BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	656	40	5.2	3.6- 7.4	51	6.6	4.9- 8.9	132	19.8	16.4-23.7	407	64.7	60.3-68.9	26	3.8	2.4- 5.9
GENDER
Male	224	5	1.2	0.4- 3.5	12	4.7	2.5- 8.5	57	26.0	19.8-33.3	143	65.4	57.9-72.3	7	2.8	1.1- 6.7
Female	432	35	8.3	5.7-12.0	39	8.1	5.8-11.4	75	14.9	11.6-18.9	264	64.2	58.8-69.2	19	4.5	2.7- 7.6
RACE
White	599	38	5.5	3.8- 7.9	48	6.6	4.8- 9.0	123	20.0	16.5-24.2	368	64.5	59.9-68.9	22	3.3	2.0- 5.4
African American	28	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.8	1.7-28.7	3	8.3	2.4-25.5	22	75.0	50.7-89.8	1	8.8	1.3-42.1
Other Minorities	29	2	2.5	0.6-10.2	1	5.0	0.7-28.5	6	25.9	10.2-52.0	17	58.6	35.4-78.5	3	7.9	2.1-25.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	1	16.1	2.4-60.1	1	9.2	1.3-44.5	1	8.1	1.1-40.9	9	58.1	27.9-83.3	2	8.5	1.5-36.6
Non-Hispanic	640	39	4.9	3.4- 7.1	50	6.6	4.8- 8.9	131	20.1	16.6-24.2	398	65.2	60.7-69.4	22	3.2	1.9- 5.2
AGE
50-54	100	5	4.0	1.5-10.3	11	9.3	4.9-17.0	15	11.4	5.8-21.1	66	72.0	60.8-81.0	3	3.3	0.8-12.6
55-64	214	11	3.5	1.7- 7.2	9	3.0	1.5- 6.1	44	24.6	18.0-32.6	148	68.0	59.9-75.1	2	0.9	0.1- 5.6
65-74	175	6	3.0	1.2- 7.2	15	7.8	4.3-13.9	37	20.0	13.8-28.1	112	66.1	57.4-73.8	5	3.1	1.2- 7.7
75+	167	18	10.3	5.9-17.2	16	8.5	5.0-14.2	36	18.7	13.1-25.8	81	53.9	45.1-62.5	16	8.6	4.8-15.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	114	8	4.4	2.0- 9.1	7	4.8	2.0-11.3	13	10.2	5.0-19.5	72	69.3	58.2-78.6	14	11.3	5.7-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	190	9	3.4	1.6- 7.0	15	5.6	3.1- 9.7	30	18.9	12.8-27.0	130	68.6	60.3-75.9	6	3.5	1.5- 8.3
Some Post-H.S.	157	11	6.4	3.2-12.3	12	5.9	3.2-10.7	34	20.6	14.0-29.3	96	64.8	55.7-73.0	4	2.2	0.8- 5.9
College Graduate	193	12	6.3	3.2-12.1	17	9.4	5.6-15.3	53	24.8	18.6-32.4	109	58.4	50.1-66.3	2	1.0	0.3- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	107	4	3.7	1.3- 9.7	13	12.3	6.8-21.2	19	17.6	10.4-28.2	58	54.2	42.9-65.1	13	12.3	6.2-22.8
$15,000- 24,999	123	10	5.5	2.4-12.0	9	5.3	2.5-10.8	21	16.4	9.9-26.0	79	69.3	59.0-78.0	4	3.4	1.0-10.8
$25,000- 34,999	82	6	5.5	2.1-14.0	3	2.6	0.8- 7.9	16	15.9	9.0-26.6	55	72.4	60.6-81.8	2	3.5	0.9-13.2
$35,000- 49,999	80	3	3.0	0.9- 9.5	9	8.3	4.1-16.2	18	27.0	16.5-41.0	49	59.4	46.2-71.5	1	2.3	0.3-14.5
$50,000-74,999	73	2	1.7	0.3- 7.8	5	4.7	1.6-12.7	20	22.4	14.1-33.8	45	70.3	58.3-80.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6
$75,000+	66	4	6.2	2.2-16.5	2	3.9	1.0-14.2	11	17.5	9.3-30.4	48	71.2	57.4-81.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	272	18	6.6	3.7-11.4	17	4.4	2.6- 7.6	44	14.6	10.2-20.5	178	70.1	63.2-76.2	15	4.3	2.2- 8.0
No	379	21	4.2	2.6- 6.7	34	8.1	5.6-11.6	85	22.2	17.7-27.5	228	62.0	56.3-67.5	11	3.5	1.8- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	130	3	0.9	0.2- 3.3	5	3.3	1.2- 8.8	34	23.9	16.4-33.3	85	70.4	60.7-78.5	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0
Non-Veteran	526	37	6.6	4.5- 9.6	46	7.7	5.6-10.6	98	18.4	14.7-22.7	322	62.8	57.8-67.5	23	4.5	2.7- 7.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

