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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-WHITES

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 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
GENDER
Male 2,588 503 18.8 17.0-20.7 411 15.8 14.1-17.6 513 19.8 18.0-21.7 225 8.6 7.4-10.0 936 37.0 34.7-39.3
Female 4,403 780 18.2 16.9-19.7 652 14.6 13.4-15.9 965 21.2 19.8-22.7 408 9.3 8.3-10.4 1,598 36.6 34.9-38.4
AGE
50-54 1,199 188 16.5 14.0-19.3 130 11.5 9.3-14.1 145 11.0 9.1-13.3 78 6.7 5.1- 8.7 658 54.3 50.7-57.8
55-64 2,446 435 17.6 15.8-19.6 389 16.3 14.6-18.2 537 22.4 20.4-24.5 213 8.5 7.3- 9.9 872 35.1 32.8-37.4
65-74 1,888 389 21.2 19.1-23.5 330 17.8 15.8-19.9 458 23.6 21.5-25.9 186 10.4 8.9-12.2 525 27.0 24.6-29.5
75+ 1,458 271 19.1 16.7-21.7 214 14.2 12.2-16.4 338 24.7 22.1-27.5 156 10.8 9.0-13.1 479 31.2 28.5-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,062 179 14.5 12.2-17.1 130 12.0 9.9-14.4 180 16.6 14.1-19.5 100 10.3 8.1-13.0 473 46.7 43.0-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,211 383 17.7 15.8-19.8 315 13.1 11.6-14.9 449 19.0 17.1-21.1 184 8.5 7.1-10.0 880 41.7 39.1-44.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,690 325 20.5 18.2-23.1 266 15.4 13.4-17.7 359 20.1 17.9-22.5 168 9.5 7.9-11.3 572 34.5 31.7-37.4
College Graduate 2,011 393 19.3 17.3-21.5 350 18.5 16.4-20.7 488 24.2 22.0-26.6 178 8.5 7.1-10.1 602 29.5 27.2-32.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 800 125 14.6 11.8-17.9 88 9.5 7.5-11.9 138 16.5 13.7-19.8 89 11.8 9.2-15.0 360 47.7 43.3-52.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,156 193 16.3 13.9-19.0 168 12.7 10.7-15.0 222 17.1 14.7-19.7 113 10.2 8.2-12.7 460 43.7 40.1-47.3
$25,000- 34,999 889 166 17.6 14.8-20.8 123 13.6 11.1-16.5 185 20.1 17.1-23.5 75 8.7 6.6-11.5 340 39.9 35.9-44.1
$35,000- 49,999 934 163 18.6 15.7-21.8 156 16.0 13.3-19.2 218 21.9 18.9-25.2 70 7.6 5.9- 9.9 327 35.9 32.1-39.7
$50,000-74,999 856 163 18.9 15.9-22.2 155 17.6 14.7-21.0 175 19.2 16.3-22.5 82 9.3 7.3-11.9 281 35.0 31.1-39.0
$75,000+ 1,200 238 20.2 17.5-23.2 212 18.3 15.7-21.2 291 24.6 21.7-27.6 106 8.4 6.7-10.5 353 28.6 25.6-31.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,084 577 19.1 17.4-20.9 455 14.2 12.8-15.8 687 21.9 20.2-23.8 319 10.4 9.1-11.8 1,046 34.4 32.4-36.5
No 3,803 685 17.9 16.5-19.5 594 15.9 14.5-17.4 770 19.6 18.1-21.2 310 8.1 7.1- 9.3 1,444 38.4 36.5-40.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,461 309 20.7 18.3-23.2 257 17.6 15.3-20.2 315 22.6 20.0-25.4 134 8.9 7.3-10.7 446 30.2 27.4-33.2
Non-Veteran 5,528 973 17.8 16.6-19.1 806 14.4 13.3-15.6 1,162 19.9 18.7-21.2 499 9.1 8.1-10.0 2,088 38.8 37.2-40.5

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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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