BRFSS 2005 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	3,127	156	4.5	3.7- 5.4	183	5.5	4.7- 6.5	601	19.6	17.9-21.4	2,079	67.2	65.1-69.1	108	3.2	2.5- 4.0
Female	5,723	464	7.8	7.0- 8.6	416	6.9	6.1- 7.7	825	14.0	13.0-15.1	3,736	66.4	65.0-67.9	282	4.9	4.3- 5.7
RACE
White	7,196	540	6.9	6.2- 7.6	535	6.9	6.2- 7.6	1,219	17.5	16.4-18.6	4,621	65.2	63.9-66.6	281	3.5	3.1- 4.1
African American	1,358	58	3.7	2.7- 5.0	47	3.5	2.4- 5.0	163	12.1	10.0-14.6	1,009	74.8	71.8-77.6	81	5.8	4.5- 7.6
Asian	22	1	1.9	0.3-13.0	1	5.2	0.7-29.7	6	41.6	19.5-67.7	10	34.1	15.6-59.1	4	17.1	5.4-42.6
Native American	122	8	4.2	1.9- 8.9	4	2.8	0.7-10.4	19	14.2	8.4-23.1	80	69.0	57.8-78.3	11	9.8	4.5-20.0
Other Minorities	124	9	6.5	2.9-13.9	10	6.6	3.1-13.3	15	12.7	7.0-21.8	80	66.7	56.3-75.7	10	7.5	3.8-14.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	150	12	7.9	4.1-14.8	8	6.4	3.0-13.0	15	13.1	7.2-22.6	103	66.7	56.7-75.3	12	5.9	3.0-11.2
-English Speaking	98	8	7.9	3.4-17.1	5	5.1	2.0-12.1	11	15.6	8.0-28.2	68	67.4	55.1-77.7	6	4.1	1.7- 9.4
-Spanish Speaking	52	4	8.1	2.7-21.6	3	8.3	2.6-23.0	4	9.8	2.9-28.4	35	65.7	48.8-79.3	6	8.2	3.1-20.0
Non-Hispanic	8,689	606	6.2	5.7- 6.9	591	6.3	5.7- 6.9	1,410	16.6	15.7-17.6	5,709	66.8	65.6-68.0	373	4.0	3.6- 4.6
AGE
50-54	1,628	99	5.4	4.2- 6.8	124	6.3	5.2- 7.7	301	18.8	16.5-21.3	1,074	67.5	64.6-70.2	30	2.0	1.3- 3.2
55-64	3,087	183	5.5	4.6- 6.5	205	6.1	5.2- 7.2	493	16.8	15.2-18.6	2,140	69.6	67.5-71.5	66	2.0	1.5- 2.7
65-74	2,309	142	5.5	4.6- 6.7	139	6.0	4.9- 7.4	380	15.8	14.1-17.6	1,557	69.1	66.9-71.3	91	3.5	2.8- 4.5
75+	1,826	196	9.8	8.3-11.5	131	6.8	5.5- 8.3	252	14.2	12.3-16.2	1,044	58.0	55.3-60.7	203	11.3	9.6-13.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,709	146	8.1	6.7- 9.8	89	4.8	3.7- 6.2	224	13.1	11.2-15.3	1,066	63.7	60.7-66.5	184	10.3	8.7-12.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,786	178	5.4	4.5- 6.3	201	7.1	6.0- 8.3	435	16.0	14.3-17.8	1,860	68.1	65.9-70.1	112	3.6	2.9- 4.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,019	139	5.9	4.8- 7.2	152	6.5	5.4- 7.8	313	16.1	14.1-18.3	1,365	68.9	66.4-71.4	50	2.6	1.8- 3.7
College Graduate	2,313	156	6.4	5.3- 7.8	156	6.3	5.2- 7.6	448	19.7	17.8-21.7	1,513	66.0	63.6-68.3	40	1.7	1.1- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,314	105	7.3	5.9- 9.1	95	6.7	5.2- 8.7	197	14.9	12.6-17.4	803	62.2	58.9-65.4	114	8.9	7.2-11.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,627	124	6.8	5.5- 8.4	119	6.8	5.5- 8.4	249	15.4	13.3-17.7	1,072	66.6	63.7-69.4	63	4.4	3.3- 5.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,038	78	5.9	4.5- 7.6	69	6.0	4.6- 7.9	188	17.9	15.1-21.1	675	67.4	63.8-70.9	28	2.8	1.7- 4.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,066	74	6.1	4.7- 7.8	76	6.4	5.0- 8.2	181	17.2	14.6-20.2	715	68.4	65.0-71.6	20	2.0	1.2- 3.3
$50,000-74,999	987	52	4.7	3.4- 6.5	64	5.4	4.0- 7.2	179	17.9	15.1-21.0	679	70.5	66.9-73.8	13	1.6	0.8- 3.2
$75,000+	1,219	54	4.6	3.3- 6.3	68	5.2	3.9- 6.8	211	18.1	15.7-20.9	875	71.5	68.4-74.4	11	0.6	0.3- 1.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,657	280	7.3	6.3- 8.3	226	5.4	4.6- 6.2	556	15.0	13.6-16.4	2,398	67.8	65.9-69.6	197	4.6	3.9- 5.5
No	5,128	337	5.7	5.0- 6.5	368	6.9	6.1- 7.7	859	17.5	16.2-18.9	3,379	66.2	64.6-67.8	185	3.7	3.1- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,643	82	4.2	3.3- 5.4	96	5.7	4.5- 7.2	300	17.9	15.8-20.2	1,118	69.7	67.1-72.3	47	2.4	1.8- 3.4
Non-Veteran	7,205	538	6.9	6.2- 7.6	503	6.4	5.8- 7.1	1,126	16.2	15.1-17.3	4,696	66.0	64.6-67.3	342	4.6	4.0- 5.2

