BRFSS 2002 - Henderson/Transylvania Counties: (A blood stool test is a test that may use a special kit at home to determine whether the stool contains blood. Have you ever had this test using a home kit?*)

	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,997	1,696	53.7	51.0-56.4	1,301	46.3	43.6-49.0
Henderson/ Transylvania	268	164	59.2	51.4-66.4	104	40.8	33.6-48.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	200	120	59.2	51.1-66.7	80	40.8	33.3-48.9
Forsyth	206	134	63.4	55.2-70.8	72	36.6	29.2-44.8
Guilford	187	123	64.7	56.2-72.3	64	35.3	27.7-43.8
Mecklenburg	156	94	55.5	46.6-64.0	62	44.5	36.0-53.4
Orange	164	91	54.3	44.4-63.9	73	45.7	36.1-55.6
Pitt	148	80	58.1	46.6-68.8	68	41.9	31.2-53.4
Randolph	204	127	63.4	55.7-70.5	77	36.6	29.5-44.3
Robeson	216	91	40.8	33.7-48.4	125	59.2	51.6-66.3
Wake	132	86	66.1	56.4-74.5	46	33.9	25.5-43.6
Western NC	345	178	49.3	43.3-55.2	167	50.7	44.8-56.7
Piedmont NC	408	217	49.5	43.5-55.5	191	50.5	44.5-56.5
Eastern NC	363	191	53.2	47.3-59.1	172	46.8	40.9-52.7

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Henderson/Transylvania Counties. 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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	2,997	1,696	53.7	51.0-56.4	1,301	46.3	43.6-49.0
Henderson/ Transylvania	268	164	59.2	51.4-66.4	104	40.8	33.6-48.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	200	120	59.2	51.1-66.7	80	40.8	33.3-48.9
Forsyth	206	134	63.4	55.2-70.8	72	36.6	29.2-44.8
Guilford	187	123	64.7	56.2-72.3	64	35.3	27.7-43.8
Mecklenburg	156	94	55.5	46.6-64.0	62	44.5	36.0-53.4
Orange	164	91	54.3	44.4-63.9	73	45.7	36.1-55.6
Pitt	148	80	58.1	46.6-68.8	68	41.9	31.2-53.4
Randolph	204	127	63.4	55.7-70.5	77	36.6	29.5-44.3
Robeson	216	91	40.8	33.7-48.4	125	59.2	51.6-66.3
Wake	132	86	66.1	56.4-74.5	46	33.9	25.5-43.6
Western NC	345	178	49.3	43.3-55.2	167	50.7	44.8-56.7
Piedmont NC	408	217	49.5	43.5-55.5	191	50.5	44.5-56.5
Eastern NC	363	191	53.2	47.3-59.1	172	46.8	40.9-52.7

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Colorectal Cancer Screening

A blood stool test is a test that may use a special kit at home to determine whether the stool contains blood. Have you ever had this test using a home kit?*