BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*)

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	7,277	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
-Western NC	870	269	32.4	28.6-36.4	103	11.2	8.9-13.9	70	7.9	6.0-10.3	63	6.8	5.0- 9.1	365	41.8	37.7-46.0
GENDER
Male	315	103	33.0	27.1-39.6	35	9.1	6.2-13.0	17	5.6	3.4- 9.2	20	6.9	4.2-11.2	140	45.4	38.8-52.1
Female	555	166	31.8	27.3-36.7	68	13.1	9.9-17.0	53	10.0	7.3-13.5	43	6.6	4.7- 9.2	225	38.5	33.8-43.5
RACE
White	797	253	33.4	29.4-37.6	96	11.7	9.3-14.6	67	8.2	6.2-10.7	59	7.0	5.1- 9.5	322	39.7	35.7-44.0
African American	35	9	26.8	13.7-45.7	2	7.2	1.8-25.0	1	5.8	0.8-31.1	2	5.8	1.4-20.5	21	54.4	36.1-71.7
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
50-54	163	36	22.5	15.3-32.0	14	8.2	4.4-14.7	6	3.1	1.3- 7.4	8	3.2	1.4- 7.1	99	63.0	53.2-71.8
55-64	276	87	32.8	26.4-40.0	40	13.4	9.4-18.7	20	8.0	4.9-12.7	18	7.9	4.7-12.8	111	37.9	31.3-45.1
65-74	246	95	42.1	34.7-49.7	29	12.2	8.1-17.9	26	10.0	6.5-15.1	16	4.4	2.5- 7.7	80	31.3	24.6-38.9
75+	185	51	28.2	21.1-36.7	20	8.7	5.1-14.3	18	10.1	5.7-17.0	21	12.3	7.2-20.3	75	40.7	32.2-49.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	190	42	24.1	16.8-33.3	17	10.7	6.3-17.6	14	5.5	2.9-10.1	16	11.1	6.3-19.0	101	48.6	39.7-57.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	255	90	37.5	30.2-45.5	30	11.4	7.5-17.1	18	7.9	4.6-13.1	14	4.7	2.3- 9.4	103	38.5	30.9-46.6
Some Post-H.S.	203	66	31.5	24.4-39.6	29	12.9	8.5-19.1	16	6.9	3.9-12.1	13	5.7	3.1-10.5	79	42.9	35.0-51.2
College Graduate	219	71	34.6	27.6-42.4	27	9.8	6.3-15.0	21	9.8	6.2-15.2	20	6.8	4.1-10.9	80	39.0	31.4-47.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	38	31.7	21.6-43.9	13	11.6	6.4-20.2	11	5.1	2.5- 9.9	13	6.6	3.4-12.4	56	45.0	33.3-57.3
$15,000- 24,999	155	48	26.8	19.3-35.8	12	8.6	4.6-15.5	12	9.8	5.1-17.8	12	9.2	5.0-16.5	71	45.6	36.3-55.3
$25,000- 34,999	109	36	36.1	26.3-47.4	11	7.4	3.7-14.3	8	7.4	3.5-15.0	9	9.7	4.1-20.9	45	39.4	29.3-50.5
$35,000- 49,999	98	35	37.6	26.8-49.7	11	9.7	4.7-19.0	7	8.3	3.9-16.8	9	6.8	3.1-14.2	36	37.7	26.9-49.8
$50,000-74,999	88	24	32.3	21.6-45.3	16	15.3	8.5-26.1	7	7.2	3.0-16.0	5	4.8	1.9-11.5	36	40.4	28.9-53.0
$75,000+	72	20	26.6	17.0-39.2	11	11.8	6.1-21.7	7	11.9	5.6-23.5	3	4.3	1.2-14.8	31	45.4	32.8-58.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	387	121	34.8	28.9-41.3	47	11.5	8.2-15.9	28	6.7	4.3-10.3	35	8.2	5.4-12.1	156	38.8	32.7-45.2
No	468	144	30.5	25.7-35.7	53	10.4	7.7-14.0	42	9.1	6.4-12.6	28	5.9	3.8- 9.0	201	44.2	38.7-49.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	178	74	41.5	33.0-50.5	20	7.9	4.6-13.3	10	6.0	3.0-11.5	15	8.4	4.5-15.2	59	36.3	27.8-45.7
Non-Veteran	691	195	29.2	25.2-33.6	82	12.3	9.6-15.6	60	8.6	6.4-11.4	48	6.2	4.5- 8.5	306	43.8	39.2-48.4
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	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

