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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 |
-WHITES | 7,750 | 1,361 | 17.1 | 16.1-18.2 | 637 | 8.3 | 7.5- 9.1 | 454 | 5.2 | 4.7- 5.9 | 1,470 | 18.6 | 17.5-19.7 | 3,828 | 50.7 | 49.3-52.2 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Males | 2,975 | 542 | 17.2 | 15.6-18.9 | 269 | 9.0 | 7.8-10.3 | 164 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.9 | 490 | 16.7 | 15.1-18.5 | 1,510 | 52.2 | 49.9-54.4 |
Females | 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 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 62 | 10 | 13.8 | 6.9-25.5 | 9 | 11.1 | 4.8-23.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.1 | 9 | 12.2 | 5.7-24.4 | 32 | 61.8 | 46.9-74.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 7,667 | 1,349 | 17.2 | 16.2-18.2 | 628 | 8.3 | 7.5- 9.1 | 452 | 5.3 | 4.7- 5.9 | 1,459 | 18.7 | 17.6-19.8 | 3,779 | 50.6 | 49.2-52.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 1,206 | 122 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.6 | 51 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.0 | 42 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.6 | 155 | 12.5 | 10.3-15.1 | 836 | 69.7 | 66.3-72.8 |
55-64 | 2,690 | 450 | 16.8 | 15.1-18.6 | 233 | 8.6 | 7.4-10.0 | 162 | 5.6 | 4.6- 6.8 | 481 | 18.3 | 16.5-20.2 | 1,364 | 50.7 | 48.3-53.0 |
65-74 | 2,200 | 443 | 21.3 | 19.3-23.5 | 211 | 10.3 | 8.8-11.9 | 148 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.2 | 486 | 22.3 | 20.3-24.5 | 912 | 40.1 | 37.7-42.6 |
75+ | 1,654 | 346 | 21.0 | 18.7-23.5 | 142 | 9.9 | 8.1-12.0 | 102 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.7 | 348 | 22.1 | 19.7-24.8 | 716 | 40.8 | 37.9-43.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,068 | 174 | 15.6 | 13.1-18.4 | 84 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.6 | 50 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.2 | 168 | 15.4 | 12.9-18.3 | 592 | 56.5 | 52.7-60.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,375 | 448 | 18.0 | 16.2-20.0 | 169 | 7.3 | 6.1- 8.8 | 144 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.4 | 430 | 18.0 | 16.1-20.1 | 1,184 | 51.3 | 48.7-53.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,049 | 362 | 17.3 | 15.4-19.4 | 196 | 9.5 | 8.0-11.1 | 115 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 | 383 | 17.7 | 15.8-19.9 | 993 | 50.5 | 47.8-53.3 |
College Graduate | 2,244 | 377 | 16.9 | 15.0-18.9 | 185 | 8.5 | 7.1-10.0 | 144 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.6 | 486 | 20.9 | 18.9-23.0 | 1,052 | 48.4 | 45.8-51.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 834 | 123 | 14.5 | 11.7-17.8 | 55 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.7 | 39 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.3 | 157 | 18.9 | 15.7-22.6 | 460 | 56.5 | 52.2-60.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,268 | 256 | 20.3 | 17.6-23.3 | 91 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.7 | 77 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.4 | 242 | 18.6 | 16.1-21.4 | 602 | 47.9 | 44.4-51.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 840 | 142 | 16.5 | 13.7-19.7 | 68 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.8 | 58 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.1 | 144 | 17.7 | 14.7-21.2 | 428 | 51.6 | 47.4-55.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,136 | 220 | 20.4 | 17.6-23.4 | 87 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.2 | 64 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.7 | 219 | 18.8 | 16.2-21.6 | 546 | 48.7 | 45.1-52.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,089 | 207 | 18.3 | 15.8-21.2 | 102 | 10.2 | 8.1-12.8 | 69 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.1 | 215 | 18.2 | 15.7-21.0 | 496 | 47.3 | 43.6-50.9 |
$75,000+ | 1,451 | 244 | 14.9 | 12.9-17.1 | 127 | 8.1 | 6.6- 9.9 | 95 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.2 | 278 | 18.2 | 15.9-20.8 | 707 | 53.1 | 49.9-56.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,393 | 641 | 18.5 | 16.9-20.2 | 294 | 9.2 | 8.0-10.5 | 194 | 5.2 | 4.4- 6.2 | 678 | 19.9 | 18.2-21.6 | 1,586 | 47.3 | 45.1-49.5 |
No | 4,241 | 706 | 16.3 | 15.0-17.7 | 338 | 7.7 | 6.8- 8.7 | 254 | 5.3 | 4.5- 6.1 | 773 | 17.8 | 16.4-19.3 | 2,170 | 52.9 | 51.0-54.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,581 | 381 | 22.8 | 20.4-25.4 | 155 | 10.2 | 8.5-12.1 | 102 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.2 | 253 | 16.5 | 14.4-18.8 | 690 | 44.7 | 41.7-47.8 |
Non-Veteran | 6,167 | 980 | 15.5 | 14.4-16.6 | 482 | 7.7 | 6.9- 8.6 | 352 | 5.1 | 4.5- 5.8 | 1,217 | 19.2 | 18.0-20.5 | 3,136 | 52.5 | 50.9-54.1 |
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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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