BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?*)

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	7,512	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
-Western NC	1,318	179	13.6	11.5-15.9	92	7.0	5.6- 8.8	153	11.9	9.8-14.2	174	12.0	10.2-14.2	720	55.5	52.2-58.8
GENDER
Male	510	73	14.2	11.0-18.2	35	6.5	4.5- 9.4	62	13.0	9.8-17.1	56	9.9	7.3-13.4	284	56.4	51.0-61.6
Female	808	106	13.0	10.5-16.0	57	7.5	5.6- 9.9	91	10.9	8.6-13.7	118	13.9	11.3-16.8	436	54.8	50.6-58.9
RACE
White	1,234	166	13.8	11.7-16.3	86	7.1	5.6- 8.9	146	12.0	10.0-14.4	169	12.1	10.2-14.3	667	54.9	51.5-58.3
African American	25	5	11.4	3.6-30.6	1	4.2	0.6-25.0	4	20.2	6.3-48.8	3	16.9	4.9-44.6	12	47.3	25.1-70.5
Other Minorities	53	7	9.5	2.1-33.4	5	8.4	2.3-26.0	2	3.3	0.5-18.6	2	10.0	2.3-35.0	37	68.8	46.1-85.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	3	24.3	7.4-56.4	1	2.7	0.4-17.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.5	1.1-36.5	12	65.5	36.8-86.1
Non-Hispanic	1,298	176	13.4	11.4-15.8	91	7.1	5.6- 8.9	153	12.0	10.0-14.4	172	12.1	10.2-14.3	706	55.3	51.9-58.6
AGE
50-54	162	9	5.1	2.3-10.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	11	9.9	5.1-18.6	11	6.0	3.1-11.4	130	78.9	69.9-85.8
55-64	449	57	14.8	11.2-19.3	34	8.2	5.7-11.6	48	11.2	8.2-15.2	57	12.4	9.2-16.5	253	53.4	48.0-58.8
65+	707	113	16.4	13.4-19.9	57	9.2	6.9-12.1	94	13.1	10.5-16.2	106	14.4	11.7-17.6	337	47.0	42.7-51.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	216	27	13.0	8.3-19.7	18	8.1	4.6-14.0	19	6.7	3.9-11.5	25	11.2	7.2-17.0	127	61.0	52.4-69.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	400	51	11.1	8.1-14.9	34	8.7	6.0-12.5	41	11.5	7.8-16.7	48	10.4	7.4-14.3	226	58.3	52.3-64.2
Some Post-H.S.	325	50	16.3	12.0-21.8	17	5.5	3.3- 9.1	37	12.6	8.7-17.9	44	12.7	8.9-17.7	177	52.9	46.3-59.4
College Graduate	376	51	14.4	10.6-19.3	23	5.7	3.7- 8.8	56	14.6	11.0-19.0	57	13.8	10.3-18.2	189	51.5	45.4-57.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	196	23	12.0	7.4-18.7	9	3.7	1.8- 7.6	20	11.5	6.9-18.6	30	12.4	8.3-18.2	114	60.5	51.9-68.4
$15,000- 24,999	252	39	13.9	9.7-19.6	20	9.0	5.5-14.2	25	8.6	5.5-13.3	33	12.3	8.2-18.0	135	56.2	48.8-63.3
$25,000- 34,999	172	23	14.8	9.4-22.4	14	8.3	4.5-15.0	15	7.7	4.1-13.8	24	14.6	9.5-21.8	96	54.7	45.1-63.9
$35,000- 49,999	170	32	18.7	12.5-27.1	11	7.8	4.2-13.8	24	19.9	12.5-30.3	31	12.4	8.2-18.2	72	41.1	32.1-50.9
$50,000-74,999	161	15	8.3	4.8-13.9	16	8.0	4.5-13.8	16	9.8	5.7-16.1	15	9.4	5.1-16.6	99	64.5	55.3-72.8
$75,000+	152	27	18.9	12.7-27.3	10	5.7	2.9-11.0	23	14.5	9.4-21.6	19	11.2	7.0-17.5	73	49.7	40.7-58.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	639	92	14.3	11.3-17.8	50	8.9	6.6-12.0	78	12.9	9.8-16.8	94	13.6	10.8-17.0	325	50.3	45.6-55.1
No	656	84	13.1	10.3-16.5	40	5.3	3.7- 7.5	74	11.2	8.7-14.3	80	11.0	8.6-14.0	378	59.4	54.8-63.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	240	48	20.7	15.2-27.5	27	10.5	7.0-15.5	34	15.9	11.1-22.2	22	7.8	4.9-12.2	109	45.1	37.3-53.1
Non-Veteran	1,078	131	11.7	9.6-14.2	65	6.1	4.6- 8.0	119	10.8	8.7-13.4	152	13.1	11.0-15.7	611	58.2	54.6-61.8

