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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | > 5 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 6,786 | 1,134 | 16.5 | 15.4-17.7 | 845 | 12.1 | 11.1-13.1 | 1,879 | 27.0 | 25.6-28.4 | 1,074 | 14.5 | 13.5-15.6 | 1,854 | 29.9 | 28.4-31.4 |
-FEMALES | 4,263 | 683 | 15.7 | 14.4-17.1 | 491 | 11.4 | 10.2-12.6 | 1,224 | 28.3 | 26.6-30.0 | 741 | 16.5 | 15.2-17.9 | 1,124 | 28.1 | 26.4-29.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 3,230 | 472 | 14.5 | 13.1-16.0 | 374 | 11.4 | 10.1-12.8 | 972 | 29.4 | 27.5-31.4 | 608 | 18.0 | 16.5-19.7 | 804 | 26.7 | 24.8-28.7 |
African American | 740 | 166 | 20.1 | 16.6-24.0 | 80 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.4 | 185 | 25.6 | 21.6-30.1 | 91 | 11.1 | 8.7-14.0 | 218 | 31.7 | 27.0-36.7 |
Other Minorities | 266 | 41 | 19.3 | 12.9-27.8 | 36 | 10.3 | 6.5-15.7 | 64 | 20.9 | 14.3-29.6 | 31 | 10.8 | 6.9-16.5 | 94 | 38.7 | 30.7-47.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 661 | 113 | 14.9 | 12.0-18.2 | 78 | 13.1 | 10.0-17.0 | 119 | 18.7 | 15.1-23.0 | 57 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.0 | 294 | 45.9 | 41.0-50.9 |
55-64 | 1,379 | 200 | 15.0 | 12.9-17.5 | 137 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.1 | 396 | 29.8 | 26.9-32.9 | 282 | 19.8 | 17.4-22.5 | 364 | 26.2 | 23.5-29.2 |
65-74 | 1,266 | 250 | 19.9 | 17.3-22.9 | 154 | 11.2 | 9.4-13.4 | 410 | 32.1 | 29.1-35.3 | 221 | 18.1 | 15.7-20.9 | 231 | 18.6 | 15.9-21.5 |
75+ | 957 | 120 | 12.5 | 10.2-15.3 | 122 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.6 | 299 | 31.7 | 28.2-35.5 | 181 | 19.0 | 16.1-22.2 | 235 | 23.0 | 19.9-26.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 571 | 109 | 19.0 | 15.3-23.3 | 51 | 8.8 | 6.3-12.2 | 121 | 21.6 | 17.7-26.2 | 59 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.6 | 231 | 41.3 | 36.0-46.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,366 | 215 | 14.1 | 12.2-16.3 | 162 | 12.0 | 9.9-14.5 | 371 | 27.6 | 24.8-30.7 | 231 | 16.4 | 14.2-18.9 | 387 | 29.8 | 26.8-32.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,144 | 172 | 15.6 | 13.1-18.4 | 130 | 10.8 | 8.8-13.2 | 368 | 31.0 | 27.8-34.5 | 215 | 18.4 | 15.9-21.2 | 259 | 24.2 | 21.2-27.6 |
College Graduate | 1,171 | 187 | 16.0 | 13.5-18.8 | 147 | 13.2 | 10.8-15.9 | 358 | 29.7 | 26.6-33.1 | 234 | 19.4 | 16.8-22.2 | 245 | 21.7 | 18.9-24.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 549 | 110 | 20.0 | 15.9-24.7 | 55 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.0 | 101 | 17.2 | 13.7-21.3 | 88 | 14.2 | 10.9-18.2 | 195 | 40.1 | 34.6-45.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 750 | 110 | 12.9 | 10.3-16.1 | 78 | 11.0 | 8.3-14.3 | 195 | 22.7 | 19.2-26.5 | 127 | 16.4 | 13.4-20.0 | 240 | 37.0 | 32.1-42.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 485 | 75 | 16.2 | 12.3-21.2 | 50 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 | 145 | 28.3 | 23.6-33.6 | 89 | 18.5 | 14.6-23.2 | 126 | 28.4 | 23.4-34.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 501 | 87 | 16.5 | 13.0-20.7 | 69 | 14.0 | 10.6-18.2 | 160 | 31.3 | 26.5-36.5 | 88 | 17.4 | 13.8-21.8 | 97 | 20.9 | 16.8-25.6 |
$50,000- 74,999 | 456 | 72 | 14.2 | 10.9-18.5 | 57 | 13.8 | 10.4-18.2 | 148 | 32.5 | 27.4-38.0 | 95 | 17.4 | 13.9-21.6 | 84 | 22.0 | 17.5-27.4 |
$75,000+ | 587 | 91 | 15.4 | 12.3-19.0 | 80 | 12.7 | 9.9-16.3 | 196 | 33.6 | 29.0-38.5 | 110 | 17.0 | 13.8-20.8 | 110 | 21.3 | 17.4-25.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,498 | 261 | 17.1 | 14.8-19.6 | 186 | 12.8 | 10.6-15.4 | 409 | 26.1 | 23.4-29.0 | 253 | 16.4 | 14.2-18.8 | 389 | 27.6 | 24.5-30.9 |
No | 2,744 | 420 | 15.1 | 13.5-16.8 | 304 | 10.7 | 9.4-12.2 | 808 | 29.3 | 27.2-31.5 | 483 | 16.5 | 15.0-18.3 | 729 | 28.3 | 26.2-30.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 80 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Veteran | 4,183 | 672 | 15.7 | 14.4-17.1 | 480 | 11.3 | 10.2-12.6 | 1,203 | 28.3 | 26.6-30.0 | 726 | 16.5 | 15.1-17.8 | 1,102 | 28.2 | 26.4-30.1 |
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*This question was asked only of those who reported having sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy exam - those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
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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