BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe County: (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
-Buncombe County	195	120	58.4	50.3-66.1	75	41.6	33.9-49.7
GENDER
Male	75	44	55.5	43.1-67.3	31	44.5	32.7-56.9
Female	120	76	61.0	50.5-70.6	44	39.0	29.4-49.5
RACE
White	179	112	58.9	50.4-66.9	67	41.1	33.1-49.6
Other	15	7	51.6	26.1-76.3	8	48.4	23.7-73.9
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	195	120	58.4	50.3-66.1	75	41.6	33.9-49.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	78	45	56.0	43.4-67.9	33	44.0	32.1-56.6
Some College +	117	75	59.9	49.3-69.7	42	40.1	30.3-50.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	104	63	54.8	43.7-65.6	41	45.2	34.4-56.3
$50,000+	44	25	59.3	42.8-73.8	19	40.7	26.2-57.2

* 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: Buncombe County

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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
-Buncombe County	195	120	58.4	50.3-66.1	75	41.6	33.9-49.7
GENDER
Male	75	44	55.5	43.1-67.3	31	44.5	32.7-56.9
Female	120	76	61.0	50.5-70.6	44	39.0	29.4-49.5
RACE
White	179	112	58.9	50.4-66.9	67	41.1	33.1-49.6
Other	15	7	51.6	26.1-76.3	8	48.4	23.7-73.9
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	195	120	58.4	50.3-66.1	75	41.6	33.9-49.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	78	45	56.0	43.4-67.9	33	44.0	32.1-56.6
Some College +	117	75	59.9	49.3-69.7	42	40.1	30.3-50.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	104	63	54.8	43.7-65.6	41	45.2	34.4-56.3
$50,000+	44	25	59.3	42.8-73.8	19	40.7	26.2-57.2