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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,463 | 891 | 20.2 | 18.7-21.8 | 611 | 13.4 | 12.2-14.8 | 1,118 | 23.7 | 22.2-25.4 | 418 | 9.1 | 8.1-10.3 | 1,425 | 33.5 | 31.7-35.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,669 | 347 | 20.9 | 18.4-23.6 | 249 | 14.2 | 12.3-16.5 | 400 | 22.6 | 20.2-25.2 | 140 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.5 | 533 | 33.7 | 30.7-36.8 |
| Female | 2,794 | 544 | 19.6 | 17.8-21.6 | 362 | 12.8 | 11.2-14.5 | 718 | 24.7 | 22.7-26.8 | 278 | 9.5 | 8.2-11.0 | 892 | 33.4 | 31.2-35.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,788 | 742 | 20.2 | 18.6-21.9 | 527 | 13.4 | 12.1-14.8 | 979 | 25.5 | 23.8-27.3 | 375 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.4 | 1,165 | 30.9 | 29.0-32.8 |
| African American | 564 | 133 | 21.8 | 17.5-26.7 | 72 | 14.1 | 10.7-18.3 | 116 | 18.5 | 14.7-23.0 | 35 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.8 | 208 | 39.7 | 34.3-45.4 |
| Other Minorities | 104 | 15 | 13.5 | 7.2-23.8 | 11 | 11.6 | 5.1-24.0 | 20 | 12.7 | 7.4-21.1 | 8 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.4 | 50 | 57.8 | 45.6-69.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 71 | 14 | 16.0 | 8.1-29.2 | 5 | 3.1 | 0.9-10.3 | 13 | 13.5 | 6.9-25.0 | 9 | 8.3 | 3.7-17.4 | 30 | 59.1 | 44.4-72.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,383 | 876 | 20.3 | 18.7-21.9 | 605 | 13.7 | 12.4-15.0 | 1,103 | 23.9 | 22.4-25.6 | 408 | 9.1 | 8.1-10.3 | 1,391 | 33.0 | 31.2-34.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 50-54 | 793 | 136 | 19.3 | 15.8-23.3 | 79 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.0 | 129 | 15.9 | 12.9-19.5 | 48 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.3 | 401 | 50.0 | 45.4-54.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,568 | 302 | 19.5 | 17.1-22.1 | 211 | 13.6 | 11.5-15.9 | 398 | 24.8 | 22.2-27.6 | 172 | 11.0 | 9.2-13.2 | 485 | 31.1 | 28.2-34.2 |
| 65-74 | 1,199 | 261 | 22.0 | 19.2-25.1 | 176 | 15.3 | 13.0-18.1 | 348 | 29.8 | 26.7-33.1 | 117 | 10.6 | 8.5-13.1 | 297 | 22.3 | 19.5-25.3 |
| 75+ | 903 | 192 | 20.9 | 17.8-24.5 | 145 | 17.0 | 14.0-20.6 | 243 | 25.4 | 22.1-29.2 | 81 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.7 | 242 | 28.4 | 24.5-32.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 630 | 113 | 16.3 | 13.1-20.2 | 63 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.2 | 122 | 18.5 | 15.1-22.6 | 51 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.2 | 281 | 47.9 | 42.8-53.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,361 | 281 | 21.6 | 18.7-24.8 | 207 | 14.7 | 12.4-17.4 | 315 | 20.9 | 18.3-23.8 | 123 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.5 | 435 | 34.3 | 30.9-38.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,148 | 213 | 18.4 | 15.6-21.6 | 150 | 13.4 | 10.9-16.3 | 311 | 25.3 | 22.2-28.6 | 117 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.8 | 357 | 33.7 | 30.1-37.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,318 | 284 | 22.0 | 19.2-25.0 | 187 | 13.5 | 11.4-16.0 | 370 | 27.4 | 24.4-30.5 | 127 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.7 | 350 | 26.9 | 23.9-30.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 492 | 87 | 17.0 | 13.0-22.0 | 52 | 13.5 | 9.4-19.0 | 86 | 13.9 | 10.7-17.9 | 54 | 8.2 | 5.8-11.4 | 213 | 47.4 | 41.3-53.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 761 | 138 | 18.0 | 14.8-21.8 | 103 | 13.9 | 11.0-17.4 | 180 | 20.6 | 17.2-24.5 | 61 | 6.6 | 4.8- 9.0 | 279 | 40.9 | 36.0-46.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 470 | 94 | 18.8 | 14.7-23.7 | 72 | 12.7 | 9.7-16.5 | 113 | 24.3 | 19.6-29.6 | 46 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.5 | 145 | 33.1 | 27.8-38.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 617 | 137 | 23.1 | 19.0-27.7 | 76 | 12.7 | 9.6-16.7 | 164 | 24.4 | 20.5-28.7 | 50 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.1 | 190 | 32.5 | 27.5-37.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 582 | 123 | 22.0 | 17.9-26.7 | 87 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.6 | 167 | 27.0 | 22.9-31.6 | 62 | 10.9 | 8.0-14.8 | 143 | 26.5 | 22.2-31.3 |
| $75,000+ | 874 | 186 | 22.4 | 19.1-26.1 | 133 | 14.4 | 11.8-17.5 | 249 | 26.6 | 23.2-30.4 | 71 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.7 | 235 | 28.4 | 24.8-32.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,898 | 415 | 22.8 | 20.3-25.6 | 266 | 14.5 | 12.4-16.7 | 462 | 23.3 | 20.9-25.8 | 199 | 9.1 | 7.6-10.8 | 556 | 30.4 | 27.5-33.4 |
| No | 2,499 | 468 | 18.7 | 16.8-20.7 | 340 | 12.8 | 11.3-14.5 | 635 | 23.8 | 21.8-26.0 | 212 | 9.1 | 7.7-10.8 | 844 | 35.6 | 33.2-38.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 811 | 187 | 21.4 | 18.1-25.1 | 138 | 17.5 | 14.3-21.2 | 212 | 24.4 | 21.0-28.2 | 79 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.6 | 195 | 26.1 | 22.1-30.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,650 | 704 | 19.9 | 18.2-21.7 | 473 | 12.4 | 11.1-13.8 | 906 | 23.5 | 21.8-25.4 | 339 | 8.7 | 7.6-10.0 | 1,228 | 35.5 | 33.4-37.6 |
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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.
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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