BRFSS 2002 - Randolph 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?*)

	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,987	1,504	47.7	45.0-50.5	1,483	52.3	49.5-55.0
Randolph County	204	86	40.5	33.2-48.3	118	59.5	51.7-66.8
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
Henderson/Transylvania	270	152	55.8	48.1-63.1	118	44.2	36.9-51.9
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
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

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Randolph 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, 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	2,987	1,504	47.7	45.0-50.5	1,483	52.3	49.5-55.0
Randolph County	204	86	40.5	33.2-48.3	118	59.5	51.7-66.8
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
Henderson/Transylvania	270	152	55.8	48.1-63.1	118	44.2	36.9-51.9
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
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

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Randolph 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?*