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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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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
-Western NC	869	168	19.1	16.2-22.5	109	12.7	10.2-15.7	127	13.7	11.3-16.6	56	6.6	4.8- 9.0	409	47.9	43.8-52.0
GENDER
Male	310	73	21.3	16.6-27.0	40	13.6	9.5-19.0	38	11.7	8.2-16.4	21	7.8	4.8-12.6	138	45.6	38.9-52.4
Female	559	95	17.2	13.8-21.3	69	11.9	9.1-15.4	89	15.5	12.3-19.4	35	5.4	3.7- 7.9	271	50.0	45.0-55.0
RACE
White	795	156	19.3	16.3-22.8	100	12.5	9.9-15.7	125	14.9	12.2-18.0	51	7.0	5.0- 9.6	363	46.2	42.0-50.5
African American	35	5	19.6	8.0-40.5	6	18.8	8.1-37.7	1	2.0	0.3-13.3	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	22	58.9	39.9-75.5
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
50-54	162	20	9.7	5.7-16.0	13	10.3	5.2-19.3	14	7.3	3.9-13.2	10	5.3	2.6-10.5	105	67.4	57.8-75.8
55-64	277	55	20.4	15.3-26.8	33	9.9	6.7-14.2	37	11.9	8.2-17.1	17	7.1	3.9-12.4	135	50.7	43.6-57.8
65-74	245	60	25.0	19.1-32.1	36	15.8	10.8-22.6	36	13.9	9.6-19.6	15	5.9	3.2-10.5	98	39.4	32.2-47.0
75+	185	33	18.5	12.6-26.5	27	16.2	10.5-24.1	40	24.3	17.3-32.9	14	8.0	4.0-15.4	71	33.0	25.4-41.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	192	30	18.4	12.4-26.4	16	7.3	4.1-12.7	20	7.9	4.9-12.6	14	10.3	5.7-17.8	112	56.2	47.2-64.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	255	35	14.6	10.0-21.0	36	13.0	8.8-18.8	29	11.6	7.4-17.6	15	6.5	3.3-12.4	140	54.4	46.4-62.1
Some Post-H.S.	201	49	21.2	15.5-28.2	26	12.2	7.9-18.4	33	13.9	9.4-20.1	12	4.5	2.3- 8.4	81	48.2	40.1-56.4
College Graduate	218	53	22.4	16.6-29.5	30	16.4	10.8-24.2	45	21.1	15.5-28.2	15	5.8	3.2-10.3	75	34.3	27.3-42.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	133	19	14.1	8.0-23.6	7	5.1	2.0-12.3	22	14.0	8.5-22.0	12	7.8	4.0-14.8	73	59.0	47.6-69.5
$15,000- 24,999	157	27	16.3	10.7-24.0	27	15.2	9.7-23.0	12	6.6	3.4-12.4	14	10.4	5.9-17.6	77	51.6	42.1-60.9
$25,000- 34,999	111	17	12.1	7.1-19.9	19	15.2	9.3-23.7	18	20.6	12.6-31.7	4	6.2	1.9-18.3	53	46.0	35.5-56.9
$35,000- 49,999	98	23	23.0	14.6-34.1	10	11.5	5.9-21.1	15	11.7	6.4-20.4	9	8.9	3.3-21.7	41	45.0	33.6-56.9
$50,000-74,999	88	24	28.4	18.5-40.8	7	11.4	5.0-23.9	20	14.0	8.5-22.2	4	4.4	1.4-13.4	33	41.8	30.1-54.5
$75,000+	71	17	21.6	12.9-33.8	7	11.9	5.3-24.6	14	21.0	12.2-33.6	2	1.5	0.3- 6.3	31	44.0	31.6-57.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	384	71	17.5	13.3-22.7	45	10.6	7.6-14.7	57	14.0	10.4-18.5	34	8.6	5.7-12.6	177	49.3	42.9-55.7
No	469	93	20.0	16.1-24.6	62	14.0	10.4-18.6	69	13.5	10.3-17.5	22	5.2	3.1- 8.7	223	47.3	41.9-52.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	175	57	28.8	21.6-37.3	26	15.6	10.3-23.0	26	14.6	9.4-21.8	12	7.6	3.5-15.5	54	33.4	25.1-43.0
Non-Veteran	693	111	15.8	12.8-19.2	83	11.7	9.0-15.0	101	13.4	10.8-16.6	44	6.2	4.5- 8.6	354	52.9	48.4-57.4
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

