BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means not important at all and 10 means extremely important, how important do you believe it is for you personally to be screened or tested for colon or rectal cancer?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means not important at all and 10 means extremely important, how important do you believe it is for you personally to be screened or tested for colon or rectal cancer?

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	Total Respond.^	(1-4) Moderately/important	(5) Important	(6-9) Mostly important	(10) Very important	Don't know
North Carolina	8,850	620	6.3	5.7- 6.9	599	6.3	5.7- 6.9	1,426	16.5	15.6-17.5	5,815	66.8	65.6-68.0	390	4.1	3.7- 4.7
-Eastern NC	2,834	189	6.3	5.3- 7.5	176	5.8	4.9- 6.9	424	15.4	13.8-17.2	1,915	68.5	66.3-70.5	130	4.0	3.3- 4.9
GENDER
Male	969	41	3.9	2.7- 5.5	54	5.1	3.8- 7.0	176	19.2	16.2-22.6	666	69.0	65.3-72.4	32	2.7	1.8- 4.1
Female	1,865	148	8.3	6.8-10.0	122	6.3	5.1- 7.7	248	12.4	10.8-14.3	1,249	68.0	65.5-70.5	98	5.0	3.9- 6.3
RACE
White	2,036	150	7.2	6.0- 8.7	144	6.5	5.4- 7.8	324	16.5	14.5-18.6	1,340	66.8	64.2-69.2	78	3.0	2.4- 3.9
African American	649	31	4.1	2.6- 6.4	23	3.5	2.2- 5.6	81	12.6	9.5-16.7	475	74.1	69.5-78.2	39	5.6	3.9- 8.2
Other Minorities	142	8	5.2	2.1-12.3	8	6.6	2.7-15.0	18	14.8	8.7-23.9	96	64.8	54.1-74.1	12	8.7	4.1-17.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	51	3	6.2	1.5-22.4	3	9.0	2.7-25.9	4	14.0	4.1-38.1	37	65.2	46.1-80.4	4	5.6	2.0-14.7
Non-Hispanic	2,779	186	6.3	5.3- 7.5	173	5.7	4.8- 6.8	420	15.5	13.8-17.3	1,876	68.5	66.4-70.6	124	3.9	3.2- 4.8
AGE
50-54	557	30	4.9	3.2- 7.4	37	5.7	4.0- 8.2	101	19.7	15.7-24.4	378	68.0	62.9-72.6	11	1.7	0.9- 3.4
55-64	1,012	58	5.6	4.0- 7.8	62	6.3	4.7- 8.4	139	14.4	11.7-17.6	732	71.9	68.3-75.3	21	1.7	1.0- 2.7
65-74	744	51	6.9	5.0- 9.4	42	5.4	3.8- 7.7	124	14.9	12.3-17.9	493	69.0	65.0-72.6	34	3.9	2.6- 5.8
75+	521	50	9.2	6.7-12.4	35	5.2	3.5- 7.5	60	12.2	9.2-16.1	312	61.4	56.3-66.2	64	12.1	9.1-15.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	563	41	8.2	5.6-11.8	31	4.7	3.0- 7.1	71	12.5	9.2-16.9	360	64.5	59.1-69.5	60	10.1	7.5-13.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	970	57	5.2	3.8- 7.1	66	6.7	5.1- 8.7	151	16.0	13.3-19.1	653	68.7	65.0-72.1	43	3.5	2.5- 4.8
Some Post-H.S.	611	42	5.8	4.1- 8.1	40	5.9	4.1- 8.4	82	15.6	12.1-20.0	430	70.8	66.1-75.1	17	1.9	1.1- 3.4
College Graduate	686	49	6.8	4.9- 9.5	39	5.4	3.7- 7.8	119	17.0	13.9-20.7	469	69.5	65.2-73.4	10	1.3	0.7- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	466	27	5.2	3.5- 7.8	33	6.4	4.2- 9.6	67	14.3	10.8-18.6	300	65.8	60.4-70.8	39	8.3	5.6-12.0
$15,000- 24,999	521	45	8.0	5.6-11.3	36	6.0	4.2- 8.6	73	13.5	10.2-17.6	351	68.8	63.6-73.6	16	3.6	2.0- 6.3
$25,000- 34,999	343	26	6.6	4.0-10.7	28	7.8	5.1-11.6	58	19.8	14.3-26.8	221	63.9	56.9-70.3	10	1.9	1.0- 3.8
$35,000- 49,999	344	17	4.1	2.4- 6.7	18	4.5	2.7- 7.5	64	18.1	14.0-23.2	240	72.1	66.6-77.0	5	1.2	0.5- 2.8
$50,000-74,999	312	20	6.9	4.1-11.3	14	3.4	1.9- 6.1	56	18.9	14.2-24.7	216	69.1	62.7-74.8	6	1.7	0.7- 4.2
$75,000+	350	13	4.5	2.3- 8.6	22	7.0	4.3-11.0	40	10.6	7.6-14.7	271	77.0	71.5-81.8	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,248	87	6.9	5.3- 8.8	69	4.7	3.6- 6.3	181	14.0	11.8-16.6	844	69.7	66.5-72.7	67	4.7	3.5- 6.2
No	1,566	102	6.0	4.7- 7.6	106	6.5	5.2- 8.1	241	16.6	14.3-19.2	1,056	67.4	64.5-70.3	61	3.4	2.6- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	545	22	3.7	2.3- 5.9	34	6.2	4.1- 9.1	93	17.1	13.7-21.0	382	71.2	66.7-75.4	14	1.9	1.1- 3.3
Non-Veteran	2,288	167	7.1	5.9- 8.5	142	5.7	4.7- 6.8	331	15.0	13.1-17.1	1,533	67.7	65.2-70.1	115	4.6	3.7- 5.7

