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

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	9,418	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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	239	68	27.3	21.2-34.4	27	9.8	6.6-14.3	15	6.4	3.6-11.2	39	16.5	11.8-22.6	90	40.0	33.0-47.4
Buncombe	224	41	17.8	12.9-24.0	27	11.6	7.9-16.9	11	5.0	2.6- 9.4	33	13.5	9.5-18.8	112	52.1	44.7-59.3
Cabarrus	203	24	12.8	8.2-19.6	23	11.8	7.6-18.0	11	3.8	2.0- 7.0	43	19.8	13.7-27.9	102	51.8	43.4-60.0
Catawba	265	52	17.9	13.5-23.3	19	7.5	4.6-12.0	14	4.0	2.2- 7.2	46	17.2	12.5-23.2	134	53.4	46.4-60.3
Cumberland	261	37	12.7	8.9-17.7	24	8.0	5.1-12.1	9	2.1	1.1- 4.2	39	13.5	9.5-18.8	152	63.8	57.1-70.0
Davidson	239	52	18.8	14.0-24.6	26	12.0	8.0-17.6	13	5.2	2.9- 9.2	43	15.9	11.5-21.6	105	48.2	41.1-55.4
Durham	218	49	19.4	14.3-25.7	23	9.2	5.9-14.1	11	5.4	2.8-10.3	35	15.7	10.8-22.4	100	50.3	42.4-58.1
Forsyth	243	56	23.0	17.1-30.3	23	9.5	5.7-15.4	14	4.5	2.6- 7.7	47	19.2	13.9-25.9	103	43.8	36.5-51.4
Gaston	247	36	13.0	9.2-18.1	20	8.6	5.3-13.7	15	6.7	3.8-11.6	61	22.6	17.4-28.9	115	49.1	42.0-56.2
Guilford	249	66	24.5	19.1-30.9	26	11.3	7.4-17.0	16	6.6	3.7-11.3	41	14.1	10.0-19.5	100	43.5	36.2-51.1
Iredell	240	42	16.5	11.7-22.6	22	7.9	5.0-12.2	5	2.1	0.8- 5.2	44	18.5	13.1-25.5	127	55.1	47.6-62.3
Johnston	242	33	14.1	9.6-20.3	16	8.3	4.8-14.0	16	5.8	3.4- 9.7	42	18.4	12.7-26.0	135	53.3	45.6-60.8
Mecklenburg	375	53	13.2	9.9-17.3	26	7.2	4.7-10.9	25	7.1	4.6-10.9	97	23.8	19.4-28.9	174	48.6	42.9-54.5
New Hanover	248	38	14.8	10.6-20.2	17	6.9	4.1-11.4	13	4.2	2.3- 7.6	59	23.8	18.3-30.3	121	50.3	43.3-57.3
Onslow	207	41	19.8	14.2-26.9	14	6.6	3.6-12.0	8	4.1	1.9- 8.4	25	13.1	8.3-20.0	119	56.5	48.5-64.1
Orange	225	34	15.5	10.9-21.5	17	7.0	4.1-11.5	13	5.4	3.0- 9.5	50	21.8	16.5-28.3	111	50.3	43.0-57.6
Pitt	231	38	15.2	10.9-20.7	27	12.4	8.2-18.5	20	7.9	4.8-12.9	36	14.3	10.1-19.8	110	50.2	42.9-57.5
