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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 3,116 620 19.9 18.2-21.7 476 14.8 13.3-16.4 586 18.3 16.7-20.0 253 8.0 6.9- 9.2 1,181 39.0 36.9-41.2
Female 5,487 995 18.7 17.5-20.0 794 14.2 13.2-15.4 1,158 20.6 19.4-21.9 465 8.3 7.5- 9.2 2,075 38.1 36.5-39.7
RACE
White 6,991 1,283 18.5 17.4-19.6 1,063 15.2 14.1-16.2 1,478 20.6 19.4-21.7 633 9.0 8.2- 9.9 2,534 36.8 35.4-38.2
African American 1,295 275 22.9 20.1-26.0 175 12.7 10.7-15.0 220 16.5 14.1-19.2 61 4.0 3.0- 5.5 564 43.9 40.3-47.5
Asian 25 4 25.6 7.4-59.5 0 0.0 . - . 5 24.1 8.4-52.1 4 18.7 5.6-47.2 12 31.7 15.1-54.8
Native American 144 27 22.0 14.2-32.6 20 14.1 8.6-22.2 26 17.8 11.7-26.1 5 4.7 1.3-15.3 66 41.4 32.1-51.4
Other Minorities 121 20 15.9 9.6-25.2 9 8.9 4.2-18.1 14 10.6 5.6-19.3 11 6.7 3.0-14.0 67 57.9 46.8-68.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 154 18 14.5 8.6-23.3 16 9.1 4.5-17.5 33 17.6 11.7-25.7 11 8.5 4.0-17.3 76 50.4 40.3-60.4
-English Speaking 119 15 16.8 9.6-27.8 15 11.9 5.7-23.3 29 21.0 13.5-31.3 11 12.6 6.0-24.7 49 37.6 27.2-49.4
-Spanish Speaking 35 3 9.5 2.6-29.1 1 3.3 0.5-20.0 4 10.5 3.7-26.1 0 0.0 . - . 27 76.7 57.8-88.8
Non-Hispanic 8,434 1,594 19.4 18.3-20.5 1,253 14.7 13.8-15.6 1,707 19.6 18.6-20.7 707 8.2 7.5- 8.9 3,173 38.1 36.8-39.5
AGE
50-54 1,561 246 16.2 14.1-18.7 168 11.3 9.4-13.5 184 10.6 8.9-12.5 92 6.1 4.8- 7.8 871 55.8 52.6-58.9
55-64 3,048 568 19.1 17.4-20.9 465 15.4 13.9-17.0 653 21.9 20.1-23.7 248 7.9 6.8- 9.1 1,114 35.8 33.7-37.9
65-74 2,303 479 21.7 19.8-23.9 394 17.2 15.4-19.1 531 22.9 20.9-25.0 207 9.2 7.9-10.8 692 29.0 26.8-31.3
75+ 1,691 322 20.3 18.0-22.8 243 13.5 11.7-15.5 376 22.6 20.3-25.1 171 10.0 8.4-12.0 579 33.5 30.9-36.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,548 276 16.9 14.7-19.4 180 11.1 9.4-13.1 234 14.1 12.1-16.2 118 8.2 6.5-10.2 740 49.7 46.5-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,743 486 18.5 16.8-20.4 390 13.1 11.7-14.7 539 18.2 16.5-20.0 207 7.5 6.4- 8.8 1,121 42.6 40.3-45.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,996 392 20.6 18.5-23.0 309 15.0 13.1-17.0 409 19.9 17.8-22.1 188 8.6 7.2-10.1 698 35.9 33.2-38.8
College Graduate 2,295 457 20.1 18.2-22.3 388 17.6 15.7-19.7 559 24.1 22.1-26.3 202 8.5 7.2-10.0 689 29.6 27.4-32.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,176 193 15.8 13.4-18.6 132 9.6 7.9-11.6 184 15.3 12.9-18.0 104 8.9 7.0-11.2 563 50.5 46.8-54.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,520 257 17.0 14.8-19.5 212 12.6 10.8-14.6 280 15.9 13.9-18.1 135 9.0 7.3-11.0 636 45.5 42.3-48.6
$25,000- 34,999 1,089 212 19.2 16.5-22.2 152 13.8 11.5-16.5 215 18.8 16.2-21.7 85 7.6 5.8- 9.8 425 40.6 37.0-44.4
$35,000- 49,999 1,098 200 20.1 17.3-23.2 182 15.7 13.2-18.5 254 21.5 18.7-24.6 80 7.2 5.6- 9.2 382 35.6 32.1-39.2
$50,000-74,999 976 189 18.7 16.0-21.8 168 17.1 14.3-20.2 209 20.4 17.6-23.6 88 8.9 6.9-11.3 322 34.9 31.3-38.7
$75,000+ 1,297 263 20.7 18.0-23.7 232 18.0 15.6-20.7 309 23.7 21.0-26.7 113 8.3 6.7-10.4 380 29.2 26.1-32.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,881 756 20.4 18.8-22.1 569 14.1 12.8-15.5 803 20.2 18.7-21.7 361 9.2 8.2-10.4 1,392 36.1 34.3-38.0
No 4,578 829 18.2 16.9-19.6 686 14.9 13.7-16.3 917 19.3 17.9-20.7 351 7.5 6.6- 8.5 1,795 40.1 38.3-41.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,659 365 21.8 19.5-24.3 290 17.0 14.9-19.4 349 21.8 19.4-24.4 149 8.6 7.1-10.3 506 30.9 28.0-33.9
Non-Veteran 6,938 1,248 18.5 17.4-19.7 980 13.8 12.8-14.8 1,391 18.9 17.8-20.0 569 8.1 7.3- 8.9 2,750 40.8 39.3-42.2

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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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