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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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
TOTAL	387	91	25.0	20.0-30.7	51	11.8	8.7-15.9	52	12.7	9.3-17.1	17	4.2	2.4- 7.3	176	46.3	39.9-52.9
GENDER
Male	387	91	25.0	20.0-30.7	51	11.8	8.7-15.9	52	12.7	9.3-17.1	17	4.2	2.4- 7.3	176	46.3	39.9-52.9
RACE
African American	387	91	25.0	20.0-30.7	51	11.8	8.7-15.9	52	12.7	9.3-17.1	17	4.2	2.4- 7.3	176	46.3	39.9-52.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	47.9	7.6-91.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	52.1	8.8-92.4	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	3	1	47.9	7.6-91.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	52.1	8.8-92.4	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	382	90	24.9	19.9-30.7	51	12.0	8.8-16.1	52	12.9	9.4-17.3	15	3.9	2.1- 7.0	174	46.4	39.9-53.0
AGE
50-54	82	13	13.8	7.3-24.4	5	5.9	2.2-15.0	8	9.1	4.2-18.8	2	2.1	0.5- 9.3	54	69.0	55.6-79.9
55-64	139	34	26.0	18.4-35.4	21	14.1	8.8-21.6	22	16.2	10.1-25.0	6	4.8	1.9-11.9	56	38.9	29.7-49.1
65-74	112	30	29.7	20.2-41.4	18	16.0	9.5-25.7	17	16.0	9.5-25.8	3	1.9	0.6- 5.8	44	36.4	26.9-47.2
75+	54	14	37.0	22.4-54.3	7	11.2	5.0-23.0	5	5.7	2.2-14.1	6	10.4	4.1-24.2	22	35.7	22.5-51.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	23	22.2	14.1-33.1	14	10.8	6.1-18.3	9	6.7	3.2-13.7	6	6.6	2.6-16.1	77	53.7	43.3-63.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	27	23.5	15.3-34.3	16	10.7	6.1-18.3	13	8.4	4.5-15.2	7	3.9	1.8- 8.4	58	53.5	42.3-64.2
Some Post-H.S.	72	23	25.7	15.7-39.2	6	8.7	3.6-19.3	16	21.6	12.1-35.6	3	3.2	0.8-11.2	24	40.8	24.4-59.5
College Graduate	63	18	32.0	20.2-46.8	15	20.2	11.4-33.2	13	18.0	9.7-31.2	1	1.8	0.3-11.9	16	27.9	16.7-42.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	75	13	15.3	7.9-27.4	5	5.4	2.0-13.9	4	6.0	2.1-15.7	4	7.2	2.4-20.1	49	66.1	52.2-77.7
$15,000- 24,999	77	17	22.8	13.4-36.1	12	12.4	6.5-22.1	6	5.9	2.3-14.7	2	4.3	0.9-18.8	40	54.6	40.9-67.7
$25,000- 34,999	64	17	26.6	15.7-41.2	7	14.8	7.0-28.7	8	10.1	4.7-20.5	2	2.2	0.5- 8.8	30	46.2	32.4-60.7
$35,000- 49,999	48	16	37.3	23.3-53.8	9	15.8	7.6-29.9	12	23.2	12.1-39.8	2	1.8	0.4- 7.1	9	21.9	11.1-38.6
$50,000-74,999	36	9	23.1	11.5-40.9	5	12.3	4.4-29.9	8	20.4	9.2-39.5	2	6.9	1.7-24.1	12	37.3	20.5-57.9
$75,000+	30	9	21.5	8.7-44.1	6	13.7	4.9-32.9	6	17.0	6.1-39.1	1	2.0	0.3-13.6	8	45.9	19.3-75.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	192	46	25.9	19.1-34.2	24	12.4	8.0-18.8	23	12.2	7.9-18.4	9	5.1	2.4-10.6	90	44.4	36.3-52.7
No	183	41	23.5	16.6-32.1	27	11.8	7.7-17.9	29	13.8	8.8-21.1	8	3.5	1.5- 7.9	78	47.3	37.3-57.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	144	43	28.3	20.1-38.2	23	11.0	6.7-17.4	27	19.1	12.4-28.2	11	7.9	3.9-15.2	40	33.7	22.8-46.8
Non-Veteran	241	48	22.8	16.8-30.2	28	12.5	8.4-18.2	23	7.9	4.9-12.3	6	1.7	0.7- 3.8	136	55.2	47.5-62.7

