BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics: (How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?*)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8	326	68	20.9	16.5-26.2	26	8.3	5.5-12.4	92	28.2	23.0-34.0	57	19.2	14.8-24.6	83	23.3	18.7-28.7
GENDER
Male	147	35	23.8	17.0-32.3	13	10.9	6.2-18.6	40	29.9	22.0-39.1	20	13.5	8.6-20.7	39	21.9	15.8-29.6
Female	179	33	18.6	13.2-25.5	13	6.2	3.5-10.9	52	26.8	20.4-34.5	37	24.0	17.4-32.0	44	24.4	18.0-32.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	225	49	20.7	15.6-27.0	20	9.6	6.1-14.9	65	29.5	23.2-36.6	47	21.5	16.1-28.2	44	18.7	13.7-24.9
Non-Hispanic Black	67	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	32	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
50-64	157	35	20.9	15.0-28.4	13	9.8	5.5-16.7	40	24.3	17.7-32.3	22	17.4	11.4-25.6	47	27.6	20.7-35.8
65+	170	33	20.9	14.7-28.8	14	7.1	4.1-12.1	52	32.5	24.9-41.0	35	21.1	15.2-28.7	36	18.4	13.0-25.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	163	28	17.4	11.8-24.9	14	9.3	5.2-15.9	35	22.4	15.9-30.6	32	21.0	14.8-28.9	54	29.9	22.8-38.2
Some College +	162	39	24.7	18.2-32.6	12	7.0	3.9-12.5	57	35.3	27.6-43.9	25	17.3	11.5-25.1	29	15.7	10.7-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	162	29	18.0	12.4-25.3	13	8.1	4.5-14.5	48	29.6	22.3-38.3	24	16.1	10.7-23.6	48	28.1	21.0-36.4
$50,000+	95	27	26.2	18.0-36.5	11	13.1	7.1-22.9	***	***	***	16	17.3	10.5-27.2	12	12.3	6.9-21.0

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 8

326

20.9

16.5-26.2

8.3

5.5-12.4

28.2

23.0-34.0

19.2

14.8-24.6

23.3

18.7-28.7

GENDER

Male

147

23.8

17.0-32.3

10.9

6.2-18.6

29.9

22.0-39.1

13.5

8.6-20.7

21.9

15.8-29.6

Female

179

18.6

13.2-25.5

6.2

3.5-10.9

26.8

20.4-34.5

24.0

17.4-32.0

24.4

18.0-32.2

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

225

20.7

15.6-27.0

9.6

6.1-14.9

29.5

23.2-36.6

21.5

16.1-28.2

18.7

13.7-24.9

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

50-64

157

20.9

15.0-28.4

9.8

5.5-16.7

24.3

17.7-32.3

17.4

11.4-25.6

27.6

20.7-35.8

65+

170

20.9

14.7-28.8

7.1

4.1-12.1

32.5

24.9-41.0

21.1

15.2-28.7

18.4

13.0-25.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

163

17.4

11.8-24.9

9.3

5.2-15.9

22.4

15.9-30.6

21.0

14.8-28.9

29.9

22.8-38.2

Some College +

162

24.7

18.2-32.6

7.0

3.9-12.5

35.3

27.6-43.9

17.3

11.5-25.1

15.7

10.7-22.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

162

18.0

12.4-25.3

8.1

4.5-14.5

29.6

22.3-38.3

16.1

10.7-23.6

28.1

21.0-36.4

$50,000+

26.2

18.0-36.5

13.1

7.1-22.9

***

17.3

10.5-27.2

12.3

6.9-21.0

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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