BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	9,494	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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	238	53	23.1	17.4-30.1	43	17.1	12.5-23.0	66	25.7	20.0-32.3	12	5.5	2.9-10.0	64	28.6	22.3-36.0
Buncombe	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
Cabarrus	208	35	17.4	12.0-24.5	31	16.1	10.2-24.6	54	25.8	19.2-33.8	26	13.0	8.7-18.9	62	27.7	21.3-35.2
Catawba	271	52	18.5	13.9-24.2	32	11.4	7.9-16.1	69	24.3	18.8-30.8	17	4.8	2.8- 7.9	101	41.0	34.1-48.3
Cumberland	262	60	22.8	17.5-29.2	38	16.5	11.8-22.5	71	26.2	20.6-32.7	26	9.1	5.9-13.7	67	25.4	19.8-32.1
Davidson	247	54	23.8	18.2-30.6	34	14.3	9.7-20.5	57	20.7	15.8-26.6	24	8.9	5.7-13.6	78	32.3	26.1-39.2
Durham	220	55	21.0	15.8-27.4	33	16.3	11.2-23.2	57	25.8	19.6-33.0	15	5.3	3.1- 9.2	60	31.6	24.3-39.8
Forsyth	244	49	21.0	15.1-28.6	37	15.1	10.7-20.8	77	27.3	21.7-33.8	19	8.2	4.6-14.1	62	28.3	21.9-35.8
Gaston	249	56	21.3	15.9-28.0	29	11.9	8.1-17.3	54	22.4	17.0-28.8	17	5.8	3.5- 9.5	93	38.6	31.9-45.8
Guilford	254	51	20.1	15.0-26.4	41	16.6	11.8-22.8	58	22.3	16.6-29.4	24	9.3	5.8-14.4	80	31.7	25.3-38.9
Iredell	243	40	17.4	12.6-23.7	36	13.0	9.1-18.2	54	18.8	14.2-24.6	26	10.2	6.8-15.2	87	40.5	33.2-48.2
Johnston	248	47	17.7	12.9-23.8	38	18.7	13.1-26.0	71	25.5	20.0-31.8	23	8.2	5.1-12.8	69	30.0	23.3-37.7
Mecklenburg	377	86	22.7	18.3-27.9	49	13.6	10.0-18.3	93	23.6	19.3-28.6	45	11.0	7.9-15.2	104	29.0	23.9-34.6
New Hanover	246	41	16.5	12.0-22.3	37	12.9	9.2-17.8	81	33.5	27.1-40.5	21	8.4	5.2-13.3	66	28.7	22.6-35.7
Onslow	208	49	24.6	18.3-32.1	30	15.7	10.7-22.3	49	24.9	18.5-32.7	22	9.5	6.1-14.5	58	25.3	19.4-32.3
Orange	230	45	18.3	13.5-24.4	35	14.2	10.0-19.8	58	23.5	18.1-30.0	20	6.9	4.3-10.7	72	37.1	30.1-44.6
Pitt	230	53	25.3	19.3-32.4	42	18.5	13.3-25.1	60	24.7	19.0-31.5	19	6.9	4.3-10.9	56	24.7	18.8-31.6
