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| Total Respond.^ |
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%) | ||
| North Carolina | 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 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Alamance | 214 | 77 | 40.3 | 33.0-48.1 | 30 | 14.1 | 9.7-20.2 | 16 | 6.6 | 3.9-10.9 | 19 | 8.4 | 5.2-13.4 | 72 | 30.6 | 24.0-38.0 |
| Buncombe | 191 | 74 | 38.5 | 31.1-46.5 | 23 | 10.6 | 6.8-16.1 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.9 | 7 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.6 | 75 | 42.5 | 34.7-50.6 |
| Cabarrus | 195 | 48 | 25.7 | 19.3-33.3 | 26 | 16.1 | 10.6-23.8 | 19 | 8.8 | 5.5-13.8 | 21 | 9.9 | 6.2-15.5 | 81 | 39.5 | 31.9-47.6 |
| Catawba | 195 | 58 | 30.8 | 24.1-38.5 | 18 | 9.9 | 5.8-16.3 | 13 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.8 | 16 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.2 | 90 | 45.8 | 38.1-53.7 |
| Cumberland | 191 | 59 | 33.6 | 26.0-42.1 | 18 | 9.2 | 5.7-14.5 | 16 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.8 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.2 | 89 | 45.5 | 37.6-53.6 |
| Davidson | 188 | 51 | 31.4 | 23.5-40.5 | 27 | 12.2 | 8.1-18.0 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.6 | 15 | 6.1 | 3.4-10.5 | 80 | 43.6 | 35.4-52.1 |
| Durham | 164 | 65 | 40.3 | 32.2-48.9 | 22 | 11.7 | 7.5-17.8 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.4 | 16 | 9.3 | 5.2-15.9 | 53 | 35.7 | 27.6-44.6 |
| Forsyth | 225 | 90 | 41.2 | 34.1-48.8 | 22 | 9.7 | 6.2-14.7 | 20 | 8.8 | 5.5-14.0 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.8- 9.0 | 80 | 35.2 | 28.4-42.7 |
| Gaston | 194 | 47 | 23.6 | 17.6-30.9 | 31 | 18.8 | 12.9-26.5 | 24 | 10.4 | 6.8-15.6 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.4 | 79 | 42.3 | 34.4-50.5 |
| Guilford | 224 | 68 | 29.7 | 23.3-36.9 | 41 | 20.7 | 14.9-28.0 | 21 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.6 | 18 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.3 | 76 | 35.3 | 28.5-42.7 |
| Iredell | 212 | 48 | 22.6 | 16.9-29.6 | 23 | 9.4 | 6.0-14.4 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.4 | 25 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.6 | 105 | 53.7 | 46.1-61.1 |
| Johnston | 229 | 63 | 25.0 | 19.1-32.1 | 20 | 9.8 | 5.7-16.3 | 15 | 9.0 | 4.6-17.0 | 15 | 7.4 | 3.8-13.9 | 116 | 48.7 | 40.6-56.9 |
| Mecklenburg | 260 | 86 | 29.1 | 23.3-35.6 | 35 | 14.9 | 10.5-20.8 | 24 | 8.3 | 5.4-12.5 | 20 | 6.9 | 4.3-11.0 | 95 | 40.8 | 34.0-47.9 |
| New Hanover | 191 | 58 | 31.1 | 24.3-38.8 | 23 | 13.0 | 8.5-19.4 | 15 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.7 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.2 | 88 | 44.4 | 36.8-52.2 |
| Onslow | 150 | 33 | 20.0 | 14.0-27.7 | 13 | 10.0 | 5.7-17.2 | 9 | 7.1 | 3.6-13.3 | 11 | 8.9 | 4.2-17.7 | 84 | 54.1 | 45.0-62.9 |
| Orange | 172 | 53 | 29.1 | 22.2-37.3 | 23 | 13.5 | 8.2-21.5 | 9 | 7.3 | 3.5-14.6 | 9 | 4.1 | 2.1- 8.2 | 78 | 45.8 | 37.4-54.6 |
| Pitt | 150 | 37 | 23.6 | 16.8-32.0 | 24 | 15.8 | 10.2-23.6 | 17 | 13.0 | 7.8-21.0 | 10 | 4.9 | 2.5- 9.3 | 62 | 42.8 | 34.0-52.1 |
| Randolph | 174 | 52 | 32.1 | 24.5-40.8 | 22 | 11.0 | 7.1-16.7 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.0-11.8 | 14 | 5.6 | 3.1-10.1 | 70 | 44.3 | 35.7-53.2 |
