BRFSS 2010 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	7,512	1,123	14.8	13.8-16.0	540	6.5	5.8- 7.3	829	10.2	9.3-11.1	1,006	12.2	11.3-13.2	4,014	56.3	54.7-57.9
-Eastern NC	1,872	223	14.6	12.2-17.4	110	5.8	4.3- 7.6	162	8.2	6.6-10.1	223	11.3	9.3-13.6	1,154	60.2	56.7-63.6
GENDER
Male	627	98	16.8	12.9-21.6	41	7.0	4.5-10.9	45	6.4	4.3- 9.4	59	9.9	6.9-14.0	384	59.9	54.1-65.4
Female	1,245	125	12.8	9.9-16.2	69	4.7	3.4- 6.5	117	9.7	7.5-12.4	164	12.4	10.0-15.4	770	60.5	56.3-64.5
RACE
White	1,312	146	13.0	10.4-16.3	64	4.4	3.1- 6.1	120	9.0	6.9-11.5	181	13.6	11.0-16.6	801	60.0	55.9-64.0
African American	435	64	19.3	13.9-26.1	40	10.3	6.3-16.5	31	5.8	3.6- 9.3	31	4.9	2.6- 9.1	269	59.7	52.3-66.7
Other Minorities	115	12	13.1	5.7-27.3	5	2.5	0.9- 6.7	9	8.9	4.1-18.2	11	11.5	5.0-24.3	78	64.0	50.4-75.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	2	2.8	0.6-13.3	2	1.1	0.2- 4.7	6	7.4	2.7-19.0	2	2.4	0.4-13.6	23	86.3	72.0-93.9
Non-Hispanic	1,833	220	14.8	12.3-17.6	108	5.9	4.4- 7.8	156	8.2	6.6-10.2	221	11.6	9.5-14.0	1,128	59.6	56.1-63.0
AGE
50-54	304	33	17.5	11.6-25.7	10	4.0	1.4-10.8	11	4.5	2.1- 9.2	14	5.2	2.5-10.5	236	68.8	60.1-76.3
55-64	653	77	12.6	9.2-16.9	42	5.7	3.7- 8.6	55	8.7	5.9-12.6	66	10.8	7.4-15.4	413	62.3	56.5-67.8
65+	915	113	14.6	11.4-18.6	58	6.8	4.7- 9.8	96	9.8	7.5-12.7	143	15.3	12.2-18.9	505	53.4	48.6-58.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	307	39	10.3	6.3-16.5	17	4.4	2.3- 8.1	19	4.7	2.7- 8.1	22	6.5	3.3-12.4	210	74.0	66.3-80.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	623	72	14.7	10.6-20.0	29	3.6	2.2- 5.7	61	8.5	5.8-12.2	77	12.5	8.8-17.4	384	60.8	54.8-66.6
Some Post-H.S.	472	51	15.5	10.7-21.8	32	8.9	5.0-15.2	37	8.9	5.6-13.8	66	13.6	9.8-18.7	286	53.1	46.1-60.0
College Graduate	470	61	16.2	11.6-22.3	32	6.3	3.9-10.0	45	9.2	6.2-13.4	58	10.5	7.2-15.1	274	57.8	51.0-64.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	245	32	16.2	9.8-25.5	10	3.8	1.6- 8.7	25	8.9	5.3-14.6	22	5.3	2.8-10.0	156	65.8	56.0-74.3
$15,000- 24,999	359	46	15.5	10.1-23.0	24	6.2	3.2-11.6	23	5.3	3.0- 9.3	38	11.5	7.1-18.1	228	61.5	53.2-69.2
$25,000- 34,999	207	26	19.0	11.7-29.5	12	3.7	1.6- 8.2	23	7.4	4.2-12.7	31	10.3	6.2-16.6	115	59.6	49.4-69.0
$35,000- 49,999	216	26	11.1	6.3-18.8	10	7.0	2.3-19.5	23	9.1	5.2-15.6	35	17.8	10.8-27.9	122	55.0	44.4-65.1
$50,000-74,999	205	19	10.6	5.8-18.6	15	7.7	3.8-15.0	17	12.1	6.5-21.4	31	14.4	9.4-21.4	123	55.1	45.5-64.4
$75,000+	305	40	18.7	12.4-27.0	23	6.8	4.0-11.4	25	7.4	4.5-12.0	30	10.2	6.0-17.0	187	56.8	48.4-64.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	905	123	15.7	12.3-19.8	58	6.6	4.6- 9.6	96	9.5	7.2-12.5	115	11.8	8.9-15.5	513	56.3	51.2-61.2
No	921	98	13.8	10.5-18.0	50	5.2	3.3- 8.1	64	6.8	4.9- 9.5	103	11.1	8.5-14.5	606	63.0	58.1-67.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	327	56	20.5	14.9-27.5	30	9.5	5.9-15.2	25	6.2	3.7-10.3	33	13.1	8.3-20.0	183	50.7	43.1-58.3
Non-Veteran	1,545	167	12.9	10.4-16.1	80	4.7	3.3- 6.7	137	8.7	6.9-11.0	190	10.8	8.7-13.2	971	62.9	59.0-66.6

