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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*

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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%)
TOTAL 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 6,927 1,071 15.5 14.3-16.7 520 6.8 6.1- 7.7 791 10.8 9.8-11.7 951 12.5 11.5-13.6 3,594 54.5 52.8-56.1
No 570 51 8.8 6.0-12.6 19 3.1 1.7- 5.4 37 4.6 3.1- 6.7 53 9.3 6.6-12.9 410 74.3 69.2-78.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 129 21 15.2 9.3-23.8 7 3.4 1.5- 7.4 14 14.3 7.7-24.9 17 8.6 5.0-14.5 70 58.5 47.5-68.7
Recommended Range 2,314 337 13.8 12.1-15.8 149 6.0 4.9- 7.2 231 9.4 8.0-11.0 314 13.6 11.9-15.6 1,283 57.2 54.5-59.8
Overweight 2,759 417 14.7 13.0-16.6 202 6.9 5.7- 8.3 344 11.3 9.9-12.9 363 11.1 9.7-12.7 1,433 55.9 53.3-58.6
Obese 1,991 323 17.1 14.8-19.7 164 7.0 5.6- 8.7 207 9.1 7.6-10.8 261 11.8 10.0-13.9 1,036 55.0 51.8-58.1
Current Smoker
No 6,409 1,003 15.8 14.6-17.1 473 6.7 5.9- 7.6 742 10.6 9.6-11.5 895 12.9 11.8-14.0 3,296 54.1 52.4-55.8
Yes 1,070 118 9.9 7.8-12.4 63 5.1 3.7- 6.9 83 8.0 5.9-10.7 105 8.4 6.6-10.6 701 68.6 64.7-72.3
History of CVD**
Yes 1,381 233 15.8 13.4-18.6 126 9.7 7.7-12.2 150 10.5 8.5-12.9 184 12.4 10.2-14.9 688 51.6 47.9-55.3
No 6,041 882 14.7 13.5-16.0 407 5.8 5.1- 6.6 665 10.1 9.1-11.1 811 12.2 11.2-13.4 3,276 57.2 55.4-58.9
Binge Drinker
No 7,091 1,080 15.2 14.1-16.4 522 6.7 6.0- 7.5 796 10.3 9.5-11.3 960 12.4 11.5-13.5 3,733 55.3 53.7-56.9
Yes 360 35 9.6 6.4-14.2 16 3.8 2.1- 6.5 29 8.4 5.5-12.4 41 9.5 6.6-13.6 239 68.7 62.5-74.3
Heavy Drinker
No 7,173 1,080 14.9 13.8-16.1 528 6.7 5.9- 7.5 798 10.3 9.4-11.2 960 12.2 11.3-13.3 3,807 55.9 54.3-57.5
Yes 229 30 14.6 9.2-22.3 7 2.4 1.0- 5.7 23 9.5 6.0-14.7 35 14.7 9.8-21.3 134 58.9 50.4-67.0
Poor Sleep***
Yes 778 100 10.7 8.4-13.6 48 6.5 4.3- 9.7 78 8.6 6.3-11.7 90 10.0 7.2-13.7 462 64.2 59.2-68.8
No 6,536 1,004 15.5 14.3-16.8 482 6.6 5.8- 7.4 728 10.3 9.4-11.3 890 12.4 11.4-13.5 3,432 55.2 53.5-56.9
Current Asthma
Yes 662 108 18.2 14.2-22.9 55 6.6 4.8- 9.0 71 10.4 7.8-13.7 95 13.1 10.2-16.7 333 51.7 46.4-56.9
No 6,810 1,011 14.6 13.5-15.8 480 6.5 5.7- 7.3 752 10.1 9.2-11.1 905 12.1 11.1-13.2 3,662 56.7 55.0-58.3
Diabetes
Yes 1,411 266 19.3 16.4-22.5 127 9.1 7.2-11.4 144 8.7 7.1-10.7 186 11.5 9.6-13.8 688 51.4 47.6-55.1
No 6,096 857 13.9 12.7-15.1 413 5.9 5.2- 6.7 682 10.4 9.5-11.5 820 12.4 11.3-13.5 3,324 57.4 55.7-59.1
Disability
Yes 3,373 532 15.7 14.0-17.5 271 7.6 6.5- 8.9 389 10.9 9.6-12.4 477 13.1 11.6-14.7 1,704 52.7 50.3-55.1
No 3,974 570 14.3 12.9-15.9 257 5.7 4.8- 6.7 430 9.8 8.7-11.0 515 11.7 10.5-13.1 2,202 58.5 56.4-60.5

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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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

^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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