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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)-MALES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-MALES 2,788 523 19.5 17.5-21.7 390 13.9 12.2-15.7 736 24.2 22.2-26.4 280 9.0 7.8-10.4 859 33.4 30.8-36.1
RACE
White 2,314 416 18.6 16.4-21.1 329 13.8 12.0-15.8 636 25.8 23.6-28.2 243 9.7 8.3-11.3 690 32.1 29.4-34.9
African American 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
Other Minorities 123 24 19.7 12.0-30.6 11 12.6 5.4-26.6 16 11.3 6.0-20.5 8 7.2 2.8-17.5 64 49.2 37.5-61.1
AGE
50-54 469 71 17.4 13.2-22.7 48 10.7 7.5-15.2 86 15.9 12.3-20.4 22 3.0 1.8- 4.9 242 52.9 46.6-59.1
55-64 1,039 197 20.3 17.0-24.1 143 13.8 11.2-16.9 274 24.4 21.0-28.0 110 10.9 8.6-13.6 315 30.6 26.9-34.5
65+ 1,280 255 20.1 17.2-23.3 199 16.1 13.6-19.0 376 30.0 26.8-33.5 148 11.3 9.2-13.8 302 22.4 19.4-25.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 394 65 14.6 10.7-19.7 40 9.5 6.0-14.7 70 15.9 11.3-22.0 33 7.1 4.5-11.1 186 52.8 45.0-60.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 736 152 21.8 17.8-26.5 93 11.6 8.7-15.2 170 20.2 16.6-24.5 54 6.8 4.9- 9.5 267 39.5 34.5-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 621 106 19.1 14.9-24.1 98 14.1 10.9-18.1 163 24.5 20.5-29.1 69 9.8 7.2-13.2 185 32.5 27.3-38.2
College Graduate 1,032 200 20.2 16.9-24.0 159 17.2 14.4-20.6 333 30.5 27.0-34.3 123 10.8 8.7-13.4 217 21.3 18.1-24.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 256 43 16.3 11.1-23.4 18 7.7 4.3-13.5 37 12.4 8.3-18.0 18 5.9 3.2-10.7 140 57.7 49.1-65.8
$15,000- 24,999 449 82 16.4 12.1-21.7 57 14.5 9.9-20.6 96 20.4 15.4-26.5 39 7.6 4.8-11.6 175 41.2 33.6-49.2
$25,000- 34,999 342 51 16.4 11.5-22.8 40 9.6 6.2-14.4 87 22.8 17.0-29.8 43 11.6 8.1-16.4 121 39.7 32.6-47.2
$35,000- 49,999 369 80 19.1 14.0-25.6 60 17.5 12.7-23.5 96 22.5 17.6-28.3 37 9.1 6.0-13.5 96 31.8 25.0-39.5
$50,000- 74,999 394 69 19.8 14.8-26.0 51 11.8 8.3-16.3 134 32.0 26.4-38.2 41 9.2 6.1-13.6 99 27.2 21.1-34.4
$75,000+ 680 136 23.0 18.7-28.0 121 15.5 12.5-19.0 212 28.3 24.2-32.8 74 9.9 7.5-12.9 137 23.4 19.2-28.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,183 247 22.0 18.7-25.6 167 14.8 12.2-18.0 289 23.5 20.4-27.0 124 9.8 7.8-12.3 356 29.9 26.3-33.7
No 1,537 268 18.0 15.4-20.9 213 13.2 11.2-15.6 435 25.2 22.5-28.0 152 8.8 7.2-10.6 469 34.8 31.4-38.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,217 252 22.5 19.3-26.0 191 16.1 13.5-19.1 334 25.0 22.1-28.1 142 10.3 8.4-12.7 298 26.1 22.7-29.9
Non-Veteran 1,570 271 17.6 15.0-20.5 199 12.4 10.3-14.8 402 23.8 21.0-26.8 138 8.1 6.6-10.0 560 38.2 34.6-41.8

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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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