BRFSS 2010 - 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: 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
TOTAL	5,421	317	5.6	4.8- 6.5	5,104	94.4	93.5-95.2
GENDER
Male	1,907	111	5.3	4.2- 6.8	1,796	94.7	93.2-95.8
Female	3,514	206	5.8	4.8- 7.0	3,308	94.2	93.0-95.2
RACE
White	4,511	271	5.8	4.9- 6.7	4,240	94.2	93.3-95.1
African American	745	42	5.2	3.4- 8.0	703	94.8	92.0-96.6
Asian	20	0	0.0	. - .	20	100	. - .
Native American	80	3	4.4	1.1-16.3	77	95.6	83.7-98.9
Other Minorities	45	0	0.0	. - .	45	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	7	13.8	6.1-28.3	59	86.2	71.7-93.9
-English Speaking	60	7	15.9	7.1-31.8	53	84.1	68.2-92.9
-Spanish Speaking	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	5,343	308	5.4	4.7- 6.3	5,035	94.6	93.7-95.3
AGE
50-54	619	15	1.6	0.9- 3.1	604	98.4	96.9-99.1
55-64	1,900	93	5.4	4.2- 7.0	1,807	94.6	93.0-95.8
65-74	1,734	106	5.8	4.6- 7.4	1,628	94.2	92.6-95.4
75+	1,168	103	9.3	7.2-12.1	1,065	90.7	87.9-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	633	45	6.9	4.7-10.0	588	93.1	90.0-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,601	86	5.8	4.4- 7.7	1,515	94.2	92.3-95.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,372	74	4.7	3.4- 6.6	1,298	95.3	93.4-96.6
College Graduate	1,813	112	5.6	4.4- 7.1	1,701	94.4	92.9-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	508	43	8.8	5.8-13.0	465	91.2	87.0-94.2
$15,000- 24,999	884	54	4.8	3.5- 6.6	830	95.2	93.4-96.5
$25,000- 34,999	609	34	6.8	4.1-11.2	575	93.2	88.8-95.9
$35,000- 49,999	718	38	4.6	3.1- 6.7	680	95.4	93.3-96.9
$50,000-74,999	702	34	4.9	3.2- 7.5	668	95.1	92.5-96.8
$75,000+	1,075	55	5.0	3.6- 6.8	1,020	95.0	93.2-96.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,441	159	5.8	4.7- 7.2	2,282	94.2	92.8-95.3
No	2,877	150	5.4	4.4- 6.6	2,727	94.6	93.4-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	966	62	6.4	4.6- 8.8	904	93.6	91.2-95.4
Non-Veteran	4,454	255	5.4	4.6- 6.3	4,199	94.6	93.7-95.4

Total
Respond.^

Sigmoidoscopy

Colonoscopy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,421

317

5.6

4.8- 6.5

5,104

94.4

93.5-95.2

GENDER

Male

1,907

111

5.3

4.2- 6.8

1,796

94.7

93.2-95.8

Female

3,514

206

5.8

4.8- 7.0

3,308

94.2

93.0-95.2

RACE

White

4,511

271

5.8

4.9- 6.7

4,240

94.2

93.3-95.1

African American

745

5.2

3.4- 8.0

703

94.8

92.0-96.6

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

4.4

1.1-16.3

95.6

83.7-98.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.8

6.1-28.3

86.2

71.7-93.9

-English Speaking

15.9

7.1-31.8

84.1

68.2-92.9

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

5,343

308

5.4

4.7- 6.3

5,035

94.6

93.7-95.3

AGE

50-54

619

1.6

0.9- 3.1

604

98.4

96.9-99.1

55-64

1,900

5.4

4.2- 7.0

1,807

94.6

93.0-95.8

65-74

1,734

106

5.8

4.6- 7.4

1,628

94.2

92.6-95.4

75+

1,168

103

9.3

7.2-12.1

1,065

90.7

87.9-92.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

633

6.9

4.7-10.0

588

93.1

90.0-95.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,601

5.8

4.4- 7.7

1,515

94.2

92.3-95.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,372

4.7

3.4- 6.6

1,298

95.3

93.4-96.6

College Graduate

1,813

112

5.6

4.4- 7.1

1,701

94.4

92.9-95.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

508

8.8

5.8-13.0

465

91.2

87.0-94.2

$15,000- 24,999

884

4.8

3.5- 6.6

830

95.2

93.4-96.5

$25,000- 34,999

609

6.8

4.1-11.2

575

93.2

88.8-95.9

$35,000- 49,999

718

4.6

3.1- 6.7

680

95.4

93.3-96.9

$50,000-74,999

702

4.9

3.2- 7.5

668

95.1

92.5-96.8

$75,000+

1,075

5.0

3.6- 6.8

1,020

95.0

93.2-96.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,441

159

5.8

4.7- 7.2

2,282

94.2

92.8-95.3

2,877

150

5.4

4.4- 6.6

2,727

94.6

93.4-95.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

966

6.4

4.6- 8.8

904

93.6

91.2-95.4

Non-Veteran

4,454

255

5.4

4.6- 6.3

4,199

94.6

93.7-95.4

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^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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