BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*)

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	9,418	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
-Western NC	1,892	322	16.5	14.6-18.6	149	8.8	7.3-10.5	107	5.3	4.3- 6.6	315	15.7	13.9-17.6	999	53.7	51.0-56.3
GENDER
Male	725	129	16.1	13.4-19.4	52	8.0	5.9-10.8	35	4.5	3.1- 6.6	104	13.9	11.3-17.0	405	57.4	53.2-61.6
Female	1,167	193	16.8	14.4-19.5	97	9.5	7.6-11.8	72	6.0	4.6- 7.8	211	17.2	14.9-19.8	594	50.5	47.1-53.8
RACE
White	1,787	307	16.5	14.6-18.6	137	8.7	7.2-10.5	101	5.1	4.1- 6.3	308	16.3	14.5-18.4	934	53.3	50.5-56.0
African American	52	7	19.2	8.6-37.7	9	11.5	5.5-22.5	6	14.7	6.1-31.5	2	4.9	1.1-19.1	28	49.7	33.6-65.9
Other Minorities	47	6	10.2	4.0-23.6	3	8.0	2.5-22.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.2	2.0-17.9	34	75.6	58.9-87.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	1	14.2	2.1-56.2	3	14.5	4.4-38.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	11	71.4	40.0-90.3
Non-Hispanic	1,869	321	16.6	14.7-18.7	146	8.8	7.3-10.5	107	5.4	4.4- 6.7	315	15.9	14.1-17.9	980	53.3	50.6-56.0
AGE
50-54	271	26	10.4	6.7-15.7	11	5.0	2.5- 9.9	8	2.7	1.2- 5.7	33	11.9	8.2-16.8	193	70.1	63.2-76.2
55-64	671	113	16.7	13.7-20.3	57	10.6	7.9-13.9	45	5.8	4.2- 8.0	85	11.4	9.0-14.2	371	55.5	51.1-59.8
65-74	537	110	20.6	16.8-24.9	47	8.2	6.1-11.1	34	6.4	4.4- 9.2	121	22.0	18.2-26.2	225	42.9	37.8-48.0
75+	413	73	16.4	12.8-20.7	34	10.2	7.0-14.7	20	5.6	3.3- 9.3	76	18.3	14.2-23.2	210	49.6	43.8-55.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	317	53	15.5	11.5-20.5	26	10.0	6.4-15.2	12	4.3	2.2- 8.4	39	10.0	7.1-13.8	187	60.2	53.6-66.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	593	110	18.7	15.1-22.8	40	7.8	5.4-11.1	33	5.3	3.6- 7.7	96	15.7	12.6-19.5	314	52.5	47.6-57.4
Some Post-H.S.	473	78	16.4	13.0-20.4	38	8.9	6.2-12.6	27	5.2	3.4- 7.8	86	18.0	14.3-22.3	244	51.5	46.4-56.7
College Graduate	506	81	14.9	11.7-18.9	44	9.1	6.6-12.5	35	6.1	4.1- 8.9	94	17.0	13.7-20.8	252	52.9	47.7-58.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	263	37	14.5	9.8-21.0	14	4.6	2.6- 8.0	11	3.2	1.6- 6.2	44	16.2	11.3-22.5	157	61.6	54.0-68.6
$15,000- 24,999	355	72	20.0	15.5-25.4	32	11.1	7.6-16.0	20	5.1	3.1- 8.3	51	11.6	8.7-15.4	180	52.1	46.0-58.2
$25,000- 34,999	226	45	18.6	13.7-24.8	19	9.6	5.8-15.3	17	7.3	4.3-12.0	35	16.2	11.3-22.7	110	48.3	40.9-55.8
$35,000- 49,999	280	48	17.2	12.5-23.0	19	6.2	3.7-10.1	17	5.4	3.1- 9.2	47	16.8	12.4-22.4	149	54.4	47.3-61.4
$50,000-74,999	239	43	17.7	12.9-23.7	21	10.0	6.2-15.6	13	4.8	2.8- 8.4	50	18.4	13.7-24.2	112	49.1	41.9-56.4
$75,000+	238	34	12.9	8.7-18.7	18	9.8	5.8-16.1	16	5.8	3.4- 9.6	42	15.4	11.1-20.9	128	56.1	48.7-63.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	867	169	19.9	16.9-23.4	73	9.1	7.0-11.8	46	4.8	3.4- 6.7	157	17.8	14.9-21.0	422	48.4	44.4-52.4
No	985	150	13.8	11.6-16.4	74	8.7	6.7-11.1	57	5.7	4.2- 7.5	153	14.0	11.8-16.5	551	57.9	54.2-61.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	353	86	22.7	18.2-28.0	31	9.4	6.5-13.5	21	4.7	3.0- 7.4	52	14.4	10.7-19.2	163	48.7	42.6-54.8
Non-Veteran	1,538	235	14.8	12.8-17.0	118	8.6	7.0-10.6	86	5.5	4.3- 7.0	263	16.0	14.1-18.2	836	55.0	52.0-58.0