Randolph	243	38	16.0	11.5-21.8	29	11.8	8.1-16.8	59	23.0	17.6-29.5	28	9.6	6.5-14.0	89	39.6	32.7-46.9
Robeson	204	29	13.3	8.8-19.6	29	13.3	8.9-19.4	48	19.3	14.2-25.6	10	4.9	2.3-10.0	88	49.3	41.2-57.4
Rowan	284	52	17.9	13.4-23.4	41	15.5	10.0-23.3	62	22.0	16.8-28.1	24	8.1	5.0-12.7	105	36.6	30.1-43.7
Union	218	36	16.2	11.2-22.7	25	12.9	8.4-19.4	57	23.2	17.6-29.9	27	10.1	6.4-15.6	73	37.7	30.3-45.7
Wake	295	66	22.4	17.4-28.3	36	12.4	8.7-17.3	88	28.6	23.2-34.8	31	10.4	7.2-14.9	74	26.2	20.8-32.4
Wayne	266	73	27.2	21.7-33.5	33	10.4	7.2-14.9	52	19.1	14.5-24.7	19	6.8	4.0-11.4	89	36.5	30.0-43.5
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	4,463	891	20.2	18.7-21.8	611	13.4	12.2-14.8	1,118	23.7	22.2-25.4	418	9.1	8.1-10.3	1,425	33.5	31.7-35.4
Western NC	1,912	343	18.2	16.2-20.3	248	13.5	11.8-15.5	441	23.3	21.2-25.6	172	8.3	7.0- 9.8	708	36.7	34.1-39.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,274	234	18.8	16.4-21.5	171	14.3	12.1-16.9	296	24.0	21.3-26.9	107	7.7	6.2- 9.5	466	35.2	32.1-38.4
Northwest	2,029	368	17.8	15.8-20.1	272	13.5	11.8-15.5	493	23.3	21.1-25.6	184	8.6	7.1-10.3	712	36.7	34.0-39.6
Charlotte	1,201	239	20.5	17.6-23.7	149	12.6	10.4-15.2	287	22.0	19.3-24.9	136	10.6	8.6-12.9	390	34.3	30.9-38.0
Greensboro	1,100	216	19.6	16.8-22.8	167	15.0	12.4-18.0	270	23.1	19.9-26.6	96	8.1	6.3-10.5	351	34.2	30.6-38.1
Southern Regional	841	160	19.8	16.6-23.3	117	13.9	11.2-17.0	217	25.5	22.1-29.3	72	8.9	6.7-11.7	275	32.0	27.9-36.3
Coastal	508	86	16.2	12.9-20.0	83	17.1	13.4-21.6	142	26.8	22.7-31.4	47	8.3	6.1-11.2	150	31.6	26.9-36.6
Wake	921	205	22.2	18.9-25.9	127	13.2	10.7-16.2	251	25.2	21.9-28.9	78	8.5	6.4-11.1	260	30.9	27.0-35.0
Area L	297	69	22.3	17.1-28.4	43	14.4	10.4-19.7	61	18.3	14.1-23.3	24	7.4	4.8-11.2	100	37.6	31.4-44.4
Eastern	1,323	285	20.1	17.7-22.9	208	15.8	13.6-18.3	325	24.6	21.8-27.7	119	8.4	6.8-10.4	386	31.0	27.9-34.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

