BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	241	43	18.2	13.1-24.7	38	14.4	10.3-19.8	42	16.9	12.2-22.7	13	4.6	2.6- 8.1	105	45.9	38.9-53.1
Female	421	82	20.0	16.0-24.6	55	11.9	9.0-15.5	72	17.6	13.8-22.1	30	6.5	4.5- 9.4	182	44.0	38.7-49.6
RACE
White	424	80	18.4	14.6-22.9	71	15.9	12.5-20.0	73	17.4	13.7-21.8	35	7.3	5.2-10.4	165	41.0	35.8-46.5
African American	222	42	21.0	15.1-28.4	20	8.7	5.4-13.7	37	17.0	11.9-23.7	8	3.2	1.5- 6.4	115	50.2	42.6-57.8
Other Minorities	14	2	10.6	2.0-40.7	1	1.9	0.2-13.0	4	18.9	6.1-45.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	68.7	39.7-88.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.7	1.5-62.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	86.3	37.6-98.5
Non-Hispanic	657	125	19.5	16.2-23.3	93	13.2	10.7-16.3	113	17.3	14.2-20.9	43	5.8	4.2- 7.9	283	44.3	40.0-48.7
AGE
50-54	120	15	11.6	6.3-20.4	13	11.0	6.2-18.8	13	9.4	5.0-16.8	6	3.8	1.6- 8.7	73	64.2	54.0-73.3
55-64	237	49	19.7	14.6-25.9	30	12.6	8.6-18.1	49	21.8	16.3-28.5	12	5.3	2.9- 9.4	97	40.6	33.8-47.9
65-74	179	40	25.4	18.7-33.5	29	13.3	9.1-19.1	32	19.4	13.6-26.9	14	7.0	3.9-12.1	64	35.0	27.4-43.4
75+	126	21	20.5	13.0-30.9	21	16.1	10.4-23.9	20	15.7	9.9-24.0	11	7.2	3.9-13.0	53	40.5	31.4-50.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	168	31	18.6	12.9-26.1	20	11.4	7.0-17.8	20	14.1	8.5-22.4	5	3.0	1.2- 7.1	92	53.0	44.2-61.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	229	44	21.2	15.2-28.7	27	10.3	6.8-15.2	42	16.9	12.3-22.8	16	5.7	3.4- 9.5	100	45.9	38.4-53.5
Some Post-H.S.	121	16	10.5	6.2-17.3	26	21.4	14.3-30.8	23	20.3	13.3-29.8	12	8.5	4.6-15.0	44	39.2	29.3-50.2
College Graduate	143	34	23.8	16.9-32.5	19	12.0	7.4-18.7	29	19.1	13.1-26.9	10	6.6	3.4-12.5	51	38.5	29.9-47.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	21	15.7	9.9-23.9	13	10.3	5.9-17.5	13	10.7	6.0-18.5	4	2.8	1.0- 7.5	65	60.4	50.4-69.6
$15,000- 24,999	124	17	14.6	8.2-24.6	18	15.5	9.4-24.5	14	11.6	6.4-20.1	7	6.0	2.8-12.6	68	52.3	42.1-62.4
$25,000- 34,999	99	20	20.0	11.7-32.3	12	9.4	4.9-17.4	16	13.5	7.4-23.2	6	4.3	1.8-10.0	45	52.7	40.7-64.5
$35,000- 49,999	80	15	18.3	10.8-29.2	12	13.7	7.5-23.8	20	25.9	16.8-37.7	5	6.5	2.6-15.3	28	35.6	24.0-49.2
$50,000-74,999	64	15	25.7	15.9-38.9	10	13.9	7.2-25.1	15	21.8	13.2-33.8	7	10.7	4.9-21.7	17	27.9	17.6-41.3
$75,000+	63	15	24.6	14.7-38.1	10	14.6	7.6-26.0	14	20.5	12.0-32.7	5	5.3	2.1-12.6	19	35.1	23.1-49.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	312	65	21.6	16.6-27.7	41	11.0	7.9-15.2	50	16.8	12.5-22.1	20	5.7	3.6- 9.1	136	44.8	38.4-51.3
No	340	59	17.3	13.2-22.2	51	15.0	11.3-19.7	63	17.8	13.7-22.8	23	5.7	3.7- 8.7	144	44.2	38.2-50.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	27	28.2	18.8-39.9	17	14.0	8.5-22.3	22	20.1	12.7-30.3	8	5.4	2.5-11.2	35	32.3	23.3-42.9
Non-Veteran	552	98	17.1	13.9-20.9	76	12.8	10.1-16.1	91	16.5	13.3-20.2	35	5.7	4.0- 8.1	252	47.9	43.1-52.7