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

-Western NC

1,892

322

16.5

14.6-18.6

149

8.8

7.3-10.5

107

5.3

4.3- 6.6

315

15.7

13.9-17.6

999

53.7

51.0-56.3

GENDER

Male

725

129

16.1

13.4-19.4

8.0

5.9-10.8

4.5

3.1- 6.6

104

13.9

11.3-17.0

405

57.4

53.2-61.6

Female

1,167

193

16.8

14.4-19.5

9.5

7.6-11.8

6.0

4.6- 7.8

211

17.2

14.9-19.8

594

50.5

47.1-53.8

RACE

White

1,787

307

16.5

14.6-18.6

137

8.7

7.2-10.5

101

5.1

4.1- 6.3

308

16.3

14.5-18.4

934

53.3

50.5-56.0

African American

19.2

8.6-37.7

11.5

5.5-22.5

14.7

6.1-31.5

4.9

1.1-19.1

49.7

33.6-65.9

Other Minorities

10.2

4.0-23.6

8.0

2.5-22.7

0.0

. - .

6.2

2.0-17.9

75.6

58.9-87.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.2

2.1-56.2

14.5

4.4-38.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

71.4

40.0-90.3

Non-Hispanic

1,869

321

16.6

14.7-18.7

146

8.8

7.3-10.5

107

5.4

4.4- 6.7

315

15.9

14.1-17.9

980

53.3

50.6-56.0

AGE

50-54

271

10.4

6.7-15.7

5.0

2.5- 9.9

2.7

1.2- 5.7

11.9

8.2-16.8

193

70.1

63.2-76.2

55-64

671

113

16.7

13.7-20.3

10.6

7.9-13.9

5.8

4.2- 8.0

11.4

9.0-14.2

371

55.5

51.1-59.8

65-74

537

110

20.6

16.8-24.9

8.2

6.1-11.1

6.4

4.4- 9.2

121

22.0

18.2-26.2

225

42.9

37.8-48.0

75+

413

16.4

12.8-20.7

10.2

7.0-14.7

5.6

3.3- 9.3

18.3

14.2-23.2

210

49.6

43.8-55.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

317

15.5

11.5-20.5

10.0

6.4-15.2

4.3

2.2- 8.4

10.0

7.1-13.8

187

60.2

53.6-66.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

593

110

18.7

15.1-22.8

7.8

5.4-11.1

5.3

3.6- 7.7

15.7

12.6-19.5

314

52.5

47.6-57.4

Some Post-H.S.

473

16.4

13.0-20.4

8.9

6.2-12.6

5.2

3.4- 7.8

18.0

14.3-22.3

244

51.5

46.4-56.7

College Graduate

506

14.9

11.7-18.9

9.1

6.6-12.5

6.1

4.1- 8.9

17.0

13.7-20.8

252

52.9

47.7-58.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

263

14.5

9.8-21.0

4.6

2.6- 8.0

3.2

1.6- 6.2

16.2

11.3-22.5

157

61.6

54.0-68.6

$15,000- 24,999

355

20.0

15.5-25.4

11.1

7.6-16.0

5.1

3.1- 8.3

11.6

8.7-15.4

180

52.1

46.0-58.2

$25,000- 34,999

226

18.6

13.7-24.8

9.6

5.8-15.3

7.3

4.3-12.0

16.2

11.3-22.7

110

48.3

40.9-55.8

$35,000- 49,999

280

17.2

12.5-23.0

6.2

3.7-10.1

5.4

3.1- 9.2

16.8

12.4-22.4

149

54.4

47.3-61.4

$50,000-74,999

239

17.7

12.9-23.7

10.0

6.2-15.6

4.8

2.8- 8.4

18.4

13.7-24.2

112

49.1

41.9-56.4

$75,000+

238

12.9

8.7-18.7

9.8

5.8-16.1

5.8

3.4- 9.6

15.4

11.1-20.9

128

56.1

48.7-63.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

867

169

19.9

16.9-23.4

9.1

7.0-11.8

4.8

3.4- 6.7

157

17.8

14.9-21.0

422

48.4

44.4-52.4

985

150

13.8

11.6-16.4

8.7

6.7-11.1

5.7

4.2- 7.5

153

14.0

11.8-16.5

551

57.9

54.2-61.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

353

22.7

18.2-28.0

9.4

6.5-13.5

4.7

3.0- 7.4

14.4

10.7-19.2

163

48.7

42.6-54.8

Non-Veteran

1,538

235

14.8

12.8-17.0

118

8.6

7.0-10.6

5.5

4.3- 7.0

263

16.0

14.1-18.2

836

55.0

52.0-58.0

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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.

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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