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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 | 8,496 | 1,790 | 20.7 | 19.6-21.7 | 911 | 10.6 | 9.8-11.5 | 894 | 9.9 | 9.1-10.6 | 775 | 8.6 | 7.9- 9.3 | 4,126 | 50.3 | 48.9-51.6 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 222 | 61 | 24.8 | 19.2-31.5 | 26 | 11.3 | 7.5-16.8 | 29 | 13.3 | 9.1-19.0 | 20 | 8.5 | 5.1-13.9 | 86 | 42.0 | 34.7-49.6 |
Buncombe | 210 | 45 | 23.4 | 17.6-30.3 | 30 | 14.0 | 9.6-20.0 | 21 | 10.2 | 6.4-15.7 | 15 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.4 | 99 | 45.6 | 38.3-53.1 |
Cabarrus | 212 | 37 | 16.6 | 11.7-23.0 | 23 | 9.1 | 5.9-13.7 | 30 | 14.5 | 9.9-20.8 | 22 | 8.7 | 5.6-13.3 | 100 | 51.1 | 43.6-58.6 |
Catawba | 230 | 38 | 16.6 | 12.0-22.5 | 25 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.6 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.6-12.0 | 31 | 13.3 | 9.0-19.2 | 116 | 53.1 | 45.8-60.2 |
Cumberland | 205 | 47 | 25.1 | 18.8-32.6 | 14 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.9 | 22 | 9.3 | 5.7-14.8 | 15 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.2 | 107 | 52.4 | 44.6-60.2 |
Davidson | 243 | 54 | 21.9 | 16.7-28.2 | 34 | 13.2 | 9.3-18.5 | 29 | 12.1 | 7.9-18.0 | 18 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.1 | 108 | 45.3 | 38.3-52.4 |
Durham | 184 | 46 | 23.5 | 17.5-30.9 | 25 | 11.2 | 7.3-16.9 | 23 | 13.7 | 8.9-20.5 | 13 | 6.3 | 3.6-11.0 | 77 | 45.2 | 37.2-53.4 |
Forsyth | 236 | 64 | 25.5 | 20.0-31.9 | 27 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.1 | 30 | 11.9 | 8.1-17.2 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.3 | 99 | 45.9 | 38.9-53.0 |
Gaston | 222 | 46 | 22.7 | 16.7-30.0 | 22 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.3 | 25 | 11.2 | 7.4-16.7 | 27 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.3 | 102 | 47.3 | 39.9-54.9 |
Guilford | 234 | 80 | 33.1 | 26.2-40.8 | 30 | 12.7 | 8.5-18.5 | 26 | 8.3 | 5.3-12.7 | 18 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.2 | 80 | 39.7 | 31.5-48.6 |
Iredell | 234 | 53 | 20.9 | 15.6-27.5 | 25 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.5 | 29 | 12.9 | 8.6-18.9 | 20 | 8.0 | 4.8-13.0 | 107 | 49.1 | 41.7-56.5 |
Johnston | 217 | 35 | 14.3 | 10.0-20.1 | 17 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.0 | 26 | 13.7 | 8.7-21.0 | 19 | 7.6 | 4.6-12.2 | 120 | 57.0 | 48.3-65.3 |
Mecklenburg | 374 | 71 | 16.9 | 13.2-21.4 | 52 | 15.1 | 11.1-20.3 | 47 | 12.2 | 9.0-16.4 | 40 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.4 | 164 | 45.6 | 39.8-51.5 |
New Hanover | 243 | 48 | 21.0 | 15.8-27.4 | 18 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.9 | 23 | 9.1 | 5.9-13.7 | 33 | 13.8 | 9.8-19.3 | 121 | 49.2 | 42.4-56.1 |
Onslow | 186 | 40 | 23.5 | 17.0-31.5 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.1 | 16 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.7 | 10 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.2 | 109 | 56.9 | 48.6-64.7 |
Orange | 185 | 44 | 25.8 | 18.9-34.2 | 21 | 11.1 | 7.1-16.8 | 22 | 11.2 | 7.2-17.0 | 18 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.6 | 80 | 45.4 | 37.4-53.6 |
Pitt | 200 | 53 | 25.8 | 19.7-32.9 | 22 | 10.3 | 6.7-15.5 | 18 | 8.5 | 5.3-13.4 | 18 | 9.3 | 5.8-14.6 | 89 | 46.1 | 38.5-53.9 |
Randolph | 216 | 52 | 23.0 | 17.4-29.8 | 34 | 14.6 | 10.3-20.3 | 28 | 12.2 | 8.2-17.7 | 20 | 10.0 | 5.8-16.6 | 82 | 40.2 | 32.9-48.1 |
