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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)-WHITES

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
-WHITES 6,220 1,088 17.7 16.3-19.1 839 13.7 12.5-14.9 1,776 26.7 25.3-28.2 799 12.3 11.3-13.4 1,718 29.7 28.1-31.3
GENDER
Male 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
Female 3,906 672 16.8 15.3-18.4 510 13.5 12.2-15.1 1,140 27.5 25.7-29.3 556 14.5 13.1-16.1 1,028 27.6 25.7-29.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 69 7 12.1 5.2-25.4 12 12.8 6.3-24.2 17 17.6 9.8-29.6 10 11.4 5.2-23.2 23 46.1 29.1-64.1
Non-Hispanic 6,146 1,079 17.7 16.4-19.1 827 13.7 12.6-14.9 1,756 26.8 25.4-28.3 789 12.3 11.3-13.4 1,695 29.4 27.8-31.1
AGE
50-54 919 140 16.5 13.4-20.1 106 11.0 8.7-13.9 178 19.0 16.0-22.4 67 6.7 4.9- 9.0 428 46.8 42.5-51.1
55-64 2,082 350 17.2 15.0-19.7 298 15.0 13.0-17.3 588 26.0 23.6-28.5 282 14.6 12.6-16.7 564 27.2 24.7-29.9
65+ 3,219 598 18.7 16.9-20.5 435 14.0 12.5-15.6 1,010 31.7 29.6-33.8 450 13.5 12.0-15.1 726 22.2 20.3-24.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 782 138 18.9 15.2-23.1 79 7.9 6.0-10.3 160 18.2 14.7-22.4 98 12.2 9.1-16.1 307 42.8 37.6-48.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,851 336 18.9 16.5-21.7 239 12.8 10.7-15.2 514 24.7 22.3-27.3 224 11.1 9.4-13.0 538 32.4 29.4-35.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,542 259 16.1 13.7-18.9 222 13.9 11.8-16.3 445 28.6 25.7-31.8 202 12.4 10.4-14.7 414 28.9 25.8-32.3
College Graduate 2,039 355 17.3 15.1-19.7 299 16.3 14.3-18.6 656 30.0 27.5-32.7 274 13.2 11.4-15.3 455 23.1 20.8-25.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 617 100 17.7 13.4-23.0 72 11.2 8.4-14.9 112 14.4 11.3-18.1 79 10.9 8.1-14.4 254 45.8 39.9-51.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,025 172 14.8 12.2-17.8 117 11.5 8.7-14.9 269 23.4 20.0-27.2 142 13.1 10.5-16.1 325 37.3 32.9-42.0
$25,000- 34,999 697 112 15.5 12.3-19.2 82 10.6 8.1-13.8 209 27.3 23.4-31.7 98 12.7 9.9-16.1 196 33.9 29.0-39.2
$35,000-49,999 818 157 16.3 13.2-20.0 113 14.8 11.7-18.6 238 26.4 22.7-30.4 95 11.7 8.9-15.1 215 30.9 26.4-35.7
$50,000- 74,999 796 126 15.7 12.5-19.6 110 13.5 10.8-16.8 265 32.8 28.7-37.1 102 13.3 10.4-16.9 193 24.7 20.9-28.9
$75,000+ 1,220 231 21.0 17.9-24.5 208 15.9 13.6-18.6 391 29.3 26.1-32.6 144 11.8 9.8-14.2 246 22.0 19.0-25.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,690 499 19.9 17.7-22.2 369 13.4 11.8-15.3 723 24.6 22.5-26.9 366 13.7 11.9-15.6 733 28.4 26.0-31.0
No 3,412 570 16.0 14.4-17.8 455 13.8 12.3-15.4 1,022 28.2 26.3-30.2 420 11.4 10.1-12.8 945 30.6 28.4-32.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,095 202 18.9 15.8-22.4 167 15.6 13.0-18.7 324 28.2 25.0-31.7 131 10.6 8.6-13.1 271 26.5 23.0-30.4
Non-Veteran 5,124 886 17.3 15.9-18.9 672 13.2 12.0-14.5 1,451 26.3 24.7-28.0 668 12.7 11.5-14.0 1,447 30.4 28.7-32.3

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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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