BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)-AFRICAN AMERICANS

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
North Carolina	7,580	1,389	18.9	17.6-20.2	1,029	13.5	12.5-14.6	2,075	25.4	24.1-26.7	922	11.4	10.5-12.4	2,165	30.8	29.3-32.4
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	1,056	243	24.3	20.4-28.6	158	13.5	10.9-16.6	245	21.6	18.1-25.4	100	8.3	6.4-10.7	310	32.4	28.0-37.2
GENDER
Male	335	79	23.5	17.9-30.3	48	14.6	10.3-20.3	82	21.2	15.6-28.1	28	6.3	3.9-10.1	98	34.4	26.7-43.1
Female	721	164	24.8	19.9-30.6	110	12.6	9.9-16.0	163	21.9	18.0-26.3	72	9.9	7.4-13.2	212	30.8	26.1-35.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	1	3.5	0.4-23.9	1	5.5	0.7-33.4	1	1.2	0.1- 9.3	2	16.0	3.0-54.1	5	73.8	37.9-92.9
Non-Hispanic	1,044	242	24.5	20.6-28.9	157	13.6	11.0-16.7	244	21.8	18.4-25.7	98	8.3	6.4-10.7	303	31.8	27.3-36.5
AGE
50-54	203	43	23.4	15.8-33.2	24	11.0	6.1-19.0	33	14.1	8.8-21.7	12	4.4	1.9-10.1	91	47.1	36.2-58.4
55-64	432	93	21.3	16.5-27.1	64	13.2	9.6-18.0	107	24.1	18.6-30.5	46	9.3	6.5-13.2	122	32.1	26.2-38.6
65+	421	107	28.2	21.4-36.3	70	15.6	11.6-20.7	105	24.1	18.6-30.8	42	10.0	6.8-14.6	97	22.0	16.6-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	225	49	24.1	15.4-35.5	30	13.0	8.0-20.5	43	17.0	10.8-25.9	14	4.7	2.6- 8.6	89	41.1	30.2-53.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	348	82	22.3	16.6-29.4	50	10.3	7.1-14.6	75	20.3	14.5-27.8	23	6.4	3.8-10.7	118	40.7	33.2-48.6
Some Post-H.S.	262	56	23.5	16.7-32.0	49	17.4	12.0-24.7	66	21.8	16.0-29.0	30	12.4	7.7-19.4	61	24.9	17.4-34.2
College Graduate	220	56	28.9	21.0-38.2	29	14.6	9.1-22.7	61	29.1	21.5-38.0	33	10.8	7.0-16.3	41	16.6	11.3-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	209	49	18.6	12.8-26.3	22	12.0	7.2-19.5	42	17.8	11.5-26.5	15	10.7	5.9-18.7	81	40.8	32.0-50.2
$15,000- 24,999	233	54	23.0	15.4-32.8	43	17.7	11.4-26.6	51	20.6	13.9-29.5	18	5.5	2.7-10.8	67	33.2	22.1-46.4
$25,000- 34,999	127	27	25.8	15.5-39.7	19	15.8	8.5-27.4	27	19.9	10.0-35.7	15	9.8	5.3-17.4	39	28.7	18.9-41.0
$35,000-49,999	116	30	31.4	20.3-45.3	23	14.9	8.4-25.1	30	24.5	15.3-36.8	13	6.4	3.0-13.1	20	22.7	12.0-38.8
$50,000- 74,999	99	26	28.6	18.5-41.6	11	8.7	4.2-17.4	21	19.5	11.4-31.2	12	9.5	5.0-17.1	29	33.7	20.9-49.4
$75,000+	87	17	21.9	12.1-36.4	12	11.6	5.8-21.9	31	29.8	19.5-42.6	16	11.9	6.4-21.0	11	24.8	13.7-40.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	545	138	25.3	19.9-31.6	84	14.4	10.6-19.3	128	24.3	19.1-30.4	51	7.6	5.2-10.8	144	28.5	23.2-34.4
No	481	98	23.4	18.1-29.6	71	13.4	10.1-17.6	112	19.6	15.4-24.5	47	9.5	6.6-13.6	153	34.1	28.1-40.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	155	51	36.5	26.7-47.6	23	14.4	8.5-23.6	31	13.8	8.5-21.7	16	9.4	4.8-17.3	34	25.8	16.9-37.4
Non-Veteran	900	192	21.4	17.4-26.1	135	13.3	10.6-16.6	214	23.4	19.5-27.9	84	8.1	6.1-10.6	275	33.8	28.9-39.1