Robeson | 216 | 33 | 15.1 | 10.4-21.6 | 14 | 8.1 | 4.3-14.7 | 17 | 8.5 | 5.1-13.9 | 19 | 7.4 | 4.5-11.8 | 133 | 60.8 | 53.1-68.0 |
Rowan | 251 | 52 | 20.8 | 15.7-27.0 | 31 | 10.9 | 7.5-15.5 | 19 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.9 | 22 | 8.4 | 5.4-12.8 | 127 | 53.3 | 46.3-60.1 |
Union | 199 | 44 | 19.1 | 13.9-25.7 | 18 | 8.4 | 4.8-14.3 | 33 | 15.0 | 10.3-21.3 | 25 | 11.0 | 7.0-16.8 | 79 | 46.5 | 37.6-55.7 |
Wake | 294 | 57 | 18.0 | 13.7-23.4 | 36 | 11.6 | 8.1-16.3 | 39 | 11.1 | 8.0-15.2 | 38 | 12.5 | 9.0-17.0 | 124 | 46.9 | 40.5-53.4 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 252 | 56 | 19.2 | 14.5-25.0 | 22 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.4 | 25 | 9.6 | 6.2-14.6 | 16 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 | 133 | 56.8 | 49.7-63.6 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 312 | 54 | 16.3 | 12.2-21.5 | 40 | 11.7 | 8.4-16.1 | 22 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.3 | 20 | 7.2 | 4.5-11.3 | 176 | 58.8 | 52.5-64.8 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 274 | 46 | 16.9 | 12.5-22.4 | 25 | 9.1 | 5.7-14.3 | 27 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.5 | 22 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.4 | 154 | 57.3 | 50.6-63.8 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 236 | 56 | 24.7 | 18.8-31.6 | 24 | 9.9 | 6.4-15.0 | 16 | 7.9 | 4.2-14.3 | 24 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.3 | 116 | 49.0 | 41.5-56.5 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 247 | 46 | 15.8 | 11.4-21.5 | 15 | 6.3 | 3.5-11.1 | 19 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.6 | 19 | 8.5 | 5.3-13.4 | 148 | 63.5 | 56.4-70.1 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 280 | 55 | 19.7 | 15.1-25.2 | 22 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.5 | 25 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.3 | 25 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.6 | 153 | 57.7 | 51.2-64.0 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 199 | 35 | 17.2 | 12.1-23.8 | 19 | 10.7 | 6.7-16.7 | 22 | 9.0 | 5.7-13.9 | 13 | 7.2 | 4.0-12.6 | 110 | 56.0 | 48.1-63.6 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 259 | 62 | 21.7 | 16.5-27.9 | 25 | 10.3 | 6.8-15.4 | 24 | 9.6 | 6.3-14.3 | 29 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.4 | 119 | 48.7 | 41.9-55.6 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 316 | 53 | 18.5 | 14.1-23.9 | 41 | 12.5 | 8.8-17.4 | 31 | 9.1 | 6.2-13.2 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.9- 9.0 | 168 | 54.0 | 47.8-60.1 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 241 | 59 | 24.0 | 18.6-30.4 | 28 | 11.2 | 7.5-16.2 | 23 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.4 | 17 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.5 | 114 | 48.7 | 41.6-55.8 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 239 | 48 | 19.8 | 14.6-26.2 | 21 | 8.5 | 5.5-13.2 | 32 | 12.0 | 8.4-16.9 | 24 | 9.4 | 6.1-14.2 | 114 | 50.3 | 43.0-57.6 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 254 | 52 | 18.5 | 13.8-24.3 | 29 | 12.8 | 8.7-18.3 | 26 | 8.8 | 5.8-13.2 | 31 | 10.6 | 7.2-15.4 | 116 | 49.3 | 42.2-56.4 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 374 | 68 | 19.2 | 14.9-24.4 | 45 | 11.5 | 8.2-15.8 | 30 | 8.8 | 5.9-12.8 | 35 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.7 | 196 | 51.1 | 45.0-57.1 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 657 | 114 | 16.3 | 13.4-19.7 | 68 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.7 | 57 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.7 | 47 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.4 | 371 | 58.8 | 54.4-63.0 |
