BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
North Carolina	8,496	1,790	20.7	19.6-21.7	911	10.6	9.8-11.5	894	9.9	9.1-10.6	775	8.6	7.9- 9.3	4,126	50.3	48.9-51.6
-Piedmont NC	4,636	1,019	21.4	20.0-22.8	554	11.8	10.7-13.0	536	10.9	9.9-12.0	450	8.9	8.0-10.0	2,077	47.0	45.2-48.8
GENDER
Male	1,713	411	22.0	19.7-24.4	175	10.6	8.9-12.7	158	9.1	7.6-10.8	148	7.7	6.3- 9.3	821	50.7	47.7-53.7
Female	2,923	608	20.9	19.2-22.7	379	12.8	11.4-14.3	378	12.5	11.2-14.0	302	10.0	8.7-11.4	1,256	43.8	41.6-46.0
RACE
White	3,872	872	22.0	20.5-23.6	469	12.1	10.9-13.4	472	11.8	10.6-13.0	389	9.6	8.5-10.8	1,670	44.5	42.6-46.5
African American	645	136	22.0	18.2-26.4	74	11.3	8.6-14.8	56	7.9	5.8-10.8	52	6.4	4.6- 8.7	327	52.4	47.2-57.5
Other Minorities	107	10	7.4	3.5-14.9	11	8.8	4.1-17.8	8	7.7	3.2-17.1	6	4.3	1.6-11.2	72	71.9	60.6-80.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	93	11	8.6	4.4-16.4	10	8.8	4.1-17.8	8	6.7	2.8-15.0	8	8.7	3.0-22.7	56	67.2	54.4-77.8
Non-Hispanic	4,537	1,005	21.8	20.3-23.3	544	11.9	10.7-13.1	527	11.1	10.0-12.2	442	8.9	8.0-10.0	2,019	46.3	44.5-48.2
AGE
50-54	875	123	14.3	11.7-17.4	66	8.2	6.1-11.0	80	8.1	6.2-10.5	56	6.5	4.7- 8.9	550	62.9	58.7-66.8
55-64	1,641	359	21.9	19.5-24.5	204	12.0	10.2-14.1	181	11.2	9.5-13.2	164	9.1	7.6-10.8	733	45.8	42.9-48.8
65-74	1,211	321	26.8	23.9-29.9	167	13.3	11.2-15.8	156	12.9	10.9-15.3	141	11.9	9.8-14.3	426	35.1	31.9-38.5
75+	909	216	23.2	20.1-26.6	117	14.3	11.6-17.4	119	11.8	9.7-14.4	89	8.3	6.6-10.6	368	42.4	38.5-46.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	786	142	16.7	13.8-20.0	93	11.2	8.9-14.1	91	10.5	8.3-13.2	64	8.2	6.1-10.8	396	53.4	49.1-57.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,447	338	24.0	21.4-26.9	168	11.9	9.9-14.2	159	9.9	8.3-11.7	130	7.7	6.3- 9.4	652	46.5	43.3-49.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,094	244	21.0	18.3-24.1	139	11.6	9.5-14.1	119	10.0	8.1-12.2	101	8.9	6.9-11.3	491	48.4	44.5-52.4
College Graduate	1,296	293	21.5	18.9-24.3	154	12.2	10.0-14.7	167	13.0	10.9-15.4	152	10.5	8.7-12.6	530	42.8	39.5-46.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	589	115	17.8	14.3-21.9	61	8.6	6.4-11.5	61	8.6	6.4-11.4	66	11.4	8.5-15.2	286	53.6	48.5-58.6
$15,000- 24,999	790	160	20.1	16.8-24.0	107	13.8	11.1-17.1	73	8.5	6.5-11.0	76	8.6	6.6-11.1	374	49.0	44.7-53.3
$25,000- 34,999	545	109	20.2	16.5-24.5	65	11.7	8.9-15.3	57	9.5	7.1-12.7	55	8.6	6.3-11.6	259	50.0	44.9-55.1
$35,000- 49,999	579	141	25.0	21.0-29.5	70	11.7	8.9-15.3	75	12.1	9.3-15.7	49	7.5	5.4-10.5	244	43.6	38.6-48.6
$50,000-74,999	526	113	20.1	16.4-24.4	66	11.4	8.5-15.2	61	9.7	7.2-12.8	57	10.3	7.4-14.3	229	48.5	43.3-53.7
$75,000+	800	170	20.4	17.2-24.0	93	11.2	8.7-14.4	101	13.5	10.9-16.7	70	8.2	6.3-10.7	366	46.6	42.2-51.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,007	428	20.7	18.6-23.0	245	12.9	11.1-15.0	238	11.0	9.5-12.7	232	10.5	9.0-12.3	864	44.8	42.1-47.5
No	2,547	570	21.9	20.0-23.9	298	11.0	9.6-12.6	292	11.0	9.6-12.6	211	7.9	6.7- 9.2	1,176	48.3	45.8-50.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	889	252	26.4	23.1-30.1	99	12.0	9.5-15.1	83	9.6	7.5-12.2	78	7.4	5.7- 9.5	377	44.6	40.3-48.9
Non-Veteran	3,744	767	19.9	18.4-21.5	455	11.7	10.5-13.1	452	11.3	10.2-12.6	371	9.4	8.3-10.6	1,699	47.7	45.7-49.7

