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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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 233 | 47 | 19.9 | 14.8-26.3 | 25 | 10.1 | 6.7-15.0 | 44 | 19.9 | 14.5-26.6 | 23 | 9.2 | 5.9-14.3 | 94 | 40.8 | 33.8-48.2 |
Buncombe | 213 | 50 | 23.9 | 18.2-30.8 | 26 | 12.4 | 8.4-17.9 | 42 | 19.4 | 14.1-26.2 | 16 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.5 | 79 | 37.4 | 30.5-44.9 |
Cabarrus | 213 | 38 | 17.0 | 12.1-23.4 | 23 | 10.2 | 6.5-15.6 | 56 | 25.1 | 19.2-32.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.6 | 78 | 38.7 | 31.6-46.4 |
Catawba | 236 | 40 | 15.4 | 11.1-20.9 | 27 | 11.9 | 7.9-17.5 | 40 | 17.5 | 12.7-23.7 | 23 | 9.3 | 6.0-14.0 | 106 | 46.0 | 38.9-53.2 |
Cumberland | 206 | 41 | 21.1 | 15.4-28.3 | 37 | 18.1 | 12.8-24.8 | 51 | 23.0 | 17.3-30.0 | 18 | 8.5 | 5.0-14.1 | 59 | 29.3 | 22.6-37.1 |
Davidson | 243 | 49 | 19.6 | 14.7-25.6 | 34 | 14.8 | 10.4-20.6 | 47 | 19.2 | 14.0-25.9 | 20 | 7.0 | 4.4-10.9 | 93 | 39.5 | 32.7-46.6 |
Durham | 186 | 33 | 21.9 | 15.5-30.0 | 40 | 20.8 | 15.1-28.0 | 58 | 27.8 | 21.4-35.3 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.4 | 47 | 26.0 | 19.6-33.6 |
Forsyth | 243 | 50 | 20.7 | 15.7-26.8 | 37 | 13.5 | 9.6-18.5 | 64 | 25.2 | 19.7-31.6 | 16 | 7.2 | 4.2-11.8 | 76 | 33.5 | 27.1-40.6 |
Gaston | 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 |
Guilford | 240 | 49 | 22.4 | 16.7-29.4 | 42 | 17.1 | 12.1-23.6 | 53 | 20.2 | 14.9-26.9 | 19 | 6.6 | 3.9-10.9 | 77 | 33.7 | 25.9-42.5 |
Iredell | 238 | 43 | 16.8 | 12.2-22.7 | 32 | 14.9 | 10.1-21.3 | 44 | 18.0 | 13.0-24.3 | 26 | 10.5 | 6.8-16.0 | 93 | 39.8 | 32.8-47.2 |
Johnston | 221 | 40 | 18.0 | 11.8-26.5 | 33 | 15.0 | 10.1-21.7 | 46 | 21.2 | 15.2-28.8 | 12 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.7 | 90 | 40.5 | 32.0-49.7 |
Mecklenburg | 377 | 82 | 24.4 | 19.3-30.2 | 63 | 15.4 | 11.7-20.0 | 81 | 19.6 | 15.6-24.4 | 27 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.3 | 124 | 33.6 | 28.3-39.4 |
New Hanover | 246 | 53 | 22.0 | 16.9-28.2 | 40 | 15.3 | 11.2-20.7 | 55 | 22.0 | 16.9-28.2 | 27 | 11.0 | 7.5-16.0 | 71 | 29.5 | 23.6-36.3 |
Onslow | 188 | 28 | 17.3 | 11.7-24.8 | 31 | 16.1 | 11.1-22.6 | 33 | 18.7 | 12.8-26.4 | 14 | 6.3 | 3.5-11.0 | 82 | 41.7 | 34.1-49.7 |
Orange | 192 | 33 | 18.3 | 12.7-25.5 | 36 | 17.3 | 12.4-23.6 | 48 | 26.0 | 19.2-34.1 | 18 | 7.9 | 4.7-12.8 | 57 | 30.6 | 23.8-38.3 |
Pitt | 199 | 42 | 20.5 | 15.1-27.2 | 40 | 19.2 | 14.1-25.7 | 40 | 20.3 | 14.8-27.3 | 12 | 6.4 | 3.5-11.5 | 65 | 33.5 | 26.5-41.3 |
Randolph | 223 | 38 | 16.6 | 11.8-22.8 | 28 | 10.6 | 7.1-15.5 | 52 | 25.0 | 19.0-32.1 | 16 | 6.9 | 3.7-12.3 | 89 | 40.9 | 33.7-48.6 |
Robeson | 214 | 44 | 19.1 | 13.9-25.6 | 36 | 18.9 | 13.3-26.1 | 35 | 14.8 | 10.4-20.6 | 15 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.0 | 84 | 41.6 | 34.3-49.2 |
