BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	229	149	65.3	57.9-72.1	80	34.7	27.9-42.1
GENDER
Male	85	50	61.4	49.6-72.0	35	38.6	28.0-50.4
Female	144	99	69.1	60.0-77.0	45	30.9	23.0-40.0
RACE
White	185	122	65.0	56.6-72.5	63	35.0	27.5-43.4
Other	43	26	66.1	50.1-79.2	17	33.9	20.8-49.9
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	229	149	65.3	57.9-72.1	80	34.7	27.9-42.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	94	59	64.0	52.8-73.9	35	36.0	26.1-47.2
Some College +	135	90	66.1	56.2-74.8	45	33.9	25.2-43.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	119	72	62.3	52.0-71.6	47	37.7	28.4-48.0
$50,000+	66	44	65.4	51.4-77.1	22	34.6	22.9-48.6

* 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: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	229	149	65.3	57.9-72.1	80	34.7	27.9-42.1
GENDER
Male	85	50	61.4	49.6-72.0	35	38.6	28.0-50.4
Female	144	99	69.1	60.0-77.0	45	30.9	23.0-40.0
RACE
White	185	122	65.0	56.6-72.5	63	35.0	27.5-43.4
Other	43	26	66.1	50.1-79.2	17	33.9	20.8-49.9
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	229	149	65.3	57.9-72.1	80	34.7	27.9-42.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	94	59	64.0	52.8-73.9	35	36.0	26.1-47.2
Some College +	135	90	66.1	56.2-74.8	45	33.9	25.2-43.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	119	72	62.3	52.0-71.6	47	37.7	28.4-48.0
$50,000+	66	44	65.4	51.4-77.1	22	34.6	22.9-48.6