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,496

1,790

20.7

19.6-21.7

911

10.6

9.8-11.5

894

9.9

9.1-10.6

775

8.6

7.9- 9.3

4,126

50.3

48.9-51.6

-Piedmont NC

4,636

1,019

21.4

20.0-22.8

554

11.8

10.7-13.0

536

10.9

9.9-12.0

450

8.9

8.0-10.0

2,077

47.0

45.2-48.8

GENDER

Male

1,713

411

22.0

19.7-24.4

175

10.6

8.9-12.7

158

9.1

7.6-10.8

148

7.7

6.3- 9.3

821

50.7

47.7-53.7

Female

2,923

608

20.9

19.2-22.7

379

12.8

11.4-14.3

378

12.5

11.2-14.0

302

10.0

8.7-11.4

1,256

43.8

41.6-46.0

RACE

White

3,872

872

22.0

20.5-23.6

469

12.1

10.9-13.4

472

11.8

10.6-13.0

389

9.6

8.5-10.8

1,670

44.5

42.6-46.5

African American

645

136

22.0

18.2-26.4

11.3

8.6-14.8

7.9

5.8-10.8

6.4

4.6- 8.7

327

52.4

47.2-57.5

Other Minorities

107

7.4

3.5-14.9

8.8

4.1-17.8

7.7

3.2-17.1

4.3

1.6-11.2

71.9

60.6-80.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.6

4.4-16.4

8.8

4.1-17.8

6.7

2.8-15.0

8.7

3.0-22.7

67.2

54.4-77.8

Non-Hispanic

4,537

1,005

21.8

20.3-23.3

544

11.9

10.7-13.1

527

11.1

10.0-12.2

442

8.9

8.0-10.0

2,019

46.3

44.5-48.2

AGE

50-54

875

123

14.3

11.7-17.4

8.2

6.1-11.0

8.1

6.2-10.5

6.5

4.7- 8.9

550

62.9

58.7-66.8

55-64

1,641

359

21.9

19.5-24.5

204

12.0

10.2-14.1

181

11.2

9.5-13.2

164

9.1

7.6-10.8

733

45.8

42.9-48.8

65-74

1,211

321

26.8

23.9-29.9

167

13.3

11.2-15.8

156

12.9

10.9-15.3

141

11.9

9.8-14.3

426

35.1

31.9-38.5

75+

909

216

23.2

20.1-26.6

117

14.3

11.6-17.4

119

11.8

9.7-14.4

8.3

6.6-10.6

368

42.4

38.5-46.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

786

142

16.7

13.8-20.0

11.2

8.9-14.1

10.5

8.3-13.2

8.2

6.1-10.8

396

53.4

49.1-57.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,447

338

24.0

21.4-26.9

168

11.9

9.9-14.2

159

9.9

8.3-11.7

130

7.7

6.3- 9.4

652

46.5

43.3-49.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,094

244

21.0

18.3-24.1

139

11.6

9.5-14.1

119

10.0

8.1-12.2

101

8.9

6.9-11.3

491

48.4

44.5-52.4

College Graduate

1,296

293

21.5

18.9-24.3

154

12.2

10.0-14.7

167

13.0

10.9-15.4

152

10.5

8.7-12.6

530

42.8

39.5-46.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

589

115

17.8

14.3-21.9

8.6

6.4-11.5

8.6

6.4-11.4

11.4

8.5-15.2

286

53.6

48.5-58.6

$15,000- 24,999

790

160

20.1

16.8-24.0

107

13.8

11.1-17.1

8.5

6.5-11.0

8.6

6.6-11.1

374

49.0

44.7-53.3

$25,000- 34,999

545

109

20.2

16.5-24.5

11.7

8.9-15.3

9.5

7.1-12.7

8.6

6.3-11.6

259

50.0

44.9-55.1

$35,000- 49,999

579

141

25.0

21.0-29.5

11.7

8.9-15.3

12.1

9.3-15.7

7.5

5.4-10.5

244

43.6

38.6-48.6

$50,000-74,999

526

113

20.1

16.4-24.4

11.4

8.5-15.2

9.7

7.2-12.8

10.3

7.4-14.3

229

48.5

43.3-53.7

$75,000+

800

170

20.4

17.2-24.0

11.2

8.7-14.4

101

13.5

10.9-16.7

8.2

6.3-10.7

366

46.6

42.2-51.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,007

428

20.7

18.6-23.0

245

12.9

11.1-15.0

238

11.0

9.5-12.7

232

10.5

9.0-12.3

864

44.8

42.1-47.5

2,547

570

21.9

20.0-23.9

298

11.0

9.6-12.6

292

11.0

9.6-12.6

211

7.9

6.7- 9.2

1,176

48.3

45.8-50.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

889

252

26.4

23.1-30.1

12.0

9.5-15.1

9.6

7.5-12.2

7.4

5.7- 9.5

377

44.6

40.3-48.9

Non-Veteran

3,744

767

19.9

18.4-21.5

455

11.7

10.5-13.1

452

11.3

10.2-12.6

371

9.4

8.3-10.6

1,699

47.7

45.7-49.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older and reported having a blood stool test
and those respondents who were not asked formed the 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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