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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 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%)
North Carolina 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
-WHITES 6,165 924 14.6 13.5-15.9 441 6.4 5.7- 7.2 707 11.0 10.0-12.1 890 13.6 12.5-14.8 3,203 54.4 52.7-56.1
GENDER
Male 2,299 376 15.5 13.6-17.6 163 6.1 5.0- 7.5 265 11.1 9.6-12.8 262 11.0 9.4-12.8 1,233 56.3 53.5-59.1
Female 3,866 548 13.9 12.5-15.4 278 6.6 5.8- 7.6 442 10.9 9.6-12.3 628 15.9 14.4-17.4 1,970 52.7 50.6-54.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 73 11 13.9 6.9-26.0 3 2.1 0.5- 7.5 12 12.1 5.6-24.1 6 5.1 2.0-12.5 41 66.8 51.8-79.0
Non-Hispanic 6,087 911 14.6 13.5-15.9 438 6.5 5.7- 7.3 695 11.0 10.0-12.1 884 13.8 12.6-14.9 3,159 54.2 52.5-55.9
AGE
50-54 907 92 10.9 8.4-14.2 23 1.6 1.0- 2.6 59 7.2 5.2- 9.7 78 7.9 6.0-10.3 655 72.4 68.4-76.0
55-64 2,048 269 13.5 11.7-15.6 150 7.0 5.7- 8.6 235 10.9 9.3-12.8 297 15.0 13.0-17.3 1,097 53.7 50.7-56.5
65+ 3,210 563 17.6 16.0-19.4 268 8.6 7.4- 9.9 413 13.2 11.7-14.9 515 15.6 14.1-17.3 1,451 44.9 42.7-47.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 783 117 13.2 10.4-16.5 55 6.6 4.7- 9.2 68 6.8 4.9- 9.4 90 10.6 7.9-13.9 453 62.8 57.9-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,841 262 12.7 10.8-14.9 142 6.7 5.4- 8.4 203 9.8 8.2-11.8 254 13.3 11.3-15.7 980 57.5 54.3-60.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,525 232 15.5 13.2-18.1 109 7.0 5.5- 8.9 177 12.0 10.0-14.4 229 13.9 11.8-16.3 778 51.6 48.1-55.0
College Graduate 2,010 312 16.2 14.1-18.5 135 5.6 4.6- 6.9 258 12.7 10.9-14.7 316 14.7 12.9-16.8 989 50.8 47.9-53.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 631 97 15.3 11.9-19.6 31 4.2 2.8- 6.2 62 8.3 6.1-11.3 90 12.0 9.2-15.6 351 60.1 54.6-65.4
$15,000- 24,999 1,020 174 14.7 12.1-17.8 80 6.7 5.1- 8.6 96 8.8 6.7-11.6 134 12.3 9.8-15.4 536 57.5 53.1-61.7
$25,000- 34,999 686 94 13.5 10.6-17.1 55 6.4 4.7- 8.7 78 9.4 7.2-12.3 108 14.4 11.4-17.9 351 56.3 51.3-61.2
$35,000-49,999 805 127 14.7 11.8-18.2 60 6.8 5.0- 9.0 109 15.0 11.9-18.7 133 15.0 11.8-18.9 376 48.5 43.8-53.3
$50,000- 74,999 781 95 11.3 8.7-14.4 70 9.2 6.6-12.8 94 12.5 9.7-16.0 116 14.0 11.3-17.2 406 53.0 48.3-57.6
$75,000+ 1,211 202 17.4 14.7-20.6 82 5.8 4.4- 7.5 140 10.4 8.5-12.5 159 13.0 10.7-15.7 628 53.4 49.7-57.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,683 439 16.2 14.4-18.2 210 7.4 6.2- 8.9 313 11.8 10.2-13.6 416 14.6 12.9-16.5 1,305 50.1 47.4-52.8
No 3,360 468 13.6 12.1-15.2 223 5.7 4.9- 6.7 385 10.5 9.3-11.9 464 13.0 11.6-14.5 1,820 57.2 54.9-59.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,092 214 19.0 16.2-22.1 100 9.0 6.9-11.7 136 11.4 9.3-13.8 131 12.1 9.7-15.0 511 48.6 44.6-52.6
Non-Veteran 5,072 710 13.5 12.3-14.9 341 5.7 5.1- 6.5 570 10.9 9.8-12.1 759 14.0 12.8-15.3 2,692 55.8 53.9-57.7

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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.

^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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