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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 | 3,726 | 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 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 670 | 159 | 22.4 | 18.7-26.5 | 53 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 | 48 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 | 55 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.1 | 355 | 54.9 | 50.2-59.5 |
55-64 | 1,202 | 342 | 29.7 | 26.7-32.9 | 147 | 13.0 | 10.8-15.6 | 115 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.6 | 97 | 7.1 | 5.6- 8.9 | 501 | 40.0 | 36.7-43.4 |
65-74 | 1,009 | 314 | 32.1 | 28.6-35.7 | 154 | 16.0 | 13.4-19.0 | 112 | 11.5 | 9.2-14.2 | 84 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.2 | 345 | 32.5 | 29.1-36.1 |
75+ | 845 | 226 | 28.2 | 24.7-32.1 | 100 | 13.1 | 10.4-16.2 | 86 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.4 | 100 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.3 | 333 | 37.5 | 33.5-41.6 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 663 | 146 | 21.2 | 17.7-25.1 | 77 | 13.0 | 9.8-16.9 | 57 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.1 | 67 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.6 | 316 | 48.9 | 44.1-53.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,214 | 323 | 27.0 | 24.0-30.2 | 152 | 12.4 | 10.3-14.8 | 113 | 9.2 | 7.4-11.4 | 116 | 8.8 | 7.1-11.0 | 510 | 42.6 | 39.1-46.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 930 | 274 | 29.6 | 26.2-33.2 | 108 | 12.6 | 10.2-15.4 | 99 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.7 | 78 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.4 | 371 | 39.5 | 35.8-43.4 |
College Graduate | 914 | 297 | 33.5 | 29.9-37.4 | 117 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.6 | 92 | 10.9 | 8.5-13.8 | 74 | 7.0 | 5.4- 9.1 | 334 | 35.1 | 31.4-38.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 493 | 114 | 23.4 | 19.1-28.2 | 53 | 13.1 | 9.3-18.1 | 52 | 10.0 | 7.3-13.6 | 51 | 9.7 | 7.0-13.3 | 223 | 43.8 | 38.5-49.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 668 | 192 | 29.0 | 25.0-33.3 | 71 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.3 | 72 | 12.0 | 9.2-15.5 | 55 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.1 | 278 | 41.3 | 36.9-45.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 378 | 115 | 27.7 | 22.7-33.3 | 34 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.7 | 34 | 10.2 | 6.8-14.9 | 34 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.4 | 161 | 45.3 | 39.0-51.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 416 | 131 | 31.6 | 26.6-37.2 | 46 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.9 | 39 | 10.1 | 6.9-14.5 | 43 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.5 | 157 | 37.0 | 31.6-42.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 355 | 118 | 35.0 | 29.4-41.1 | 51 | 14.5 | 10.6-19.4 | 29 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.9 | 27 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.2 | 130 | 36.0 | 30.3-42.1 |
$75,000+ | 388 | 112 | 28.5 | 23.5-34.0 | 51 | 12.6 | 9.2-17.1 | 32 | 8.5 | 5.7-12.5 | 38 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.5 | 155 | 41.7 | 35.9-47.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,590 | 444 | 29.2 | 26.4-32.1 | 183 | 12.3 | 10.4-14.6 | 173 | 11.0 | 9.2-13.1 | 155 | 8.7 | 7.2-10.4 | 635 | 38.9 | 35.9-41.9 |
No | 2,078 | 581 | 28.0 | 25.8-30.4 | 262 | 13.0 | 11.3-14.9 | 184 | 9.0 | 7.6-10.6 | 179 | 8.0 | 6.7- 9.5 | 872 | 42.0 | 39.4-44.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 33 | 11 | 27.8 | 14.7-46.3 | 7 | 26.4 | 12.4-47.7 | 2 | 6.7 | 1.6-23.8 | 3 | 11.2 | 2.7-35.9 | 10 | 27.9 | 14.3-47.3 |
Non-Veteran | 3,691 | 1,029 | 28.4 | 26.7-30.3 | 446 | 12.7 | 11.4-14.1 | 359 | 9.7 | 8.6-11.0 | 333 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.2 | 1,524 | 40.9 | 39.0-42.9 |
Currently Serving | 2 | 1 | 74.2 | 15.3-97.9 | 1 | 25.8 | 2.1-84.7 | 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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