No | 7,839 | 1,676 | 21.0 | 19.9-22.1 | 843 | 10.7 | 9.9-11.6 | 837 | 10.0 | 9.2-10.8 | 728 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.5 | 3,755 | 49.7 | 48.3-51.1 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 2,859 | 567 | 19.5 | 17.8-21.3 | 244 | 8.2 | 7.1- 9.5 | 259 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.4 | 234 | 7.8 | 6.7- 9.0 | 1,555 | 56.3 | 54.1-58.5 |
Piedmont | 4,636 | 1,019 | 21.4 | 20.0-22.8 | 554 | 11.8 | 10.7-13.0 | 536 | 10.9 | 9.9-12.0 | 450 | 8.9 | 8.0-10.0 | 2,077 | 47.0 | 45.2-48.8 |
Western NC | 1,001 | 204 | 20.4 | 17.6-23.6 | 113 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.7 | 99 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.6 | 91 | 8.8 | 6.9-11.2 | 494 | 50.3 | 46.5-54.1 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 584 | 113 | 20.3 | 16.7-24.4 | 75 | 12.1 | 9.4-15.6 | 51 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.3 | 50 | 8.8 | 6.4-12.0 | 295 | 49.7 | 44.8-54.6 |
Northwest | 1,748 | 381 | 21.3 | 19.1-23.7 | 200 | 10.9 | 9.3-12.7 | 189 | 10.2 | 8.6-11.9 | 160 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.1 | 818 | 49.3 | 46.4-52.2 |
Charlotte | 1,244 | 240 | 18.4 | 16.0-21.1 | 149 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.4 | 162 | 12.1 | 10.1-14.4 | 140 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.2 | 553 | 46.8 | 43.4-50.2 |
Greensboro | 1,085 | 296 | 28.1 | 24.8-31.8 | 131 | 11.9 | 9.6-14.6 | 126 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.1 | 97 | 7.2 | 5.7- 9.2 | 435 | 42.9 | 38.8-47.0 |
Southern Regional | 806 | 146 | 18.7 | 15.7-22.1 | 68 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.8 | 74 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.7 | 66 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 | 452 | 56.3 | 52.2-60.4 |
Coastal | 511 | 106 | 21.1 | 17.4-25.4 | 40 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.2 | 49 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.9 | 52 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.1 | 264 | 53.9 | 48.9-58.8 |
Wake | 1,019 | 199 | 18.6 | 15.9-21.7 | 107 | 10.4 | 8.3-12.9 | 117 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.2 | 100 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.7 | 496 | 49.2 | 45.3-53.1 |
Area L | 389 | 89 | 23.6 | 19.0-29.0 | 39 | 10.3 | 7.3-14.4 | 36 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.1 | 39 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.6 | 186 | 49.1 | 43.3-54.9 |
Eastern | 1,110 | 220 | 17.8 | 15.3-20.6 | 102 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.7 | 90 | 7.1 | 5.6- 9.0 | 71 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.2 | 627 | 60.1 | 56.6-63.5 |
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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older and reported having a blood stool test
and those respondents who were not asked formed the 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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