Randolph	237	48	21.0	15.5-27.8	19	7.3	4.6-11.4	13	5.4	3.0- 9.7	41	17.1	12.4-23.1	116	49.2	42.0-56.4
Robeson	207	24	11.5	7.5-17.4	10	4.8	2.4- 9.2	11	4.3	2.1- 8.4	33	16.8	11.5-23.8	129	62.7	54.7-70.0
Rowan	292	51	15.8	11.6-21.3	31	11.0	7.6-15.7	13	3.6	2.0- 6.4	51	14.6	10.8-19.6	146	55.0	48.0-61.8
Union	210	20	8.1	4.9-13.1	19	10.2	6.2-16.2	23	8.2	5.3-12.5	49	23.2	17.0-30.8	99	50.3	42.3-58.2
Wake	298	46	15.0	11.0-20.1	27	7.5	5.0-11.1	10	3.3	1.7- 6.4	54	16.9	12.8-22.0	161	57.3	50.9-63.5
Wayne	271	22	8.6	5.5-13.1	15	4.7	2.7- 8.1	13	3.9	2.2- 6.8	39	12.9	9.2-17.9	182	69.9	63.6-75.5
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	4,410	812	17.3	15.9-18.8	398	8.5	7.6- 9.6	250	5.1	4.4- 5.9	849	17.9	16.5-19.4	2,101	51.2	49.2-53.1
Western NC	1,892	322	16.5	14.6-18.6	149	8.8	7.3-10.5	107	5.3	4.3- 6.6	315	15.7	13.9-17.6	999	53.7	51.0-56.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,263	207	16.5	14.2-19.1	103	8.9	7.2-11.0	68	5.2	4.0- 6.8	212	15.8	13.6-18.1	673	53.6	50.3-56.9
Northwest	2,009	391	18.8	16.7-21.1	176	9.3	7.7-11.1	105	4.7	3.8- 5.9	356	17.3	15.2-19.6	981	50.0	47.1-52.8
Charlotte	1,185	158	13.0	10.9-15.5	97	7.8	6.2- 9.8	84	6.4	4.9- 8.2	276	21.6	18.9-24.6	570	51.3	47.6-54.9
Greensboro	1,081	246	22.5	19.5-25.7	96	8.8	6.8-11.2	64	5.7	4.2- 7.8	189	15.2	12.8-17.9	486	47.9	44.0-51.9
Southern Regional	840	116	15.5	12.2-19.5	60	6.8	5.1- 9.2	35	3.0	2.0- 4.3	132	15.5	12.8-18.7	497	59.2	54.9-63.4
Coastal	509	78	15.0	11.9-18.8	34	6.0	4.2- 8.7	28	4.5	3.0- 6.8	100	19.2	15.5-23.7	269	55.2	50.1-60.1
Wake	910	152	15.1	12.4-18.1	83	8.5	6.6-10.8	46	4.2	2.9- 6.0	152	16.2	13.4-19.5	477	56.0	51.8-60.1
Area L	290	74	23.3	18.2-29.3	19	5.6	3.5- 8.9	16	5.5	3.1- 9.3	43	12.7	9.1-17.3	138	52.9	46.3-59.5
Eastern	1,331	208	15.3	13.2-17.7	94	6.7	5.2- 8.7	75	5.0	3.8- 6.5	203	14.5	12.4-16.8	751	58.5	55.3-61.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