Total
Respond.^

(1-4) Moderately/important

(5) Important

(6-9) Mostly important

(10) Very important

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

3,127

156

4.5

3.7- 5.4

183

5.5

4.7- 6.5

601

19.6

17.9-21.4

2,079

67.2

65.1-69.1

108

3.2

2.5- 4.0

Female

5,723

464

7.8

7.0- 8.6

416

6.9

6.1- 7.7

825

14.0

13.0-15.1

3,736

66.4

65.0-67.9

282

4.9

4.3- 5.7

RACE

White

7,196

540

6.9

6.2- 7.6

535

6.9

6.2- 7.6

1,219

17.5

16.4-18.6

4,621

65.2

63.9-66.6

281

3.5

3.1- 4.1

African American

1,358

3.7

2.7- 5.0

3.5

2.4- 5.0

163

12.1

10.0-14.6

1,009

74.8

71.8-77.6

5.8

4.5- 7.6

Asian

1.9

0.3-13.0

5.2

0.7-29.7

41.6

19.5-67.7

34.1

15.6-59.1

17.1

5.4-42.6

Native American

122

4.2

1.9- 8.9

2.8

0.7-10.4

14.2

8.4-23.1

69.0

57.8-78.3

9.8

4.5-20.0

Other Minorities

124

6.5

2.9-13.9

6.6

3.1-13.3

12.7

7.0-21.8

66.7

56.3-75.7

7.5

3.8-14.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

150

7.9

4.1-14.8

6.4

3.0-13.0

13.1

7.2-22.6

103

66.7

56.7-75.3

5.9

3.0-11.2

-English Speaking

7.9

3.4-17.1

5.1

2.0-12.1

15.6

8.0-28.2

67.4

55.1-77.7

4.1

1.7- 9.4

-Spanish Speaking

8.1

2.7-21.6

8.3

2.6-23.0

9.8

2.9-28.4

65.7

48.8-79.3

8.2

3.1-20.0

Non-Hispanic

8,689

606

6.2

5.7- 6.9

591

6.3

5.7- 6.9

1,410

16.6

15.7-17.6

5,709

66.8

65.6-68.0

373

4.0

3.6- 4.6

AGE

50-54

1,628

5.4

4.2- 6.8

124

6.3

5.2- 7.7

301

18.8

16.5-21.3

1,074

67.5

64.6-70.2

2.0

1.3- 3.2

55-64

3,087

183

5.5

4.6- 6.5

205

6.1

5.2- 7.2

493

16.8

15.2-18.6

2,140

69.6

67.5-71.5

2.0

1.5- 2.7

65-74

2,309

142

5.5

4.6- 6.7

139

6.0

4.9- 7.4

380

15.8

14.1-17.6

1,557

69.1

66.9-71.3

3.5

2.8- 4.5

75+

1,826

196

9.8

8.3-11.5

131

6.8

5.5- 8.3

252

14.2

12.3-16.2

1,044

58.0

55.3-60.7

203

11.3

9.6-13.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,709

146

8.1

6.7- 9.8

4.8

3.7- 6.2

224

13.1

11.2-15.3

1,066

63.7

60.7-66.5

184

10.3

8.7-12.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,786

178

5.4

4.5- 6.3

201

7.1

6.0- 8.3

435

16.0

14.3-17.8

1,860

68.1

65.9-70.1

112

3.6

2.9- 4.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,019

139

5.9

4.8- 7.2

152

6.5

5.4- 7.8

313

16.1

14.1-18.3

1,365

68.9

66.4-71.4

2.6

1.8- 3.7

College Graduate

2,313

156

6.4

5.3- 7.8

156

6.3

5.2- 7.6

448

19.7

17.8-21.7

1,513

66.0

63.6-68.3

1.7

1.1- 2.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,314

105

7.3

5.9- 9.1

6.7

5.2- 8.7

197

14.9

12.6-17.4

803

62.2

58.9-65.4

114

8.9

7.2-11.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,627

124

6.8

5.5- 8.4

119

6.8

5.5- 8.4

249

15.4

13.3-17.7

1,072

66.6

63.7-69.4

4.4

3.3- 5.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,038

5.9

4.5- 7.6

6.0

4.6- 7.9

188

17.9

15.1-21.1

675

67.4

63.8-70.9

2.8

1.7- 4.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,066

6.1

4.7- 7.8

6.4

5.0- 8.2

181

17.2

14.6-20.2

715

68.4

65.0-71.6

2.0

1.2- 3.3

$50,000-74,999

987

4.7

3.4- 6.5

5.4

4.0- 7.2

179

17.9

15.1-21.0

679

70.5

66.9-73.8

1.6

0.8- 3.2

$75,000+

1,219

4.6

3.3- 6.3

5.2

3.9- 6.8

211

18.1

15.7-20.9

875

71.5

68.4-74.4

0.6

0.3- 1.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,657

280

7.3

6.3- 8.3

226

5.4

4.6- 6.2

556

15.0

13.6-16.4

2,398

67.8

65.9-69.6

197

4.6

3.9- 5.5

5,128

337

5.7

5.0- 6.5

368

6.9

6.1- 7.7

859

17.5

16.2-18.9

3,379

66.2

64.6-67.8

185

3.7

3.1- 4.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,643

4.2

3.3- 5.4

5.7

4.5- 7.2

300

17.9

15.8-20.2

1,118

69.7

67.1-72.3

2.4

1.8- 3.4

Non-Veteran

7,205

538

6.9

6.2- 7.6

503

6.4

5.8- 7.1

1,126

16.2

15.1-17.3

4,696

66.0

64.6-67.3

342

4.6

4.0- 5.2

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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.

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