BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.): (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
North Carolina	7,314	1,432	20.0	18.9-21.2	1,009	14.4	13.4-15.5	1,095	14.9	14.0-16.0	446	5.4	4.8- 6.0	3,332	45.3	43.8-46.7
-NE Partnership II	287	62	22.0	17.2-27.8	33	11.7	8.1-16.8	33	10.3	7.1-14.7	19	7.1	4.4-11.3	140	48.8	42.4-55.3
GENDER
Male	93	28	26.2	18.2-36.2	10	13.5	7.3-23.7	8	8.9	4.4-17.0	8	8.0	3.9-16.0	39	43.4	33.0-54.4
Female	194	34	18.8	13.3-25.8	23	10.3	6.7-15.5	25	11.4	7.4-17.0	11	6.4	3.4-11.8	101	53.1	45.3-60.8
RACE
White	198	48	25.2	19.2-32.5	23	12.1	7.7-18.4	23	10.9	7.1-16.6	15	8.4	4.9-14.1	89	43.3	36.0-50.9
Other	89	14	15.8	9.1-25.9	10	11.0	5.5-21.0	10	9.0	4.4-17.4	4	4.6	1.6-12.7	51	59.6	47.7-70.4
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	287	62	22.0	17.2-27.8	33	11.7	8.1-16.8	33	10.3	7.1-14.7	19	7.1	4.4-11.3	140	48.8	42.4-55.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	168	36	21.0	15.1-28.5	15	7.8	4.5-13.1	20	9.8	6.1-15.6	9	6.3	3.1-12.3	88	55.1	46.7-63.2
Some College +	119	26	23.4	16.0-33.0	18	17.4	10.6-27.3	13	10.9	6.1-18.7	10	8.4	4.3-15.6	52	39.9	30.6-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	170	38	23.0	16.7-30.8	19	11.3	6.9-18.0	18	7.8	4.6-13.0	13	8.3	4.7-14.2	82	49.6	41.2-58.0
$50,000+	46	13	26.2	15.2-41.2	6	16.4	7.3-32.9	7	17.0	8.2-31.9	3	6.6	1.8-21.5	17	33.8	20.9-49.5

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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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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months			1-2 years			2-5 years			> 5 years			Never
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	7,314	1,432	20.0	18.9-21.2	1,009	14.4	13.4-15.5	1,095	14.9	14.0-16.0	446	5.4	4.8- 6.0	3,332	45.3	43.8-46.7
-NE Partnership II	287	62	22.0	17.2-27.8	33	11.7	8.1-16.8	33	10.3	7.1-14.7	19	7.1	4.4-11.3	140	48.8	42.4-55.3
GENDER
Male	93	28	26.2	18.2-36.2	10	13.5	7.3-23.7	8	8.9	4.4-17.0	8	8.0	3.9-16.0	39	43.4	33.0-54.4
Female	194	34	18.8	13.3-25.8	23	10.3	6.7-15.5	25	11.4	7.4-17.0	11	6.4	3.4-11.8	101	53.1	45.3-60.8
RACE
White	198	48	25.2	19.2-32.5	23	12.1	7.7-18.4	23	10.9	7.1-16.6	15	8.4	4.9-14.1	89	43.3	36.0-50.9
Other	89	14	15.8	9.1-25.9	10	11.0	5.5-21.0	10	9.0	4.4-17.4	4	4.6	1.6-12.7	51	59.6	47.7-70.4
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	287	62	22.0	17.2-27.8	33	11.7	8.1-16.8	33	10.3	7.1-14.7	19	7.1	4.4-11.3	140	48.8	42.4-55.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	168	36	21.0	15.1-28.5	15	7.8	4.5-13.1	20	9.8	6.1-15.6	9	6.3	3.1-12.3	88	55.1	46.7-63.2
Some College +	119	26	23.4	16.0-33.0	18	17.4	10.6-27.3	13	10.9	6.1-18.7	10	8.4	4.3-15.6	52	39.9	30.6-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	170	38	23.0	16.7-30.8	19	11.3	6.9-18.0	18	7.8	4.6-13.0	13	8.3	4.7-14.2	82	49.6	41.2-58.0
$50,000+	46	13	26.2	15.2-41.2	6	16.4	7.3-32.9	7	17.0	8.2-31.9	3	6.6	1.8-21.5	17	33.8	20.9-49.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

Colorectal Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*