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,580

1,389

18.9

17.6-20.2

1,029

13.5

12.5-14.6

2,075

25.4

24.1-26.7

922

11.4

10.5-12.4

2,165

30.8

29.3-32.4

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

1,056

243

24.3

20.4-28.6

158

13.5

10.9-16.6

245

21.6

18.1-25.4

100

8.3

6.4-10.7

310

32.4

28.0-37.2

GENDER

Male

335

23.5

17.9-30.3

14.6

10.3-20.3

21.2

15.6-28.1

6.3

3.9-10.1

34.4

26.7-43.1

Female

721

164

24.8

19.9-30.6

110

12.6

9.9-16.0

163

21.9

18.0-26.3

9.9

7.4-13.2

212

30.8

26.1-35.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.5

0.4-23.9

5.5

0.7-33.4

1.2

0.1- 9.3

16.0

3.0-54.1

73.8

37.9-92.9

Non-Hispanic

1,044

242

24.5

20.6-28.9

157

13.6

11.0-16.7

244

21.8

18.4-25.7

8.3

6.4-10.7

303

31.8

27.3-36.5

AGE

50-54

203

23.4

15.8-33.2

11.0

6.1-19.0

14.1

8.8-21.7

4.4

1.9-10.1

47.1

36.2-58.4

55-64

432

21.3

16.5-27.1

13.2

9.6-18.0

107

24.1

18.6-30.5

9.3

6.5-13.2

122

32.1

26.2-38.6

65+

421

107

28.2

21.4-36.3

15.6

11.6-20.7

105

24.1

18.6-30.8

10.0

6.8-14.6

22.0

16.6-28.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

225

24.1

15.4-35.5

13.0

8.0-20.5

17.0

10.8-25.9

4.7

2.6- 8.6

41.1

30.2-53.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

348

22.3

16.6-29.4

10.3

7.1-14.6

20.3

14.5-27.8

6.4

3.8-10.7

118

40.7

33.2-48.6

Some Post-H.S.

262

23.5

16.7-32.0

17.4

12.0-24.7

21.8

16.0-29.0

12.4

7.7-19.4

24.9

17.4-34.2

College Graduate

220

28.9

21.0-38.2

14.6

9.1-22.7

29.1

21.5-38.0

10.8

7.0-16.3

16.6

11.3-23.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

209

18.6

12.8-26.3

12.0

7.2-19.5

17.8

11.5-26.5

10.7

5.9-18.7

40.8

32.0-50.2

$15,000- 24,999

233

23.0

15.4-32.8

17.7

11.4-26.6

20.6

13.9-29.5

5.5

2.7-10.8

33.2

22.1-46.4

$25,000- 34,999

127

25.8

15.5-39.7

15.8

8.5-27.4

19.9

10.0-35.7

9.8

5.3-17.4

28.7

18.9-41.0

$35,000-49,999

116

31.4

20.3-45.3

14.9

8.4-25.1

24.5

15.3-36.8

6.4

3.0-13.1

22.7

12.0-38.8

$50,000- 74,999

28.6

18.5-41.6

8.7

4.2-17.4

19.5

11.4-31.2

9.5

5.0-17.1

33.7

20.9-49.4

$75,000+

21.9

12.1-36.4

11.6

5.8-21.9

29.8

19.5-42.6

11.9

6.4-21.0

24.8

13.7-40.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

545

138

25.3

19.9-31.6

14.4

10.6-19.3

128

24.3

19.1-30.4

7.6

5.2-10.8

144

28.5

23.2-34.4

481

23.4

18.1-29.6

13.4

10.1-17.6

112

19.6

15.4-24.5

9.5

6.6-13.6

153

34.1

28.1-40.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

155

36.5

26.7-47.6

14.4

8.5-23.6

13.8

8.5-21.7

9.4

4.8-17.3

25.8

16.9-37.4

Non-Veteran

900

192

21.4

17.4-26.1

135

13.3

10.6-16.6

214

23.4

19.5-27.9

8.1

6.1-10.6

275

33.8

28.9-39.1

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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.

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