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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)*

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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) 372 55 15.5 11.6-20.5 51 13.6 10.0-18.3 64 16.4 12.5-21.3 34 10.2 7.1-14.7 168 44.1 38.2-50.3
GENDER
Male 149 20 14.4 8.9-22.3 21 13.9 8.6-21.6 23 16.7 10.7-25.1 15 10.3 6.0-17.2 70 44.7 35.4-54.4
Female 223 35 16.5 11.4-23.3 30 13.4 8.9-19.7 41 16.2 11.5-22.4 19 10.2 6.1-16.6 98 43.6 36.1-51.5
RACE
White 348 54 16.0 12.0-21.1 48 13.3 9.7-18.1 61 16.5 12.5-21.5 32 10.5 7.2-15.0 153 43.7 37.6-49.9
Other 24 1 2.0 0.3-14.0 3 23.0 6.2-57.7 3 13.9 3.2-44.2 2 3.2 0.6-16.2 15 57.8 29.3-82.0
AGE
45+ 372 55 15.5 11.6-20.5 51 13.6 10.0-18.3 64 16.4 12.5-21.3 34 10.2 7.1-14.7 168 44.1 38.2-50.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 180 25 15.3 9.7-23.1 20 9.3 5.6-15.1 22 10.8 6.6-17.4 19 12.0 7.5-18.9 94 52.6 43.7-61.3
Some College + 189 30 16.1 10.9-23.0 31 17.4 11.9-24.9 40 20.1 14.3-27.6 14 8.3 4.5-14.8 74 38.1 30.2-46.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 237 36 15.8 10.9-22.2 31 11.0 7.2-16.4 35 12.9 8.8-18.7 22 11.4 7.1-17.6 113 49.0 41.2-56.8
$50,000+ 78 9 13.3 6.7-24.6 15 21.3 12.6-33.8 19 25.5 15.9-38.4 9 12.4 6.3-23.1 26 27.4 17.8-39.8

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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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