| Robeson | 185 | 36 | 20.0 | 14.2-27.4 | 18 | 10.6 | 6.3-17.1 | 12 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.3 | 10 | 4.2 | 2.1- 7.9 | 109 | 59.2 | 50.9-67.0 |
| Rowan | 207 | 51 | 26.3 | 19.8-33.9 | 24 | 11.3 | 7.2-17.4 | 15 | 7.5 | 4.0-13.5 | 21 | 8.3 | 5.2-13.2 | 96 | 46.6 | 38.8-54.5 |
| Union | 189 | 58 | 31.4 | 24.1-39.7 | 33 | 19.4 | 12.6-28.8 | 19 | 11.0 | 6.2-18.9 | 10 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.3 | 69 | 33.0 | 25.8-41.1 |
| Wake | 198 | 57 | 29.9 | 22.9-37.9 | 27 | 12.2 | 8.1-18.0 | 20 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.5 | 9 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.8 | 85 | 44.5 | 36.6-52.7 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 193 | 50 | 24.2 | 18.3-31.4 | 13 | 7.5 | 4.3-12.8 | 16 | 8.1 | 4.7-13.6 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.6 | 104 | 55.6 | 47.7-63.3 |
| Northeast Partnership II | 290 | 77 | 27.2 | 21.7-33.4 | 25 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.3 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.0 | 25 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.5 | 150 | 53.4 | 47.0-59.7 |
| Northeast Partnership I | 224 | 64 | 30.0 | 23.5-37.4 | 16 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.3 | 15 | 6.3 | 3.5-11.0 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.7 | 117 | 52.1 | 44.7-59.4 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 204 | 62 | 28.9 | 22.2-36.8 | 20 | 10.3 | 6.3-16.6 | 16 | 7.6 | 4.3-13.2 | 16 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.3 | 90 | 47.0 | 38.8-55.4 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 220 | 41 | 16.6 | 11.8-22.8 | 12 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.3 | 13 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.4 | 27 | 12.9 | 8.5-19.2 | 127 | 61.8 | 54.2-68.9 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 224 | 50 | 22.7 | 17.1-29.5 | 22 | 8.9 | 5.5-13.9 | 17 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.6 | 20 | 7.6 | 4.6-12.1 | 115 | 53.7 | 46.4-60.9 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 199 | 54 | 27.0 | 20.7-34.5 | 30 | 17.2 | 11.9-24.1 | 16 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.4 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.9 | 93 | 45.0 | 37.4-52.8 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 249 | 80 | 31.2 | 25.2-37.8 | 32 | 14.2 | 9.8-20.3 | 21 | 7.6 | 4.7-12.1 | 18 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.8 | 98 | 41.1 | 34.3-48.2 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 263 | 65 | 24.5 | 19.1-30.9 | 30 | 11.8 | 8.1-16.9 | 14 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.4 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 140 | 54.5 | 47.6-61.2 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 176 | 52 | 31.4 | 24.0-40.0 | 19 | 9.4 | 5.9-14.8 | 19 | 9.6 | 5.8-15.6 | 12 | 8.0 | 4.4-14.2 | 74 | 41.5 | 33.6-49.9 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 196 | 50 | 24.2 | 17.8-32.1 | 22 | 11.7 | 7.4-18.0 | 16 | 7.4 | 4.3-12.4 | 15 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.3 | 93 | 49.8 | 40.4-59.1 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 209 | 54 | 24.6 | 18.5-32.0 | 25 | 12.2 | 8.0-18.0 | 23 | 11.5 | 7.4-17.4 | 18 | 9.4 | 5.6-15.3 | 89 | 42.4 | 35.0-50.0 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 332 | 100 | 33.5 | 27.4-40.1 | 38 | 10.2 | 7.0-14.7 | 26 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.1 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.5-11.3 | 141 | 41.2 | 34.8-47.9 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 570 | 149 | 26.1 | 22.2-30.4 | 41 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.5 | 32 | 4.7 | 3.1- 6.8 | 41 | 6.5 | 4.7- 9.1 | 307 | 55.7 | 51.1-60.2 |