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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

-Western NC

1,318

179

13.6

11.5-15.9

7.0

5.6- 8.8

153

11.9

9.8-14.2

174

12.0

10.2-14.2

720

55.5

52.2-58.8

GENDER

Male

510

14.2

11.0-18.2

6.5

4.5- 9.4

13.0

9.8-17.1

9.9

7.3-13.4

284

56.4

51.0-61.6

Female

808

106

13.0

10.5-16.0

7.5

5.6- 9.9

10.9

8.6-13.7

118

13.9

11.3-16.8

436

54.8

50.6-58.9

RACE

White

1,234

166

13.8

11.7-16.3

7.1

5.6- 8.9

146

12.0

10.0-14.4

169

12.1

10.2-14.3

667

54.9

51.5-58.3

African American

11.4

3.6-30.6

4.2

0.6-25.0

20.2

6.3-48.8

16.9

4.9-44.6

47.3

25.1-70.5

Other Minorities

9.5

2.1-33.4

8.4

2.3-26.0

3.3

0.5-18.6

10.0

2.3-35.0

68.8

46.1-85.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.3

7.4-56.4

2.7

0.4-17.5

0.0

. - .

7.5

1.1-36.5

65.5

36.8-86.1

Non-Hispanic

1,298

176

13.4

11.4-15.8

7.1

5.6- 8.9

153

12.0

10.0-14.4

172

12.1

10.2-14.3

706

55.3

51.9-58.6

AGE

50-54

162

5.1

2.3-10.7

0.1

0.0- 0.5

9.9

5.1-18.6

6.0

3.1-11.4

130

78.9

69.9-85.8

55-64

449

14.8

11.2-19.3

8.2

5.7-11.6

11.2

8.2-15.2

12.4

9.2-16.5

253

53.4

48.0-58.8

65+

707

113

16.4

13.4-19.9

9.2

6.9-12.1

13.1

10.5-16.2

106

14.4

11.7-17.6

337

47.0

42.7-51.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

216

13.0

8.3-19.7

8.1

4.6-14.0

6.7

3.9-11.5

11.2

7.2-17.0

127

61.0

52.4-69.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

400

11.1

8.1-14.9

8.7

6.0-12.5

11.5

7.8-16.7

10.4

7.4-14.3

226

58.3

52.3-64.2

Some Post-H.S.

325

16.3

12.0-21.8

5.5

3.3- 9.1

12.6

8.7-17.9

12.7

8.9-17.7

177

52.9

46.3-59.4

College Graduate

376

14.4

10.6-19.3

5.7

3.7- 8.8

14.6

11.0-19.0

13.8

10.3-18.2

189

51.5

45.4-57.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

196

12.0

7.4-18.7

3.7

1.8- 7.6

11.5

6.9-18.6

12.4

8.3-18.2

114

60.5

51.9-68.4

$15,000- 24,999

252

13.9

9.7-19.6

9.0

5.5-14.2

8.6

5.5-13.3

12.3

8.2-18.0

135

56.2

48.8-63.3

$25,000- 34,999

172

14.8

9.4-22.4

8.3

4.5-15.0

7.7

4.1-13.8

14.6

9.5-21.8

54.7

45.1-63.9

$35,000- 49,999

170

18.7

12.5-27.1

7.8

4.2-13.8

19.9

12.5-30.3

12.4

8.2-18.2

41.1

32.1-50.9

$50,000-74,999

161

8.3

4.8-13.9

8.0

4.5-13.8

9.8

5.7-16.1

9.4

5.1-16.6

64.5

55.3-72.8

$75,000+

152

18.9

12.7-27.3

5.7

2.9-11.0

14.5

9.4-21.6

11.2

7.0-17.5

49.7

40.7-58.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

639

14.3

11.3-17.8

8.9

6.6-12.0

12.9

9.8-16.8

13.6

10.8-17.0

325

50.3

45.6-55.1

656

13.1

10.3-16.5

5.3

3.7- 7.5

11.2

8.7-14.3

11.0

8.6-14.0

378

59.4

54.8-63.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

240

20.7

15.2-27.5

10.5

7.0-15.5

15.9

11.1-22.2

7.8

4.9-12.2

109

45.1

37.3-53.1

Non-Veteran

1,078

131

11.7

9.6-14.2

6.1

4.6- 8.0

119

10.8

8.7-13.4

152

13.1

11.0-15.7

611

58.2

54.6-61.8

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

*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.

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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