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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 |
-WHITE 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 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 469 | 47 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.2 | 27 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.6 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.3 | 51 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.2 | 324 | 69.3 | 63.9-74.2 |
55-64 | 1,102 | 189 | 16.9 | 14.4-19.8 | 107 | 9.5 | 7.6-11.8 | 56 | 4.4 | 3.2- 5.9 | 178 | 16.9 | 14.3-19.8 | 572 | 52.3 | 48.6-55.9 |
65-74 | 838 | 168 | 20.4 | 17.4-23.8 | 85 | 11.5 | 9.1-14.5 | 55 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.1 | 168 | 20.7 | 17.7-24.2 | 362 | 41.2 | 37.4-45.2 |
75+ | 566 | 138 | 24.7 | 20.8-29.2 | 50 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.3 | 33 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.2 | 93 | 17.9 | 14.3-22.2 | 252 | 42.1 | 37.3-47.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 418 | 59 | 13.7 | 10.1-18.3 | 33 | 6.6 | 4.5- 9.6 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.2 | 48 | 12.1 | 8.8-16.4 | 255 | 62.0 | 56.2-67.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 847 | 176 | 19.2 | 16.3-22.4 | 64 | 8.3 | 6.2-11.1 | 44 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.4 | 111 | 12.9 | 10.4-16.0 | 452 | 55.0 | 50.8-59.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 690 | 136 | 18.4 | 15.2-22.1 | 78 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.5 | 33 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.2 | 104 | 15.6 | 12.4-19.4 | 339 | 52.0 | 47.3-56.7 |
College Graduate | 1,017 | 171 | 16.1 | 13.5-19.0 | 93 | 9.7 | 7.6-12.2 | 64 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.1 | 226 | 21.8 | 18.8-25.1 | 463 | 47.1 | 43.3-50.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 240 | 32 | 12.4 | 8.1-18.5 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.4 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.8 | 25 | 11.7 | 7.5-17.9 | 165 | 69.6 | 62.1-76.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 449 | 95 | 21.3 | 17.0-26.4 | 39 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.5 | 24 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.9 | 59 | 13.0 | 9.7-17.3 | 232 | 52.0 | 46.3-57.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 329 | 58 | 17.5 | 13.1-22.8 | 31 | 9.5 | 6.3-14.1 | 22 | 6.1 | 3.7- 9.9 | 46 | 14.7 | 10.6-20.0 | 172 | 52.2 | 45.7-58.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 483 | 105 | 21.0 | 17.0-25.5 | 31 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.9 | 22 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.6 | 88 | 18.4 | 14.6-22.8 | 237 | 50.6 | 45.1-56.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 492 | 91 | 16.1 | 12.8-20.0 | 49 | 11.7 | 8.4-16.1 | 28 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.0 | 88 | 16.8 | 13.3-20.9 | 236 | 50.7 | 45.4-56.0 |
$75,000+ | 721 | 123 | 14.9 | 12.2-18.0 | 79 | 9.4 | 7.3-12.1 | 53 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.8 | 138 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.3 | 328 | 50.6 | 46.1-55.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,290 | 265 | 19.2 | 16.7-21.9 | 120 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.2 | 69 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.3 | 209 | 16.2 | 13.9-18.9 | 627 | 49.9 | 46.4-53.3 |
No | 1,641 | 269 | 15.7 | 13.7-18.0 | 147 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.1 | 95 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.5 | 275 | 17.1 | 14.9-19.5 | 855 | 53.6 | 50.6-56.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,509 | 367 | 23.0 | 20.6-25.7 | 151 | 10.3 | 8.5-12.3 | 97 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.3 | 246 | 16.8 | 14.7-19.2 | 648 | 44.0 | 40.9-47.2 |
Non-Veteran | 1,464 | 175 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.0 | 118 | 7.8 | 6.3- 9.7 | 67 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.4 | 244 | 16.7 | 14.4-19.3 | 860 | 59.6 | 56.4-62.7 |
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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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