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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	4,724	889	19.7	18.3-21.2	684	14.6	13.4-15.9	1,013	21.1	19.7-22.6	415	8.2	7.3- 9.2	1,723	36.3	34.6-38.1
GENDER
Male	1,737	345	20.7	18.4-23.2	265	15.1	13.1-17.4	331	19.2	17.1-21.6	146	7.6	6.3- 9.2	650	37.4	34.5-40.3
Female	2,987	544	18.9	17.2-20.8	419	14.2	12.8-15.8	682	22.8	21.0-24.6	269	8.7	7.5- 9.9	1,073	35.4	33.3-37.5
RACE
White	3,962	728	19.0	17.5-20.6	602	15.6	14.2-17.1	878	22.1	20.6-23.7	370	8.9	7.9-10.0	1,384	34.4	32.6-36.2
African American	640	143	24.6	20.5-29.2	72	11.3	8.8-14.5	119	18.3	14.8-22.3	29	3.5	2.2- 5.6	277	42.3	37.1-47.6
Other Minorities	109	17	16.4	9.0-28.0	9	9.3	4.3-19.0	15	14.6	8.0-25.0	14	12.4	6.4-22.7	54	47.3	36.1-58.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	95	10	11.6	5.8-21.9	9	11.1	4.6-24.3	20	19.2	11.3-30.7	6	6.2	2.4-15.2	50	51.9	39.3-64.3
Non-Hispanic	4,623	879	20.0	18.6-21.5	674	14.7	13.5-16.1	989	21.2	19.7-22.6	409	8.3	7.4- 9.2	1,672	35.8	34.1-37.6
AGE
50-54	882	151	18.8	15.7-22.4	94	11.7	9.1-14.9	113	11.7	9.4-14.4	47	5.3	3.8- 7.4	477	52.5	48.2-56.7
55-64	1,663	303	19.0	16.7-21.6	243	15.1	13.0-17.3	373	23.2	20.8-25.9	151	8.8	7.3-10.5	593	34.0	31.2-36.8
65-74	1,247	261	21.4	18.8-24.3	211	17.8	15.4-20.5	298	24.8	22.0-27.9	127	9.7	8.0-11.8	350	26.3	23.4-29.4
75+	932	174	20.3	17.2-23.7	136	13.8	11.4-16.6	229	25.2	22.0-28.7	90	9.0	7.1-11.4	303	31.7	28.2-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	796	136	15.9	12.9-19.3	96	11.6	9.3-14.5	127	15.1	12.5-18.2	58	7.6	5.5-10.3	379	49.8	45.5-54.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,472	254	18.2	15.9-20.8	202	13.2	11.3-15.4	312	20.6	18.2-23.3	125	7.7	6.3- 9.4	579	40.2	37.2-43.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,115	228	22.5	19.4-25.9	160	13.7	11.3-16.4	239	21.0	18.3-24.1	112	9.1	7.3-11.2	376	33.7	30.0-37.7
College Graduate	1,328	267	20.6	17.9-23.5	224	18.2	15.7-21.1	334	24.9	22.2-27.9	119	8.4	6.8-10.3	384	27.9	25.0-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	590	95	15.9	12.5-20.0	61	9.7	7.3-12.9	97	17.2	13.6-21.6	61	9.4	6.9-12.7	276	47.7	42.6-52.9
$15,000- 24,999	807	129	16.8	13.8-20.3	109	12.6	10.2-15.5	166	18.6	15.7-21.9	83	9.9	7.7-12.7	320	42.1	38.0-46.4
$25,000- 34,999	556	105	18.5	15.0-22.7	72	13.0	10.0-16.7	120	20.9	17.2-25.2	51	8.4	6.1-11.5	208	39.1	34.2-44.3
$35,000- 49,999	585	113	21.5	17.6-25.9	94	16.3	12.7-20.6	142	22.4	18.6-26.7	45	7.8	5.6-10.7	191	32.1	27.7-36.8
$50,000-74,999	542	103	17.9	14.4-22.1	93	17.7	13.9-22.3	112	19.9	16.2-24.1	48	7.5	5.4-10.5	186	37.0	32.1-42.1
$75,000+	817	165	21.9	18.3-25.9	147	17.6	14.6-21.0	201	24.5	21.1-28.3	65	7.8	5.9-10.3	239	28.2	24.2-32.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,039	403	21.3	19.0-23.7	304	14.8	13.0-16.9	451	21.9	19.7-24.1	199	9.8	8.3-11.5	682	32.3	29.8-34.8
No	2,603	468	18.5	16.6-20.4	370	14.6	13.0-16.4	546	20.8	18.9-22.8	212	7.2	6.1- 8.4	1,007	39.0	36.5-41.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	909	182	20.0	17.1-23.4	163	17.8	14.8-21.3	204	24.0	20.7-27.8	83	8.3	6.4-10.6	277	29.8	25.9-34.1
Non-Veteran	3,812	706	19.6	18.0-21.3	521	13.7	12.4-15.1	807	20.3	18.8-21.9	332	8.2	7.2- 9.3	1,446	38.2	36.3-40.1

