BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
North Carolina	9,418	1,630	16.8	15.9-17.8	762	8.0	7.4- 8.7	521	4.9	4.4- 5.5	1,663	16.9	15.9-17.8	4,842	53.4	52.1-54.7
-Eastern NC	3,116	496	15.9	14.4-17.5	215	6.6	5.6- 7.7	164	4.5	3.7- 5.3	499	15.3	13.9-16.9	1,742	57.7	55.6-59.8
GENDER
Male	1,150	190	16.2	13.8-18.8	79	6.5	5.0- 8.4	68	4.9	3.8- 6.4	161	13.8	11.7-16.3	652	58.6	55.2-62.0
Female	1,966	306	15.7	13.9-17.6	136	6.7	5.5- 8.1	96	4.1	3.2- 5.2	338	16.6	14.7-18.6	1,090	57.0	54.4-59.5
RACE
White	2,234	351	15.7	14.0-17.5	162	6.8	5.7- 8.1	135	5.4	4.5- 6.6	402	17.3	15.5-19.2	1,184	54.8	52.3-57.2
African American	687	124	18.5	15.2-22.3	48	7.3	5.1-10.3	23	2.2	1.4- 3.5	71	10.1	7.6-13.1	421	62.0	57.5-66.3
Other Minorities	182	20	8.2	5.1-13.1	4	1.0	0.4- 2.9	6	2.8	1.1- 7.1	24	12.2	7.8-18.7	128	75.7	67.9-82.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	53	9	9.2	4.3-18.4	3	3.5	1.0-11.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	7.6	2.7-19.1	36	79.8	66.6-88.6
Non-Hispanic	3,045	483	16.0	14.5-17.6	212	6.7	5.7- 7.8	164	4.6	3.9- 5.5	493	15.6	14.1-17.1	1,693	57.1	55.0-59.2
AGE
50-54	510	50	8.4	6.2-11.3	24	4.4	2.5- 7.5	12	2.1	1.1- 3.8	50	9.1	6.7-12.2	374	76.1	71.6-80.1
55-64	1,071	172	17.4	14.8-20.3	78	6.9	5.4- 8.8	50	4.4	3.2- 6.0	174	16.6	14.1-19.5	597	54.7	51.1-58.1
65-74	909	160	18.6	15.8-21.8	75	8.2	6.4-10.5	64	6.3	4.8- 8.3	158	17.2	14.4-20.4	452	49.7	45.8-53.5
75+	626	114	19.0	15.7-22.8	38	6.6	4.7- 9.3	38	5.3	3.8- 7.5	117	18.3	15.0-22.1	319	50.8	46.2-55.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	592	100	15.7	12.7-19.4	37	5.7	4.0- 8.2	33	4.6	3.1- 6.9	65	11.0	8.2-14.5	357	62.9	58.1-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	997	149	15.3	12.7-18.2	60	5.7	4.1- 7.9	49	3.9	2.8- 5.4	156	14.7	12.3-17.5	583	60.4	56.6-64.0
Some Post-H.S.	786	137	17.3	14.5-20.6	66	8.4	6.4-10.9	38	4.1	2.8- 5.9	136	17.4	14.3-21.0	409	52.8	48.6-57.0
College Graduate	732	110	15.4	12.6-18.6	52	6.5	4.8- 8.8	43	5.4	3.9- 7.5	141	17.4	14.6-20.6	386	55.3	51.1-59.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	446	63	13.4	10.1-17.5	26	5.2	3.4- 7.9	23	4.3	2.6- 6.9	66	15.6	11.6-20.8	268	61.5	55.7-67.0
$15,000- 24,999	515	93	18.7	14.8-23.5	24	4.0	2.5- 6.2	28	4.1	2.7- 6.2	90	16.9	13.3-21.2	280	56.3	50.9-61.5
$25,000- 34,999	356	39	11.8	8.4-16.4	32	9.4	5.9-14.5	16	3.1	1.8- 5.4	57	14.1	10.2-19.0	212	61.6	55.1-67.7
$35,000- 49,999	439	85	19.0	15.2-23.6	20	4.0	2.3- 6.8	22	4.0	2.4- 6.4	74	16.3	12.7-20.6	238	56.7	51.1-62.1
$50,000-74,999	411	68	15.8	12.3-20.1	40	10.2	7.2-14.2	20	4.0	2.5- 6.4	71	17.6	13.8-22.2	212	52.4	46.7-58.0
$75,000+	481	87	17.5	14.0-21.5	32	5.7	3.9- 8.3	34	7.2	5.0-10.3	80	13.6	10.6-17.2	248	56.0	50.9-61.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,489	240	16.0	13.9-18.3	116	7.3	5.9- 9.0	77	4.4	3.3- 5.6	230	14.5	12.5-16.9	826	57.8	54.7-60.9
No	1,572	248	15.9	13.9-18.1	98	6.1	4.8- 7.7	87	4.7	3.7- 6.0	264	16.4	14.4-18.6	875	56.9	53.9-59.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	636	138	21.5	18.0-25.4	54	8.7	6.3-12.0	47	6.5	4.8- 8.8	89	14.5	11.5-18.1	308	48.8	44.1-53.5
Non-Veteran	2,479	358	14.2	12.7-15.9	161	5.9	5.0- 7.1	117	3.9	3.1- 4.8	410	15.6	14.0-17.4	1,433	60.4	58.0-62.6

