2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 10 Demographics

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,528 617 17.6 16.1-19.2 390 11.0 9.8-12.3 944 26.9 25.1-28.7 704 19.1 17.6-20.7 873 25.4 23.6-27.3
Region 10 350 62 16.6 12.8-21.2 45 13.5 9.8-18.2 109 30.8 25.6-36.6 57 14.7 11.2-19.0 77 24.5 19.7-30.0
GENDER
Male 156 29 16.7 11.5-23.6 21 14.8 9.2-23.0 47 30.7 23.0-39.7 19 11.0 6.9-17.1 40 26.7 19.8-35.0
Female 194 33 16.5 11.5-23.1 24 12.5 8.1-18.8 62 30.9 24.0-38.7 38 17.1 12.3-23.4 37 23.0 16.7-30.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 235 39 15.5 11.1-21.2 33 15.4 10.7-21.7 76 30.5 24.3-37.5 37 13.6 9.7-18.8 50 25.0 19.1-32.0
Non-Hispanic Black 88 20 20.2 12.7-30.5 11 12.1 6.2-22.4 *** *** *** 13 13.9 8.0-23.1 18 20.0 12.3-30.7
Other 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-64 190 32 15.7 10.9-22.3 23 13.6 8.7-20.5 50 24.1 17.8-31.6 31 15.2 10.6-21.4 54 31.4 24.5-39.3
65+ 157 29 17.3 11.9-24.6 22 13.6 8.5-20.9 59 40.4 31.9-49.4 26 14.2 9.4-21.0 21 14.5 9.2-22.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 130 18 11.8 7.2-18.9 14 9.7 5.4-17.0 46 36.6 27.8-46.4 19 13.2 8.4-20.3 33 28.6 20.7-38.2
Some College + 219 44 20.1 14.8-26.7 31 16.2 11.2-23.0 63 26.9 20.7-34.1 38 15.8 11.3-21.7 43 21.0 15.5-27.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 172 28 16.3 10.9-23.5 18 9.5 5.8-15.2 56 32.9 25.4-41.3 28 14.4 9.8-20.8 42 26.9 20.0-35.1
$50,000+ 119 27 19.5 13.2-27.9 19 19.7 12.3-30.1 35 26.5 18.4-36.6 17 12.9 7.8-20.5 21 21.4 13.9-31.5

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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.

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 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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