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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 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
GENDER
Male 114 19 16.7 10.2-26.2 17 12.2 7.3-19.7 23 19.1 12.4-28.4 7 5.8 2.7-12.1 48 46.1 36.0-56.4
Female 203 48 25.5 19.3-32.9 27 11.9 8.0-17.2 38 17.0 12.3-23.1 16 8.0 4.8-12.9 74 37.6 30.4-45.4
RACE
White 218 43 18.6 13.7-24.7 36 14.9 10.7-20.4 42 18.5 13.6-24.6 21 9.7 6.2-14.7 76 38.4 31.4-45.9
Other 97 23 26.0 16.7-38.1 7 6.3 2.6-14.6 19 17.4 10.1-28.2 2 2.0 0.5- 8.0 46 48.3 36.6-60.1
AGE
45+ 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
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 191 39 22.6 16.2-30.5 23 10.4 6.6-15.9 36 18.1 12.6-25.2 12 5.5 3.0- 9.8 81 43.5 35.5-51.8
Some College + 126 28 19.7 13.4-28.1 21 14.6 9.4-22.2 25 17.8 11.9-26.0 11 9.4 5.1-16.6 41 38.4 29.3-48.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 185 39 20.5 14.4-28.3 24 11.4 7.4-17.3 29 14.6 9.8-21.0 12 6.7 3.7-11.9 81 46.8 38.5-55.2
$50,000+ 73 18 25.3 16.1-37.4 9 11.4 5.7-21.4 19 22.0 13.9-32.9 8 10.1 4.9-19.6 19 31.2 20.6-44.3

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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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