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,418

1,630

16.8

15.9-17.8

762

8.0

7.4- 8.7

521

4.9

4.4- 5.5

1,663

16.9

15.9-17.8

4,842

53.4

52.1-54.7

-Eastern NC

3,116

496

15.9

14.4-17.5

215

6.6

5.6- 7.7

164

4.5

3.7- 5.3

499

15.3

13.9-16.9

1,742

57.7

55.6-59.8

GENDER

Male

1,150

190

16.2

13.8-18.8

6.5

5.0- 8.4

4.9

3.8- 6.4

161

13.8

11.7-16.3

652

58.6

55.2-62.0

Female

1,966

306

15.7

13.9-17.6

136

6.7

5.5- 8.1

4.1

3.2- 5.2

338

16.6

14.7-18.6

1,090

57.0

54.4-59.5

RACE

White

2,234

351

15.7

14.0-17.5

162

6.8

5.7- 8.1

135

5.4

4.5- 6.6

402

17.3

15.5-19.2

1,184

54.8

52.3-57.2

African American

687

124

18.5

15.2-22.3

7.3

5.1-10.3

2.2

1.4- 3.5

10.1

7.6-13.1

421

62.0

57.5-66.3

Other Minorities

182

8.2

5.1-13.1

1.0

0.4- 2.9

2.8

1.1- 7.1

12.2

7.8-18.7

128

75.7

67.9-82.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.2

4.3-18.4

3.5

1.0-11.8

0.0

. - .

7.6

2.7-19.1

79.8

66.6-88.6

Non-Hispanic

3,045

483

16.0

14.5-17.6

212

6.7

5.7- 7.8

164

4.6

3.9- 5.5

493

15.6

14.1-17.1

1,693

57.1

55.0-59.2

AGE

50-54

510

8.4

6.2-11.3

4.4

2.5- 7.5

2.1

1.1- 3.8

9.1

6.7-12.2

374

76.1

71.6-80.1

55-64

1,071

172

17.4

14.8-20.3

6.9

5.4- 8.8

4.4

3.2- 6.0

174

16.6

14.1-19.5

597

54.7

51.1-58.1

65-74

909

160

18.6

15.8-21.8

8.2

6.4-10.5

6.3

4.8- 8.3

158

17.2

14.4-20.4

452

49.7

45.8-53.5

75+

626

114

19.0

15.7-22.8

6.6

4.7- 9.3

5.3

3.8- 7.5

117

18.3

15.0-22.1

319

50.8

46.2-55.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

592

100

15.7

12.7-19.4

5.7

4.0- 8.2

4.6

3.1- 6.9

11.0

8.2-14.5

357

62.9

58.1-67.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

997

149

15.3

12.7-18.2

5.7

4.1- 7.9

3.9

2.8- 5.4

156

14.7

12.3-17.5

583

60.4

56.6-64.0

Some Post-H.S.

786

137

17.3

14.5-20.6

8.4

6.4-10.9

4.1

2.8- 5.9

136

17.4

14.3-21.0

409

52.8

48.6-57.0

College Graduate

732

110

15.4

12.6-18.6

6.5

4.8- 8.8

5.4

3.9- 7.5

141

17.4

14.6-20.6

386

55.3

51.1-59.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

446

13.4

10.1-17.5

5.2

3.4- 7.9

4.3

2.6- 6.9

15.6

11.6-20.8

268

61.5

55.7-67.0

$15,000- 24,999

515

18.7

14.8-23.5

4.0

2.5- 6.2

4.1

2.7- 6.2

16.9

13.3-21.2

280

56.3

50.9-61.5

$25,000- 34,999

356

11.8

8.4-16.4

9.4

5.9-14.5

3.1

1.8- 5.4

14.1

10.2-19.0

212

61.6

55.1-67.7

$35,000- 49,999

439

19.0

15.2-23.6

4.0

2.3- 6.8

4.0

2.4- 6.4

16.3

12.7-20.6

238

56.7

51.1-62.1

$50,000-74,999

411

15.8

12.3-20.1

10.2

7.2-14.2

4.0

2.5- 6.4

17.6

13.8-22.2

212

52.4

46.7-58.0

$75,000+

481

17.5

14.0-21.5

5.7

3.9- 8.3

7.2

5.0-10.3

13.6

10.6-17.2

248

56.0

50.9-61.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,489

240

16.0

13.9-18.3

116

7.3

5.9- 9.0

4.4

3.3- 5.6

230

14.5

12.5-16.9

826

57.8

54.7-60.9

1,572

248

15.9

13.9-18.1

6.1

4.8- 7.7

4.7

3.7- 6.0

264

16.4

14.4-18.6

875

56.9

53.9-59.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

636

138

21.5

18.0-25.4

8.7

6.3-12.0

6.5

4.8- 8.8

14.5

11.5-18.1

308

48.8

44.1-53.5

Non-Veteran

2,479

358

14.2

12.7-15.9

161

5.9

5.0- 7.1

117

3.9

3.1- 4.8

410

15.6

14.0-17.4

1,433

60.4

58.0-62.6

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

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