BRFSS 2004 - Davidson 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	7,384	4,052	55.1	53.7-56.6	3,332	44.9	43.4-46.3
-Davidson County	186	97	54.4	45.9-62.6	89	45.6	37.4-54.1
GENDER
Male	74	36	53.1	39.9-65.9	38	46.9	34.1-60.1
Female	112	61	55.7	45.3-65.7	51	44.3	34.3-54.7
RACE
White	176	92	55.2	46.4-63.6	84	44.8	36.4-53.6
Other	10	5	38.5	14.2-70.3	5	61.5	29.7-85.8
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	186	97	54.4	45.9-62.6	89	45.6	37.4-54.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	116	58	49.2	39.0-59.4	58	50.8	40.6-61.0
Some College +	70	39	62.0	47.9-74.3	31	38.0	25.7-52.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	93	44	47.0	35.9-58.5	49	53.0	41.5-64.1
$50,000+	37	22	70.3	52.9-83.3	15	29.7	16.7-47.1

* 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: Davidson 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?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	7,384	4,052	55.1	53.7-56.6	3,332	44.9	43.4-46.3
-Davidson County	186	97	54.4	45.9-62.6	89	45.6	37.4-54.1
GENDER
Male	74	36	53.1	39.9-65.9	38	46.9	34.1-60.1
Female	112	61	55.7	45.3-65.7	51	44.3	34.3-54.7
RACE
White	176	92	55.2	46.4-63.6	84	44.8	36.4-53.6
Other	10	5	38.5	14.2-70.3	5	61.5	29.7-85.8
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	186	97	54.4	45.9-62.6	89	45.6	37.4-54.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	116	58	49.2	39.0-59.4	58	50.8	40.6-61.0
Some College +	70	39	62.0	47.9-74.3	31	38.0	25.7-52.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	93	44	47.0	35.9-58.5	49	53.0	41.5-64.1
$50,000+	37	22	70.3	52.9-83.3	15	29.7	16.7-47.1