BRFSS 2012 - 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?)

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)-FEMALES

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	4,965	187	3.0	2.6- 3.6	4,778	97.0	96.4-97.4
-FEMALES	3,173	120	3.1	2.5- 3.8	3,053	96.9	96.2-97.5
RACE
White	2,454	96	3.3	2.6- 4.1	2,358	96.7	95.9-97.4
African American	526	21	2.7	1.6- 4.5	505	97.3	95.5-98.4
Other Minorities	174	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
50-54	362	16	3.4	1.9- 5.9	346	96.6	94.1-98.1
55-64	1,019	26	1.9	1.2- 2.9	993	98.1	97.1-98.8
65-74	1,044	39	3.3	2.3- 4.7	1,005	96.7	95.3-97.7
75+	748	39	4.7	3.3- 6.8	709	95.3	93.2-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	342	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	984	33	2.4	1.6- 3.5	951	97.6	96.5-98.4
Some Post-H.S.	899	30	2.7	1.8- 4.0	869	97.3	96.0-98.2
College Graduate	937	44	4.1	2.8- 5.8	893	95.9	94.2-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	346	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	527	23	4.0	2.5- 6.5	504	96.0	93.5-97.5
$25,000- 34,999	361	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	408	16	2.4	1.4- 4.2	392	97.6	95.8-98.6
$50,000- 74,999	374	15	3.1	1.7- 5.3	359	96.9	94.7-98.3
$75,000+	477	17	3.3	1.9- 5.7	460	96.7	94.3-98.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,121	47	3.4	2.4- 4.6	1,074	96.6	95.4-97.6
No	2,038	71	2.9	2.2- 3.8	1,967	97.1	96.2-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	58	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	3,115	118	3.1	2.5- 3.8	2,997	96.9	96.2-97.5

Total
Respond.^

Sigmoidoscopy

Colonoscopy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,965

187

3.0

2.6- 3.6

4,778

97.0

96.4-97.4

-FEMALES

3,173

120

3.1

2.5- 3.8

3,053

96.9

96.2-97.5

RACE

White

2,454

3.3

2.6- 4.1

2,358

96.7

95.9-97.4

African American

526

2.7

1.6- 4.5

505

97.3

95.5-98.4

Other Minorities

174

***

AGE

50-54

362

3.4

1.9- 5.9

346

96.6

94.1-98.1

55-64

1,019

1.9

1.2- 2.9

993

98.1

97.1-98.8

65-74

1,044

3.3

2.3- 4.7

1,005

96.7

95.3-97.7

75+

748

4.7

3.3- 6.8

709

95.3

93.2-96.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

342

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

984

2.4

1.6- 3.5

951

97.6

96.5-98.4

Some Post-H.S.

899

2.7

1.8- 4.0

869

97.3

96.0-98.2

College Graduate

937

4.1

2.8- 5.8

893

95.9

94.2-97.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

346

***

$15,000- 24,999

527

4.0

2.5- 6.5

504

96.0

93.5-97.5

$25,000- 34,999

361

***

$35,000- 49,999

408

2.4

1.4- 4.2

392

97.6

95.8-98.6

$50,000- 74,999

374

3.1

1.7- 5.3

359

96.9

94.7-98.3

$75,000+

477

3.3

1.9- 5.7

460

96.7

94.3-98.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,121

3.4

2.4- 4.6

1,074

96.6

95.4-97.6

2,038

2.9

2.2- 3.8

1,967

97.1

96.2-97.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

3,115

118

3.1

2.5- 3.8

2,997

96.9

96.2-97.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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