BRFSS 2004 - Durham 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
-Durham County	166	113	64.6	55.7-72.6	53	35.4	27.4-44.3
GENDER
Male	58	37	59.0	44.4-72.2	21	41.0	27.8-55.6
Female	108	76	69.2	58.5-78.1	32	30.8	21.9-41.5
RACE
White	106	79	74.2	63.4-82.7	27	25.8	17.3-36.6
Other	58	33	49.3	35.1-63.6	25	50.7	36.4-64.9
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	166	113	64.6	55.7-72.6	53	35.4	27.4-44.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	53	31	51.5	36.2-66.5	22	48.5	33.5-63.8
Some College +	113	82	71.4	61.1-79.9	31	28.6	20.1-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	73	48	60.2	46.3-72.7	25	39.8	27.3-53.7
$50,000+	51	36	70.4	55.0-82.3	15	29.6	17.7-45.0

* 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: Durham 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
-Durham County	166	113	64.6	55.7-72.6	53	35.4	27.4-44.3
GENDER
Male	58	37	59.0	44.4-72.2	21	41.0	27.8-55.6
Female	108	76	69.2	58.5-78.1	32	30.8	21.9-41.5
RACE
White	106	79	74.2	63.4-82.7	27	25.8	17.3-36.6
Other	58	33	49.3	35.1-63.6	25	50.7	36.4-64.9
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	166	113	64.6	55.7-72.6	53	35.4	27.4-44.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	53	31	51.5	36.2-66.5	22	48.5	33.5-63.8
Some College +	113	82	71.4	61.1-79.9	31	28.6	20.1-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	73	48	60.2	46.3-72.7	25	39.8	27.3-53.7
$50,000+	51	36	70.4	55.0-82.3	15	29.6	17.7-45.0