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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 | 8,603 | 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 |
-Gaston County | 220 | 39 | 19.9 | 14.0-27.4 | 40 | 16.6 | 11.9-22.8 | 46 | 21.1 | 15.7-27.8 | 18 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.7 | 77 | 35.2 | 28.4-42.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 74 | 11 | 17.1 | 8.7-31.0 | 13 | 16.4 | 9.3-27.4 | 14 | 19.9 | 11.7-31.9 | 5 | 6.1 | 2.3-15.0 | 31 | 40.5 | 28.9-53.3 |
Female | 146 | 28 | 22.0 | 14.8-31.4 | 27 | 16.8 | 11.2-24.5 | 32 | 22.0 | 15.5-30.4 | 13 | 8.1 | 4.6-13.8 | 46 | 31.1 | 23.5-39.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 195 | 35 | 20.1 | 13.9-28.3 | 39 | 18.8 | 13.4-25.6 | 41 | 21.1 | 15.4-28.2 | 16 | 7.6 | 4.4-12.6 | 64 | 32.4 | 25.5-40.3 |
Other | 24 | 4 | 18.9 | 6.6-43.7 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-12.1 | 5 | 22.0 | 8.6-45.9 | 2 | 4.6 | 1.1-17.7 | 12 | 52.7 | 31.4-73.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
45+ | 220 | 39 | 19.9 | 14.0-27.4 | 40 | 16.6 | 11.9-22.8 | 46 | 21.1 | 15.7-27.8 | 18 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.7 | 77 | 35.2 | 28.4-42.6 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 125 | 22 | 18.8 | 11.5-29.1 | 26 | 18.5 | 12.2-27.1 | 22 | 17.9 | 11.5-27.0 | 10 | 7.3 | 3.7-13.9 | 45 | 37.5 | 28.3-47.7 |
Some College + | 94 | 17 | 21.5 | 12.9-33.5 | 14 | 14.2 | 8.1-23.9 | 24 | 25.5 | 17.0-36.3 | 8 | 7.0 | 3.3-14.3 | 31 | 31.8 | 22.5-42.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 131 | 18 | 16.1 | 9.1-27.0 | 20 | 12.0 | 7.5-18.8 | 26 | 20.3 | 13.5-29.3 | 11 | 7.1 | 3.6-13.3 | 56 | 44.5 | 34.9-54.5 |
$50,000+ | 52 | 10 | 24.4 | 13.3-40.4 | 13 | 23.5 | 13.3-38.0 | 13 | 22.6 | 12.9-36.7 | 4 | 7.8 | 2.9-19.7 | 12 | 21.7 | 12.2-35.5 |
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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.
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