238

23.1

17.4-30.1

17.1

12.5-23.0

25.7

20.0-32.3

5.5

2.9-10.0

28.6

22.3-36.0

Buncombe

225

20.3

15.3-26.5

14.4

9.6-21.2

28.2

22.2-35.2

4.9

2.6- 9.0

32.1

25.5-39.4

Cabarrus

208

17.4

12.0-24.5

16.1

10.2-24.6

25.8

19.2-33.8

13.0

8.7-18.9

27.7

21.3-35.2

Catawba

271

18.5

13.9-24.2

11.4

7.9-16.1

24.3

18.8-30.8

4.8

2.8- 7.9

101

41.0

34.1-48.3

Cumberland

262

22.8

17.5-29.2

16.5

11.8-22.5

26.2

20.6-32.7

9.1

5.9-13.7

25.4

19.8-32.1

Davidson

247

23.8

18.2-30.6

14.3

9.7-20.5

20.7

15.8-26.6

8.9

5.7-13.6

32.3

26.1-39.2

Durham

220

21.0

15.8-27.4

16.3

11.2-23.2

25.8

19.6-33.0

5.3

3.1- 9.2

31.6

24.3-39.8

Forsyth

244

21.0

15.1-28.6

15.1

10.7-20.8

27.3

21.7-33.8

8.2

4.6-14.1

28.3

21.9-35.8

Gaston

249

21.3

15.9-28.0

11.9

8.1-17.3

22.4

17.0-28.8

5.8

3.5- 9.5

38.6

31.9-45.8

Guilford

254

20.1

15.0-26.4

16.6

11.8-22.8

22.3

16.6-29.4

9.3

5.8-14.4

31.7

25.3-38.9

Iredell

243

17.4

12.6-23.7

13.0

9.1-18.2

18.8

14.2-24.6

10.2

6.8-15.2

40.5

33.2-48.2

Johnston

248

17.7

12.9-23.8

18.7

13.1-26.0

25.5

20.0-31.8

8.2

5.1-12.8

30.0

23.3-37.7

Mecklenburg

377

22.7

18.3-27.9

13.6

10.0-18.3

23.6

19.3-28.6

11.0

7.9-15.2

104

29.0

23.9-34.6

New Hanover

246

16.5

12.0-22.3

12.9

9.2-17.8

33.5

27.1-40.5

8.4

5.2-13.3

28.7

22.6-35.7

Onslow

208

24.6

18.3-32.1

15.7

10.7-22.3

24.9

18.5-32.7

9.5

6.1-14.5

25.3

19.4-32.3

Orange

230

18.3

13.5-24.4

14.2

10.0-19.8

23.5

18.1-30.0

6.9

4.3-10.7

37.1

30.1-44.6

Pitt

230

25.3

19.3-32.4

18.5

13.3-25.1

24.7

19.0-31.5

6.9

4.3-10.9

24.7

18.8-31.6

Randolph

243

16.0

11.5-21.8

11.8

8.1-16.8

23.0

17.6-29.5

9.6

6.5-14.0

39.6

32.7-46.9

Robeson

204

13.3

8.8-19.6

13.3

8.9-19.4

19.3

14.2-25.6

4.9

2.3-10.0

49.3

41.2-57.4

Rowan

284

17.9

13.4-23.4

15.5

10.0-23.3

22.0

16.8-28.1

8.1

5.0-12.7

105

36.6

30.1-43.7

Union

218

16.2

11.2-22.7

12.9

8.4-19.4

23.2

17.6-29.9

10.1

6.4-15.6

37.7

30.3-45.7

Wake

295

22.4

17.4-28.3

12.4

8.7-17.3

28.6

23.2-34.8

10.4

7.2-14.9

26.2

20.8-32.4

Wayne

266

27.2

21.7-33.5

10.4

7.2-14.9

19.1

14.5-24.7

6.8

4.0-11.4

36.5

30.0-43.5

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

4,463

891

20.2

18.7-21.8

611

13.4

12.2-14.8

1,118

23.7

22.2-25.4

418

9.1

8.1-10.3

1,425

33.5

31.7-35.4

Western NC

1,912

343

18.2

16.2-20.3

248

13.5

11.8-15.5

441

23.3

21.2-25.6

172

8.3

7.0- 9.8

708

36.7

34.1-39.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,274

234

18.8

16.4-21.5

171

14.3

12.1-16.9

296

24.0

21.3-26.9

107

7.7

6.2- 9.5

466

35.2

32.1-38.4

Northwest

2,029

368

17.8

15.8-20.1

272

13.5

11.8-15.5

493

23.3

21.1-25.6

184

8.6

7.1-10.3

712

36.7

34.0-39.6

Charlotte

1,201

239

20.5

17.6-23.7

149

12.6

10.4-15.2

287

22.0

19.3-24.9

136

10.6

8.6-12.9

390

34.3

30.9-38.0

Greensboro

1,100

216

19.6

16.8-22.8

167

15.0

12.4-18.0

270

23.1

19.9-26.6

8.1

6.3-10.5

351

34.2

30.6-38.1

Southern Regional

841

160

19.8

16.6-23.3

117

13.9

11.2-17.0

217

25.5

22.1-29.3

8.9

6.7-11.7

275

32.0

27.9-36.3

Coastal

508

16.2

12.9-20.0

17.1

13.4-21.6

142

26.8

22.7-31.4

8.3

6.1-11.2

150

31.6

26.9-36.6

Wake

921

205

22.2

18.9-25.9

127

13.2

10.7-16.2

251

25.2

21.9-28.9

8.5

6.4-11.1

260

30.9

27.0-35.0

Area L

297

22.3

17.1-28.4

14.4

10.4-19.7

18.3

14.1-23.3

7.4

4.8-11.2

100

37.6

31.4-44.4

Eastern

1,323

285

20.1

17.7-22.9

208

15.8

13.6-18.3

325

24.6

21.8-27.7

119

8.4

6.8-10.4

386

31.0

27.9-34.2

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

*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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