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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | > 5 years | Never | |||||||||||
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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 |
-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 |
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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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