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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
TOTAL	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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	8,787	1,804	21.0	19.9-22.1	1,290	14.7	13.8-15.7	2,252	25.0	23.8-26.2	803	8.8	8.0- 9.6	2,638	30.5	29.3-31.8
No	695	55	6.7	4.8- 9.3	47	7.2	5.0-10.3	87	11.1	8.5-14.5	59	7.9	5.7-10.7	447	67.1	62.4-71.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	145	22	14.2	8.8-22.1	17	9.7	5.6-16.3	26	16.4	10.4-25.0	12	9.0	4.6-16.9	68	50.6	40.0-61.2
Recommended Range	2,909	538	19.0	17.3-20.9	416	13.9	12.5-15.5	737	24.6	22.7-26.6	268	8.3	7.2- 9.6	950	34.1	31.9-36.4
Overweight	3,484	691	19.1	17.4-20.9	522	15.5	13.9-17.2	885	24.3	22.6-26.2	307	9.1	7.8-10.5	1,079	32.0	30.0-34.1
Obese	2,597	542	21.5	19.5-23.7	343	13.0	11.4-14.7	624	23.2	21.1-25.4	247	8.6	7.4-10.0	841	33.7	31.3-36.3
Current Smoker
No	8,001	1,596	20.2	19.1-21.4	1,184	15.0	14.0-16.1	2,061	24.9	23.7-26.2	762	9.2	8.4-10.1	2,398	30.6	29.3-32.0
Yes	1,456	262	17.7	15.2-20.5	143	9.2	7.5-11.2	276	18.0	15.7-20.6	99	6.1	4.8- 7.8	676	49.1	45.7-52.4
History of CVD**
Yes	1,688	370	20.6	18.3-23.0	254	16.1	13.9-18.5	402	23.8	21.2-26.6	168	9.9	8.1-11.9	494	29.8	26.9-32.8
No	7,679	1,471	19.7	18.5-20.9	1,063	13.6	12.7-14.6	1,910	23.8	22.7-25.1	683	8.5	7.7- 9.3	2,552	34.4	33.0-35.8
Binge Drinker
No	8,955	1,776	20.1	19.0-21.2	1,268	14.1	13.2-15.1	2,233	24.2	23.1-25.4	815	8.6	7.9- 9.4	2,863	33.0	31.7-34.3
Yes	455	73	16.4	12.4-21.5	60	13.2	9.7-17.9	90	17.4	13.3-22.4	44	10.8	7.3-15.5	188	42.2	36.3-48.3
Heavy Drinker
No	9,028	1,776	19.9	18.8-21.0	1,277	14.0	13.2-15.0	2,239	24.0	22.9-25.2	830	8.7	8.0- 9.5	2,906	33.4	32.1-34.7
Yes	314	55	18.3	13.5-24.2	39	13.6	9.4-19.2	74	21.0	16.1-26.8	22	8.6	5.2-13.9	124	38.6	32.3-45.4
Current Asthma
Yes	800	178	24.1	20.2-28.4	115	14.4	11.6-17.9	204	22.6	19.2-26.5	77	9.0	6.9-11.7	226	29.8	25.7-34.4
No	8,650	1,674	19.3	18.3-20.5	1,217	14.1	13.2-15.1	2,128	23.9	22.7-25.0	780	8.7	7.9- 9.5	2,851	34.0	32.7-35.4
Diabetes
Yes	1,637	358	21.5	19.0-24.2	243	15.8	13.6-18.4	381	22.7	20.1-25.6	142	7.6	6.2- 9.3	513	32.3	29.3-35.6
No	7,854	1,504	19.4	18.2-20.6	1,094	13.7	12.8-14.7	1,960	24.0	22.8-25.2	721	8.9	8.1- 9.8	2,575	34.0	32.6-35.4
Disability
Yes	4,262	880	21.6	19.9-23.3	613	14.9	13.5-16.4	1,028	23.2	21.6-24.8	419	8.7	7.7- 9.8	1,322	31.6	29.7-33.6
No	5,072	960	18.6	17.3-20.0	707	13.5	12.4-14.7	1,271	24.2	22.7-25.7	437	8.8	7.8- 9.9	1,697	34.9	33.2-36.7

