BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	688	43	5.2	3.7- 7.3	48	7.1	5.0- 9.9	115	16.4	13.4-19.9	445	66.6	62.3-70.6	37	4.7	3.2- 6.8
GENDER
Male	239	10	3.5	1.7- 7.0	19	8.4	4.9-14.0	44	17.7	12.8-23.8	159	68.6	61.3-75.0	7	1.9	0.9- 4.1
Female	449	33	6.7	4.6- 9.6	29	6.0	4.0- 9.0	71	15.3	11.9-19.5	286	65.0	59.8-69.9	30	7.0	4.6-10.5
RACE
White	423	31	6.8	4.6-10.0	35	8.3	5.5-12.2	74	18.7	14.7-23.5	261	61.9	56.4-67.1	22	4.3	2.7- 7.0
African American	246	10	2.8	1.4- 5.6	10	3.6	1.7- 7.2	39	13.4	9.3-19.0	173	74.8	68.0-80.6	14	5.4	2.9- 9.7
Other Minorities	16	2	4.6	1.1-18.0	3	23.6	6.8-56.7	1	6.2	0.8-33.9	9	61.0	33.2-83.1	1	4.6	0.6-27.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	0	0.0	. - .	2	37.3	10.2-75.6	0	0.0	. - .	6	49.7	18.9-80.7	2	13.0	2.8-43.7
Non-Hispanic	678	43	5.4	3.8- 7.4	46	6.5	4.5- 9.1	115	16.7	13.7-20.2	439	66.9	62.7-71.0	35	4.6	3.1- 6.6
AGE
50-54	134	10	6.0	3.0-11.6	9	7.0	3.2-14.9	30	23.5	16.0-33.2	83	61.4	51.0-70.9	2	2.0	0.4- 9.4
55-64	243	11	3.4	1.8- 6.2	15	7.8	4.2-14.2	42	16.3	11.7-22.2	170	70.3	63.1-76.6	5	2.2	0.8- 5.4
65-74	174	9	4.9	2.2-10.3	17	8.3	4.8-13.9	28	13.7	9.1-20.1	112	69.5	61.4-76.5	8	3.7	1.7- 7.7
75+	137	13	7.9	4.3-14.1	7	4.3	1.9- 9.5	15	10.3	6.0-17.1	80	63.6	54.3-71.9	22	13.9	8.7-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	175	10	4.1	2.0- 8.3	8	4.7	1.9-11.3	26	11.9	7.8-17.9	115	71.0	62.4-78.4	16	8.3	4.6-14.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	260	13	4.4	2.4- 8.1	20	7.8	4.8-12.6	47	19.1	14.0-25.6	166	64.5	57.5-71.0	14	4.1	2.4- 7.0
Some Post-H.S.	122	10	7.0	3.6-13.1	9	7.0	3.3-14.0	18	16.8	10.4-26.0	80	65.1	55.0-74.0	5	4.2	1.3-12.3
College Graduate	129	9	6.4	3.1-12.9	11	9.0	4.0-19.1	24	16.7	10.6-25.4	83	66.2	56.0-75.1	2	1.6	0.4- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	6	2.9	1.2- 6.8	6	3.1	1.2- 7.6	24	16.4	10.2-25.3	94	69.9	60.3-78.0	12	7.7	4.1-13.9
$15,000- 24,999	130	13	8.8	4.6-16.1	11	6.7	3.4-13.0	18	10.8	6.5-17.5	85	71.3	61.3-79.6	3	2.4	0.7- 7.4
$25,000- 34,999	80	4	4.4	1.5-12.1	6	6.6	2.8-14.7	15	16.2	9.2-26.9	53	70.8	59.0-80.3	2	2.0	0.5- 8.1
$35,000- 49,999	73	3	3.9	1.2-11.4	3	2.6	0.8- 8.1	18	28.8	18.5-41.9	49	64.7	51.9-75.8	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	61	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	3	4.3	1.2-13.7	14	27.3	16.0-42.7	43	67.5	52.6-79.6	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	69	5	7.2	2.8-17.3	9	18.0	8.7-33.5	11	16.0	8.4-28.3	41	56.1	42.4-69.0	3	2.7	0.9- 8.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	344	21	5.5	3.4- 8.8	16	4.0	2.3- 6.9	63	16.9	12.9-21.9	226	69.2	63.5-74.4	18	4.3	2.6- 7.0
No	340	22	5.0	3.1- 8.0	32	10.0	6.5-14.9	50	15.6	11.5-20.8	217	64.3	57.9-70.2	19	5.2	3.0- 8.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	119	3	1.5	0.4- 4.9	11	10.7	5.2-20.6	21	19.3	12.3-28.9	80	66.2	55.7-75.3	4	2.4	0.8- 6.6
Non-Veteran	567	40	6.2	4.4- 8.8	37	6.2	4.2- 9.0	94	15.7	12.5-19.4	364	66.8	62.1-71.2	32	5.1	3.4- 7.7

