BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	Never
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
-Western NC	1,333	228	17.3	15.0-19.9	157	11.6	9.6-13.9	344	25.4	22.7-28.2	174	12.2	10.3-14.3	430	33.5	30.3-37.0
GENDER
Male	516	99	19.1	15.4-23.4	54	10.7	7.8-14.6	136	26.3	22.2-30.9	53	9.3	6.9-12.5	174	34.5	29.4-40.1
Female	817	129	15.7	13.0-18.9	103	12.4	9.9-15.4	208	24.6	21.3-28.2	121	14.6	12.1-17.7	256	32.7	28.7-36.9
RACE
White	1,247	209	17.4	15.0-20.0	146	11.4	9.4-13.8	336	26.4	23.6-29.3	172	12.7	10.7-14.9	384	32.2	29.0-35.6
African American	27	7	17.5	7.0-37.1	6	23.9	9.5-48.3	4	13.0	4.1-34.1	1	6.5	0.9-34.5	9	39.1	19.0-63.8
Other Minorities	53	9	15.2	5.2-37.1	5	11.7	3.9-30.1	4	10.6	2.5-35.0	0	0.0	. - .	35	62.5	40.3-80.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	2	10.6	2.2-38.2	2	9.9	2.3-33.8	5	26.4	10.1-53.3	5	27.6	9.2-59.0	3	25.5	7.6-58.9
Non-Hispanic	1,314	226	17.4	15.1-20.0	155	11.7	9.7-14.0	338	25.4	22.7-28.2	168	11.9	10.0-14.0	427	33.7	30.4-37.1
AGE
50-54	161	25	13.3	8.5-20.2	12	7.2	3.3-15.1	25	13.9	9.0-20.8	9	5.6	2.8-11.0	90	59.9	50.2-68.9
55-64	455	81	19.3	15.3-24.0	61	12.4	9.3-16.5	112	24.5	20.3-29.3	59	13.0	9.9-17.0	142	30.7	26.0-36.0
65+	717	122	17.5	14.4-21.2	84	12.9	10.2-16.1	207	30.8	27.0-35.0	106	14.3	11.6-17.4	198	24.5	21.1-28.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	32	16.8	11.2-24.4	19	7.5	4.5-12.2	37	14.5	10.1-20.3	31	12.6	8.4-18.3	102	48.7	40.0-57.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	401	73	17.1	13.2-21.8	41	11.1	7.5-16.2	103	25.6	20.9-30.9	44	10.4	7.5-14.2	140	35.9	30.0-42.1
Some Post-H.S.	327	59	18.3	13.8-24.0	44	11.6	8.2-16.2	81	27.8	22.2-34.3	42	10.8	7.6-15.1	101	31.4	25.6-37.9
College Graduate	383	64	17.0	13.1-21.9	53	14.6	10.9-19.3	123	29.7	24.8-35.2	57	14.8	11.2-19.4	86	23.8	18.4-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	30	15.4	10.1-22.8	21	10.5	6.6-16.3	33	15.5	10.5-22.4	25	10.3	6.4-16.1	84	48.3	39.7-57.0
$15,000- 24,999	257	41	14.7	10.4-20.3	27	8.2	5.0-13.0	64	25.0	19.4-31.6	36	15.1	10.5-21.2	89	37.0	30.2-44.4
$25,000- 34,999	175	30	18.9	12.7-27.2	11	5.1	2.7- 9.6	42	23.9	17.3-32.2	27	11.4	7.3-17.4	65	40.7	31.3-50.8
$35,000- 49,999	176	36	17.6	12.1-24.9	24	16.4	9.9-26.1	42	20.8	14.8-28.4	23	12.7	8.1-19.2	51	32.5	23.9-42.5
$50,000-74,999	163	27	20.2	13.7-28.9	24	15.9	10.0-24.1	55	32.2	24.3-41.2	21	10.4	6.5-16.4	36	21.3	13.3-32.3
$75,000+	153	28	17.3	11.5-25.2	23	14.2	9.2-21.4	52	30.4	23.1-38.8	20	13.9	8.9-21.2	30	24.2	16.6-33.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	649	117	19.7	16.1-23.7	79	12.9	9.9-16.7	159	23.9	20.3-27.9	90	12.8	10.1-16.1	204	30.8	26.5-35.4
No	661	106	14.9	12.0-18.4	75	10.4	8.0-13.4	180	26.8	23.0-31.0	84	12.0	9.5-15.0	216	35.8	31.0-41.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	246	54	21.9	16.2-29.0	29	12.9	8.8-18.6	66	29.5	23.3-36.6	31	10.7	7.2-15.8	66	24.9	18.1-33.2
Non-Veteran	1,087	174	16.1	13.6-18.8	128	11.3	9.1-13.9	278	24.3	21.5-27.4	143	12.5	10.5-14.9	364	35.8	32.2-39.6

