BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	4,905	351	6.3	5.5- 7.1	339	6.4	5.6- 7.3	786	16.2	15.0-17.5	3,227	67.3	65.6-68.8	202	3.9	3.3- 4.6
GENDER
Male	1,764	97	5.1	4.0- 6.4	110	6.0	4.8- 7.4	332	18.5	16.4-20.8	1,166	67.2	64.5-69.8	59	3.2	2.3- 4.4
Female	3,141	254	7.3	6.3- 8.4	229	6.7	5.8- 7.9	454	14.3	12.8-15.8	2,061	67.3	65.3-69.2	143	4.5	3.7- 5.4
RACE
White	4,129	314	6.8	6.0- 7.8	311	7.1	6.2- 8.1	690	17.1	15.7-18.6	2,662	65.6	63.8-67.4	152	3.3	2.7- 4.0
African American	666	26	3.4	2.2- 5.2	22	3.4	1.9- 5.9	78	12.1	9.3-15.5	500	75.4	71.0-79.2	40	5.8	3.9- 8.5
Other Minorities	89	7	6.0	2.3-14.6	5	2.9	1.0- 7.8	15	14.9	8.0-26.1	54	67.7	55.5-77.9	8	8.5	3.9-17.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	83	8	7.7	3.5-16.0	3	3.4	0.9-12.2	10	13.7	6.7-26.2	56	69.5	56.6-79.8	6	5.7	2.2-14.1
Non-Hispanic	4,817	341	6.2	5.5- 7.0	336	6.5	5.7- 7.4	775	16.3	15.0-17.6	3,170	67.2	65.6-68.8	195	3.8	3.2- 4.5
AGE
50-54	904	53	4.7	3.4- 6.5	68	5.7	4.3- 7.5	172	19.3	16.2-22.7	596	68.3	64.4-71.9	15	2.1	1.1- 4.0
55-64	1,700	106	6.0	4.8- 7.5	122	6.6	5.3- 8.1	278	16.2	14.2-18.5	1,157	69.1	66.4-71.7	37	2.1	1.5- 3.0
65-74	1,268	77	5.4	4.2- 6.9	75	6.1	4.6- 8.1	192	14.4	12.3-16.9	882	71.2	68.1-74.1	42	2.9	2.0- 4.2
75+	1,033	115	9.8	7.9-12.1	74	7.3	5.4- 9.7	144	14.4	12.0-17.3	592	57.7	54.0-61.3	108	10.7	8.6-13.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	914	85	8.2	6.4-10.4	44	4.6	3.1- 6.9	121	13.8	11.2-16.9	572	63.9	60.0-67.7	92	9.4	7.4-11.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,490	105	5.8	4.7- 7.2	106	7.1	5.7- 8.9	232	15.2	13.1-17.6	989	68.2	65.2-71.0	58	3.7	2.7- 5.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,158	75	5.5	4.2- 7.3	94	6.9	5.5- 8.7	179	14.7	12.4-17.3	788	70.6	67.3-73.7	22	2.3	1.3- 4.0
College Graduate	1,331	85	6.2	4.7- 8.0	94	6.3	4.9- 8.0	251	19.5	17.0-22.3	874	66.1	62.9-69.2	27	2.0	1.2- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	655	66	9.0	6.8-11.8	43	5.6	3.6- 8.6	97	14.8	11.6-18.6	401	63.4	58.6-67.9	48	7.2	5.2-10.0
$15,000- 24,999	889	58	5.8	4.3- 7.8	65	7.6	5.7-10.1	136	15.6	12.8-18.8	592	66.1	62.1-69.8	38	5.0	3.4- 7.1
$25,000- 34,999	558	44	6.0	4.3- 8.2	34	5.2	3.5- 7.6	105	17.3	13.9-21.3	360	68.2	63.3-72.7	15	3.4	1.7- 6.7
$35,000- 49,999	582	50	8.0	5.8-10.9	46	7.0	5.1- 9.6	85	13.4	10.5-16.9	387	68.9	64.3-73.1	14	2.7	1.5- 4.9
$50,000-74,999	568	27	3.8	2.4- 6.0	42	6.6	4.6- 9.4	97	16.4	12.9-20.8	397	72.0	67.1-76.3	5	1.2	0.4- 3.9
$75,000+	758	34	4.2	2.8- 6.4	41	4.4	3.1- 6.3	149	20.7	17.4-24.4	528	70.1	66.1-73.8	6	0.5	0.2- 1.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,938	156	7.6	6.3- 9.1	123	5.7	4.6- 6.9	301	15.7	13.8-17.8	1,260	66.8	64.3-69.3	98	4.3	3.4- 5.4
No	2,930	193	5.5	4.6- 6.5	212	6.8	5.8- 8.0	480	16.6	15.0-18.4	1,947	67.6	65.4-69.6	98	3.5	2.7- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	879	53	5.4	4.0- 7.3	54	6.2	4.5- 8.4	155	16.9	14.2-20.0	591	68.8	65.1-72.3	26	2.7	1.7- 4.2
Non-Veteran	4,025	298	6.5	5.6- 7.4	285	6.4	5.6- 7.4	631	16.0	14.6-17.5	2,635	66.8	65.0-68.6	176	4.2	3.5- 5.0

