BRFSS 2001 - Cumberland County: (Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems. Have you ever had either of these exams?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Cumberland County

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems. Have you ever had either of these exams?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,494	1,247	47.6	44.8-50.4	1,247	52.4	49.6-55.2
Cumberland County	154	79	50.2	41.4-58.9	75	49.8	41.1-58.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	194	88	44.4	36.9-52.2	106	55.6	47.8-63.1
Durham	137	73	52.2	40.2-63.9	64	47.8	36.1-59.8
Forsyth	217	133	62.6	55.3-69.4	84	37.4	30.6-44.7
Gaston	201	94	48.6	41.0-56.2	107	51.4	43.8-59.0
Guilford	170	80	45.6	37.1-54.4	90	54.4	45.6-62.9
Mecklenburg	142	82	59.0	49.8-67.6	60	41.0	32.4-50.2
New Hanover	166	100	60.3	51.8-68.2	66	39.7	31.8-48.2
Onslow	118	50	44.5	34.5-54.9	68	55.5	45.1-65.5
Wake	118	69	58.6	48.4-68.2	49	41.4	31.8-51.6
Western NC	322	157	47.1	41.0-53.2	165	52.9	46.8-59.0
Piedmont NC	295	136	48.2	41.7-54.7	159	51.8	45.3-58.3
Eastern NC	260	106	37.8	31.2-44.9	154	62.2	55.1-68.8

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,494

1,247

47.6

44.8-50.4

1,247

52.4

49.6-55.2

Cumberland County

154

50.2

41.4-58.9

49.8

41.1-58.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

194

44.4

36.9-52.2

106

55.6

47.8-63.1

Durham

137

52.2

40.2-63.9

47.8

36.1-59.8

Forsyth

217

133

62.6

55.3-69.4

37.4

30.6-44.7

Gaston

201

48.6

41.0-56.2

107

51.4

43.8-59.0

Guilford

170

45.6

37.1-54.4

54.4

45.6-62.9

Mecklenburg

142

59.0

49.8-67.6

41.0

32.4-50.2

New Hanover

166

100

60.3

51.8-68.2

39.7

31.8-48.2

Onslow

118

44.5

34.5-54.9

55.5

45.1-65.5

Wake

118

58.6

48.4-68.2

41.4

31.8-51.6

Western NC

322

157

47.1

41.0-53.2

165

52.9

46.8-59.0

Piedmont NC

295

136

48.2

41.7-54.7

159

51.8

45.3-58.3

Eastern NC

260

106

37.8

31.2-44.9

154

62.2

55.1-68.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Cumberland County. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 50 and older.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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