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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | > 5 years | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 8,496 | 1,790 | 20.7 | 19.6-21.7 | 911 | 10.6 | 9.8-11.5 | 894 | 9.9 | 9.1-10.6 | 775 | 8.6 | 7.9- 9.3 | 4,126 | 50.3 | 48.9-51.6 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,858 | 567 | 19.5 | 17.8-21.2 | 243 | 8.2 | 7.1- 9.4 | 259 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.4 | 235 | 7.9 | 6.8- 9.1 | 1,554 | 56.3 | 54.1-58.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,010 | 219 | 20.8 | 18.0-23.8 | 73 | 7.7 | 5.9- 9.9 | 82 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.5 | 77 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.0 | 559 | 57.8 | 54.2-61.4 |
| Female | 1,848 | 348 | 18.4 | 16.5-20.5 | 170 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.1 | 177 | 9.5 | 8.0-11.2 | 158 | 8.5 | 7.1-10.1 | 995 | 55.1 | 52.4-57.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,058 | 416 | 19.3 | 17.5-21.3 | 189 | 8.8 | 7.5-10.3 | 204 | 9.4 | 8.0-10.9 | 194 | 9.1 | 7.8-10.7 | 1,055 | 53.3 | 50.8-55.9 |
| African American | 633 | 119 | 20.1 | 16.4-24.4 | 44 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.7 | 45 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.2 | 36 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.7 | 389 | 61.9 | 57.1-66.5 |
| Other Minorities | 156 | 28 | 17.2 | 11.1-25.8 | 10 | 6.6 | 2.9-14.3 | 10 | 5.1 | 2.6- 9.9 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8- 7.0 | 104 | 68.6 | 58.8-77.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 45 | 7 | 11.7 | 5.0-25.0 | 4 | 7.9 | 2.6-21.9 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.1 | 4 | 6.2 | 2.2-16.1 | 29 | 72.6 | 56.2-84.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,807 | 558 | 19.6 | 17.9-21.4 | 239 | 8.2 | 7.1- 9.5 | 258 | 8.4 | 7.3- 9.7 | 230 | 7.9 | 6.8- 9.1 | 1,522 | 55.8 | 53.6-58.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 50-54 | 516 | 65 | 11.2 | 8.5-14.6 | 31 | 5.8 | 3.7- 8.9 | 35 | 6.1 | 4.1- 8.8 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.2 | 354 | 71.5 | 66.6-75.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,027 | 204 | 20.4 | 17.6-23.5 | 91 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.7 | 89 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.4 | 81 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.5 | 562 | 55.3 | 51.7-58.9 |
| 65-74 | 767 | 165 | 22.0 | 18.8-25.6 | 82 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.2 | 82 | 9.7 | 7.6-12.2 | 74 | 10.2 | 7.9-13.0 | 364 | 46.2 | 42.0-50.3 |
| 75+ | 548 | 133 | 25.1 | 21.1-29.7 | 39 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.4 | 53 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.2 | 49 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.8 | 274 | 51.0 | 46.1-55.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 566 | 108 | 17.7 | 14.3-21.8 | 36 | 5.6 | 3.9- 8.0 | 37 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.1 | 43 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.8 | 342 | 63.3 | 58.4-68.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 944 | 176 | 18.4 | 15.6-21.5 | 83 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.1 | 85 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.3 | 72 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.8 | 528 | 57.3 | 53.4-61.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 652 | 140 | 20.7 | 17.3-24.6 | 59 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.9 | 62 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.5 | 53 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 | 338 | 54.1 | 49.4-58.7 |
| College Graduate | 692 | 143 | 21.3 | 18.0-25.1 | 65 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.7 | 75 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.2 | 67 | 10.1 | 7.8-13.0 | 342 | 50.8 | 46.5-55.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 438 | 88 | 18.4 | 14.5-22.9 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 32 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.1 | 22 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.1 | 274 | 67.1 | 61.7-72.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 513 | 95 | 17.8 | 14.2-21.9 | 47 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.1 | 38 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.7 | 40 | 7.7 | 5.4-10.7 | 293 | 59.7 | 54.5-64.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 377 | 76 | 22.1 | 17.3-27.8 | 30 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.5 | 42 | 10.8 | 7.6-15.2 | 27 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.9 | 202 | 51.7 | 45.5-57.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 378 | 70 | 17.1 | 13.1-21.9 | 31 | 8.0 | 5.3-11.8 | 42 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.2 | 42 | 9.7 | 6.9-13.4 | 193 | 55.1 | 49.0-61.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 331 | 65 | 17.4 | 13.4-22.3 | 44 | 14.2 | 10.2-19.5 | 40 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.4 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.8 | 157 | 50.3 | 43.9-56.6 |
| $75,000+ | 367 | 83 | 23.1 | 18.5-28.4 | 30 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.3 | 34 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.0 | 43 | 11.5 | 8.3-15.7 | 177 | 50.7 | 44.8-56.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,362 | 285 | 20.7 | 18.3-23.4 | 105 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.7 | 118 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.4 | 115 | 8.0 | 6.5- 9.8 | 739 | 56.6 | 53.4-59.8 |
| No | 1,449 | 274 | 18.4 | 16.1-20.9 | 136 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.3 | 138 | 8.6 | 7.1-10.3 | 118 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.6 | 783 | 55.8 | 52.7-58.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 550 | 141 | 26.4 | 22.2-31.1 | 50 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.3 | 48 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.7 | 55 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.3 | 256 | 47.4 | 42.4-52.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,305 | 426 | 17.4 | 15.7-19.3 | 193 | 7.9 | 6.7- 9.3 | 209 | 8.3 | 7.1- 9.6 | 180 | 7.5 | 6.3- 8.8 | 1,297 | 58.9 | 56.5-61.3 |
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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older and reported having a blood stool test
and those respondents who were not asked formed the 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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