BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
North Carolina	8,603	1,615	19.2	18.2-20.3	1,270	14.5	13.6-15.4	1,744	19.6	18.6-20.6	718	8.2	7.5- 8.9	3,256	38.5	37.2-39.8
-Eastern NC	2,876	559	20.0	18.3-21.9	462	15.2	13.8-16.8	539	17.5	15.9-19.2	211	7.3	6.2- 8.5	1,105	40.0	37.8-42.2
GENDER
Male	1,011	210	20.4	17.6-23.5	164	15.3	12.9-18.0	188	16.8	14.3-19.6	77	8.2	6.3-10.5	372	39.4	35.7-43.2
Female	1,865	349	19.7	17.6-22.0	298	15.1	13.4-17.1	351	18.1	16.2-20.2	134	6.5	5.4- 7.9	733	40.5	37.8-43.2
RACE
White	2,077	394	19.0	17.1-21.0	344	16.2	14.5-18.2	415	18.9	17.1-21.0	174	8.5	7.1-10.1	750	37.4	34.9-40.0
African American	634	129	21.5	17.7-25.8	98	13.6	10.7-17.0	97	14.2	11.2-17.8	32	4.8	3.2- 7.3	278	45.9	41.0-50.9
Other Minorities	154	32	23.8	15.7-34.5	18	10.3	6.0-17.2	27	15.8	10.1-23.9	4	2.1	0.6- 6.7	73	47.9	37.6-58.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	7	26.2	12.0-47.9	5	7.1	2.3-19.9	9	15.7	7.2-31.0	3	5.7	1.7-17.1	20	45.3	27.6-64.3
Non-Hispanic	2,825	550	19.8	18.1-21.6	457	15.5	14.0-17.1	530	17.6	16.0-19.3	208	7.3	6.2- 8.6	1,080	39.7	37.5-42.0
AGE
50-54	518	79	13.8	10.7-17.5	63	12.6	9.5-16.5	57	9.7	7.0-13.4	31	5.8	3.8- 8.8	288	58.0	52.7-63.1
55-64	1,038	206	21.1	18.1-24.4	173	16.2	13.7-19.0	207	20.0	17.2-23.0	75	7.5	5.7- 9.7	377	35.3	31.9-38.8
65-74	772	165	23.4	20.1-27.2	143	17.2	14.4-20.4	177	22.6	19.3-26.2	50	6.6	4.8- 8.9	237	30.2	26.4-34.2
75+	548	109	21.7	17.8-26.3	83	14.3	11.4-17.7	98	16.7	13.5-20.4	55	9.6	7.1-12.8	203	37.8	33.0-42.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	565	114	20.7	16.8-25.2	68	11.3	8.6-14.6	79	13.4	10.3-17.1	36	6.4	4.4- 9.3	268	48.3	43.1-53.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	952	182	20.2	17.2-23.7	154	15.2	12.7-18.1	178	17.1	14.5-20.0	55	6.1	4.4- 8.3	383	41.4	37.6-45.4
Some Post-H.S.	658	123	18.5	15.2-22.3	117	17.3	14.1-21.0	126	18.3	15.0-22.0	55	7.8	5.6-10.8	237	38.2	33.6-43.0
College Graduate	697	140	20.7	17.5-24.4	122	16.4	13.6-19.8	156	21.0	17.8-24.6	64	9.0	6.8-11.7	215	32.9	28.9-37.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	439	73	14.8	11.4-19.0	54	9.7	7.1-12.9	61	12.7	9.6-16.8	23	5.3	3.1- 8.8	228	57.5	51.7-63.1
$15,000- 24,999	520	97	19.0	15.2-23.5	84	14.7	11.6-18.6	82	13.5	10.5-17.2	38	7.1	5.1-10.0	219	45.6	40.4-51.0
$25,000- 34,999	381	79	21.1	16.4-26.7	62	15.6	11.8-20.4	69	16.7	12.8-21.5	23	6.0	3.3-10.4	148	40.6	34.6-46.9
$35,000- 49,999	377	69	21.1	16.4-26.7	68	17.4	13.3-22.4	84	20.3	16.0-25.4	26	6.1	4.0- 9.3	130	35.1	29.2-41.4
$50,000-74,999	332	66	19.1	14.8-24.2	63	18.7	14.2-24.3	76	22.7	17.7-28.8	30	10.7	7.0-15.9	97	28.8	23.5-34.8
$75,000+	370	78	20.8	16.5-25.8	64	16.5	12.7-21.2	82	20.3	16.2-25.2	37	8.6	6.0-12.3	109	33.7	28.2-39.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,368	275	20.8	18.3-23.6	206	13.4	11.5-15.6	249	17.2	14.9-19.7	109	7.5	6.1- 9.3	529	41.0	37.8-44.4
No	1,463	274	19.0	16.7-21.6	253	17.0	14.9-19.4	283	17.8	15.7-20.2	100	7.1	5.6- 9.0	553	39.0	36.0-42.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	549	138	25.9	21.7-30.6	97	16.6	13.4-20.4	107	19.0	15.3-23.3	50	9.4	6.8-12.7	157	29.2	24.8-34.0
Non-Veteran	2,324	420	18.3	16.4-20.2	365	14.8	13.2-16.6	430	17.1	15.4-18.9	161	6.7	5.5- 8.0	948	43.2	40.7-45.7