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

-Northeastern Partnership

662

125

19.2

15.9-23.0

13.0

10.5-16.0

114

17.2

14.2-20.8

5.7

4.1- 7.8

287

44.9

40.5-49.3

GENDER

Male

241

18.2

13.1-24.7

14.4

10.3-19.8

16.9

12.2-22.7

4.6

2.6- 8.1

105

45.9

38.9-53.1

Female

421

20.0

16.0-24.6

11.9

9.0-15.5

17.6

13.8-22.1

6.5

4.5- 9.4

182

44.0

38.7-49.6

RACE

White

424

18.4

14.6-22.9

15.9

12.5-20.0

17.4

13.7-21.8

7.3

5.2-10.4

165

41.0

35.8-46.5

African American

222

21.0

15.1-28.4

8.7

5.4-13.7

17.0

11.9-23.7

3.2

1.5- 6.4

115

50.2

42.6-57.8

Other Minorities

10.6

2.0-40.7

1.9

0.2-13.0

18.9

6.1-45.2

0.0

. - .

68.7

39.7-88.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.7

1.5-62.4

0.0

. - .

86.3

37.6-98.5

Non-Hispanic

657

125

19.5

16.2-23.3

13.2

10.7-16.3

113

17.3

14.2-20.9

5.8

4.2- 7.9

283

44.3

40.0-48.7

AGE

50-54

120

11.6

6.3-20.4

11.0

6.2-18.8

9.4

5.0-16.8

3.8

1.6- 8.7

64.2

54.0-73.3

55-64

237

19.7

14.6-25.9

12.6

8.6-18.1

21.8

16.3-28.5

5.3

2.9- 9.4

40.6

33.8-47.9

65-74

179

25.4

18.7-33.5

13.3

9.1-19.1

19.4

13.6-26.9

7.0

3.9-12.1

35.0

27.4-43.4

75+

126

20.5

13.0-30.9

16.1

10.4-23.9

15.7

9.9-24.0

7.2

3.9-13.0

40.5

31.4-50.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

168

18.6

12.9-26.1

11.4

7.0-17.8

14.1

8.5-22.4

3.0

1.2- 7.1

53.0

44.2-61.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

229

21.2

15.2-28.7

10.3

6.8-15.2

16.9

12.3-22.8

5.7

3.4- 9.5

100

45.9

38.4-53.5

Some Post-H.S.

121

10.5

6.2-17.3

21.4

14.3-30.8

20.3

13.3-29.8

8.5

4.6-15.0

39.2

29.3-50.2

College Graduate

143

23.8

16.9-32.5

12.0

7.4-18.7

19.1

13.1-26.9

6.6

3.4-12.5

38.5

29.9-47.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

15.7

9.9-23.9

10.3

5.9-17.5

10.7

6.0-18.5

2.8

1.0- 7.5

60.4

50.4-69.6

$15,000- 24,999

124

14.6

8.2-24.6

15.5

9.4-24.5

11.6

6.4-20.1

6.0

2.8-12.6

52.3

42.1-62.4

$25,000- 34,999

20.0

11.7-32.3

9.4

4.9-17.4

13.5

7.4-23.2

4.3

1.8-10.0

52.7

40.7-64.5

$35,000- 49,999

18.3

10.8-29.2

13.7

7.5-23.8

25.9

16.8-37.7

6.5

2.6-15.3

35.6

24.0-49.2

$50,000-74,999

25.7

15.9-38.9

13.9

7.2-25.1

21.8

13.2-33.8

10.7

4.9-21.7

27.9

17.6-41.3

$75,000+

24.6

14.7-38.1

14.6

7.6-26.0

20.5

12.0-32.7

5.3

2.1-12.6

35.1

23.1-49.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

312

21.6

16.6-27.7

11.0

7.9-15.2

16.8

12.5-22.1

5.7

3.6- 9.1

136

44.8

38.4-51.3

340

17.3

13.2-22.2

15.0

11.3-19.7

17.8

13.7-22.8

5.7

3.7- 8.7

144

44.2

38.2-50.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

28.2

18.8-39.9

14.0

8.5-22.3

20.1

12.7-30.3

5.4

2.5-11.2

32.3

23.3-42.9

Non-Veteran

552

17.1

13.9-20.9

12.8

10.1-16.1

16.5

13.3-20.2

5.7

4.0- 8.1

252

47.9

43.1-52.7

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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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