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

-Western NC

1,333

228

17.3

15.0-19.9

157

11.6

9.6-13.9

344

25.4

22.7-28.2

174

12.2

10.3-14.3

430

33.5

30.3-37.0

GENDER

Male

516

19.1

15.4-23.4

10.7

7.8-14.6

136

26.3

22.2-30.9

9.3

6.9-12.5

174

34.5

29.4-40.1

Female

817

129

15.7

13.0-18.9

103

12.4

9.9-15.4

208

24.6

21.3-28.2

121

14.6

12.1-17.7

256

32.7

28.7-36.9

RACE

White

1,247

209

17.4

15.0-20.0

146

11.4

9.4-13.8

336

26.4

23.6-29.3

172

12.7

10.7-14.9

384

32.2

29.0-35.6

African American

17.5

7.0-37.1

23.9

9.5-48.3

13.0

4.1-34.1

6.5

0.9-34.5

39.1

19.0-63.8

Other Minorities

15.2

5.2-37.1

11.7

3.9-30.1

10.6

2.5-35.0

0.0

. - .

62.5

40.3-80.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.6

2.2-38.2

9.9

2.3-33.8

26.4

10.1-53.3

27.6

9.2-59.0

25.5

7.6-58.9

Non-Hispanic

1,314

226

17.4

15.1-20.0

155

11.7

9.7-14.0

338

25.4

22.7-28.2

168

11.9

10.0-14.0

427

33.7

30.4-37.1

AGE

50-54

161

13.3

8.5-20.2

7.2

3.3-15.1

13.9

9.0-20.8

5.6

2.8-11.0

59.9

50.2-68.9

55-64

455

19.3

15.3-24.0

12.4

9.3-16.5

112

24.5

20.3-29.3

13.0

9.9-17.0

142

30.7

26.0-36.0

65+

717

122

17.5

14.4-21.2

12.9

10.2-16.1

207

30.8

27.0-35.0

106

14.3

11.6-17.4

198

24.5

21.1-28.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

221

16.8

11.2-24.4

7.5

4.5-12.2

14.5

10.1-20.3

12.6

8.4-18.3

102

48.7

40.0-57.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

401

17.1

13.2-21.8

11.1

7.5-16.2

103

25.6

20.9-30.9

10.4

7.5-14.2

140

35.9

30.0-42.1

Some Post-H.S.

327

18.3

13.8-24.0

11.6

8.2-16.2

27.8

22.2-34.3

10.8

7.6-15.1

101

31.4

25.6-37.9

College Graduate

383

17.0

13.1-21.9

14.6

10.9-19.3

123

29.7

24.8-35.2

14.8

11.2-19.4

23.8

18.4-30.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

193

15.4

10.1-22.8

10.5

6.6-16.3

15.5

10.5-22.4

10.3

6.4-16.1

48.3

39.7-57.0

$15,000- 24,999

257

14.7

10.4-20.3

8.2

5.0-13.0

25.0

19.4-31.6

15.1

10.5-21.2

37.0

30.2-44.4

$25,000- 34,999

175

18.9

12.7-27.2

5.1

2.7- 9.6

23.9

17.3-32.2

11.4

7.3-17.4

40.7

31.3-50.8

$35,000- 49,999

176

17.6

12.1-24.9

16.4

9.9-26.1

20.8

14.8-28.4

12.7

8.1-19.2

32.5

23.9-42.5

$50,000-74,999

163

20.2

13.7-28.9

15.9

10.0-24.1

32.2

24.3-41.2

10.4

6.5-16.4

21.3

13.3-32.3

$75,000+

153

17.3

11.5-25.2

14.2

9.2-21.4

30.4

23.1-38.8

13.9

8.9-21.2

24.2

16.6-33.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

649

117

19.7

16.1-23.7

12.9

9.9-16.7

159

23.9

20.3-27.9

12.8

10.1-16.1

204

30.8

26.5-35.4

661

106

14.9

12.0-18.4

10.4

8.0-13.4

180

26.8

23.0-31.0

12.0

9.5-15.0

216

35.8

31.0-41.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

246

21.9

16.2-29.0

12.9

8.8-18.6

29.5

23.3-36.6

10.7

7.2-15.8

24.9

18.1-33.2

Non-Veteran

1,087

174

16.1

13.6-18.8

128

11.3

9.1-13.9

278

24.3

21.5-27.4

143

12.5

10.5-14.9

364

35.8

32.2-39.6

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

*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.

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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