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

-Piedmont NC

4,724

889

19.7

18.3-21.2

684

14.6

13.4-15.9

1,013

21.1

19.7-22.6

415

8.2

7.3- 9.2

1,723

36.3

34.6-38.1

GENDER

Male

1,737

345

20.7

18.4-23.2

265

15.1

13.1-17.4

331

19.2

17.1-21.6

146

7.6

6.3- 9.2

650

37.4

34.5-40.3

Female

2,987

544

18.9

17.2-20.8

419

14.2

12.8-15.8

682

22.8

21.0-24.6

269

8.7

7.5- 9.9

1,073

35.4

33.3-37.5

RACE

White

3,962

728

19.0

17.5-20.6

602

15.6

14.2-17.1

878

22.1

20.6-23.7

370

8.9

7.9-10.0

1,384

34.4

32.6-36.2

African American

640

143

24.6

20.5-29.2

11.3

8.8-14.5

119

18.3

14.8-22.3

3.5

2.2- 5.6

277

42.3

37.1-47.6

Other Minorities

109

16.4

9.0-28.0

9.3

4.3-19.0

14.6

8.0-25.0

12.4

6.4-22.7

47.3

36.1-58.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.6

5.8-21.9

11.1

4.6-24.3

19.2

11.3-30.7

6.2

2.4-15.2

51.9

39.3-64.3

Non-Hispanic

4,623

879

20.0

18.6-21.5

674

14.7

13.5-16.1

989

21.2

19.7-22.6

409

8.3

7.4- 9.2

1,672

35.8

34.1-37.6

AGE

50-54

882

151

18.8

15.7-22.4

11.7

9.1-14.9

113

11.7

9.4-14.4

5.3

3.8- 7.4

477

52.5

48.2-56.7

55-64

1,663

303

19.0

16.7-21.6

243

15.1

13.0-17.3

373

23.2

20.8-25.9

151

8.8

7.3-10.5

593

34.0

31.2-36.8

65-74

1,247

261

21.4

18.8-24.3

211

17.8

15.4-20.5

298

24.8

22.0-27.9

127

9.7

8.0-11.8

350

26.3

23.4-29.4

75+

932

174

20.3

17.2-23.7

136

13.8

11.4-16.6

229

25.2

22.0-28.7

9.0

7.1-11.4

303

31.7

28.2-35.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

796

136

15.9

12.9-19.3

11.6

9.3-14.5

127

15.1

12.5-18.2

7.6

5.5-10.3

379

49.8

45.5-54.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,472

254

18.2

15.9-20.8

202

13.2

11.3-15.4

312

20.6

18.2-23.3

125

7.7

6.3- 9.4

579

40.2

37.2-43.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,115

228

22.5

19.4-25.9

160

13.7

11.3-16.4

239

21.0

18.3-24.1

112

9.1

7.3-11.2

376

33.7

30.0-37.7

College Graduate

1,328

267

20.6

17.9-23.5

224

18.2

15.7-21.1

334

24.9

22.2-27.9

119

8.4

6.8-10.3

384

27.9

25.0-31.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

590

15.9

12.5-20.0

9.7

7.3-12.9

17.2

13.6-21.6

9.4

6.9-12.7

276

47.7

42.6-52.9

$15,000- 24,999

807

129

16.8

13.8-20.3

109

12.6

10.2-15.5

166

18.6

15.7-21.9

9.9

7.7-12.7

320

42.1

38.0-46.4

$25,000- 34,999

556

105

18.5

15.0-22.7

13.0

10.0-16.7

120

20.9

17.2-25.2

8.4

6.1-11.5

208

39.1

34.2-44.3

$35,000- 49,999

585

113

21.5

17.6-25.9

16.3

12.7-20.6

142

22.4

18.6-26.7

7.8

5.6-10.7

191

32.1

27.7-36.8

$50,000-74,999

542

103

17.9

14.4-22.1

17.7

13.9-22.3

112

19.9

16.2-24.1

7.5

5.4-10.5

186

37.0

32.1-42.1

$75,000+

817

165

21.9

18.3-25.9

147

17.6

14.6-21.0

201

24.5

21.1-28.3

7.8

5.9-10.3

239

28.2

24.2-32.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,039

403

21.3

19.0-23.7

304

14.8

13.0-16.9

451

21.9

19.7-24.1

199

9.8

8.3-11.5

682

32.3

29.8-34.8

2,603

468

18.5

16.6-20.4

370

14.6

13.0-16.4

546

20.8

18.9-22.8

212

7.2

6.1- 8.4

1,007

39.0

36.5-41.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

909

182

20.0

17.1-23.4

163

17.8

14.8-21.3

204

24.0

20.7-27.8

8.3

6.4-10.6

277

29.8

25.9-34.1

Non-Veteran

3,812

706

19.6

18.0-21.3

521

13.7

12.4-15.1

807

20.3

18.8-21.9

332

8.2

7.2- 9.3

1,446

38.2

36.3-40.1

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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