BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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
-Gaston County	198	119	58.5	50.3-66.2	79	41.5	33.8-49.7
GENDER
Male	74	39	53.1	40.2-65.5	35	46.9	34.5-59.8
Female	124	80	63.7	53.8-72.5	44	36.3	27.5-46.2
RACE
White	171	106	58.7	49.9-67.0	65	41.3	33.0-50.1
Other	27	13	57.1	35.6-76.3	14	42.9	23.7-64.4
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	198	119	58.5	50.3-66.2	79	41.5	33.8-49.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	117	73	64.5	54.4-73.5	44	35.5	26.5-45.6
Some College +	81	46	51.1	38.4-63.6	35	48.9	36.4-61.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	121	76	61.1	50.5-70.7	45	38.9	29.3-49.5
$50,000+	30	15	46.5	28.4-65.5	15	53.5	34.5-71.6

* 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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	198	119	58.5	50.3-66.2	79	41.5	33.8-49.7
GENDER
Male	74	39	53.1	40.2-65.5	35	46.9	34.5-59.8
Female	124	80	63.7	53.8-72.5	44	36.3	27.5-46.2
RACE
White	171	106	58.7	49.9-67.0	65	41.3	33.0-50.1
Other	27	13	57.1	35.6-76.3	14	42.9	23.7-64.4
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	198	119	58.5	50.3-66.2	79	41.5	33.8-49.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	117	73	64.5	54.4-73.5	44	35.5	26.5-45.6
Some College +	81	46	51.1	38.4-63.6	35	48.9	36.4-61.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	121	76	61.1	50.5-70.7	45	38.9	29.3-49.5
$50,000+	30	15	46.5	28.4-65.5	15	53.5	34.5-71.6