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

-Western NC

869

168

19.1

16.2-22.5

109

12.7

10.2-15.7

127

13.7

11.3-16.6

6.6

4.8- 9.0

409

47.9

43.8-52.0

GENDER

Male

310

21.3

16.6-27.0

13.6

9.5-19.0

11.7

8.2-16.4

7.8

4.8-12.6

138

45.6

38.9-52.4

Female

559

17.2

13.8-21.3

11.9

9.1-15.4

15.5

12.3-19.4

5.4

3.7- 7.9

271

50.0

45.0-55.0

RACE

White

795

156

19.3

16.3-22.8

100

12.5

9.9-15.7

125

14.9

12.2-18.0

7.0

5.0- 9.6

363

46.2

42.0-50.5

African American

19.6

8.0-40.5

18.8

8.1-37.7

2.0

0.3-13.3

0.7

0.1- 5.1

58.9

39.9-75.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

50-54

162

9.7

5.7-16.0

10.3

5.2-19.3

7.3

3.9-13.2

5.3

2.6-10.5

105

67.4

57.8-75.8

55-64

277

20.4

15.3-26.8

9.9

6.7-14.2

11.9

8.2-17.1

7.1

3.9-12.4

135

50.7

43.6-57.8

65-74

245

25.0

19.1-32.1

15.8

10.8-22.6

13.9

9.6-19.6

5.9

3.2-10.5

39.4

32.2-47.0

75+

185

18.5

12.6-26.5

16.2

10.5-24.1

24.3

17.3-32.9

8.0

4.0-15.4

33.0

25.4-41.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

192

18.4

12.4-26.4

7.3

4.1-12.7

7.9

4.9-12.6

10.3

5.7-17.8

112

56.2

47.2-64.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

255

14.6

10.0-21.0

13.0

8.8-18.8

11.6

7.4-17.6

6.5

3.3-12.4

140

54.4

46.4-62.1

Some Post-H.S.

201

21.2

15.5-28.2

12.2

7.9-18.4

13.9

9.4-20.1

4.5

2.3- 8.4

48.2

40.1-56.4

College Graduate

218

22.4

16.6-29.5

16.4

10.8-24.2

21.1

15.5-28.2

5.8

3.2-10.3

34.3

27.3-42.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

133

14.1

8.0-23.6

5.1

2.0-12.3

14.0

8.5-22.0

7.8

4.0-14.8

59.0

47.6-69.5

$15,000- 24,999

157

16.3

10.7-24.0

15.2

9.7-23.0

6.6

3.4-12.4

10.4

5.9-17.6

51.6

42.1-60.9

$25,000- 34,999

111

12.1

7.1-19.9

15.2

9.3-23.7

20.6

12.6-31.7

6.2

1.9-18.3

46.0

35.5-56.9

$35,000- 49,999

23.0

14.6-34.1

11.5

5.9-21.1

11.7

6.4-20.4

8.9

3.3-21.7

45.0

33.6-56.9

$50,000-74,999

28.4

18.5-40.8

11.4

5.0-23.9

14.0

8.5-22.2

4.4

1.4-13.4

41.8

30.1-54.5

$75,000+

21.6

12.9-33.8

11.9

5.3-24.6

21.0

12.2-33.6

1.5

0.3- 6.3

44.0

31.6-57.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

384

17.5

13.3-22.7

10.6

7.6-14.7

14.0

10.4-18.5

8.6

5.7-12.6

177

49.3

42.9-55.7

469

20.0

16.1-24.6

14.0

10.4-18.6

13.5

10.3-17.5

5.2

3.1- 8.7

223

47.3

41.9-52.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

175

28.8

21.6-37.3

15.6

10.3-23.0

14.6

9.4-21.8

7.6

3.5-15.5

33.4

25.1-43.0

Non-Veteran

693

111

15.8

12.8-19.2

11.7

9.0-15.0

101

13.4

10.8-16.6

6.2

4.5- 8.6

354

52.9

48.4-57.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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