BRFSS 2010 - Eastern North Carolina**: (For a SIGMOIDOSCOPY, a flexible tube is inserted into the rectum to look for problems. A COLONOSCOPY is similar, <br>but uses a longer tube, and you are usually given medication through a needle in your arm to make you sleepy <br>and told to have someone else drive you home after the test. <br><br>Was your MOST RECENT exam a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

For a SIGMOIDOSCOPY, a flexible tube is inserted into the rectum to look for problems. A COLONOSCOPY is similar,
but uses a longer tube, and you are usually given medication through a needle in your arm to make you sleepy
and told to have someone else drive you home after the test.

Was your MOST RECENT exam a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy?

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	Total Respond.^	Sigmoidoscopy	Colonoscopy
North Carolina	5,421	317	5.6	4.8- 6.5	5,104	94.4	93.5-95.2
-Eastern NC	1,364	63	5.0	3.4- 7.1	1,301	95.0	92.9-96.6
GENDER
Male	447	23	5.5	3.1- 9.6	424	94.5	90.4-96.9
Female	917	40	4.5	2.9- 7.1	877	95.5	92.9-97.1
RACE
White	972	46	5.2	3.5- 7.8	926	94.8	92.2-96.5
African American	317	15	4.7	1.9-11.1	302	95.3	88.9-98.1
Other Minorities	71	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8	69	98.3	93.2-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	2	14.1	3.4-43.6	16	85.9	56.4-96.6
Non-Hispanic	1,343	61	4.9	3.4- 7.1	1,282	95.1	92.9-96.6
AGE
50-54	156	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	153	99.6	98.5-99.9
55-64	485	19	6.0	3.4-10.3	466	94.0	89.7-96.6
65+	723	41	5.8	3.6- 9.4	682	94.2	90.6-96.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	177	10	4.9	2.1-10.9	167	95.1	89.1-97.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	451	19	5.4	3.0- 9.5	432	94.6	90.5-97.0
Some Post-H.S.	358	14	4.0	1.5- 9.9	344	96.0	90.1-98.5
College Graduate	378	20	5.5	2.9-10.3	358	94.5	89.7-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	7	7.0	2.5-18.2	127	93.0	81.8-97.5
$15,000- 24,999	242	11	2.7	1.3- 5.8	231	97.3	94.2-98.7
$25,000- 34,999	154	8	10.2	4.0-23.7	146	89.8	76.3-96.0
$35,000- 49,999	166	5	1.2	0.5- 3.2	161	98.8	96.8-99.5
$50,000-74,999	166	5	5.4	1.8-14.8	161	94.6	85.2-98.2
$75,000+	245	11	3.3	1.5- 7.0	234	96.7	93.0-98.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	660	32	4.5	2.7- 7.5	628	95.5	92.5-97.3
No	670	27	5.1	2.9- 8.8	643	94.9	91.2-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	261	16	6.7	3.3-13.2	245	93.3	86.8-96.7
Non-Veteran	1,103	47	4.4	2.9- 6.7	1,056	95.6	93.3-97.1

Total
Respond.^

Sigmoidoscopy

Colonoscopy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,421

317

5.6

4.8- 6.5

5,104

94.4

93.5-95.2

-Eastern NC

1,364

5.0

3.4- 7.1

1,301

95.0

92.9-96.6

GENDER

Male

447

5.5

3.1- 9.6

424

94.5

90.4-96.9

Female

917

4.5

2.9- 7.1

877

95.5

92.9-97.1

RACE

White

972

5.2

3.5- 7.8

926

94.8

92.2-96.5

African American

317

4.7

1.9-11.1

302

95.3

88.9-98.1

Other Minorities

1.7

0.4- 6.8

98.3

93.2-99.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.1

3.4-43.6

85.9

56.4-96.6

Non-Hispanic

1,343

4.9

3.4- 7.1

1,282

95.1

92.9-96.6

AGE

50-54

156

0.4

0.1- 1.5

153

99.6

98.5-99.9

55-64

485

6.0

3.4-10.3

466

94.0

89.7-96.6

65+

723

5.8

3.6- 9.4

682

94.2

90.6-96.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

177

4.9

2.1-10.9

167

95.1

89.1-97.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

451

5.4

3.0- 9.5

432

94.6

90.5-97.0

Some Post-H.S.

358

4.0

1.5- 9.9

344

96.0

90.1-98.5

College Graduate

378

5.5

2.9-10.3

358

94.5

89.7-97.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

7.0

2.5-18.2

127

93.0

81.8-97.5

$15,000- 24,999

242

2.7

1.3- 5.8

231

97.3

94.2-98.7

$25,000- 34,999

154

10.2

4.0-23.7

146

89.8

76.3-96.0

$35,000- 49,999

166

1.2

0.5- 3.2

161

98.8

96.8-99.5

$50,000-74,999

166

5.4

1.8-14.8

161

94.6

85.2-98.2

$75,000+

245

3.3

1.5- 7.0

234

96.7

93.0-98.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

660

4.5

2.7- 7.5

628

95.5

92.5-97.3

670

5.1

2.9- 8.8

643

94.9

91.2-97.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

261

6.7

3.3-13.2

245

93.3

86.8-96.7

Non-Veteran

1,103

4.4

2.9- 6.7

1,056

95.6

93.3-97.1

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

^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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