656

5.2

3.6- 7.4

6.6

4.9- 8.9

132

19.8

16.4-23.7

407

64.7

60.3-68.9

3.8

2.4- 5.9

GENDER

Male

224

1.2

0.4- 3.5

4.7

2.5- 8.5

26.0

19.8-33.3

143

65.4

57.9-72.3

2.8

1.1- 6.7

Female

432

8.3

5.7-12.0

8.1

5.8-11.4

14.9

11.6-18.9

264

64.2

58.8-69.2

4.5

2.7- 7.6

RACE

White

599

5.5

3.8- 7.9

6.6

4.8- 9.0

123

20.0

16.5-24.2

368

64.5

59.9-68.9

3.3

2.0- 5.4

African American

0.0

. - .

7.8

1.7-28.7

8.3

2.4-25.5

75.0

50.7-89.8

8.8

1.3-42.1

Other Minorities

2.5

0.6-10.2

5.0

0.7-28.5

25.9

10.2-52.0

58.6

35.4-78.5

7.9

2.1-25.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.1

2.4-60.1

9.2

1.3-44.5

8.1

1.1-40.9

58.1

27.9-83.3

8.5

1.5-36.6

Non-Hispanic

640

4.9

3.4- 7.1

6.6

4.8- 8.9

131

20.1

16.6-24.2

398

65.2

60.7-69.4

3.2

1.9- 5.2

AGE

50-54

100

4.0

1.5-10.3

9.3

4.9-17.0

11.4

5.8-21.1

72.0

60.8-81.0

3.3

0.8-12.6

55-64

214

3.5

1.7- 7.2

3.0

1.5- 6.1

24.6

18.0-32.6

148

68.0

59.9-75.1

0.9

0.1- 5.6

65-74

175

3.0

1.2- 7.2

7.8

4.3-13.9

20.0

13.8-28.1

112

66.1

57.4-73.8

3.1

1.2- 7.7

75+

167

10.3

5.9-17.2

8.5

5.0-14.2

18.7

13.1-25.8

53.9

45.1-62.5

8.6

4.8-15.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

114

4.4

2.0- 9.1

4.8

2.0-11.3

10.2

5.0-19.5

69.3

58.2-78.6

11.3

5.7-21.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

190

3.4

1.6- 7.0

5.6

3.1- 9.7

18.9

12.8-27.0

130

68.6

60.3-75.9

3.5

1.5- 8.3

Some Post-H.S.

157

6.4

3.2-12.3

5.9

3.2-10.7

20.6

14.0-29.3

64.8

55.7-73.0

2.2

0.8- 5.9

College Graduate

193

6.3

3.2-12.1

9.4

5.6-15.3

24.8

18.6-32.4

109

58.4

50.1-66.3

1.0

0.3- 4.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

107

3.7

1.3- 9.7

12.3

6.8-21.2

17.6

10.4-28.2

54.2

42.9-65.1

12.3

6.2-22.8

$15,000- 24,999

123

5.5

2.4-12.0

5.3

2.5-10.8

16.4

9.9-26.0

69.3

59.0-78.0

3.4

1.0-10.8

$25,000- 34,999

5.5

2.1-14.0

2.6

0.8- 7.9

15.9

9.0-26.6

72.4

60.6-81.8

3.5

0.9-13.2

$35,000- 49,999

3.0

0.9- 9.5

8.3

4.1-16.2

27.0

16.5-41.0

59.4

46.2-71.5

2.3

0.3-14.5

$50,000-74,999

1.7

0.3- 7.8

4.7

1.6-12.7

22.4

14.1-33.8

70.3

58.3-80.0

1.0

0.1- 6.6

$75,000+

6.2

2.2-16.5

3.9

1.0-14.2

17.5

9.3-30.4

71.2

57.4-81.9

1.3

0.2- 8.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

272

6.6

3.7-11.4

4.4

2.6- 7.6

14.6

10.2-20.5

178

70.1

63.2-76.2

4.3

2.2- 8.0

379

4.2

2.6- 6.7

8.1

5.6-11.6

22.2

17.7-27.5

228

62.0

56.3-67.5

3.5

1.8- 6.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

130

0.9

0.2- 3.3

3.3

1.2- 8.8

23.9

16.4-33.3

70.4

60.7-78.5

1.6

0.5- 5.0

Non-Veteran

526

6.6

4.5- 9.6

7.7

5.6-10.6

18.4

14.7-22.7

322

62.8

57.8-67.5

4.5

2.7- 7.3

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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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