BRFSS 2010 - Western 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: Western 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
North Carolina	5,421	317	5.6	4.8- 6.5	5,104	94.4	93.5-95.2
-Western NC	898	56	6.2	4.6- 8.2	842	93.8	91.8-95.4
GENDER
Male	337	21	6.1	3.8- 9.4	316	93.9	90.6-96.2
Female	561	35	6.3	4.3- 9.0	526	93.7	91.0-95.7
RACE
White	858	56	6.4	4.8- 8.5	802	93.6	91.5-95.2
African American	17	0	0.0	. - .	17	100	. - .
Other Minorities	19	0	0.0	. - .	19	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	1	11.8	1.7-51.3	13	88.2	48.7-98.3
Non-Hispanic	882	54	6.0	4.5- 8.0	828	94.0	92.0-95.5
AGE
50-54	71	3	3.8	1.0-13.1	68	96.2	86.9-99.0
55-64	310	15	4.3	2.5- 7.4	295	95.7	92.6-97.5
65+	517	38	7.9	5.6-11.0	479	92.1	89.0-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	115	11	8.1	4.0-15.9	104	91.9	84.1-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	261	12	4.1	2.2- 7.7	249	95.9	92.3-97.8
Some Post-H.S.	225	19	9.1	5.6-14.4	206	90.9	85.6-94.4
College Graduate	297	14	5.1	3.0- 8.8	283	94.9	91.2-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	107	13	12.9	6.6-23.6	94	87.1	76.4-93.4
$15,000- 24,999	169	11	7.4	3.9-13.6	158	92.6	86.4-96.1
$25,000- 34,999	108	5	3.9	1.5- 9.7	103	96.1	90.3-98.5
$35,000- 49,999	126	5	4.2	1.7- 9.8	121	95.8	90.2-98.3
$50,000-74,999	128	5	4.6	1.9-10.6	123	95.4	89.4-98.1
$75,000+	121	7	5.6	2.5-12.0	114	94.4	88.0-97.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	440	29	5.6	3.7- 8.5	411	94.4	91.5-96.3
No	444	26	6.7	4.5-10.0	418	93.3	90.0-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	175	8	4.4	2.2- 8.7	167	95.6	91.3-97.8
Non-Veteran	723	48	6.7	4.9- 9.1	675	93.3	90.9-95.1

Total
Respond.^

Sigmoidoscopy

Colonoscopy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,421

317

5.6

4.8- 6.5

5,104

94.4

93.5-95.2

-Western NC

898

6.2

4.6- 8.2

842

93.8

91.8-95.4

GENDER

Male

337

6.1

3.8- 9.4

316

93.9

90.6-96.2

Female

561

6.3

4.3- 9.0

526

93.7

91.0-95.7

RACE

White

858

6.4

4.8- 8.5

802

93.6

91.5-95.2

African American

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.8

1.7-51.3

88.2

48.7-98.3

Non-Hispanic

882

6.0

4.5- 8.0

828

94.0

92.0-95.5

AGE

50-54

3.8

1.0-13.1

96.2

86.9-99.0

55-64

310

4.3

2.5- 7.4

295

95.7

92.6-97.5

65+

517

7.9

5.6-11.0

479

92.1

89.0-94.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

115

8.1

4.0-15.9

104

91.9

84.1-96.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

261

4.1

2.2- 7.7

249

95.9

92.3-97.8

Some Post-H.S.

225

9.1

5.6-14.4

206

90.9

85.6-94.4

College Graduate

297

5.1

3.0- 8.8

283

94.9

91.2-97.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

107

12.9

6.6-23.6

87.1

76.4-93.4

$15,000- 24,999

169

7.4

3.9-13.6

158

92.6

86.4-96.1

$25,000- 34,999

108

3.9

1.5- 9.7

103

96.1

90.3-98.5

$35,000- 49,999

126

4.2

1.7- 9.8

121

95.8

90.2-98.3

$50,000-74,999

128

4.6

1.9-10.6

123

95.4

89.4-98.1

$75,000+

121

5.6

2.5-12.0

114

94.4

88.0-97.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

440

5.6

3.7- 8.5

411

94.4

91.5-96.3

444

6.7

4.5-10.0

418

93.3

90.0-95.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

175

4.4

2.2- 8.7

167

95.6

91.3-97.8

Non-Veteran

723

6.7

4.9- 9.1

675

93.3

90.9-95.1

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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