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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

Colorectal Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
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
-Mtn. AHEC 585 105 17.8 14.4-21.7 77 13.3 10.3-16.9 106 17.2 13.9-21.1 50 9.4 6.8-12.7 247 42.4 37.6-47.3
GENDER
Male 220 37 16.2 11.3-22.6 32 13.8 9.4-19.9 36 17.4 12.2-24.3 16 8.2 4.8-13.5 99 44.4 36.7-52.4
Female 365 68 19.0 14.7-24.3 45 12.9 9.2-17.6 70 17.1 13.2-21.9 34 10.3 6.9-15.1 148 40.7 34.8-46.9
RACE
White 550 102 18.3 14.8-22.4 71 12.9 10.0-16.6 102 17.4 14.0-21.5 47 9.5 6.9-13.0 228 41.9 37.0-46.9
Other 33 2 4.4 1.0-17.9 6 23.3 9.0-48.1 4 12.6 3.8-34.3 2 2.2 0.4-10.9 19 57.6 35.0-77.4
AGE
45+ 585 105 17.8 14.4-21.7 77 13.3 10.3-16.9 106 17.2 13.9-21.1 50 9.4 6.8-12.7 247 42.4 37.6-47.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 268 45 16.6 11.9-22.7 27 9.1 5.9-13.7 39 12.1 8.3-17.4 26 11.1 7.3-16.5 131 51.1 43.9-58.3
Some College + 314 60 19.0 14.4-24.5 50 16.8 12.4-22.5 65 20.7 15.8-26.5 23 7.6 4.6-12.3 116 36.0 29.8-42.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 351 65 17.7 13.5-22.9 43 11.0 7.8-15.4 57 14.2 10.5-18.9 28 10.2 6.7-15.2 158 46.9 40.5-53.4
$50,000+ 137 22 17.1 11.1-25.6 22 17.8 11.4-26.7 31 24.6 17.0-34.2 13 10.0 5.5-17.3 49 30.5 22.6-39.7

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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.


*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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