Total
Respond.^

(1-4) Moderately/important

(5) Important

(6-9) Mostly important

(10) Very important

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,850

620

6.3

5.7- 6.9

599

6.3

5.7- 6.9

1,426

16.5

15.6-17.5

5,815

66.8

65.6-68.0

390

4.1

3.7- 4.7

-Eastern NC

2,834

189

6.3

5.3- 7.5

176

5.8

4.9- 6.9

424

15.4

13.8-17.2

1,915

68.5

66.3-70.5

130

4.0

3.3- 4.9

GENDER

Male

969

3.9

2.7- 5.5

5.1

3.8- 7.0

176

19.2

16.2-22.6

666

69.0

65.3-72.4

2.7

1.8- 4.1

Female

1,865

148

8.3

6.8-10.0

122

6.3

5.1- 7.7

248

12.4

10.8-14.3

1,249

68.0

65.5-70.5

5.0

3.9- 6.3

RACE

White

2,036

150

7.2

6.0- 8.7

144

6.5

5.4- 7.8

324

16.5

14.5-18.6

1,340

66.8

64.2-69.2

3.0

2.4- 3.9

African American

649

4.1

2.6- 6.4

3.5

2.2- 5.6

12.6

9.5-16.7

475

74.1

69.5-78.2

5.6

3.9- 8.2

Other Minorities

142

5.2

2.1-12.3

6.6

2.7-15.0

14.8

8.7-23.9

64.8

54.1-74.1

8.7

4.1-17.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.2

1.5-22.4

9.0

2.7-25.9

14.0

4.1-38.1

65.2

46.1-80.4

5.6

2.0-14.7

Non-Hispanic

2,779

186

6.3

5.3- 7.5

173

5.7

4.8- 6.8

420

15.5

13.8-17.3

1,876

68.5

66.4-70.6

124

3.9

3.2- 4.8

AGE

50-54

557

4.9

3.2- 7.4

5.7

4.0- 8.2

101

19.7

15.7-24.4

378

68.0

62.9-72.6

1.7

0.9- 3.4

55-64

1,012

5.6

4.0- 7.8

6.3

4.7- 8.4

139

14.4

11.7-17.6

732

71.9

68.3-75.3

1.7

1.0- 2.7

65-74

744

6.9

5.0- 9.4

5.4

3.8- 7.7

124

14.9

12.3-17.9

493

69.0

65.0-72.6

3.9

2.6- 5.8

75+

521

9.2

6.7-12.4

5.2

3.5- 7.5

12.2

9.2-16.1

312

61.4

56.3-66.2

12.1

9.1-15.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

563

8.2

5.6-11.8

4.7

3.0- 7.1

12.5

9.2-16.9

360

64.5

59.1-69.5

10.1

7.5-13.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

970

5.2

3.8- 7.1

6.7

5.1- 8.7

151

16.0

13.3-19.1

653

68.7

65.0-72.1

3.5

2.5- 4.8

Some Post-H.S.

611

5.8

4.1- 8.1

5.9

4.1- 8.4

15.6

12.1-20.0

430

70.8

66.1-75.1

1.9

1.1- 3.4

College Graduate

686

6.8

4.9- 9.5

5.4

3.7- 7.8

119

17.0

13.9-20.7

469

69.5

65.2-73.4

1.3

0.7- 2.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

466

5.2

3.5- 7.8

6.4

4.2- 9.6

14.3

10.8-18.6

300

65.8

60.4-70.8

8.3

5.6-12.0

$15,000- 24,999

521

8.0

5.6-11.3

6.0

4.2- 8.6

13.5

10.2-17.6

351

68.8

63.6-73.6

3.6

2.0- 6.3

$25,000- 34,999

343

6.6

4.0-10.7

7.8

5.1-11.6

19.8

14.3-26.8

221

63.9

56.9-70.3

1.9

1.0- 3.8

$35,000- 49,999

344

4.1

2.4- 6.7

4.5

2.7- 7.5

18.1

14.0-23.2

240

72.1

66.6-77.0

1.2

0.5- 2.8

$50,000-74,999

312

6.9

4.1-11.3

3.4

1.9- 6.1

18.9

14.2-24.7

216

69.1

62.7-74.8

1.7

0.7- 4.2

$75,000+

350

4.5

2.3- 8.6

7.0

4.3-11.0

10.6

7.6-14.7

271

77.0

71.5-81.8

0.8

0.3- 2.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,248

6.9

5.3- 8.8

4.7

3.6- 6.3

181

14.0

11.8-16.6

844

69.7

66.5-72.7

4.7

3.5- 6.2

1,566

102

6.0

4.7- 7.6

106

6.5

5.2- 8.1

241

16.6

14.3-19.2

1,056

67.4

64.5-70.3

3.4

2.6- 4.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

545

3.7

2.3- 5.9

6.2

4.1- 9.1

17.1

13.7-21.0

382

71.2

66.7-75.4

1.9

1.1- 3.3

Non-Veteran

2,288

167

7.1

5.9- 8.5

142

5.7

4.7- 6.8

331

15.0

13.1-17.1

1,533

67.7

65.2-70.1

115

4.6

3.7- 5.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents (male & female) age 50 and older.

^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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