| No | 6,707 | 1,919 | 29.2 | 27.8-30.6 | 806 | 12.1 | 11.1-13.1 | 539 | 7.8 | 7.0- 8.6 | 487 | 6.5 | 5.8- 7.3 | 2,956 | 44.4 | 42.9-45.9 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 2,458 | 629 | 25.1 | 23.1-27.2 | 228 | 9.1 | 7.8-10.4 | 171 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.9 | 172 | 6.8 | 5.7- 8.1 | 1,258 | 52.3 | 49.9-54.7 |
| Piedmont | 3,949 | 1,170 | 30.1 | 28.3-32.0 | 516 | 13.5 | 12.2-14.9 | 330 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.1 | 293 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.3 | 1,640 | 42.0 | 40.1-44.0 |
| Western NC | 870 | 269 | 32.4 | 28.6-36.4 | 103 | 11.2 | 8.9-13.9 | 70 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.3 | 63 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.1 | 365 | 41.8 | 37.7-46.0 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 513 | 172 | 35.3 | 30.3-40.6 | 61 | 10.5 | 7.8-14.1 | 36 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.3 | 33 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.1 | 211 | 41.0 | 35.8-46.4 |
| Northwest | 1,445 | 416 | 31.4 | 28.4-34.5 | 163 | 11.2 | 9.4-13.3 | 115 | 7.8 | 6.3- 9.6 | 126 | 8.0 | 6.4-10.0 | 625 | 41.7 | 38.6-44.8 |
| Charlotte | 1,032 | 291 | 27.3 | 24.1-30.8 | 142 | 14.8 | 12.2-17.9 | 103 | 9.1 | 7.2-11.4 | 74 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.4 | 422 | 42.4 | 38.6-46.2 |
| Greensboro | 967 | 310 | 32.0 | 28.4-35.9 | 140 | 15.8 | 12.8-19.3 | 84 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.7 | 70 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.7 | 363 | 37.4 | 33.5-41.4 |
| Southern Regional | 745 | 181 | 25.1 | 21.5-29.2 | 79 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.4 | 46 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.2 | 48 | 6.4 | 4.6- 9.0 | 391 | 52.6 | 48.3-57.0 |
| Coastal | 399 | 102 | 24.3 | 19.9-29.2 | 40 | 10.0 | 7.1-13.8 | 30 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.3 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.3 | 204 | 52.7 | 47.1-58.2 |
| Wake | 882 | 266 | 30.3 | 26.4-34.5 | 105 | 12.2 | 9.7-15.2 | 63 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.8 | 57 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.1 | 391 | 44.6 | 40.2-49.0 |
| Area L | 325 | 100 | 31.3 | 25.5-37.7 | 29 | 9.5 | 6.2-14.3 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.4-11.2 | 24 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.7 | 147 | 45.8 | 39.3-52.5 |
| Eastern | 924 | 229 | 23.5 | 20.4-26.8 | 83 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.7 | 67 | 6.8 | 5.2- 8.8 | 69 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.3 | 476 | 54.3 | 50.4-58.1 |
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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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