BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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

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	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
-Northeastern Partnership	572	113	20.3	16.8-24.3	59	9.8	7.4-12.8	68	11.3	8.8-14.4	30	5.3	3.6- 7.7	302	53.4	48.7-57.9
GENDER
Male	199	50	23.2	17.6-30.0	20	10.0	6.3-15.6	19	10.0	6.4-15.4	11	5.0	2.7- 9.1	99	51.8	44.2-59.2
Female	373	63	17.7	13.7-22.6	39	9.5	6.9-13.1	49	12.4	9.2-16.5	19	5.6	3.4- 9.0	203	54.7	49.1-60.3
RACE
White	360	79	23.3	18.6-28.6	43	11.5	8.3-15.7	48	12.7	9.5-17.0	23	6.1	3.9- 9.4	167	46.5	40.7-52.3
African American	202	32	15.3	10.6-21.6	14	6.5	3.6-11.6	20	9.3	5.8-14.8	6	3.5	1.5- 8.0	130	65.3	57.6-72.3
AGE
50-54	106	14	11.1	6.3-18.8	3	1.4	0.4- 4.3	8	7.6	3.8-14.8	5	6.0	2.5-13.7	76	73.9	64.1-81.8
55-64	196	44	23.6	17.6-30.9	19	9.1	5.6-14.5	24	12.7	8.3-19.0	9	4.8	2.4- 9.6	100	49.7	41.9-57.5
65-74	160	35	23.5	16.7-32.1	25	15.5	10.2-22.9	18	10.5	6.4-16.9	8	4.8	2.3- 9.7	74	45.6	37.1-54.4
75+	110	20	19.2	12.3-28.8	12	12.3	6.5-22.3	18	14.2	8.7-22.3	8	6.4	3.0-13.2	52	47.8	37.7-58.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	152	25	18.6	12.3-27.0	14	7.7	4.3-13.3	17	10.5	6.3-16.9	7	4.4	2.0- 9.7	89	58.8	49.7-67.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	194	38	19.8	14.3-26.8	15	6.2	3.6-10.4	21	9.0	5.6-14.2	6	4.3	1.9- 9.6	114	60.7	52.9-68.1
Some Post-H.S.	107	19	17.0	10.4-26.5	11	11.7	6.1-21.2	11	10.3	5.3-19.1	7	6.3	2.8-13.7	59	54.7	43.8-65.1
College Graduate	119	31	25.9	18.2-35.5	19	16.0	9.9-25.0	19	16.7	10.6-25.4	10	7.0	3.6-13.0	40	34.3	25.3-44.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	113	14	13.9	7.9-23.3	10	6.9	3.6-12.9	12	8.5	4.7-15.1	6	5.6	2.4-12.6	71	65.0	54.9-74.0
$15,000- 24,999	116	22	18.7	12.0-28.0	10	9.1	4.5-17.4	12	9.2	4.9-16.6	11	9.3	4.9-17.0	61	53.6	43.3-63.6
$25,000- 34,999	52	16	34.3	21.3-50.2	5	8.0	3.1-19.4	3	6.1	1.7-19.7	1	2.5	0.4-15.8	27	49.0	34.3-64.0
$35,000- 49,999	59	15	24.6	14.9-37.7	10	16.3	8.5-28.9	8	13.6	6.5-26.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.0	25	43.1	30.2-57.0
$50,000-74,999	44	11	23.4	12.8-38.8	4	13.2	5.0-30.3	8	16.2	7.9-30.4	3	8.0	2.5-23.2	18	39.2	25.0-55.5
$75,000+	43	13	26.1	14.6-42.1	4	9.3	3.2-23.9	7	16.6	7.9-31.7	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8	17	46.3	30.4-63.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	265	48	19.6	14.6-25.8	25	7.8	5.1-11.9	32	12.1	8.4-17.1	16	5.9	3.5- 9.7	144	54.6	47.8-61.3
No	297	63	20.8	16.1-26.3	32	10.6	7.2-15.1	36	11.1	7.8-15.6	12	4.4	2.4- 8.0	154	53.2	46.7-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	89	28	30.9	21.6-42.0	10	12.6	6.6-22.8	9	10.5	5.4-19.5	5	5.3	2.0-13.5	37	40.6	30.2-52.0
Non-Veteran	482	84	17.3	13.8-21.4	49	9.1	6.7-12.1	59	11.5	8.8-15.0	25	5.3	3.5- 8.0	265	56.8	51.8-61.7
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

