BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 6 Demographics: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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
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 6	283	70	23.6	18.4-29.7	29	10.9	7.4-15.9	62	20.7	15.9-26.6	58	19.3	14.7-24.9	64	25.5	19.7-32.3
GENDER
Male	114	28	26.3	17.9-36.9	13	12.7	7.0-21.7	21	18.3	11.5-27.9	24	19.8	12.8-29.2	28	22.9	15.0-33.5
Female	169	42	21.4	15.5-28.8	16	9.5	5.6-15.7	41	22.7	16.3-30.6	34	18.9	13.3-26.0	36	27.5	19.9-36.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	177	40	23.4	16.8-31.6	13	6.6	3.7-11.6	40	20.5	14.6-27.9	48	25.4	18.9-33.2	36	24.1	16.9-33.2
Non-Hispanic Black	82	23	24.1	15.5-35.5	***	***	***	16	19.7	11.4-31.8	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	19	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
50-64	132	31	24.0	16.6-33.4	***	***	***	24	18.2	11.9-26.8	28	18.3	12.5-26.2	39	30.4	21.9-40.5
65+	148	37	22.4	15.9-30.6	18	12.2	7.4-19.4	38	24.3	17.3-33.1	30	21.0	14.3-29.6	25	20.1	13.2-29.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	121	28	20.6	13.8-29.7	13	11.1	6.1-19.3	24	18.6	11.8-27.9	22	18.5	11.9-27.6	34	31.2	22.0-42.2
Some College +	160	41	26.2	19.0-34.9	16	10.9	6.5-17.7	38	23.0	16.6-31.0	36	20.2	14.4-27.6	29	19.7	13.4-27.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	152	36	23.4	16.4-32.4	15	10.7	6.1-18.0	28	17.8	11.7-26.3	32	19.4	13.3-27.4	41	28.6	20.5-38.4
$50,000+	74	12	18.2	10.1-30.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	12	17.2	9.6-28.8

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

> 5 years

Never

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 6

283

23.6

18.4-29.7

10.9

7.4-15.9

20.7

15.9-26.6

19.3

14.7-24.9

25.5

19.7-32.3

GENDER

Male

114

26.3

17.9-36.9

12.7

7.0-21.7

18.3

11.5-27.9

19.8

12.8-29.2

22.9

15.0-33.5

Female

169

21.4

15.5-28.8

9.5

5.6-15.7

22.7

16.3-30.6

18.9

13.3-26.0

27.5

19.9-36.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

177

23.4

16.8-31.6

6.6

3.7-11.6

20.5

14.6-27.9

25.4

18.9-33.2

24.1

16.9-33.2

Non-Hispanic Black

24.1

15.5-35.5

***

19.7

11.4-31.8

***

Other

***

AGE

50-64

132

24.0

16.6-33.4

***

18.2

11.9-26.8

18.3

12.5-26.2

30.4

21.9-40.5

65+

148

22.4

15.9-30.6

12.2

7.4-19.4

24.3

17.3-33.1

21.0

14.3-29.6

20.1

13.2-29.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

121

20.6

13.8-29.7

11.1

6.1-19.3

18.6

11.8-27.9

18.5

11.9-27.6

31.2

22.0-42.2

Some College +

160

26.2

19.0-34.9

10.9

6.5-17.7

23.0

16.6-31.0

20.2

14.4-27.6

19.7

13.4-27.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

152

23.4

16.4-32.4

10.7

6.1-18.0

17.8

11.7-26.3

19.4

13.3-27.4

28.6

20.5-38.4

$50,000+

18.2

10.1-30.6

***

17.2

9.6-28.8

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy exam - those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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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