BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	229	138	62.8	55.5-69.6	91	37.2	30.4-44.5
GENDER
Male	84	52	62.2	50.3-72.8	32	37.8	27.2-49.7
Female	145	86	63.5	54.7-71.5	59	36.5	28.5-45.3
RACE
White	185	115	63.9	55.7-71.4	70	36.1	28.6-44.3
Other	42	21	55.3	39.0-70.6	21	44.7	29.4-61.0
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	229	138	62.8	55.5-69.6	91	37.2	30.4-44.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	94	55	63.3	52.3-73.1	39	36.7	26.9-47.7
Some College +	135	83	62.6	52.9-71.4	52	37.4	28.6-47.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	119	74	67.8	58.1-76.1	45	32.2	23.9-41.9
$50,000+	66	39	60.0	46.3-72.3	27	40.0	27.7-53.7

* 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

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
-Forsyth County	229	138	62.8	55.5-69.6	91	37.2	30.4-44.5
GENDER
Male	84	52	62.2	50.3-72.8	32	37.8	27.2-49.7
Female	145	86	63.5	54.7-71.5	59	36.5	28.5-45.3
RACE
White	185	115	63.9	55.7-71.4	70	36.1	28.6-44.3
Other	42	21	55.3	39.0-70.6	21	44.7	29.4-61.0
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	229	138	62.8	55.5-69.6	91	37.2	30.4-44.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	94	55	63.3	52.3-73.1	39	36.7	26.9-47.7
Some College +	135	83	62.6	52.9-71.4	52	37.4	28.6-47.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	119	74	67.8	58.1-76.1	45	32.2	23.9-41.9
$50,000+	66	39	60.0	46.3-72.3	27	40.0	27.7-53.7