 | 59.1-69.2 |
55-64 | 991 | 286 | 30.5 | 27.0-34.3 | 114 | 10.9 | 8.8-13.3 | 63 | 6.0 | 4.5- 7.9 | 54 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.8 | 474 | 46.9 | 43.1-50.7 |
65-74 | 677 | 240 | 36.4 | 32.2-40.8 | 80 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.8 | 35 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.9 | 34 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.7 | 288 | 41.4 | 37.0-46.0 |
75+ | 426 | 141 | 32.2 | 27.2-37.8 | 45 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.4 | 27 | 7.9 | 5.3-11.8 | 31 | 8.0 | 5.3-12.1 | 182 | 41.2 | 35.7-46.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 520 | 129 | 25.5 | 21.0-30.5 | 43 | 8.2 | 5.7-11.7 | 21 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 | 26 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.5 | 301 | 56.2 | 50.8-61.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 706 | 198 | 26.4 | 22.7-30.5 | 66 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.8 | 46 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.7 | 30 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.4 | 366 | 51.7 | 47.2-56.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 575 | 193 | 33.4 | 29.0-38.2 | 71 | 11.8 | 9.2-15.1 | 27 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.0 | 31 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.8 | 253 | 44.9 | 40.1-49.8 |
College Graduate | 799 | 240 | 31.6 | 27.7-35.7 | 107 | 13.4 | 10.7-16.6 | 57 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 | 48 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.5 | 347 | 42.5 | 38.4-46.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 300 | 71 | 23.0 | 17.2-29.9 | 24 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.9 | 16 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.7 | 15 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.0 | 174 | 57.3 | 49.9-64.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 397 | 111 | 23.7 | 19.3-28.8 | 43 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.2 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.5 | 27 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.8 | 200 | 54.0 | 48.0-59.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 289 | 95 | 35.7 | 29.5-42.4 | 23 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.1 | 16 | 5.4 | 3.1- 9.1 | 14 | 4.9 | 2.4- 9.6 | 141 | 46.7 | 40.2-53.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 364 | 105 | 31.1 | 25.5-37.3 | 41 | 10.0 | 7.0-14.2 | 30 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.7 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.8 | 176 | 47.3 | 41.2-53.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 333 | 90 | 27.8 | 22.5-33.9 | 47 | 14.1 | 10.2-19.2 | 19 | 5.9 | 3.6- 9.4 | 15 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.2 | 162 | 48.6 | 42.3-55.0 |
$75,000+ | 388 | 118 | 31.0 | 25.6-37.0 | 53 | 13.7 | 10.1-18.2 | 31 | 8.4 | 5.7-12.2 | 21 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.6 | 165 | 41.7 | 35.9-47.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,042 | 309 | 29.2 | 25.9-32.8 | 121 | 12.5 | 10.2-15.2 | 63 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.2 | 65 | 6.6 | 4.9- 8.8 | 484 | 45.5 | 41.8-49.2 |
No | 1,487 | 434 | 29.6 | 26.8-32.5 | 158 | 10.1 | 8.4-12.1 | 85 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.6 | 65 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.8 | 745 | 50.0 | 46.9-53.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,358 | 477 | 36.0 | 33.0-39.2 | 155 | 11.2 | 9.3-13.4 | 77 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.2 | 77 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.5 | 572 | 41.4 | 38.2-44.6 |
Non-Veteran | 1,235 | 278 | 22.3 | 19.5-25.3 | 130 | 10.9 | 9.0-13.2 | 74 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.3 | 58 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | 695 | 55.5 | 52.1-58.9 |
Currently Serving | 13 | 6 | 51.7 | 23.2-79.1 | 2 | 10.5 | 2.4-35.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 37.9 | 13.8-69.9 |
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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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