Rowan | 257 | 46 | 18.1 | 13.5-24.0 | 35 | 11.5 | 8.2-16.0 | 47 | 18.9 | 14.0-25.1 | 18 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.6 | 111 | 45.0 | 38.3-52.0 |
Union | 205 | 40 | 23.2 | 15.3-33.6 | 28 | 11.7 | 7.8-17.1 | 45 | 20.5 | 14.8-27.7 | 19 | 9.6 | 5.7-15.5 | 73 | 35.1 | 27.6-43.4 |
Wake | 298 | 63 | 21.0 | 16.4-26.7 | 59 | 19.4 | 14.8-25.0 | 75 | 24.9 | 19.9-30.7 | 24 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.2 | 77 | 27.3 | 21.9-33.6 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 254 | 40 | 13.8 | 9.9-18.9 | 39 | 14.6 | 10.5-20.1 | 50 | 17.8 | 13.4-23.3 | 19 | 7.8 | 4.5-13.2 | 106 | 46.0 | 38.9-53.3 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 317 | 67 | 21.5 | 16.7-27.2 | 44 | 12.0 | 8.8-16.3 | 61 | 18.0 | 13.7-23.2 | 23 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.6 | 122 | 41.5 | 35.4-47.9 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 274 | 44 | 16.8 | 12.0-23.0 | 40 | 15.2 | 11.0-20.7 | 40 | 15.0 | 10.9-20.4 | 17 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.1 | 133 | 48.0 | 41.4-54.7 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 238 | 47 | 22.7 | 16.8-29.9 | 35 | 15.6 | 10.8-22.1 | 36 | 13.0 | 9.0-18.4 | 20 | 9.5 | 5.9-15.0 | 100 | 39.2 | 32.1-46.7 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 248 | 52 | 21.4 | 16.1-28.0 | 41 | 13.3 | 9.3-18.6 | 39 | 14.7 | 10.2-20.7 | 14 | 6.3 | 3.5-11.1 | 102 | 44.3 | 37.1-51.7 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 280 | 62 | 22.9 | 17.8-28.9 | 43 | 15.4 | 11.3-20.6 | 48 | 15.3 | 11.3-20.2 | 23 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.8 | 104 | 38.7 | 32.4-45.5 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 204 | 33 | 15.6 | 10.9-21.8 | 26 | 11.9 | 7.9-17.6 | 38 | 19.2 | 13.8-26.2 | 16 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.2 | 91 | 46.1 | 38.4-54.0 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 268 | 46 | 15.9 | 11.7-21.1 | 33 | 13.2 | 9.1-18.6 | 67 | 26.0 | 20.4-32.5 | 25 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.6 | 97 | 35.8 | 29.6-42.6 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 316 | 67 | 22.2 | 17.4-27.9 | 41 | 13.5 | 9.5-18.7 | 57 | 16.4 | 12.5-21.3 | 34 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.1 | 117 | 38.6 | 32.6-44.8 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 243 | 37 | 13.6 | 9.6-19.0 | 21 | 8.5 | 5.3-13.3 | 48 | 20.0 | 14.9-26.4 | 28 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.5 | 109 | 46.5 | 39.5-53.6 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 240 | 41 | 15.2 | 11.1-20.6 | 26 | 11.2 | 7.3-16.8 | 51 | 21.1 | 15.9-27.5 | 29 | 12.4 | 8.4-17.8 | 93 | 40.1 | 33.0-47.5 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 258 | 36 | 13.3 | 9.2-18.8 | 38 | 14.3 | 10.3-19.6 | 43 | 15.3 | 11.1-20.6 | 29 | 12.3 | 8.2-18.1 | 112 | 44.8 | 37.8-51.9 |
