BRFSS 2002 - Henderson/Transylvania Counties: (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 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

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	2,987	1,504	47.7	45.0-50.5	1,483	52.3	49.5-55.0
Henderson/ Transylvania	270	152	55.8	48.1-63.1	118	44.2	36.9-51.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	200	96	46.0	38.2-54.0	104	54.0	46.0-61.8
Forsyth	202	125	58.8	50.7-66.4	77	41.2	33.6-49.3
Guilford	185	104	55.3	46.8-63.5	81	44.7	36.5-53.2
Mecklenburg	155	85	51.9	43.1-60.5	70	48.1	39.5-56.9
Orange	164	95	53.1	43.0-62.9	69	46.9	37.1-57.0
Pitt	146	71	36.4	26.9-47.1	75	63.6	52.9-73.1
Randolph	204	86	40.5	33.2-48.3	118	59.5	51.7-66.8
Robeson	214	91	42.5	35.1-50.2	123	57.5	49.8-64.9
Wake	132	80	58.2	48.2-67.6	52	41.8	32.4-51.8
Western NC	343	155	44.7	38.8-50.7	188	55.3	49.3-61.2
Piedmont NC	410	183	41.9	36.1-47.9	227	58.1	52.1-63.9
Eastern NC	362	181	50.8	44.8-56.7	181	49.2	43.3-55.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,987

1,504

47.7

45.0-50.5

1,483

52.3

49.5-55.0

Henderson/ Transylvania

270

152

55.8

48.1-63.1

118

44.2

36.9-51.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

200

46.0

38.2-54.0

104

54.0

46.0-61.8

Forsyth

202

125

58.8

50.7-66.4

41.2

33.6-49.3

Guilford

185

104

55.3

46.8-63.5

44.7

36.5-53.2

Mecklenburg

155

51.9

43.1-60.5

48.1

39.5-56.9

Orange

164

53.1

43.0-62.9

46.9

37.1-57.0

Pitt

146

36.4

26.9-47.1

63.6

52.9-73.1

Randolph

204

40.5

33.2-48.3

118

59.5

51.7-66.8

Robeson

214

42.5

35.1-50.2

123

57.5

49.8-64.9

Wake

132

58.2

48.2-67.6

41.8

32.4-51.8

Western NC

343

155

44.7

38.8-50.7

188

55.3

49.3-61.2

Piedmont NC

410

183

41.9

36.1-47.9

227

58.1

52.1-63.9

Eastern NC

362

181

50.8

44.8-56.7

181

49.2

43.3-55.2

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

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