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

8,787

1,804

21.0

19.9-22.1

1,290

14.7

13.8-15.7

2,252

25.0

23.8-26.2

803

8.8

8.0- 9.6

2,638

30.5

29.3-31.8

695

6.7

4.8- 9.3

7.2

5.0-10.3

11.1

8.5-14.5

7.9

5.7-10.7

447

67.1

62.4-71.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

145

14.2

8.8-22.1

9.7

5.6-16.3

16.4

10.4-25.0

9.0

4.6-16.9

50.6

40.0-61.2

Recommended Range

2,909

538

19.0

17.3-20.9

416

13.9

12.5-15.5

737

24.6

22.7-26.6

268

8.3

7.2- 9.6

950

34.1

31.9-36.4

Overweight

3,484

691

19.1

17.4-20.9

522

15.5

13.9-17.2

885

24.3

22.6-26.2

307

9.1

7.8-10.5

1,079

32.0

30.0-34.1

Obese

2,597

542

21.5

19.5-23.7

343

13.0

11.4-14.7

624

23.2

21.1-25.4

247

8.6

7.4-10.0

841

33.7

31.3-36.3

Current Smoker

8,001

1,596

20.2

19.1-21.4

1,184

15.0

14.0-16.1

2,061

24.9

23.7-26.2

762

9.2

8.4-10.1

2,398

30.6

29.3-32.0

Yes

1,456

262

17.7

15.2-20.5

143

9.2

7.5-11.2

276

18.0

15.7-20.6

6.1

4.8- 7.8

676

49.1

45.7-52.4

History of CVD**

Yes

1,688

370

20.6

18.3-23.0

254

16.1

13.9-18.5

402

23.8

21.2-26.6

168

9.9

8.1-11.9

494

29.8

26.9-32.8

7,679

1,471

19.7

18.5-20.9

1,063

13.6

12.7-14.6

1,910

23.8

22.7-25.1

683

8.5

7.7- 9.3

2,552

34.4

33.0-35.8

Binge Drinker

8,955

1,776

20.1

19.0-21.2

1,268

14.1

13.2-15.1

2,233

24.2

23.1-25.4

815

8.6

7.9- 9.4

2,863

33.0

31.7-34.3

Yes

455

16.4

12.4-21.5

13.2

9.7-17.9

17.4

13.3-22.4

10.8

7.3-15.5

188

42.2

36.3-48.3

Heavy Drinker

9,028

1,776

19.9

18.8-21.0

1,277

14.0

13.2-15.0

2,239

24.0

22.9-25.2

830

8.7

8.0- 9.5

2,906

33.4

32.1-34.7

Yes

314

18.3

13.5-24.2

13.6

9.4-19.2

21.0

16.1-26.8

8.6

5.2-13.9

124

38.6

32.3-45.4

Current Asthma

Yes

800

178

24.1

20.2-28.4

115

14.4

11.6-17.9

204

22.6

19.2-26.5

9.0

6.9-11.7

226

29.8

25.7-34.4

8,650

1,674

19.3

18.3-20.5

1,217

14.1

13.2-15.1

2,128

23.9

22.7-25.0

780

8.7

7.9- 9.5

2,851

34.0

32.7-35.4

Diabetes

Yes

1,637

358

21.5

19.0-24.2

243

15.8

13.6-18.4

381

22.7

20.1-25.6

142

7.6

6.2- 9.3

513

32.3

29.3-35.6

7,854

1,504

19.4

18.2-20.6

1,094

13.7

12.8-14.7

1,960

24.0

22.8-25.2

721

8.9

8.1- 9.8

2,575

34.0

32.6-35.4

Disability

Yes

4,262

880

21.6

19.9-23.3

613

14.9

13.5-16.4

1,028

23.2

21.6-24.8

419

8.7

7.7- 9.8

1,322

31.6

29.7-33.6

5,072

960

18.6

17.3-20.0

707

13.5

12.4-14.7

1,271

24.2

22.7-25.7

437

8.8

7.8- 9.9

1,697

34.9

33.2-36.7

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.

**History of Cardiovascular Disease: includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

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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