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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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%)
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
-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
GENDER
Male 106 18 19.5 11.5-31.0 20 19.7 12.6-29.5 15 13.0 7.7-21.2 6 4.1 1.8- 9.4 47 43.6 33.4-54.4
Female 168 26 14.3 9.7-20.6 20 11.1 7.0-17.2 25 16.8 11.2-24.5 11 5.7 3.1-10.3 86 52.0 43.6-60.2
RACE
White 141 26 21.8 14.0-32.2 26 20.5 13.7-29.5 19 12.7 7.9-20.0 11 6.0 3.2-11.0 59 39.0 30.4-48.3
Other 133 18 12.2 7.4-19.4 14 10.4 6.0-17.3 21 17.1 11.1-25.5 6 4.0 1.7- 8.9 74 56.3 46.8-65.4
AGE
45+ 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
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 175 28 16.0 10.3-24.0 21 12.0 7.7-18.3 23 13.1 8.6-19.5 7 3.6 1.6- 7.6 96 55.3 46.9-63.4
Some College + 98 16 18.4 10.9-29.5 18 19.6 11.9-30.6 17 18.5 11.1-29.2 10 7.5 3.9-13.9 37 35.9 25.6-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 185 25 13.3 8.2-20.9 26 15.0 10.0-21.9 26 13.9 9.2-20.5 8 3.6 1.7- 7.3 100 54.2 45.8-62.4
$50,000+ 38 8 26.3 12.9-46.2 8 20.4 9.8-37.8 7 18.9 9.0-35.6 4 7.4 2.6-18.9 11 27.0 14.7-44.3

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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