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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%) | ||
TOTAL | 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 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 671 | 82 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.3 | 68 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.1 | 71 | 11.4 | 8.7-14.8 | 46 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.7 | 404 | 61.8 | 57.3-66.2 |
55-64 | 1,214 | 224 | 18.8 | 16.3-21.6 | 158 | 13.1 | 11.0-15.6 | 206 | 17.0 | 14.6-19.7 | 76 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.3 | 550 | 46.2 | 42.8-49.6 |
65-74 | 1,024 | 197 | 19.1 | 16.3-22.2 | 179 | 17.4 | 14.7-20.3 | 202 | 21.4 | 18.4-24.7 | 73 | 6.9 | 5.3- 9.0 | 373 | 35.2 | 31.8-38.9 |
75+ | 860 | 142 | 16.1 | 13.4-19.2 | 117 | 15.3 | 12.5-18.6 | 170 | 20.6 | 17.3-24.2 | 77 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.3 | 354 | 39.3 | 35.4-43.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 679 | 112 | 17.3 | 14.0-21.2 | 73 | 11.1 | 8.5-14.5 | 96 | 13.1 | 10.5-16.4 | 49 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.5 | 349 | 51.5 | 46.7-56.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,227 | 195 | 14.8 | 12.6-17.3 | 170 | 13.3 | 11.2-15.6 | 197 | 15.9 | 13.5-18.5 | 81 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.0 | 584 | 50.5 | 47.1-54.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 933 | 157 | 16.8 | 14.1-19.8 | 142 | 15.5 | 12.8-18.5 | 171 | 18.0 | 15.3-21.0 | 81 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.3 | 382 | 41.7 | 37.9-45.6 |
College Graduate | 924 | 181 | 18.9 | 16.1-22.2 | 136 | 14.4 | 11.8-17.4 | 185 | 22.1 | 18.8-25.8 | 61 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 | 361 | 38.8 | 35.0-42.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 503 | 80 | 15.8 | 12.3-20.0 | 39 | 8.9 | 6.0-12.9 | 79 | 15.1 | 11.8-19.1 | 43 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.1 | 262 | 53.0 | 47.6-58.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 678 | 114 | 16.0 | 13.0-19.5 | 91 | 13.5 | 10.6-17.0 | 102 | 15.4 | 12.4-18.9 | 55 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.8 | 316 | 47.2 | 42.7-51.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 383 | 60 | 14.3 | 10.7-18.8 | 59 | 14.0 | 10.4-18.6 | 72 | 19.4 | 15.0-24.7 | 28 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.5 | 164 | 46.2 | 39.9-52.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 413 | 74 | 16.5 | 12.8-21.0 | 63 | 15.6 | 11.8-20.4 | 81 | 18.9 | 15.0-23.7 | 27 | 6.9 | 4.5-10.4 | 168 | 42.0 | 36.4-47.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 360 | 74 | 23.7 | 18.7-29.5 | 56 | 14.7 | 11.0-19.5 | 62 | 15.9 | 12.0-20.8 | 23 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.7 | 145 | 40.7 | 34.9-46.9 |
$75,000+ | 389 | 61 | 14.1 | 10.6-18.6 | 51 | 13.0 | 9.6-17.3 | 73 | 21.1 | 16.4-26.7 | 28 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.5 | 176 | 46.1 | 40.2-52.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,621 | 280 | 16.2 | 14.2-18.4 | 227 | 13.7 | 11.7-15.9 | 289 | 18.6 | 16.4-21.1 | 144 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.9 | 681 | 43.3 | 40.3-46.4 |
No | 2,092 | 360 | 17.4 | 15.5-19.5 | 285 | 13.7 | 12.0-15.5 | 354 | 16.8 | 15.0-18.9 | 124 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.4 | 969 | 46.8 | 44.2-49.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 33 | 8 | 24.7 | 11.7-44.9 | 3 | 8.5 | 2.5-25.2 | 6 | 18.3 | 7.9-37.1 | 4 | 14.2 | 4.4-37.2 | 12 | 34.2 | 18.8-53.9 |
Non-Veteran | 3,734 | 637 | 16.7 | 15.3-18.2 | 519 | 13.8 | 12.5-15.2 | 643 | 17.6 | 16.1-19.1 | 268 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.3 | 1,667 | 45.5 | 43.5-47.5 |
Currently Serving | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 100 | . - . |
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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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