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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 | 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 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 401 | 75 | 17.1 | 13.2-21.9 | 42 | 12.2 | 8.4-17.2 | 23 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.7 | 14 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.7 | 247 | 61.2 | 55.2-66.9 |
55-64 | 784 | 229 | 31.7 | 27.6-36.0 | 87 | 10.0 | 7.9-12.6 | 56 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.4 | 46 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.1 | 366 | 44.8 | 40.6-49.1 |
65-74 | 558 | 204 | 37.4 | 32.8-42.2 | 71 | 12.8 | 9.8-16.6 | 33 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.3 | 30 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.1 | 220 | 38.1 | 33.4-42.9 |
75+ | 357 | 118 | 32.7 | 27.0-38.8 | 37 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.8 | 25 | 9.2 | 6.0-13.8 | 29 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.6 | 148 | 38.6 | 32.8-44.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 344 | 92 | 29.3 | 23.3-36.0 | 25 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.7 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.2 | 22 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.2 | 185 | 50.0 | 43.4-56.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 548 | 152 | 26.9 | 22.6-31.6 | 51 | 9.4 | 6.9-12.8 | 40 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.6 | 25 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.4 | 280 | 50.0 | 44.9-55.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 480 | 156 | 32.1 | 27.3-37.4 | 65 | 12.7 | 9.8-16.5 | 24 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.0 | 26 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.7 | 209 | 44.5 | 39.2-49.8 |
College Graduate | 725 | 224 | 32.4 | 28.4-36.8 | 96 | 13.6 | 10.7-17.0 | 53 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.1 | 46 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.1 | 306 | 40.6 | 36.4-45.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 197 | 48 | 26.1 | 18.5-35.4 | 16 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.2 | 14 | 7.6 | 4.3-13.0 | 9 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 | 110 | 52.9 | 44.0-61.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 287 | 82 | 25.1 | 19.7-31.3 | 30 | 10.4 | 7.0-15.1 | 14 | 5.7 | 3.2-10.1 | 25 | 9.5 | 5.9-14.8 | 136 | 49.4 | 42.3-56.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 229 | 76 | 35.3 | 28.5-42.9 | 20 | 8.5 | 5.3-13.2 | 13 | 6.2 | 3.4-10.9 | 13 | 5.9 | 2.8-11.8 | 107 | 44.1 | 37.0-51.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 310 | 87 | 30.7 | 24.6-37.5 | 33 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.1 | 29 | 9.6 | 6.3-14.5 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.6 | 150 | 48.1 | 41.4-54.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 296 | 83 | 29.5 | 23.7-36.0 | 43 | 14.3 | 10.1-19.7 | 17 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.3 | 15 | 4.0 | 2.3- 7.0 | 138 | 45.9 | 39.3-52.7 |
$75,000+ | 359 | 112 | 31.2 | 25.6-37.5 | 49 | 14.2 | 10.4-19.1 | 30 | 8.9 | 6.0-13.1 | 21 | 5.7 | 3.5- 9.3 | 147 | 39.9 | 34.0-46.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 814 | 240 | 29.7 | 25.9-33.8 | 96 | 12.1 | 9.7-15.1 | 59 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.2 | 56 | 7.5 | 5.4-10.2 | 363 | 43.0 | 38.9-47.1 |
No | 1,222 | 369 | 30.9 | 27.8-34.2 | 134 | 10.7 | 8.8-13.0 | 76 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 | 58 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.5 | 585 | 46.8 | 43.4-50.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,164 | 409 | 36.5 | 33.2-39.9 | 139 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.3 | 69 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.0 | 70 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.3 | 477 | 39.2 | 36.0-42.6 |
Non-Veteran | 926 | 212 | 23.2 | 19.9-26.8 | 98 | 10.7 | 8.6-13.3 | 68 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 49 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.7 | 499 | 52.6 | 48.6-56.5 |
Currently Serving | 9 | 4 | 41.6 | 13.8-76.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 58.4 | 23.9-86.2 |
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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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