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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 | 9,418 | 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 |
| -FEMALES | 5,884 | 988 | 16.5 | 15.4-17.7 | 453 | 7.7 | 6.8- 8.5 | 337 | 5.2 | 4.5- 5.9 | 1,124 | 18.6 | 17.4-19.9 | 2,982 | 52.1 | 50.4-53.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,775 | 819 | 17.1 | 15.8-18.5 | 368 | 7.7 | 6.8- 8.7 | 290 | 5.5 | 4.8- 6.4 | 980 | 20.2 | 18.8-21.6 | 2,318 | 49.5 | 47.7-51.3 |
| African American | 916 | 150 | 15.5 | 12.8-18.6 | 76 | 8.4 | 6.4-10.9 | 41 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.4 | 120 | 13.5 | 10.7-16.7 | 529 | 58.4 | 54.1-62.5 |
| Other Minorities | 178 | 18 | 8.2 | 4.7-13.8 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.9 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.1- 7.7 | 23 | 10.3 | 6.3-16.4 | 124 | 76.3 | 68.2-82.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 50-54 | 973 | 105 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.2 | 38 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.8 | 26 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.6 | 120 | 11.0 | 8.9-13.6 | 684 | 72.0 | 68.4-75.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,964 | 316 | 16.3 | 14.4-18.4 | 157 | 8.1 | 6.8- 9.7 | 116 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.4 | 360 | 18.1 | 16.1-20.4 | 1,015 | 51.6 | 48.8-54.4 |
| 65-74 | 1,658 | 333 | 21.2 | 18.8-23.7 | 153 | 9.2 | 7.6-11.0 | 110 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.7 | 361 | 22.8 | 20.4-25.5 | 701 | 40.7 | 37.8-43.7 |
| 75+ | 1,289 | 234 | 17.5 | 15.1-20.1 | 105 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.8 | 85 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.2 | 283 | 23.2 | 20.2-26.5 | 582 | 42.8 | 39.4-46.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 956 | 168 | 16.7 | 14.0-19.8 | 70 | 7.6 | 5.8-10.1 | 43 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 | 151 | 15.3 | 12.5-18.4 | 524 | 56.0 | 51.9-60.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,893 | 318 | 16.1 | 14.1-18.2 | 141 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.8 | 113 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.3 | 369 | 19.7 | 17.5-22.1 | 952 | 51.2 | 48.3-54.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,596 | 261 | 15.9 | 13.9-18.2 | 131 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.3 | 90 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.5 | 313 | 18.3 | 16.0-20.8 | 801 | 52.6 | 49.4-55.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,426 | 241 | 17.7 | 15.3-20.4 | 109 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.3 | 90 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.7 | 289 | 19.2 | 16.8-21.8 | 697 | 50.3 | 47.1-53.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 867 | 136 | 15.4 | 12.6-18.8 | 63 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.2 | 49 | 5.5 | 3.8- 8.0 | 167 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.2 | 452 | 53.7 | 49.3-58.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,063 | 192 | 16.6 | 14.1-19.5 | 70 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.6 | 63 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.3 | 222 | 21.2 | 18.1-24.7 | 516 | 49.5 | 45.6-53.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 633 | 96 | 14.0 | 11.1-17.5 | 49 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.5 | 42 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.8 | 116 | 19.2 | 15.4-23.6 | 330 | 54.5 | 49.4-59.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 761 | 135 | 18.7 | 15.5-22.5 | 66 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.5 | 46 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.1 | 143 | 17.2 | 14.3-20.6 | 371 | 49.9 | 45.3-54.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 678 | 128 | 19.5 | 16.1-23.3 | 58 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 | 43 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.8 | 139 | 19.3 | 16.0-23.0 | 310 | 46.4 | 41.8-51.0 |
| $75,000+ | 801 | 142 | 17.1 | 14.2-20.4 | 54 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.9 | 44 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.2 | 147 | 17.0 | 14.0-20.4 | 414 | 54.9 | 50.7-59.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,675 | 468 | 17.2 | 15.5-19.1 | 216 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.4 | 155 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.8 | 547 | 20.5 | 18.6-22.6 | 1,289 | 48.8 | 46.3-51.3 |
| No | 3,113 | 509 | 16.1 | 14.6-17.8 | 234 | 7.5 | 6.5- 8.7 | 176 | 4.9 | 4.0- 5.9 | 562 | 17.2 | 15.7-18.9 | 1,632 | 54.2 | 52.0-56.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 89 | 16 | 19.2 | 9.9-33.8 | 6 | 9.5 | 3.7-22.5 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 7.2 | 9 | 13.8 | 4.4-35.8 | 53 | 54.7 | 39.2-69.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 5,795 | 972 | 16.5 | 15.3-17.7 | 447 | 7.6 | 6.8- 8.5 | 332 | 5.2 | 4.6- 6.0 | 1,115 | 18.7 | 17.4-20.0 | 2,929 | 52.0 | 50.4-53.7 |
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*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.
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