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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 | 5,826 | 1,667 | 29.4 | 28.0-30.9 | 691 | 12.1 | 11.0-13.2 | 498 | 8.4 | 7.6- 9.3 | 455 | 7.1 | 6.3- 7.9 | 2,515 | 43.0 | 41.4-44.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 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 |
Female | 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 | 1,071 | 234 | 20.0 | 17.3-23.1 | 95 | 10.2 | 7.9-12.9 | 71 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.7 | 69 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.2 | 602 | 57.7 | 54.0-61.4 |
55-64 | 1,986 | 571 | 30.7 | 28.1-33.5 | 234 | 11.4 | 9.9-13.3 | 171 | 8.5 | 7.2-10.2 | 143 | 6.8 | 5.5- 8.3 | 867 | 42.5 | 39.8-45.3 |
65-74 | 1,567 | 518 | 34.6 | 31.8-37.6 | 225 | 14.4 | 12.4-16.8 | 145 | 9.0 | 7.4-10.9 | 114 | 6.7 | 5.4- 8.4 | 565 | 35.2 | 32.3-38.2 |
75+ | 1,202 | 344 | 30.1 | 26.9-33.5 | 137 | 12.0 | 9.9-14.5 | 111 | 9.5 | 7.6-11.8 | 129 | 10.4 | 8.4-12.8 | 481 | 37.9 | 34.6-41.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,007 | 238 | 25.0 | 21.6-28.8 | 102 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.7 | 77 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.7 | 89 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.6 | 501 | 49.4 | 45.4-53.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,762 | 475 | 26.9 | 24.4-29.6 | 203 | 11.1 | 9.5-13.1 | 153 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.0 | 141 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.7 | 790 | 45.7 | 42.8-48.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,410 | 430 | 30.7 | 27.8-33.8 | 173 | 12.6 | 10.7-14.9 | 123 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.7 | 104 | 6.9 | 5.5- 8.7 | 580 | 41.7 | 38.6-45.0 |
College Graduate | 1,639 | 521 | 32.9 | 30.1-35.9 | 213 | 13.6 | 11.6-15.8 | 145 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.9 | 120 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.8 | 640 | 38.2 | 35.3-41.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 690 | 162 | 24.5 | 20.3-29.2 | 69 | 11.2 | 8.4-14.8 | 66 | 9.0 | 6.7-11.9 | 60 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.5 | 333 | 47.6 | 42.8-52.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 955 | 274 | 27.3 | 23.9-30.9 | 101 | 10.3 | 8.2-12.9 | 86 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.9 | 80 | 8.3 | 6.3-11.0 | 414 | 44.9 | 40.8-48.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 607 | 191 | 31.2 | 27.0-35.8 | 54 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.5 | 47 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.5 | 47 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.3 | 268 | 44.7 | 40.0-49.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 726 | 218 | 31.1 | 27.1-35.5 | 79 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.2 | 68 | 9.8 | 7.4-13.0 | 54 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.2 | 307 | 42.7 | 38.3-47.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 651 | 201 | 31.8 | 27.6-36.3 | 94 | 14.4 | 11.3-18.0 | 46 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.7 | 42 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.3 | 268 | 41.7 | 37.1-46.4 |
$75,000+ | 747 | 224 | 30.1 | 26.1-34.3 | 100 | 13.5 | 10.8-16.8 | 62 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.5 | 59 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.5 | 302 | 40.6 | 36.4-45.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,404 | 684 | 29.4 | 27.1-31.8 | 279 | 12.2 | 10.7-14.0 | 232 | 9.5 | 8.1-11.0 | 211 | 8.1 | 6.9- 9.6 | 998 | 40.7 | 38.3-43.2 |
No | 3,300 | 950 | 29.4 | 27.5-31.5 | 396 | 11.9 | 10.5-13.3 | 260 | 7.9 | 6.8- 9.1 | 237 | 6.4 | 5.5- 7.5 | 1,457 | 44.4 | 42.3-46.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,197 | 420 | 36.4 | 33.1-39.8 | 146 | 12.0 | 9.9-14.4 | 71 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.0 | 73 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.3 | 487 | 39.1 | 35.8-42.4 |
Non-Veteran | 4,617 | 1,241 | 26.9 | 25.3-28.5 | 544 | 12.1 | 11.0-13.3 | 427 | 9.2 | 8.3-10.3 | 382 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.3 | 2,023 | 44.4 | 42.6-46.2 |
Currently Serving | 11 | 5 | 44.9 | 16.9-76.5 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.3-17.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 52.6 | 21.5-81.8 |
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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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