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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 | 9,494 | 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 |
-WHITES | 7,848 | 1,490 | 19.3 | 18.2-20.4 | 1,128 | 14.3 | 13.4-15.3 | 2,009 | 25.3 | 24.1-26.5 | 777 | 9.7 | 8.9-10.6 | 2,444 | 31.4 | 30.1-32.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Males | 2,994 | 594 | 19.9 | 18.2-21.8 | 474 | 15.4 | 13.9-17.0 | 715 | 23.9 | 22.1-25.9 | 260 | 9.0 | 7.7-10.4 | 951 | 31.7 | 29.7-33.8 |
Females | 4,854 | 896 | 18.7 | 17.4-20.2 | 654 | 13.5 | 12.3-14.7 | 1,294 | 26.4 | 24.8-27.9 | 517 | 10.4 | 9.3-11.5 | 1,493 | 31.1 | 29.4-32.8 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 60 | 13 | 18.7 | 9.7-33.0 | 8 | 8.3 | 3.8-17.2 | 16 | 28.8 | 16.6-45.1 | 8 | 12.8 | 5.6-26.6 | 15 | 31.4 | 18.1-48.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 7,769 | 1,473 | 19.3 | 18.2-20.4 | 1,119 | 14.4 | 13.5-15.4 | 1,989 | 25.2 | 24.0-26.5 | 768 | 9.7 | 8.9-10.6 | 2,420 | 31.3 | 30.0-32.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 1,214 | 201 | 17.7 | 15.1-20.6 | 131 | 10.4 | 8.5-12.6 | 194 | 16.8 | 14.2-19.7 | 86 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.3 | 602 | 48.0 | 44.5-51.6 |
55-64 | 2,726 | 484 | 18.0 | 16.2-19.9 | 389 | 14.4 | 12.9-16.1 | 709 | 26.6 | 24.6-28.8 | 283 | 10.7 | 9.3-12.3 | 861 | 30.3 | 28.2-32.5 |
65-74 | 2,240 | 466 | 21.3 | 19.3-23.4 | 344 | 16.1 | 14.3-18.0 | 645 | 29.5 | 27.3-31.9 | 236 | 10.7 | 9.2-12.4 | 549 | 22.4 | 20.4-24.5 |
75+ | 1,668 | 339 | 21.3 | 19.0-23.9 | 264 | 16.9 | 14.7-19.3 | 461 | 27.5 | 24.9-30.2 | 172 | 9.9 | 8.3-11.8 | 432 | 24.4 | 21.9-27.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,078 | 183 | 17.0 | 14.3-20.0 | 104 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.7 | 244 | 22.6 | 19.6-25.8 | 98 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 449 | 42.0 | 38.2-45.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,410 | 447 | 19.2 | 17.3-21.3 | 376 | 15.4 | 13.7-17.3 | 578 | 23.1 | 21.1-25.3 | 221 | 8.8 | 7.5-10.3 | 788 | 33.5 | 31.1-35.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,066 | 376 | 17.8 | 15.8-19.9 | 301 | 15.1 | 13.3-17.1 | 553 | 26.4 | 24.1-28.9 | 219 | 10.7 | 9.0-12.6 | 617 | 30.1 | 27.6-32.6 |
College Graduate | 2,281 | 482 | 21.5 | 19.4-23.7 | 343 | 14.3 | 12.7-16.1 | 630 | 27.4 | 25.1-29.7 | 239 | 10.5 | 8.9-12.2 | 587 | 26.4 | 24.2-28.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 841 | 136 | 16.3 | 13.1-20.1 | 92 | 12.5 | 9.7-16.0 | 160 | 16.9 | 14.1-20.1 | 93 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.1 | 360 | 44.7 | 40.4-49.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,285 | 213 | 17.1 | 14.6-19.8 | 160 | 14.0 | 11.7-16.6 | 314 | 23.1 | 20.4-26.0 | 121 | 8.8 | 7.0-10.9 | 477 | 37.1 | 33.9-40.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 857 | 154 | 17.7 | 14.9-21.0 | 138 | 14.6 | 12.1-17.4 | 223 | 26.2 | 22.7-30.1 | 74 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 268 | 32.8 | 29.0-36.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,147 | 240 | 21.7 | 18.9-24.9 | 163 | 14.7 | 12.2-17.6 | 293 | 25.4 | 22.4-28.5 | 102 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 349 | 29.9 | 26.8-33.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,102 | 229 | 20.2 | 17.6-23.2 | 175 | 14.7 | 12.4-17.3 | 317 | 28.4 | 25.3-31.7 | 107 | 10.0 | 7.9-12.6 | 274 | 26.7 | 23.5-30.1 |
$75,000+ | 1,466 | 304 | 21.1 | 18.6-23.9 | 235 | 15.1 | 13.1-17.4 | 423 | 27.6 | 24.8-30.5 | 136 | 8.8 | 7.1-10.8 | 368 | 27.4 | 24.6-30.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,442 | 689 | 20.9 | 19.2-22.8 | 498 | 15.0 | 13.6-16.6 | 856 | 24.6 | 22.8-26.5 | 376 | 9.9 | 8.8-11.2 | 1,023 | 29.5 | 27.5-31.5 |
No | 4,293 | 788 | 18.3 | 16.9-19.9 | 617 | 13.9 | 12.7-15.2 | 1,119 | 25.6 | 24.0-27.3 | 395 | 9.7 | 8.6-11.0 | 1,374 | 32.5 | 30.7-34.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,584 | 342 | 21.5 | 19.1-24.1 | 279 | 17.5 | 15.4-19.8 | 410 | 26.1 | 23.5-28.8 | 150 | 10.1 | 8.4-12.1 | 403 | 24.8 | 22.3-27.6 |
Non-Veteran | 6,262 | 1,148 | 18.7 | 17.4-19.9 | 849 | 13.5 | 12.4-14.5 | 1,599 | 25.0 | 23.7-26.4 | 627 | 9.6 | 8.7-10.6 | 2,039 | 33.2 | 31.7-34.7 |
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*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.
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