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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%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,277 | 2,068 | 29.0 | 27.7-30.3 | 847 | 11.8 | 10.9-12.7 | 571 | 7.6 | 6.9- 8.4 | 528 | 6.5 | 5.9- 7.3 | 3,263 | 45.1 | 43.7-46.6 |
| -Piedmont NC | 3,949 | 1,170 | 30.1 | 28.3-32.0 | 516 | 13.5 | 12.2-14.9 | 330 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.1 | 293 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.3 | 1,640 | 42.0 | 40.1-44.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,408 | 434 | 30.9 | 28.0-34.0 | 166 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.1 | 86 | 6.2 | 4.8- 7.9 | 73 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.1 | 649 | 45.5 | 42.3-48.8 |
| Female | 2,541 | 736 | 29.4 | 27.3-31.7 | 350 | 14.2 | 12.6-16.0 | 244 | 9.7 | 8.3-11.2 | 220 | 7.9 | 6.7- 9.2 | 991 | 38.8 | 36.5-41.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,290 | 975 | 30.7 | 28.7-32.7 | 438 | 13.7 | 12.2-15.3 | 301 | 9.0 | 7.8-10.3 | 265 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.9 | 1,311 | 39.9 | 37.8-42.0 |
| African American | 580 | 180 | 29.8 | 25.5-34.6 | 73 | 13.9 | 10.7-18.0 | 26 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.7 | 27 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 | 274 | 47.2 | 42.1-52.4 |
| Other Minorities | 7 | 2 | 31.2 | 7.0-73.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 68.8 | 26.8-93.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 50-54 | 759 | 174 | 20.0 | 16.9-23.4 | 76 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.7 | 52 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.9 | 53 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.0 | 404 | 55.0 | 50.6-59.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,371 | 410 | 32.0 | 28.9-35.4 | 182 | 13.1 | 11.0-15.4 | 108 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.3 | 96 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.5 | 575 | 41.5 | 38.2-44.9 |
| 65-74 | 1,033 | 350 | 34.9 | 31.3-38.6 | 160 | 15.5 | 12.9-18.6 | 93 | 8.3 | 6.4-10.6 | 69 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.2 | 361 | 35.4 | 31.7-39.2 |
| 75+ | 786 | 236 | 32.2 | 28.1-36.6 | 98 | 13.3 | 10.6-16.6 | 77 | 10.1 | 7.7-13.1 | 75 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.1 | 300 | 35.9 | 31.8-40.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 773 | 203 | 27.6 | 23.7-32.0 | 92 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.3 | 52 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.3 | 57 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.6 | 369 | 48.5 | 43.9-53.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,147 | 314 | 26.5 | 23.5-29.8 | 148 | 12.9 | 10.7-15.6 | 103 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.4 | 91 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.1 | 491 | 44.3 | 40.7-48.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 938 | 289 | 31.6 | 28.0-35.5 | 123 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.8 | 77 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.2 | 78 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.2 | 371 | 40.6 | 36.7-44.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,085 | 362 | 33.7 | 30.1-37.4 | 153 | 15.3 | 12.7-18.4 | 98 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.3 | 67 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 | 405 | 37.3 | 33.7-41.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 511 | 122 | 23.1 | 19.0-27.9 | 62 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.1 | 44 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.0 | 41 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.4 | 242 | 47.7 | 42.3-53.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 670 | 197 | 27.7 | 23.7-32.1 | 86 | 13.2 | 10.2-16.9 | 54 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.2 | 48 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 | 285 | 45.5 | 40.6-50.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 378 | 134 | 36.8 | 31.0-43.0 | 31 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.5 | 31 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.7 | 26 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.6 | 156 | 41.4 | 35.4-47.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 480 | 150 | 32.1 | 27.1-37.5 | 61 | 11.8 | 8.8-15.8 | 40 | 8.2 | 5.4-12.1 | 32 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.1 | 197 | 41.8 | 36.4-47.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 419 | 141 | 33.2 | 28.0-38.9 | 65 | 15.9 | 12.0-20.8 | 32 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.7 | 29 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.0 | 152 | 38.3 | 32.6-44.4 |
| $75,000+ | 503 | 167 | 33.0 | 28.0-38.5 | 69 | 14.2 | 10.8-18.4 | 41 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.2 | 32 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.6 | 194 | 39.9 | 34.7-45.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,591 | 454 | 29.1 | 26.3-32.0 | 211 | 14.5 | 12.3-16.9 | 157 | 9.8 | 8.0-11.8 | 133 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.7 | 636 | 39.6 | 36.6-42.7 |
| No | 2,271 | 691 | 30.9 | 28.5-33.4 | 294 | 12.9 | 11.3-14.8 | 168 | 7.0 | 5.8- 8.4 | 153 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.2 | 965 | 43.3 | 40.7-45.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 740 | 278 | 38.2 | 34.0-42.6 | 93 | 13.1 | 10.2-16.6 | 43 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.1 | 44 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.9 | 282 | 38.0 | 33.8-42.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,203 | 888 | 27.5 | 25.6-29.6 | 423 | 13.6 | 12.2-15.2 | 287 | 8.7 | 7.6-10.0 | 249 | 6.8 | 5.8- 7.9 | 1,356 | 43.3 | 41.1-45.6 |
| Currently Serving | 5 | 3 | 51.2 | 13.5-87.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 48.8 | 12.5-86.5 |
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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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