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

-Piedmont NC

4,905

351

6.3

5.5- 7.1

339

6.4

5.6- 7.3

786

16.2

15.0-17.5

3,227

67.3

65.6-68.8

202

3.9

3.3- 4.6

GENDER

Male

1,764

5.1

4.0- 6.4

110

6.0

4.8- 7.4

332

18.5

16.4-20.8

1,166

67.2

64.5-69.8

3.2

2.3- 4.4

Female

3,141

254

7.3

6.3- 8.4

229

6.7

5.8- 7.9

454

14.3

12.8-15.8

2,061

67.3

65.3-69.2

143

4.5

3.7- 5.4

RACE

White

4,129

314

6.8

6.0- 7.8

311

7.1

6.2- 8.1

690

17.1

15.7-18.6

2,662

65.6

63.8-67.4

152

3.3

2.7- 4.0

African American

666

3.4

2.2- 5.2

3.4

1.9- 5.9

12.1

9.3-15.5

500

75.4

71.0-79.2

5.8

3.9- 8.5

Other Minorities

6.0

2.3-14.6

2.9

1.0- 7.8

14.9

8.0-26.1

67.7

55.5-77.9

8.5

3.9-17.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.7

3.5-16.0

3.4

0.9-12.2

13.7

6.7-26.2

69.5

56.6-79.8

5.7

2.2-14.1

Non-Hispanic

4,817

341

6.2

5.5- 7.0

336

6.5

5.7- 7.4

775

16.3

15.0-17.6

3,170

67.2

65.6-68.8

195

3.8

3.2- 4.5

AGE

50-54

904

4.7

3.4- 6.5

5.7

4.3- 7.5

172

19.3

16.2-22.7

596

68.3

64.4-71.9

2.1

1.1- 4.0

55-64

1,700

106

6.0

4.8- 7.5

122

6.6

5.3- 8.1

278

16.2

14.2-18.5

1,157

69.1

66.4-71.7

2.1

1.5- 3.0

65-74

1,268

5.4

4.2- 6.9

6.1

4.6- 8.1

192

14.4

12.3-16.9

882

71.2

68.1-74.1

2.9

2.0- 4.2

75+

1,033

115

9.8

7.9-12.1

7.3

5.4- 9.7

144

14.4

12.0-17.3

592

57.7

54.0-61.3

108

10.7

8.6-13.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

914

8.2

6.4-10.4

4.6

3.1- 6.9

121

13.8

11.2-16.9

572

63.9

60.0-67.7

9.4

7.4-11.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,490

105

5.8

4.7- 7.2

106

7.1

5.7- 8.9

232

15.2

13.1-17.6

989

68.2

65.2-71.0

3.7

2.7- 5.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,158

5.5

4.2- 7.3

6.9

5.5- 8.7

179

14.7

12.4-17.3

788

70.6

67.3-73.7

2.3

1.3- 4.0

College Graduate

1,331

6.2

4.7- 8.0

6.3

4.9- 8.0

251

19.5

17.0-22.3

874

66.1

62.9-69.2

2.0

1.2- 3.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

655

9.0

6.8-11.8

5.6

3.6- 8.6

14.8

11.6-18.6

401

63.4

58.6-67.9

7.2

5.2-10.0

$15,000- 24,999

889

5.8

4.3- 7.8

7.6

5.7-10.1

136

15.6

12.8-18.8

592

66.1

62.1-69.8

5.0

3.4- 7.1

$25,000- 34,999

558

6.0

4.3- 8.2

5.2

3.5- 7.6

105

17.3

13.9-21.3

360

68.2

63.3-72.7

3.4

1.7- 6.7

$35,000- 49,999

582

8.0

5.8-10.9

7.0

5.1- 9.6

13.4

10.5-16.9

387

68.9

64.3-73.1

2.7

1.5- 4.9

$50,000-74,999

568

3.8

2.4- 6.0

6.6

4.6- 9.4

16.4

12.9-20.8

397

72.0

67.1-76.3

1.2

0.4- 3.9

$75,000+

758

4.2

2.8- 6.4

4.4

3.1- 6.3

149

20.7

17.4-24.4

528

70.1

66.1-73.8

0.5

0.2- 1.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,938

156

7.6

6.3- 9.1

123

5.7

4.6- 6.9

301

15.7

13.8-17.8

1,260

66.8

64.3-69.3

4.3

3.4- 5.4

2,930

193

5.5

4.6- 6.5

212

6.8

5.8- 8.0

480

16.6

15.0-18.4

1,947

67.6

65.4-69.6

3.5

2.7- 4.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

879

5.4

4.0- 7.3

6.2

4.5- 8.4

155

16.9

14.2-20.0

591

68.8

65.1-72.3

2.7

1.7- 4.2

Non-Veteran

4,025

298

6.5

5.6- 7.4

285

6.4

5.6- 7.4

631

16.0

14.6-17.5

2,635

66.8

65.0-68.6

176

4.2

3.5- 5.0

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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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