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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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	8,603	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
-Western NC	1,003	167	16.2	13.6-19.1	124	12.6	10.3-15.3	192	18.1	15.4-21.1	92	9.8	7.7-12.4	428	43.4	39.6-47.2
GENDER
Male	368	65	16.1	12.2-21.0	47	12.7	9.2-17.2	67	17.9	13.7-23.1	30	9.1	6.0-13.5	159	44.2	38.1-50.5
Female	635	102	16.2	13.0-19.9	77	12.5	9.7-16.0	125	18.2	15.0-21.9	62	10.3	7.7-13.8	269	42.7	38.1-47.5
RACE
White	952	161	16.4	13.7-19.4	117	12.4	10.1-15.1	185	18.3	15.6-21.4	89	10.1	7.9-12.8	400	42.9	39.0-46.8
African American	21	3	10.0	2.9-29.4	5	29.3	11.4-57.2	4	17.5	5.8-42.3	0	0.0	. - .	9	43.1	21.7-67.5
Other Minorities	27	2	12.0	2.2-44.9	2	6.9	1.6-25.6	3	8.6	2.2-28.0	2	2.8	0.5-14.0	18	69.8	43.7-87.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	1	3.4	0.4-22.2	2	3.4	0.7-14.3	4	13.6	4.2-36.1	2	26.1	5.6-67.7	6	53.5	23.1-81.4
Non-Hispanic	986	165	16.4	13.8-19.4	122	12.8	10.5-15.6	188	18.2	15.5-21.3	90	9.5	7.4-12.0	421	43.1	39.3-46.9
AGE
50-54	161	16	10.8	6.1-18.3	11	6.7	3.3-13.0	14	7.7	4.2-13.8	14	10.2	5.4-18.4	106	64.7	54.9-73.4
55-64	347	59	15.6	11.7-20.5	49	15.1	11.0-20.2	73	20.9	16.2-26.6	22	5.6	3.6- 8.7	144	42.8	36.6-49.2
65-74	284	53	20.0	15.0-26.3	40	15.2	10.7-21.2	56	17.3	12.9-22.7	30	12.0	8.0-17.5	105	35.5	29.2-42.3
75+	211	39	17.8	12.3-25.1	24	10.9	7.0-16.7	49	24.9	18.4-32.7	26	14.3	9.0-22.1	73	32.1	25.2-39.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	187	26	12.1	7.5-19.0	16	9.4	5.5-15.7	28	12.3	7.8-18.9	24	14.0	8.4-22.5	93	52.2	42.9-61.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	319	50	16.2	11.8-21.8	34	8.8	5.9-12.8	49	13.0	9.3-17.9	27	9.6	6.3-14.2	159	52.5	45.8-59.0
Some Post-H.S.	223	41	17.9	12.7-24.6	32	15.3	10.3-22.0	44	18.8	13.4-25.6	21	8.3	5.1-13.2	85	39.8	32.0-48.1
College Graduate	270	50	17.5	12.8-23.5	42	17.0	12.1-23.4	69	26.0	20.3-32.8	19	8.2	4.7-14.0	90	31.2	25.1-38.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	147	25	17.6	11.0-27.0	17	8.9	5.2-14.7	26	15.1	9.7-22.8	20	14.8	8.9-23.4	59	43.6	34.0-53.7
$15,000- 24,999	193	31	14.1	9.5-20.5	19	8.9	5.4-14.3	32	12.5	8.3-18.2	14	9.8	5.1-18.0	97	54.8	45.9-63.3
$25,000- 34,999	152	28	17.7	11.5-26.3	18	12.9	7.7-21.0	26	16.9	10.9-25.2	11	8.1	4.0-15.4	69	44.4	34.8-54.4
$35,000- 49,999	136	18	14.2	8.6-22.5	20	11.0	6.2-18.7	28	21.1	14.1-30.3	9	7.2	3.6-14.1	61	46.5	36.9-56.4
$50,000-74,999	102	20	21.1	13.1-32.2	12	11.6	6.2-20.6	21	17.8	11.1-27.3	10	10.1	5.2-18.8	39	39.4	28.6-51.2
$75,000+	110	20	14.1	8.5-22.4	21	23.0	14.8-34.0	26	25.9	17.2-37.1	11	10.7	4.9-21.9	32	26.2	17.7-37.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	474	78	16.6	12.9-21.1	59	12.8	9.7-16.8	103	20.5	16.6-25.1	53	10.9	8.0-14.6	181	39.2	33.9-44.7
No	512	87	15.9	12.5-20.0	63	12.3	9.2-16.2	88	16.5	13.0-20.8	39	9.3	6.4-13.3	235	46.0	40.7-51.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	201	45	20.1	14.4-27.2	30	15.1	10.2-21.7	38	19.3	13.4-26.8	16	8.2	4.7-13.9	72	37.4	29.6-46.1
Non-Veteran	802	122	15.0	12.3-18.3	94	11.9	9.4-14.9	154	17.7	14.9-21.1	76	10.2	7.8-13.3	356	45.1	40.9-49.4

