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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
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
-Western NC	1,912	343	18.2	16.2-20.3	248	13.5	11.8-15.5	441	23.3	21.2-25.6	172	8.3	7.0- 9.8	708	36.7	34.1-39.4
GENDER
Male	729	133	18.2	15.2-21.8	98	14.4	11.5-17.8	141	19.2	16.1-22.8	60	7.5	5.7- 9.8	297	40.7	36.5-45.0
Female	1,183	210	18.1	15.7-20.8	150	12.8	10.8-15.1	300	26.8	23.9-29.9	112	9.0	7.3-11.0	411	33.4	30.2-36.6
RACE
White	1,805	320	18.0	16.0-20.2	241	14.1	12.2-16.1	421	23.7	21.5-26.1	165	8.3	7.0- 9.8	658	35.9	33.3-38.7
African American	51	10	23.9	11.6-42.9	2	2.0	0.5- 7.9	11	20.7	10.4-37.2	5	11.8	4.3-28.6	23	41.6	26.9-58.0
Other Minorities	49	12	18.4	9.4-32.9	5	11.5	3.8-29.9	7	12.0	5.2-25.4	2	2.4	0.4-12.4	23	55.7	37.4-72.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	2	10.2	2.4-34.3	2	12.8	3.1-40.6	4	17.6	5.8-42.6	1	2.8	0.4-18.5	6	56.5	29.7-80.0
Non-Hispanic	1,891	341	18.3	16.3-20.5	246	13.6	11.8-15.6	435	23.4	21.2-25.7	171	8.4	7.1- 9.9	698	36.4	33.8-39.1
AGE
50-54	271	42	15.1	10.8-20.6	22	10.8	6.4-17.7	41	13.7	9.7-18.9	15	6.0	3.4-10.1	151	54.5	47.2-61.5
55-64	682	112	16.2	13.3-19.6	99	14.4	11.6-17.6	149	24.4	20.7-28.5	60	7.8	5.9-10.3	262	37.2	33.1-41.5
65-74	547	114	21.4	17.6-25.8	76	14.2	11.2-17.9	145	27.1	22.9-31.6	53	9.7	7.2-12.9	159	27.6	23.1-32.5
75+	412	75	20.0	15.6-25.4	51	13.6	10.3-17.9	106	25.5	20.8-31.0	44	9.3	6.7-12.9	136	31.4	26.3-37.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	315	56	16.3	12.4-21.2	22	7.5	4.7-11.8	62	20.2	15.4-25.9	31	10.5	7.0-15.4	144	45.5	38.8-52.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	603	94	15.5	12.2-19.5	80	15.1	11.6-19.3	140	22.0	18.4-26.1	46	6.4	4.6- 8.9	243	40.9	36.2-45.8
Some Post-H.S.	475	93	20.6	16.7-25.1	65	14.8	11.4-19.1	106	23.0	18.9-27.8	42	8.2	5.8-11.4	169	33.4	28.7-38.4
College Graduate	517	100	20.1	16.4-24.5	80	13.9	11.0-17.4	132	26.4	22.2-31.2	53	9.2	6.8-12.2	152	30.4	25.7-35.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	266	49	19.0	13.3-26.4	22	8.2	5.2-12.5	42	13.8	9.9-19.0	25	9.2	5.7-14.4	128	49.8	42.4-57.2
$15,000- 24,999	362	52	13.6	10.1-18.2	30	9.4	6.3-13.9	84	23.9	19.0-29.7	33	7.9	5.4-11.5	163	45.1	39.2-51.1
$25,000- 34,999	232	35	16.0	11.2-22.2	37	16.7	12.0-22.9	52	21.1	15.8-27.5	19	8.6	5.1-14.1	89	37.6	30.8-45.0
$35,000- 49,999	285	52	17.7	13.3-23.2	47	18.3	12.7-25.5	66	23.1	17.9-29.3	21	6.8	4.3-10.6	99	34.1	27.7-41.2
$50,000-74,999	239	51	23.2	17.5-29.9	32	13.4	9.2-18.9	63	26.5	20.6-33.3	16	5.8	3.5- 9.5	77	31.2	24.7-38.6
$75,000+	241	50	19.7	14.7-26.0	38	13.4	9.6-18.5	66	28.1	21.9-35.2	30	11.0	7.5-15.7	57	27.8	21.3-35.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	882	168	19.5	16.4-22.9	108	12.2	10.0-14.8	205	23.5	20.3-27.0	93	9.2	7.3-11.5	308	35.7	31.9-39.6
No	993	170	17.3	14.8-20.1	136	14.6	12.0-17.7	229	23.3	20.4-26.5	79	7.8	6.1- 9.9	379	37.0	33.4-40.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	355	68	19.9	15.4-25.3	57	16.6	12.7-21.4	73	20.6	16.2-25.8	30	7.1	4.8-10.4	127	35.8	30.1-42.0
Non-Veteran	1,556	275	17.7	15.6-20.1	191	12.7	10.8-14.9	368	24.0	21.6-26.7	142	8.6	7.1-10.3	580	36.9	34.0-39.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