-Northeastern Partnership

572

113

20.3

16.8-24.3

9.8

7.4-12.8

11.3

8.8-14.4

5.3

3.6- 7.7

302

53.4

48.7-57.9

GENDER

Male

199

23.2

17.6-30.0

10.0

6.3-15.6

10.0

6.4-15.4

5.0

2.7- 9.1

51.8

44.2-59.2

Female

373

17.7

13.7-22.6

9.5

6.9-13.1

12.4

9.2-16.5

5.6

3.4- 9.0

203

54.7

49.1-60.3

RACE

White

360

23.3

18.6-28.6

11.5

8.3-15.7

12.7

9.5-17.0

6.1

3.9- 9.4

167

46.5

40.7-52.3

African American

202

15.3

10.6-21.6

6.5

3.6-11.6

9.3

5.8-14.8

3.5

1.5- 8.0

130

65.3

57.6-72.3

AGE

50-54

106

11.1

6.3-18.8

1.4

0.4- 4.3

7.6

3.8-14.8

6.0

2.5-13.7

73.9

64.1-81.8

55-64

196

23.6

17.6-30.9

9.1

5.6-14.5

12.7

8.3-19.0

4.8

2.4- 9.6

100

49.7

41.9-57.5

65-74

160

23.5

16.7-32.1

15.5

10.2-22.9

10.5

6.4-16.9

4.8

2.3- 9.7

45.6

37.1-54.4

75+

110

19.2

12.3-28.8

12.3

6.5-22.3

14.2

8.7-22.3

6.4

3.0-13.2

47.8

37.7-58.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

152

18.6

12.3-27.0

7.7

4.3-13.3

10.5

6.3-16.9

4.4

2.0- 9.7

58.8

49.7-67.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

194

19.8

14.3-26.8

6.2

3.6-10.4

9.0

5.6-14.2

4.3

1.9- 9.6

114

60.7

52.9-68.1

Some Post-H.S.

107

17.0

10.4-26.5

11.7

6.1-21.2

10.3

5.3-19.1

6.3

2.8-13.7

54.7

43.8-65.1

College Graduate

119

25.9

18.2-35.5

16.0

9.9-25.0

16.7

10.6-25.4

7.0

3.6-13.0

34.3

25.3-44.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

113

13.9

7.9-23.3

6.9

3.6-12.9

8.5

4.7-15.1

5.6

2.4-12.6

65.0

54.9-74.0

$15,000- 24,999

116

18.7

12.0-28.0

9.1

4.5-17.4

9.2

4.9-16.6

9.3

4.9-17.0

53.6

43.3-63.6

$25,000- 34,999

34.3

21.3-50.2

8.0

3.1-19.4

6.1

1.7-19.7

2.5

0.4-15.8

49.0

34.3-64.0

$35,000- 49,999

24.6

14.9-37.7

16.3

8.5-28.9

13.6

6.5-26.5

2.4

0.3-15.0

43.1

30.2-57.0

$50,000-74,999

23.4

12.8-38.8

13.2

5.0-30.3

16.2

7.9-30.4

8.0

2.5-23.2

39.2

25.0-55.5

$75,000+

26.1

14.6-42.1

9.3

3.2-23.9

16.6

7.9-31.7

1.7

0.4- 6.8

46.3

30.4-63.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

265

19.6

14.6-25.8

7.8

5.1-11.9

12.1

8.4-17.1

5.9

3.5- 9.7

144

54.6

47.8-61.3

297

20.8

16.1-26.3

10.6

7.2-15.1

11.1

7.8-15.6

4.4

2.4- 8.0

154

53.2

46.7-59.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

30.9

21.6-42.0

12.6

6.6-22.8

10.5

5.4-19.5

5.3

2.0-13.5

40.6

30.2-52.0

Non-Veteran

482

17.3

13.8-21.4

9.1

6.7-12.1

11.5

8.8-15.0

5.3

3.5- 8.0

265

56.8

51.8-61.7

Currently Serving

100

. - .

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 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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