BRFSS 2014 - 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?*)

2014 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	3,120	95	3.0	2.4- 3.8	3,025	97.0	96.2-97.6
-FEMALES	1,934	58	3.0	2.3- 4.0	1,876	97.0	96.0-97.7
RACE
White	1,491	44	2.9	2.1- 4.0	1,447	97.1	96.0-97.9
African American	364	***	***	***	355	96.9	93.8-98.5
Other Minorities	65	***	***	***	61	94.7	84.8-98.3
AGE
50-54	180	***	***	***	171	95.0	90.3-97.4
55-64	633	11	1.6	0.9- 3.1	622	98.4	96.9-99.1
65-74	643	20	3.1	1.9- 4.9	623	96.9	95.1-98.1
75+	447	17	3.5	2.1- 5.9	430	96.5	94.1-97.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	191	***	***	***	185	96.7	92.6-98.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	554	16	2.8	1.6- 4.7	538	97.2	95.3-98.4
Some Post-H.S.	549	20	3.5	2.1- 5.7	529	96.5	94.3-97.9
College Graduate	634	16	2.5	1.4- 4.4	618	97.5	95.6-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	176	***	***	***	170	94.4	87.6-97.6
$15,000- 24,999	304	***	***	***	294	97.4	94.8-98.7
$25,000- 34,999	212	***	***	***	207	97.4	93.1-99.0
$35,000- 49,999	247	***	***	***	239	97.3	93.6-98.9
$50,000- 74,999	217	***	***	***	208	95.7	91.7-97.8
$75,000+	298	***	***	***	292	98.3	96.1-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	742	23	3.2	2.0- 5.1	719	96.8	94.9-98.0
No	1,184	35	2.9	2.0- 4.2	1,149	97.1	95.8-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	37	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	1,896	58	3.1	2.3- 4.1	1,838	96.9	95.9-97.7
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes	1,134	28	2.4	1.6- 3.6	1,106	97.6	96.4-98.4
No	800	30	3.8	2.5- 5.7	770	96.2	94.3-97.5

Total
Respond.^

Sigmoidoscopy

Colonoscopy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,120

3.0

2.4- 3.8

3,025

97.0

96.2-97.6

-FEMALES

1,934

3.0

2.3- 4.0

1,876

97.0

96.0-97.7

RACE

White

1,491

2.9

2.1- 4.0

1,447

97.1

96.0-97.9

African American

364

***

355

96.9

93.8-98.5

Other Minorities

***

94.7

84.8-98.3

AGE

50-54

180

***

171

95.0

90.3-97.4

55-64

633

1.6

0.9- 3.1

622

98.4

96.9-99.1

65-74

643

3.1

1.9- 4.9

623

96.9

95.1-98.1

75+

447

3.5

2.1- 5.9

430

96.5

94.1-97.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

191

***

185

96.7

92.6-98.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

554

2.8

1.6- 4.7

538

97.2

95.3-98.4

Some Post-H.S.

549

3.5

2.1- 5.7

529

96.5

94.3-97.9

College Graduate

634

2.5

1.4- 4.4

618

97.5

95.6-98.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

176

***

170

94.4

87.6-97.6

$15,000- 24,999

304

***

294

97.4

94.8-98.7

$25,000- 34,999

212

***

207

97.4

93.1-99.0

$35,000- 49,999

247

***

239

97.3

93.6-98.9

$50,000- 74,999

217

***

208

95.7

91.7-97.8

$75,000+

298

***

292

98.3

96.1-99.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

742

3.2

2.0- 5.1

719

96.8

94.9-98.0

1,184

2.9

2.0- 4.2

1,149

97.1

95.8-98.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

1,896

3.1

2.3- 4.1

1,838

96.9

95.9-97.7

RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT

Yes

1,134

2.4

1.6- 3.6

1,106

97.6

96.4-98.4

800

3.8

2.5- 5.7

770

96.2

94.3-97.5

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*This question only asked of those who reported having a Sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 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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