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,512

1,123

14.8

13.8-16.0

540

6.5

5.8- 7.3

829

10.2

9.3-11.1

1,006

12.2

11.3-13.2

4,014

56.3

54.7-57.9

-Eastern NC

1,872

223

14.6

12.2-17.4

110

5.8

4.3- 7.6

162

8.2

6.6-10.1

223

11.3

9.3-13.6

1,154

60.2

56.7-63.6

GENDER

Male

627

16.8

12.9-21.6

7.0

4.5-10.9

6.4

4.3- 9.4

9.9

6.9-14.0

384

59.9

54.1-65.4

Female

1,245

125

12.8

9.9-16.2

4.7

3.4- 6.5

117

9.7

7.5-12.4

164

12.4

10.0-15.4

770

60.5

56.3-64.5

RACE

White

1,312

146

13.0

10.4-16.3

4.4

3.1- 6.1

120

9.0

6.9-11.5

181

13.6

11.0-16.6

801

60.0

55.9-64.0

African American

435

19.3

13.9-26.1

10.3

6.3-16.5

5.8

3.6- 9.3

4.9

2.6- 9.1

269

59.7

52.3-66.7

Other Minorities

115

13.1

5.7-27.3

2.5

0.9- 6.7

8.9

4.1-18.2

11.5

5.0-24.3

64.0

50.4-75.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.8

0.6-13.3

1.1

0.2- 4.7

7.4

2.7-19.0

2.4

0.4-13.6

86.3

72.0-93.9

Non-Hispanic

1,833

220

14.8

12.3-17.6

108

5.9

4.4- 7.8

156

8.2

6.6-10.2

221

11.6

9.5-14.0

1,128

59.6

56.1-63.0

AGE

50-54

304

17.5

11.6-25.7

4.0

1.4-10.8

4.5

2.1- 9.2

5.2

2.5-10.5

236

68.8

60.1-76.3

55-64

653

12.6

9.2-16.9

5.7

3.7- 8.6

8.7

5.9-12.6

10.8

7.4-15.4

413

62.3

56.5-67.8

65+

915

113

14.6

11.4-18.6

6.8

4.7- 9.8

9.8

7.5-12.7

143

15.3

12.2-18.9

505

53.4

48.6-58.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

307

10.3

6.3-16.5

4.4

2.3- 8.1

4.7

2.7- 8.1

6.5

3.3-12.4

210

74.0

66.3-80.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

623

14.7

10.6-20.0

3.6

2.2- 5.7

8.5

5.8-12.2

12.5

8.8-17.4

384

60.8

54.8-66.6

Some Post-H.S.

472

15.5

10.7-21.8

8.9

5.0-15.2

8.9

5.6-13.8

13.6

9.8-18.7

286

53.1

46.1-60.0

College Graduate

470

16.2

11.6-22.3

6.3

3.9-10.0

9.2

6.2-13.4

10.5

7.2-15.1

274

57.8

51.0-64.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

245

16.2

9.8-25.5

3.8

1.6- 8.7

8.9

5.3-14.6

5.3

2.8-10.0

156

65.8

56.0-74.3

$15,000- 24,999

359

15.5

10.1-23.0

6.2

3.2-11.6

5.3

3.0- 9.3

11.5

7.1-18.1

228

61.5

53.2-69.2

$25,000- 34,999

207

19.0

11.7-29.5

3.7

1.6- 8.2

7.4

4.2-12.7

10.3

6.2-16.6

115

59.6

49.4-69.0

$35,000- 49,999

216

11.1

6.3-18.8

7.0

2.3-19.5

9.1

5.2-15.6

17.8

10.8-27.9

122

55.0

44.4-65.1

$50,000-74,999

205

10.6

5.8-18.6

7.7

3.8-15.0

12.1

6.5-21.4

14.4

9.4-21.4

123

55.1

45.5-64.4

$75,000+

305

18.7

12.4-27.0

6.8

4.0-11.4

7.4

4.5-12.0

10.2

6.0-17.0

187

56.8

48.4-64.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

905

123

15.7

12.3-19.8

6.6

4.6- 9.6

9.5

7.2-12.5

115

11.8

8.9-15.5

513

56.3

51.2-61.2

921

13.8

10.5-18.0

5.2

3.3- 8.1

6.8

4.9- 9.5

103

11.1

8.5-14.5

606

63.0

58.1-67.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

327

20.5

14.9-27.5

9.5

5.9-15.2

6.2

3.7-10.3

13.1

8.3-20.0

183

50.7

43.1-58.3

Non-Veteran

1,545

167

12.9

10.4-16.1

4.7

3.3- 6.7

137

8.7

6.9-11.0

190

10.8

8.7-13.2

971

62.9

59.0-66.6

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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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