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,603

1,615

19.2

18.2-20.3

1,270

14.5

13.6-15.4

1,744

19.6

18.6-20.6

718

8.2

7.5- 8.9

3,256

38.5

37.2-39.8

-Eastern NC

2,876

559

20.0

18.3-21.9

462

15.2

13.8-16.8

539

17.5

15.9-19.2

211

7.3

6.2- 8.5

1,105

40.0

37.8-42.2

GENDER

Male

1,011

210

20.4

17.6-23.5

164

15.3

12.9-18.0

188

16.8

14.3-19.6

8.2

6.3-10.5

372

39.4

35.7-43.2

Female

1,865

349

19.7

17.6-22.0

298

15.1

13.4-17.1

351

18.1

16.2-20.2

134

6.5

5.4- 7.9

733

40.5

37.8-43.2

RACE

White

2,077

394

19.0

17.1-21.0

344

16.2

14.5-18.2

415

18.9

17.1-21.0

174

8.5

7.1-10.1

750

37.4

34.9-40.0

African American

634

129

21.5

17.7-25.8

13.6

10.7-17.0

14.2

11.2-17.8

4.8

3.2- 7.3

278

45.9

41.0-50.9

Other Minorities

154

23.8

15.7-34.5

10.3

6.0-17.2

15.8

10.1-23.9

2.1

0.6- 6.7

47.9

37.6-58.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.2

12.0-47.9

7.1

2.3-19.9

15.7

7.2-31.0

5.7

1.7-17.1

45.3

27.6-64.3

Non-Hispanic

2,825

550

19.8

18.1-21.6

457

15.5

14.0-17.1

530

17.6

16.0-19.3

208

7.3

6.2- 8.6

1,080

39.7

37.5-42.0

AGE

50-54

518

13.8

10.7-17.5

12.6

9.5-16.5

9.7

7.0-13.4

5.8

3.8- 8.8

288

58.0

52.7-63.1

55-64

1,038

206

21.1

18.1-24.4

173

16.2

13.7-19.0

207

20.0

17.2-23.0

7.5

5.7- 9.7

377

35.3

31.9-38.8

65-74

772

165

23.4

20.1-27.2

143

17.2

14.4-20.4

177

22.6

19.3-26.2

6.6

4.8- 8.9

237

30.2

26.4-34.2

75+

548

109

21.7

17.8-26.3

14.3

11.4-17.7

16.7

13.5-20.4

9.6

7.1-12.8

203

37.8

33.0-42.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

565

114

20.7

16.8-25.2

11.3

8.6-14.6

13.4

10.3-17.1

6.4

4.4- 9.3

268

48.3

43.1-53.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

952

182

20.2

17.2-23.7

154

15.2

12.7-18.1

178

17.1

14.5-20.0

6.1

4.4- 8.3

383

41.4

37.6-45.4

Some Post-H.S.

658

123

18.5

15.2-22.3

117

17.3

14.1-21.0

126

18.3

15.0-22.0

7.8

5.6-10.8

237

38.2

33.6-43.0

College Graduate

697

140

20.7

17.5-24.4

122

16.4

13.6-19.8

156

21.0

17.8-24.6

9.0

6.8-11.7

215

32.9

28.9-37.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

439

14.8

11.4-19.0

9.7

7.1-12.9

12.7

9.6-16.8

5.3

3.1- 8.8

228

57.5

51.7-63.1

$15,000- 24,999

520

19.0

15.2-23.5

14.7

11.6-18.6

13.5

10.5-17.2

7.1

5.1-10.0

219

45.6

40.4-51.0

$25,000- 34,999

381

21.1

16.4-26.7

15.6

11.8-20.4

16.7

12.8-21.5

6.0

3.3-10.4

148

40.6

34.6-46.9

$35,000- 49,999

377

21.1

16.4-26.7

17.4

13.3-22.4

20.3

16.0-25.4

6.1

4.0- 9.3

130

35.1

29.2-41.4

$50,000-74,999

332

19.1

14.8-24.2

18.7

14.2-24.3

22.7

17.7-28.8

10.7

7.0-15.9

28.8

23.5-34.8

$75,000+

370

20.8

16.5-25.8

16.5

12.7-21.2

20.3

16.2-25.2

8.6

6.0-12.3

109

33.7

28.2-39.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,368

275

20.8

18.3-23.6

206

13.4

11.5-15.6

249

17.2

14.9-19.7

109

7.5

6.1- 9.3

529

41.0

37.8-44.4

1,463

274

19.0

16.7-21.6

253

17.0

14.9-19.4

283

17.8

15.7-20.2

100

7.1

5.6- 9.0

553

39.0

36.0-42.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

549

138

25.9

21.7-30.6

16.6

13.4-20.4

107

19.0

15.3-23.3

9.4

6.8-12.7

157

29.2

24.8-34.0

Non-Veteran

2,324

420

18.3

16.4-20.2

365

14.8

13.2-16.6

430

17.1

15.4-18.9

161

6.7

5.5- 8.0

948

43.2

40.7-45.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents age 50 and older and reported having sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy exam - those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.

^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.

** 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.

***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.

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