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 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 662 | 125 | 19.2 | 15.9-23.0 | 93 | 13.0 | 10.5-16.0 | 114 | 17.2 | 14.2-20.8 | 43 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.8 | 287 | 44.9 | 40.5-49.3 |
No | 7,941 | 1,490 | 19.3 | 18.2-20.4 | 1,177 | 14.6 | 13.7-15.6 | 1,630 | 19.8 | 18.7-20.8 | 675 | 8.4 | 7.6- 9.1 | 2,969 | 38.0 | 36.7-39.4 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 2,877 | 560 | 20.0 | 18.3-21.9 | 462 | 15.2 | 13.8-16.8 | 538 | 17.5 | 15.9-19.1 | 211 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.5 | 1,106 | 40.0 | 37.8-42.2 |
Piedmont | 4,724 | 889 | 19.7 | 18.3-21.2 | 684 | 14.6 | 13.4-15.9 | 1,013 | 21.1 | 19.7-22.6 | 415 | 8.2 | 7.3- 9.2 | 1,723 | 36.3 | 34.6-38.1 |
Western NC | 1,002 | 166 | 16.1 | 13.6-19.0 | 124 | 12.6 | 10.3-15.3 | 193 | 18.2 | 15.5-21.2 | 92 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.4 | 427 | 43.4 | 39.6-47.2 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain 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 |
Northwest | 1,770 | 309 | 16.3 | 14.4-18.4 | 225 | 12.4 | 10.7-14.3 | 354 | 20.5 | 18.3-22.8 | 162 | 9.2 | 7.6-11.0 | 720 | 41.7 | 38.9-44.6 |
Charlotte | 1,260 | 246 | 21.5 | 18.6-24.7 | 187 | 14.4 | 12.2-16.9 | 265 | 18.8 | 16.4-21.4 | 111 | 8.7 | 7.1-10.8 | 451 | 36.6 | 33.4-40.0 |
Greensboro | 1,122 | 204 | 19.0 | 16.2-22.2 | 156 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.7 | 250 | 22.1 | 19.2-25.4 | 102 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.3 | 410 | 36.9 | 33.0-41.0 |
Southern Regional | 807 | 170 | 21.0 | 17.8-24.5 | 122 | 15.1 | 12.4-18.3 | 164 | 20.0 | 16.8-23.7 | 69 | 7.6 | 5.7- 9.9 | 282 | 36.3 | 32.3-40.5 |
Coastal | 518 | 110 | 21.5 | 17.7-25.8 | 81 | 15.4 | 12.1-19.4 | 103 | 17.6 | 14.4-21.4 | 51 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.4 | 173 | 36.2 | 31.4-41.2 |
Wake | 1,034 | 194 | 20.3 | 17.3-23.6 | 176 | 17.8 | 15.1-21.0 | 241 | 23.5 | 20.5-26.9 | 71 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.5 | 352 | 31.9 | 28.4-35.6 |
Area L | 392 | 76 | 22.1 | 17.5-27.6 | 53 | 13.3 | 9.9-17.5 | 60 | 13.4 | 10.2-17.6 | 26 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.3 | 177 | 43.7 | 38.0-49.5 |
Eastern | 1,115 | 201 | 18.2 | 15.6-21.2 | 193 | 15.5 | 13.2-18.0 | 201 | 16.9 | 14.5-19.5 | 76 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.2 | 444 | 42.5 | 38.9-46.2 |
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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.
**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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