-Western NC

1,912

343

18.2

16.2-20.3

248

13.5

11.8-15.5

441

23.3

21.2-25.6

172

8.3

7.0- 9.8

708

36.7

34.1-39.4

GENDER

Male

729

133

18.2

15.2-21.8

14.4

11.5-17.8

141

19.2

16.1-22.8

7.5

5.7- 9.8

297

40.7

36.5-45.0

Female

1,183

210

18.1

15.7-20.8

150

12.8

10.8-15.1

300

26.8

23.9-29.9

112

9.0

7.3-11.0

411

33.4

30.2-36.6

RACE

White

1,805

320

18.0

16.0-20.2

241

14.1

12.2-16.1

421

23.7

21.5-26.1

165

8.3

7.0- 9.8

658

35.9

33.3-38.7

African American

23.9

11.6-42.9

2.0

0.5- 7.9

20.7

10.4-37.2

11.8

4.3-28.6

41.6

26.9-58.0

Other Minorities

18.4

9.4-32.9

11.5

3.8-29.9

12.0

5.2-25.4

2.4

0.4-12.4

55.7

37.4-72.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.2

2.4-34.3

12.8

3.1-40.6

17.6

5.8-42.6

2.8

0.4-18.5

56.5

29.7-80.0

Non-Hispanic

1,891

341

18.3

16.3-20.5

246

13.6

11.8-15.6

435

23.4

21.2-25.7

171

8.4

7.1- 9.9

698

36.4

33.8-39.1

AGE

50-54

271

15.1

10.8-20.6

10.8

6.4-17.7

13.7

9.7-18.9

6.0

3.4-10.1

151

54.5

47.2-61.5

55-64

682

112

16.2

13.3-19.6

14.4

11.6-17.6

149

24.4

20.7-28.5

7.8

5.9-10.3

262

37.2

33.1-41.5

65-74

547

114

21.4

17.6-25.8

14.2

11.2-17.9

145

27.1

22.9-31.6

9.7

7.2-12.9

159

27.6

23.1-32.5

75+

412

20.0

15.6-25.4

13.6

10.3-17.9

106

25.5

20.8-31.0

9.3

6.7-12.9

136

31.4

26.3-37.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

315

16.3

12.4-21.2

7.5

4.7-11.8

20.2

15.4-25.9

10.5

7.0-15.4

144

45.5

38.8-52.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

603

15.5

12.2-19.5

15.1

11.6-19.3

140

22.0

18.4-26.1

6.4

4.6- 8.9

243

40.9

36.2-45.8

Some Post-H.S.

475

20.6

16.7-25.1

14.8

11.4-19.1

106

23.0

18.9-27.8

8.2

5.8-11.4

169

33.4

28.7-38.4

College Graduate

517

100

20.1

16.4-24.5

13.9

11.0-17.4

132

26.4

22.2-31.2

9.2

6.8-12.2

152

30.4

25.7-35.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

266

19.0

13.3-26.4

8.2

5.2-12.5

13.8

9.9-19.0

9.2

5.7-14.4

128

49.8

42.4-57.2

$15,000- 24,999

362

13.6

10.1-18.2

9.4

6.3-13.9

23.9

19.0-29.7

7.9

5.4-11.5

163

45.1

39.2-51.1

$25,000- 34,999

232

16.0

11.2-22.2

16.7

12.0-22.9

21.1

15.8-27.5

8.6

5.1-14.1

37.6

30.8-45.0

$35,000- 49,999

285

17.7

13.3-23.2

18.3

12.7-25.5

23.1

17.9-29.3

6.8

4.3-10.6

34.1

27.7-41.2

$50,000-74,999

239

23.2

17.5-29.9

13.4

9.2-18.9

26.5

20.6-33.3

5.8

3.5- 9.5

31.2

24.7-38.6

$75,000+

241

19.7

14.7-26.0

13.4

9.6-18.5

28.1

21.9-35.2

11.0

7.5-15.7

27.8

21.3-35.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

882

168

19.5

16.4-22.9

108

12.2

10.0-14.8

205

23.5

20.3-27.0

9.2

7.3-11.5

308

35.7

31.9-39.6

993

170

17.3

14.8-20.1

136

14.6

12.0-17.7

229

23.3

20.4-26.5

7.8

6.1- 9.9

379

37.0

33.4-40.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

355

19.9

15.4-25.3

16.6

12.7-21.4

20.6

16.2-25.8

7.1

4.8-10.4

127

35.8

30.1-42.0

Non-Veteran

1,556

275

17.7

15.6-20.1

191

12.7

10.8-14.9

368

24.0

21.6-26.7

142

8.6

7.1-10.3

580

36.9

34.0-39.9

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.

^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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