239

27.3

21.2-34.4

9.8

6.6-14.3

6.4

3.6-11.2

16.5

11.8-22.6

40.0

33.0-47.4

Buncombe

224

17.8

12.9-24.0

11.6

7.9-16.9

5.0

2.6- 9.4

13.5

9.5-18.8

112

52.1

44.7-59.3

Cabarrus

203

12.8

8.2-19.6

11.8

7.6-18.0

3.8

2.0- 7.0

19.8

13.7-27.9

102

51.8

43.4-60.0

Catawba

265

17.9

13.5-23.3

7.5

4.6-12.0

4.0

2.2- 7.2

17.2

12.5-23.2

134

53.4

46.4-60.3

Cumberland

261

12.7

8.9-17.7

8.0

5.1-12.1

2.1

1.1- 4.2

13.5

9.5-18.8

152

63.8

57.1-70.0

Davidson

239

18.8

14.0-24.6

12.0

8.0-17.6

5.2

2.9- 9.2

15.9

11.5-21.6

105

48.2

41.1-55.4

Durham

218

19.4

14.3-25.7

9.2

5.9-14.1

5.4

2.8-10.3

15.7

10.8-22.4

100

50.3

42.4-58.1

Forsyth

243

23.0

17.1-30.3

9.5

5.7-15.4

4.5

2.6- 7.7

19.2

13.9-25.9

103

43.8

36.5-51.4

Gaston

247

13.0

9.2-18.1

8.6

5.3-13.7

6.7

3.8-11.6

22.6

17.4-28.9

115

49.1

42.0-56.2

Guilford

249

24.5

19.1-30.9

11.3

7.4-17.0

6.6

3.7-11.3

14.1

10.0-19.5

100

43.5

36.2-51.1

Iredell

240

16.5

11.7-22.6

7.9

5.0-12.2

2.1

0.8- 5.2

18.5

13.1-25.5

127

55.1

47.6-62.3

Johnston

242

14.1

9.6-20.3

8.3

4.8-14.0

5.8

3.4- 9.7

18.4

12.7-26.0

135

53.3

45.6-60.8

Mecklenburg

375

13.2

9.9-17.3

7.2

4.7-10.9

7.1

4.6-10.9

23.8

19.4-28.9

174

48.6

42.9-54.5

New Hanover

248

14.8

10.6-20.2

6.9

4.1-11.4

4.2

2.3- 7.6

23.8

18.3-30.3

121

50.3

43.3-57.3

Onslow

207

19.8

14.2-26.9

6.6

3.6-12.0

4.1

1.9- 8.4

13.1

8.3-20.0

119

56.5

48.5-64.1

Orange

225

15.5

10.9-21.5

7.0

4.1-11.5

5.4

3.0- 9.5

21.8

16.5-28.3

111

50.3

43.0-57.6

Pitt

231

15.2

10.9-20.7

12.4

8.2-18.5

7.9

4.8-12.9

14.3

10.1-19.8

110

50.2

42.9-57.5

Randolph

237

21.0

15.5-27.8

7.3

4.6-11.4

5.4

3.0- 9.7

17.1

12.4-23.1

116

49.2

42.0-56.4

Robeson

207

11.5

7.5-17.4

4.8

2.4- 9.2

4.3

2.1- 8.4

16.8

11.5-23.8

129

62.7

54.7-70.0

Rowan

292

15.8

11.6-21.3

11.0

7.6-15.7

3.6

2.0- 6.4

14.6

10.8-19.6

146

55.0

48.0-61.8

Union

210

8.1

4.9-13.1

10.2

6.2-16.2

8.2

5.3-12.5

23.2

17.0-30.8

50.3

42.3-58.2

Wake

298

15.0

11.0-20.1

7.5

5.0-11.1

3.3

1.7- 6.4

16.9

12.8-22.0

161

57.3

50.9-63.5

Wayne

271

8.6

5.5-13.1

4.7

2.7- 8.1

3.9

2.2- 6.8

12.9

9.2-17.9

182

69.9

63.6-75.5

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

4,410

812

17.3

15.9-18.8

398

8.5

7.6- 9.6

250

5.1

4.4- 5.9

849

17.9

16.5-19.4

2,101

51.2

49.2-53.1

Western NC

1,892

322

16.5

14.6-18.6

149

8.8

7.3-10.5

107

5.3

4.3- 6.6

315

15.7

13.9-17.6

999

53.7

51.0-56.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,263

207

16.5

14.2-19.1

103

8.9

7.2-11.0

5.2

4.0- 6.8

212

15.8

13.6-18.1

673

53.6

50.3-56.9

Northwest

2,009

391

18.8

16.7-21.1

176

9.3

7.7-11.1

105

4.7

3.8- 5.9

356

17.3

15.2-19.6

981

50.0

47.1-52.8

Charlotte

1,185

158

13.0

10.9-15.5

7.8

6.2- 9.8

6.4

4.9- 8.2

276

21.6

18.9-24.6

570

51.3

47.6-54.9

Greensboro

1,081

246

22.5

19.5-25.7

8.8

6.8-11.2

5.7

4.2- 7.8

189

15.2

12.8-17.9

486

47.9

44.0-51.9

Southern Regional

840

116

15.5

12.2-19.5

6.8

5.1- 9.2

3.0

2.0- 4.3

132

15.5

12.8-18.7

497

59.2

54.9-63.4

Coastal

509

15.0

11.9-18.8

6.0

4.2- 8.7

4.5

3.0- 6.8

100

19.2

15.5-23.7

269

55.2

50.1-60.1

Wake

910

152

15.1

12.4-18.1

8.5

6.6-10.8

4.2

2.9- 6.0

152

16.2

13.4-19.5

477

56.0

51.8-60.1

Area L

290

23.3

18.2-29.3

5.6

3.5- 8.9

5.5

3.1- 9.3

12.7

9.1-17.3

138

52.9

46.3-59.5

Eastern

1,331

208

15.3

13.2-17.7

6.7

5.2- 8.7

5.0

3.8- 6.5

203

14.5

12.4-16.8

751

58.5

55.3-61.7

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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