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

-Northeastern Partnership

688

5.2

3.7- 7.3

7.1

5.0- 9.9

115

16.4

13.4-19.9

445

66.6

62.3-70.6

4.7

3.2- 6.8

GENDER

Male

239

3.5

1.7- 7.0

8.4

4.9-14.0

17.7

12.8-23.8

159

68.6

61.3-75.0

1.9

0.9- 4.1

Female

449

6.7

4.6- 9.6

6.0

4.0- 9.0

15.3

11.9-19.5

286

65.0

59.8-69.9

7.0

4.6-10.5

RACE

White

423

6.8

4.6-10.0

8.3

5.5-12.2

18.7

14.7-23.5

261

61.9

56.4-67.1

4.3

2.7- 7.0

African American

246

2.8

1.4- 5.6

3.6

1.7- 7.2

13.4

9.3-19.0

173

74.8

68.0-80.6

5.4

2.9- 9.7

Other Minorities

4.6

1.1-18.0

23.6

6.8-56.7

6.2

0.8-33.9

61.0

33.2-83.1

4.6

0.6-27.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

37.3

10.2-75.6

0.0

. - .

49.7

18.9-80.7

13.0

2.8-43.7

Non-Hispanic

678

5.4

3.8- 7.4

6.5

4.5- 9.1

115

16.7

13.7-20.2

439

66.9

62.7-71.0

4.6

3.1- 6.6

AGE

50-54

134

6.0

3.0-11.6

7.0

3.2-14.9

23.5

16.0-33.2

61.4

51.0-70.9

2.0

0.4- 9.4

55-64

243

3.4

1.8- 6.2

7.8

4.2-14.2

16.3

11.7-22.2

170

70.3

63.1-76.6

2.2

0.8- 5.4

65-74

174

4.9

2.2-10.3

8.3

4.8-13.9

13.7

9.1-20.1

112

69.5

61.4-76.5

3.7

1.7- 7.7

75+

137

7.9

4.3-14.1

4.3

1.9- 9.5

10.3

6.0-17.1

63.6

54.3-71.9

13.9

8.7-21.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

175

4.1

2.0- 8.3

4.7

1.9-11.3

11.9

7.8-17.9

115

71.0

62.4-78.4

8.3

4.6-14.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

260

4.4

2.4- 8.1

7.8

4.8-12.6

19.1

14.0-25.6

166

64.5

57.5-71.0

4.1

2.4- 7.0

Some Post-H.S.

122

7.0

3.6-13.1

7.0

3.3-14.0

16.8

10.4-26.0

65.1

55.0-74.0

4.2

1.3-12.3

College Graduate

129

6.4

3.1-12.9

9.0

4.0-19.1

16.7

10.6-25.4

66.2

56.0-75.1

1.6

0.4- 6.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

2.9

1.2- 6.8

3.1

1.2- 7.6

16.4

10.2-25.3

69.9

60.3-78.0

7.7

4.1-13.9

$15,000- 24,999

130

8.8

4.6-16.1

6.7

3.4-13.0

10.8

6.5-17.5

71.3

61.3-79.6

2.4

0.7- 7.4

$25,000- 34,999

4.4

1.5-12.1

6.6

2.8-14.7

16.2

9.2-26.9

70.8

59.0-80.3

2.0

0.5- 8.1

$35,000- 49,999

3.9

1.2-11.4

2.6

0.8- 8.1

28.8

18.5-41.9

64.7

51.9-75.8

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

0.8

0.1- 5.8

4.3

1.2-13.7

27.3

16.0-42.7

67.5

52.6-79.6

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

7.2

2.8-17.3

18.0

8.7-33.5

16.0

8.4-28.3

56.1

42.4-69.0

2.7

0.9- 8.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

344

5.5

3.4- 8.8

4.0

2.3- 6.9

16.9

12.9-21.9

226

69.2

63.5-74.4

4.3

2.6- 7.0

340

5.0

3.1- 8.0

10.0

6.5-14.9

15.6

11.5-20.8

217

64.3

57.9-70.2

5.2

3.0- 8.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

119

1.5

0.4- 4.9

10.7

5.2-20.6

19.3

12.3-28.9

66.2

55.7-75.3

2.4

0.8- 6.6

Non-Veteran

567

6.2

4.4- 8.8

6.2

4.2- 9.0

15.7

12.5-19.4

364

66.8

62.1-71.2

5.1

3.4- 7.7

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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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