BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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
-Gaston County	194	106	52.9	44.7-60.9	88	47.1	39.1-55.3
GENDER
Male	72	39	52.7	39.7-65.3	33	47.3	34.7-60.3
Female	122	67	53.0	43.1-62.7	55	47.0	37.3-56.9
RACE
White	168	92	52.7	44.0-61.2	76	47.3	38.8-56.0
Other	26	14	53.9	32.0-74.4	12	46.1	25.6-68.0
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	194	106	52.9	44.7-60.9	88	47.1	39.1-55.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	64	55.6	45.3-65.5	50	44.4	34.5-54.7
Some College +	80	42	49.6	36.9-62.3	38	50.4	37.7-63.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	117	64	52.7	42.3-63.0	53	47.3	37.0-57.7
$50,000+	30	14	40.5	23.8-59.7	16	59.5	40.3-76.2

* 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

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
-Gaston County	194	106	52.9	44.7-60.9	88	47.1	39.1-55.3
GENDER
Male	72	39	52.7	39.7-65.3	33	47.3	34.7-60.3
Female	122	67	53.0	43.1-62.7	55	47.0	37.3-56.9
RACE
White	168	92	52.7	44.0-61.2	76	47.3	38.8-56.0
Other	26	14	53.9	32.0-74.4	12	46.1	25.6-68.0
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	194	106	52.9	44.7-60.9	88	47.1	39.1-55.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	64	55.6	45.3-65.5	50	44.4	34.5-54.7
Some College +	80	42	49.6	36.9-62.3	38	50.4	37.7-63.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	117	64	52.7	42.3-63.0	53	47.3	37.0-57.7
$50,000+	30	14	40.5	23.8-59.7	16	59.5	40.3-76.2