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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 |
| -Eastern NC | 3,119 | 628 | 19.6 | 18.0-21.4 | 478 | 15.7 | 14.2-17.3 | 783 | 24.2 | 22.4-26.0 | 273 | 8.1 | 7.1- 9.2 | 957 | 32.4 | 30.4-34.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,145 | 230 | 19.4 | 16.9-22.2 | 199 | 17.0 | 14.6-19.7 | 280 | 24.1 | 21.3-27.3 | 84 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.1 | 352 | 33.0 | 29.8-36.4 |
| Female | 1,974 | 398 | 19.8 | 17.8-22.0 | 279 | 14.6 | 12.8-16.6 | 503 | 24.2 | 22.1-26.4 | 189 | 9.5 | 8.1-11.1 | 605 | 31.9 | 29.4-34.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,255 | 428 | 18.2 | 16.4-20.1 | 360 | 16.7 | 14.9-18.6 | 609 | 25.9 | 23.9-28.1 | 237 | 10.0 | 8.7-11.5 | 621 | 29.1 | 26.9-31.5 |
| African American | 669 | 170 | 25.1 | 21.3-29.4 | 90 | 14.4 | 11.3-18.0 | 136 | 20.3 | 16.8-24.2 | 31 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.1 | 242 | 36.1 | 31.9-40.6 |
| Other Minorities | 184 | 29 | 15.4 | 10.2-22.8 | 25 | 8.1 | 5.1-12.7 | 36 | 19.1 | 12.7-27.7 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.2 | 90 | 56.2 | 46.6-65.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 52 | 10 | 20.9 | 10.5-37.4 | 5 | 5.2 | 1.9-13.4 | 13 | 16.7 | 8.6-30.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.1 | 23 | 55.6 | 38.6-71.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,050 | 611 | 19.5 | 17.8-21.2 | 471 | 16.0 | 14.5-17.7 | 769 | 24.5 | 22.7-26.3 | 271 | 8.3 | 7.2- 9.4 | 928 | 31.8 | 29.8-33.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 50-54 | 510 | 94 | 17.4 | 13.8-21.6 | 52 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.3 | 78 | 16.6 | 12.9-21.2 | 29 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.6 | 257 | 50.3 | 45.1-55.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,076 | 200 | 18.6 | 16.0-21.4 | 161 | 16.1 | 13.7-18.9 | 297 | 27.0 | 24.1-30.2 | 87 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.7 | 331 | 30.6 | 27.4-34.0 |
| 65-74 | 916 | 206 | 21.9 | 18.9-25.2 | 157 | 18.5 | 15.6-21.9 | 253 | 27.7 | 24.4-31.4 | 93 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.3 | 207 | 22.8 | 19.7-26.1 |
| 75+ | 617 | 128 | 21.8 | 18.2-26.0 | 108 | 17.8 | 14.4-21.7 | 155 | 23.5 | 19.9-27.5 | 64 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.9 | 162 | 25.4 | 21.6-29.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 574 | 117 | 21.8 | 17.9-26.3 | 71 | 12.6 | 9.6-16.4 | 125 | 19.2 | 15.8-23.3 | 37 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.8 | 224 | 40.9 | 35.9-46.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,004 | 196 | 19.2 | 16.4-22.4 | 164 | 15.2 | 12.8-18.0 | 225 | 21.6 | 18.7-24.9 | 85 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.2 | 334 | 35.9 | 32.3-39.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 790 | 158 | 18.9 | 15.9-22.4 | 122 | 17.5 | 14.3-21.2 | 219 | 26.7 | 23.2-30.6 | 71 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.4 | 220 | 28.0 | 24.4-31.9 |
| College Graduate | 743 | 155 | 19.3 | 16.2-22.7 | 121 | 16.9 | 14.0-20.2 | 210 | 28.4 | 24.6-32.4 | 80 | 9.6 | 7.5-12.1 | 177 | 26.0 | 22.3-30.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 443 | 78 | 16.8 | 13.0-21.4 | 57 | 13.9 | 10.0-19.0 | 85 | 18.6 | 14.5-23.5 | 33 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 190 | 44.4 | 38.6-50.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 515 | 93 | 18.9 | 14.8-23.9 | 74 | 15.0 | 11.6-19.2 | 117 | 20.9 | 17.0-25.3 | 45 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.0 | 186 | 37.4 | 32.3-42.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 362 | 77 | 20.9 | 16.5-26.3 | 56 | 14.4 | 10.4-19.5 | 96 | 22.0 | 17.3-27.5 | 27 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.1 | 106 | 36.1 | 29.7-43.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 440 | 98 | 21.3 | 17.0-26.3 | 64 | 14.7 | 11.1-19.2 | 109 | 24.8 | 20.2-29.9 | 39 | 7.7 | 5.4-11.0 | 130 | 31.5 | 26.4-37.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 415 | 88 | 19.5 | 15.5-24.1 | 71 | 16.0 | 12.5-20.2 | 125 | 30.7 | 25.7-36.3 | 36 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.3 | 95 | 25.3 | 20.5-30.7 |
| $75,000+ | 482 | 97 | 19.7 | 15.9-24.0 | 84 | 18.7 | 14.9-23.1 | 149 | 28.9 | 24.6-33.7 | 39 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.8 | 113 | 25.8 | 21.4-30.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,482 | 297 | 20.4 | 18.0-23.1 | 239 | 17.1 | 14.8-19.7 | 361 | 22.9 | 20.4-25.5 | 127 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.6 | 458 | 31.8 | 28.9-34.9 |
| No | 1,580 | 322 | 19.2 | 17.0-21.6 | 231 | 14.5 | 12.6-16.6 | 407 | 25.6 | 23.1-28.2 | 146 | 8.6 | 7.1-10.3 | 474 | 32.2 | 29.4-35.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 632 | 145 | 21.8 | 18.3-25.7 | 117 | 18.2 | 15.0-22.0 | 168 | 27.6 | 23.4-32.2 | 48 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.8 | 154 | 25.2 | 21.3-29.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,486 | 483 | 19.0 | 17.2-21.0 | 361 | 15.0 | 13.3-16.8 | 615 | 23.2 | 21.3-25.2 | 225 | 8.4 | 7.2- 9.7 | 802 | 34.4 | 32.1-36.8 |
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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.
**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.
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