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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 |
-MALES | 2,523 | 451 | 17.4 | 15.7-19.3 | 354 | 12.9 | 11.4-14.6 | 655 | 25.4 | 23.3-27.7 | 333 | 12.2 | 10.7-13.8 | 730 | 32.0 | 29.6-34.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 1,968 | 344 | 17.0 | 15.1-19.0 | 285 | 13.8 | 12.0-15.7 | 527 | 26.8 | 24.3-29.4 | 279 | 13.7 | 11.9-15.6 | 533 | 28.8 | 26.3-31.5 |
African American | 370 | 75 | 19.9 | 15.3-25.5 | 50 | 11.5 | 8.2-16.0 | 85 | 22.7 | 17.8-28.4 | 31 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.7 | 129 | 38.7 | 32.3-45.5 |
Other Minorities | 171 | 29 | 16.0 | 8.7-27.4 | *** | *** | *** | 40 | 16.2 | 10.3-24.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 402 | 71 | 16.9 | 13.1-21.5 | 35 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.5 | 54 | 14.0 | 10.3-18.9 | 23 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.5 | 219 | 54.8 | 48.7-60.7 |
55-64 | 914 | 144 | 15.8 | 13.1-18.9 | 122 | 12.8 | 10.5-15.7 | 241 | 26.5 | 23.0-30.2 | 138 | 14.2 | 11.7-17.0 | 269 | 30.7 | 27.0-34.8 |
65-74 | 764 | 161 | 21.6 | 18.2-25.5 | 118 | 13.7 | 11.1-16.8 | 238 | 31.8 | 27.7-36.2 | 105 | 14.4 | 11.6-17.8 | 142 | 18.5 | 15.5-22.1 |
75+ | 443 | 75 | 15.5 | 11.8-20.0 | 79 | 17.9 | 13.7-22.9 | 122 | 30.4 | 24.6-37.0 | 67 | 15.1 | 11.4-19.8 | 100 | 21.1 | 16.8-26.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 343 | 50 | 16.5 | 12.1-22.0 | 39 | 8.9 | 6.0-13.1 | 54 | 18.7 | 13.6-25.2 | 29 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.7 | 171 | 49.6 | 42.6-56.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 683 | 122 | 16.9 | 13.9-20.4 | 97 | 13.0 | 10.2-16.3 | 150 | 23.7 | 19.8-28.0 | 69 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.4 | 245 | 37.8 | 33.4-42.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 629 | 113 | 18.6 | 15.2-22.5 | 84 | 14.2 | 11.0-18.0 | 170 | 25.9 | 21.8-30.4 | 92 | 14.2 | 11.2-17.9 | 170 | 27.2 | 23.2-31.7 |
College Graduate | 863 | 164 | 17.3 | 14.5-20.6 | 134 | 14.5 | 12.0-17.5 | 281 | 31.7 | 27.9-35.7 | 143 | 17.9 | 14.9-21.4 | 141 | 18.5 | 15.0-22.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 268 | 45 | 20.2 | 14.4-27.7 | 27 | 8.3 | 5.2-13.2 | 37 | 12.6 | 8.5-18.3 | *** | *** | *** | 143 | 53.6 | 45.8-61.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 391 | 67 | 16.0 | 12.0-20.9 | 50 | 9.9 | 6.8-14.2 | 70 | 18.8 | 14.2-24.5 | 48 | 10.1 | 7.2-13.9 | 156 | 45.2 | 38.9-51.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 283 | 52 | 17.4 | 12.8-23.2 | 40 | 13.5 | 9.7-18.4 | 71 | 21.3 | 16.4-27.2 | 27 | 10.3 | 6.6-15.6 | 93 | 37.6 | 31.0-44.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 351 | 73 | 19.5 | 14.9-25.1 | 43 | 10.9 | 7.7-15.1 | 103 | 26.4 | 21.2-32.3 | 49 | 13.5 | 9.6-18.5 | 83 | 29.8 | 23.2-37.3 |
$50,000- 74,999 | 320 | 57 | 17.2 | 12.5-23.1 | 61 | 20.5 | 15.1-27.1 | 92 | 31.4 | 24.7-39.0 | 45 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.6 | 65 | 19.8 | 15.0-25.7 |
$75,000+ | 580 | 104 | 17.6 | 14.2-21.6 | 88 | 14.8 | 11.5-18.7 | 201 | 32.7 | 28.1-37.7 | 113 | 18.7 | 15.1-23.0 | 74 | 16.2 | 12.3-21.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 841 | 175 | 20.4 | 17.3-24.0 | 117 | 12.3 | 9.9-15.1 | 225 | 27.1 | 23.3-31.3 | 96 | 11.1 | 8.8-13.9 | 228 | 29.1 | 25.2-33.3 |
No | 1,669 | 276 | 16.2 | 14.1-18.5 | 234 | 13.2 | 11.3-15.4 | 428 | 24.8 | 22.2-27.6 | 234 | 12.6 | 10.8-14.6 | 497 | 33.2 | 30.3-36.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,046 | 212 | 19.9 | 17.1-23.1 | 164 | 14.7 | 12.3-17.5 | 320 | 31.8 | 28.4-35.5 | 137 | 12.8 | 10.5-15.5 | 213 | 20.8 | 17.9-24.0 |
Non-Veteran | 1,476 | 239 | 15.9 | 13.7-18.4 | 190 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.1 | 335 | 21.6 | 18.9-24.5 | 196 | 11.8 | 10.0-14.0 | 516 | 38.7 | 35.5-42.1 |
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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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