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

387

25.0

20.0-30.7

11.8

8.7-15.9

12.7

9.3-17.1

4.2

2.4- 7.3

176

46.3

39.9-52.9

GENDER

Male

387

25.0

20.0-30.7

11.8

8.7-15.9

12.7

9.3-17.1

4.2

2.4- 7.3

176

46.3

39.9-52.9

RACE

African American

387

25.0

20.0-30.7

11.8

8.7-15.9

12.7

9.3-17.1

4.2

2.4- 7.3

176

46.3

39.9-52.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.9

7.6-91.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

52.1

8.8-92.4

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

47.9

7.6-91.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

52.1

8.8-92.4

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

382

24.9

19.9-30.7

12.0

8.8-16.1

12.9

9.4-17.3

3.9

2.1- 7.0

174

46.4

39.9-53.0

AGE

50-54

13.8

7.3-24.4

5.9

2.2-15.0

9.1

4.2-18.8

2.1

0.5- 9.3

69.0

55.6-79.9

55-64

139

26.0

18.4-35.4

14.1

8.8-21.6

16.2

10.1-25.0

4.8

1.9-11.9

38.9

29.7-49.1

65-74

112

29.7

20.2-41.4

16.0

9.5-25.7

16.0

9.5-25.8

1.9

0.6- 5.8

36.4

26.9-47.2

75+

37.0

22.4-54.3

11.2

5.0-23.0

5.7

2.2-14.1

10.4

4.1-24.2

35.7

22.5-51.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

22.2

14.1-33.1

10.8

6.1-18.3

6.7

3.2-13.7

6.6

2.6-16.1

53.7

43.3-63.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

23.5

15.3-34.3

10.7

6.1-18.3

8.4

4.5-15.2

3.9

1.8- 8.4

53.5

42.3-64.2

Some Post-H.S.

25.7

15.7-39.2

8.7

3.6-19.3

21.6

12.1-35.6

3.2

0.8-11.2

40.8

24.4-59.5

College Graduate

32.0

20.2-46.8

20.2

11.4-33.2

18.0

9.7-31.2

1.8

0.3-11.9

27.9

16.7-42.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.3

7.9-27.4

5.4

2.0-13.9

6.0

2.1-15.7

7.2

2.4-20.1

66.1

52.2-77.7

$15,000- 24,999

22.8

13.4-36.1

12.4

6.5-22.1

5.9

2.3-14.7

4.3

0.9-18.8

54.6

40.9-67.7

$25,000- 34,999

26.6

15.7-41.2

14.8

7.0-28.7

10.1

4.7-20.5

2.2

0.5- 8.8

46.2

32.4-60.7

$35,000- 49,999

37.3

23.3-53.8

15.8

7.6-29.9

23.2

12.1-39.8

1.8

0.4- 7.1

21.9

11.1-38.6

$50,000-74,999

23.1

11.5-40.9

12.3

4.4-29.9

20.4

9.2-39.5

6.9

1.7-24.1

37.3

20.5-57.9

$75,000+

21.5

8.7-44.1

13.7

4.9-32.9

17.0

6.1-39.1

2.0

0.3-13.6

45.9

19.3-75.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

192

25.9

19.1-34.2

12.4

8.0-18.8

12.2

7.9-18.4

5.1

2.4-10.6

44.4

36.3-52.7

183

23.5

16.6-32.1

11.8

7.7-17.9

13.8

8.8-21.1

3.5

1.5- 7.9

47.3

37.3-57.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

144

28.3

20.1-38.2

11.0

6.7-17.4

19.1

12.4-28.2

7.9

3.9-15.2

33.7

22.8-46.8

Non-Veteran

241

22.8

16.8-30.2

12.5

8.4-18.2

7.9

4.9-12.3

1.7

0.7- 3.8

136

55.2

47.5-62.7

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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.

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