BRFSS 2004 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln 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	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	212	123	58.2	50.6-65.4	89	41.8	34.6-49.4
GENDER
Male	74	38	53.9	41.2-66.1	36	46.1	33.9-58.8
Female	138	85	61.5	52.3-70.0	53	38.5	30.0-47.7
RACE
White	190	112	59.7	51.8-67.2	78	40.3	32.8-48.2
Other	22	11	44.2	23.5-67.1	11	55.8	32.9-76.5
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	212	123	58.2	50.6-65.4	89	41.8	34.6-49.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	122	64	52.1	42.0-61.9	58	47.9	38.1-58.0
Some College +	90	59	66.3	54.8-76.1	31	33.7	23.9-45.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	131	77	60.0	50.3-69.0	54	40.0	31.0-49.7
$50,000+	33	15	41.8	25.4-60.2	18	58.2	39.8-74.6

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

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln Counties

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	212	123	58.2	50.6-65.4	89	41.8	34.6-49.4
GENDER
Male	74	38	53.9	41.2-66.1	36	46.1	33.9-58.8
Female	138	85	61.5	52.3-70.0	53	38.5	30.0-47.7
RACE
White	190	112	59.7	51.8-67.2	78	40.3	32.8-48.2
Other	22	11	44.2	23.5-67.1	11	55.8	32.9-76.5
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	212	123	58.2	50.6-65.4	89	41.8	34.6-49.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	122	64	52.1	42.0-61.9	58	47.9	38.1-58.0
Some College +	90	59	66.3	54.8-76.1	31	33.7	23.9-45.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	131	77	60.0	50.3-69.0	54	40.0	31.0-49.7
$50,000+	33	15	41.8	25.4-60.2	18	58.2	39.8-74.6