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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 | 9,494 | 1,862 | 19.7 | 18.7-20.8 | 1,337 | 14.1 | 13.2-15.0 | 2,342 | 23.8 | 22.7-24.9 | 863 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.4 | 3,090 | 33.7 | 32.4-35.0 |
-Buncombe County | 225 | 51 | 20.3 | 15.3-26.5 | 30 | 14.4 | 9.6-21.2 | 62 | 28.2 | 22.2-35.2 | 11 | 4.9 | 2.6- 9.0 | 71 | 32.1 | 25.5-39.4 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 83 | 18 | 18.6 | 11.6-28.5 | 12 | 16.7 | 8.7-29.6 | 21 | 25.8 | 16.9-37.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.6-11.9 | 28 | 34.5 | 24.1-46.5 |
Female | 142 | 33 | 21.8 | 15.3-30.1 | 18 | 12.5 | 7.7-19.8 | 41 | 30.3 | 22.7-39.2 | 7 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.3 | 43 | 30.0 | 22.2-39.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 204 | 46 | 20.4 | 15.2-26.9 | 29 | 15.4 | 10.2-22.8 | 56 | 28.6 | 22.3-35.9 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.1 | 63 | 30.7 | 24.1-38.3 |
Other | 20 | 5 | 20.0 | 7.0-45.4 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.8-32.8 | 6 | 25.5 | 10.2-50.8 | 1 | 6.1 | 0.8-33.0 | 7 | 42.3 | 20.8-67.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50+ | 225 | 51 | 20.3 | 15.3-26.5 | 30 | 14.4 | 9.6-21.2 | 62 | 28.2 | 22.2-35.2 | 11 | 4.9 | 2.6- 9.0 | 71 | 32.1 | 25.5-39.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 79 | 14 | 14.6 | 8.2-24.6 | 9 | 14.5 | 6.1-30.6 | 20 | 23.9 | 15.2-35.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.5-12.7 | 32 | 42.5 | 30.5-55.5 |
Some College + | 145 | 37 | 23.6 | 17.0-31.7 | 21 | 14.5 | 9.4-21.8 | 41 | 30.1 | 22.5-39.0 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.3-10.8 | 39 | 26.7 | 19.3-35.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 129 | 29 | 18.0 | 12.2-25.8 | 17 | 15.6 | 8.7-26.4 | 31 | 23.7 | 16.6-32.6 | 8 | 6.1 | 2.9-12.5 | 44 | 36.7 | 27.6-46.9 |
$50,000+ | 72 | 19 | 25.8 | 16.6-37.8 | 10 | 13.8 | 7.4-24.3 | 24 | 34.7 | 24.0-47.2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6- 9.5 | 17 | 23.1 | 14.3-35.1 |
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*This question was asked only of those who reported having sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy exam - those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.
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