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

-Western NC

1,003

167

16.2

13.6-19.1

124

12.6

10.3-15.3

192

18.1

15.4-21.1

9.8

7.7-12.4

428

43.4

39.6-47.2

GENDER

Male

368

16.1

12.2-21.0

12.7

9.2-17.2

17.9

13.7-23.1

9.1

6.0-13.5

159

44.2

38.1-50.5

Female

635

102

16.2

13.0-19.9

12.5

9.7-16.0

125

18.2

15.0-21.9

10.3

7.7-13.8

269

42.7

38.1-47.5

RACE

White

952

161

16.4

13.7-19.4

117

12.4

10.1-15.1

185

18.3

15.6-21.4

10.1

7.9-12.8

400

42.9

39.0-46.8

African American

10.0

2.9-29.4

29.3

11.4-57.2

17.5

5.8-42.3

0.0

. - .

43.1

21.7-67.5

Other Minorities

12.0

2.2-44.9

6.9

1.6-25.6

8.6

2.2-28.0

2.8

0.5-14.0

69.8

43.7-87.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.4

0.4-22.2

3.4

0.7-14.3

13.6

4.2-36.1

26.1

5.6-67.7

53.5

23.1-81.4

Non-Hispanic

986

165

16.4

13.8-19.4

122

12.8

10.5-15.6

188

18.2

15.5-21.3

9.5

7.4-12.0

421

43.1

39.3-46.9

AGE

50-54

161

10.8

6.1-18.3

6.7

3.3-13.0

7.7

4.2-13.8

10.2

5.4-18.4

106

64.7

54.9-73.4

55-64

347

15.6

11.7-20.5

15.1

11.0-20.2

20.9

16.2-26.6

5.6

3.6- 8.7

144

42.8

36.6-49.2

65-74

284

20.0

15.0-26.3

15.2

10.7-21.2

17.3

12.9-22.7

12.0

8.0-17.5

105

35.5

29.2-42.3

75+

211

17.8

12.3-25.1

10.9

7.0-16.7

24.9

18.4-32.7

14.3

9.0-22.1

32.1

25.2-39.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

187

12.1

7.5-19.0

9.4

5.5-15.7

12.3

7.8-18.9

14.0

8.4-22.5

52.2

42.9-61.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

319

16.2

11.8-21.8

8.8

5.9-12.8

13.0

9.3-17.9

9.6

6.3-14.2

159

52.5

45.8-59.0

Some Post-H.S.

223

17.9

12.7-24.6

15.3

10.3-22.0

18.8

13.4-25.6

8.3

5.1-13.2

39.8

32.0-48.1

College Graduate

270

17.5

12.8-23.5

17.0

12.1-23.4

26.0

20.3-32.8

8.2

4.7-14.0

31.2

25.1-38.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

147

17.6

11.0-27.0

8.9

5.2-14.7

15.1

9.7-22.8

14.8

8.9-23.4

43.6

34.0-53.7

$15,000- 24,999

193

14.1

9.5-20.5

8.9

5.4-14.3

12.5

8.3-18.2

9.8

5.1-18.0

54.8

45.9-63.3

$25,000- 34,999

152

17.7

11.5-26.3

12.9

7.7-21.0

16.9

10.9-25.2

8.1

4.0-15.4

44.4

34.8-54.4

$35,000- 49,999

136

14.2

8.6-22.5

11.0

6.2-18.7

21.1

14.1-30.3

7.2

3.6-14.1

46.5

36.9-56.4

$50,000-74,999

102

21.1

13.1-32.2

11.6

6.2-20.6

17.8

11.1-27.3

10.1

5.2-18.8

39.4

28.6-51.2

$75,000+

110

14.1

8.5-22.4

23.0

14.8-34.0

25.9

17.2-37.1

10.7

4.9-21.9

26.2

17.7-37.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

474

16.6

12.9-21.1

12.8

9.7-16.8

103

20.5

16.6-25.1

10.9

8.0-14.6

181

39.2

33.9-44.7

512

15.9

12.5-20.0

12.3

9.2-16.2

16.5

13.0-20.8

9.3

6.4-13.3

235

46.0

40.7-51.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

201

20.1

14.4-27.2

15.1

10.2-21.7

19.3

13.4-26.8

8.2

4.7-13.9

37.4

29.6-46.1

Non-Veteran

802

122

15.0

12.3-18.3

11.9

9.4-14.9

154

17.7

14.9-21.1

10.2

7.8-13.3

356

45.1

40.9-49.4

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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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