7,277

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

-Western NC

870

269

32.4

28.6-36.4

103

11.2

8.9-13.9

7.9

6.0-10.3

6.8

5.0- 9.1

365

41.8

37.7-46.0

GENDER

Male

315

103

33.0

27.1-39.6

9.1

6.2-13.0

5.6

3.4- 9.2

6.9

4.2-11.2

140

45.4

38.8-52.1

Female

555

166

31.8

27.3-36.7

13.1

9.9-17.0

10.0

7.3-13.5

6.6

4.7- 9.2

225

38.5

33.8-43.5

RACE

White

797

253

33.4

29.4-37.6

11.7

9.3-14.6

8.2

6.2-10.7

7.0

5.1- 9.5

322

39.7

35.7-44.0

African American

26.8

13.7-45.7

7.2

1.8-25.0

5.8

0.8-31.1

5.8

1.4-20.5

54.4

36.1-71.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

50-54

163

22.5

15.3-32.0

8.2

4.4-14.7

3.1

1.3- 7.4

3.2

1.4- 7.1

63.0

53.2-71.8

55-64

276

32.8

26.4-40.0

13.4

9.4-18.7

8.0

4.9-12.7

7.9

4.7-12.8

111

37.9

31.3-45.1

65-74

246

42.1

34.7-49.7

12.2

8.1-17.9

10.0

6.5-15.1

4.4

2.5- 7.7

31.3

24.6-38.9

75+

185

28.2

21.1-36.7

8.7

5.1-14.3

10.1

5.7-17.0

12.3

7.2-20.3

40.7

32.2-49.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

190

24.1

16.8-33.3

10.7

6.3-17.6

5.5

2.9-10.1

11.1

6.3-19.0

101

48.6

39.7-57.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

255

37.5

30.2-45.5

11.4

7.5-17.1

7.9

4.6-13.1

4.7

2.3- 9.4

103

38.5

30.9-46.6

Some Post-H.S.

203

31.5

24.4-39.6

12.9

8.5-19.1

6.9

3.9-12.1

5.7

3.1-10.5

42.9

35.0-51.2

College Graduate

219

34.6

27.6-42.4

9.8

6.3-15.0

9.8

6.2-15.2

6.8

4.1-10.9

39.0

31.4-47.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

31.7

21.6-43.9

11.6

6.4-20.2

5.1

2.5- 9.9

6.6

3.4-12.4

45.0

33.3-57.3

$15,000- 24,999

155

26.8

19.3-35.8

8.6

4.6-15.5

9.8

5.1-17.8

9.2

5.0-16.5

45.6

36.3-55.3

$25,000- 34,999

109

36.1

26.3-47.4

7.4

3.7-14.3

7.4

3.5-15.0

9.7

4.1-20.9

39.4

29.3-50.5

$35,000- 49,999

37.6

26.8-49.7

9.7

4.7-19.0

8.3

3.9-16.8

6.8

3.1-14.2

37.7

26.9-49.8

$50,000-74,999

32.3

21.6-45.3

15.3

8.5-26.1

7.2

3.0-16.0

4.8

1.9-11.5

40.4

28.9-53.0

$75,000+

26.6

17.0-39.2

11.8

6.1-21.7

11.9

5.6-23.5

4.3

1.2-14.8

45.4

32.8-58.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

387

121

34.8

28.9-41.3

11.5

8.2-15.9

6.7

4.3-10.3

8.2

5.4-12.1

156

38.8

32.7-45.2

468

144

30.5

25.7-35.7

10.4

7.7-14.0

9.1

6.4-12.6

5.9

3.8- 9.0

201

44.2

38.7-49.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

178

41.5

33.0-50.5

7.9

4.6-13.3

6.0

3.0-11.5

8.4

4.5-15.2

36.3

27.8-45.7

Non-Veteran

691

195

29.2

25.2-33.6

12.3

9.6-15.6

8.6

6.4-11.4

6.2

4.5- 8.5

306

43.8

39.2-48.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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 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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