BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
-Mountain AHEC	522	311	59.6	54.2-64.7	211	40.4	35.3-45.8
GENDER
Male	188	107	55.7	47.0-64.0	81	44.3	36.0-53.0
Female	334	204	63.0	56.5-69.0	130	37.0	31.0-43.5
RACE
White	466	286	60.9	55.3-66.2	180	39.1	33.8-44.7
African American	25	11	49.7	28.6-71.0	14	50.3	29.0-71.4
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
50-54	94	36	39.1	27.4-52.1	58	60.9	47.9-72.6
55-64	161	98	60.7	51.1-69.6	63	39.3	30.4-48.9
65-74	142	96	69.0	59.1-77.4	46	31.0	22.6-40.9
75+	125	81	64.6	53.4-74.3	44	35.4	25.7-46.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	90	46	58.9	45.6-71.0	44	41.1	29.0-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	148	89	64.8	54.5-73.9	59	35.2	26.1-45.5
Some Post-H.S.	132	77	52.4	42.2-62.3	55	47.6	37.7-57.8
College Graduate	149	98	61.8	51.8-70.8	51	38.2	29.2-48.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	73	47	68.8	54.5-80.3	26	31.2	19.7-45.5
$15,000- 24,999	84	46	52.3	39.2-65.2	38	47.7	34.8-60.8
$25,000- 34,999	58	31	58.6	42.9-72.7	27	41.4	27.3-57.1
$35,000- 49,999	63	39	59.3	43.8-73.2	24	40.7	26.8-56.2
$50,000-74,999	57	34	60.5	45.0-74.2	23	39.5	25.8-55.0
$75,000+	49	29	55.9	39.7-70.9	20	44.1	29.1-60.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	226	148	66.5	58.3-73.8	78	33.5	26.2-41.7
No	282	155	54.2	47.0-61.2	127	45.8	38.8-53.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	77	63.6	52.4-73.6	37	36.4	26.4-47.6
Non-Veteran	407	233	58.1	52.0-63.9	174	41.9	36.1-48.0
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,409

4,146

55.6

54.1-57.0

3,263

44.4

43.0-45.9

-Mountain AHEC

522

311

59.6

54.2-64.7

211

40.4

35.3-45.8

GENDER

Male

188

107

55.7

47.0-64.0

44.3

36.0-53.0

Female

334

204

63.0

56.5-69.0

130

37.0

31.0-43.5

RACE

White

466

286

60.9

55.3-66.2

180

39.1

33.8-44.7

African American

49.7

28.6-71.0

50.3

29.0-71.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

50-54

39.1

27.4-52.1

60.9

47.9-72.6

55-64

161

60.7

51.1-69.6

39.3

30.4-48.9

65-74

142

69.0

59.1-77.4

31.0

22.6-40.9

75+

125

64.6

53.4-74.3

35.4

25.7-46.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

58.9

45.6-71.0

41.1

29.0-54.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

148

64.8

54.5-73.9

35.2

26.1-45.5

Some Post-H.S.

132

52.4

42.2-62.3

47.6

37.7-57.8

College Graduate

149

61.8

51.8-70.8

38.2

29.2-48.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

68.8

54.5-80.3

31.2

19.7-45.5

$15,000- 24,999

52.3

39.2-65.2

47.7

34.8-60.8

$25,000- 34,999

58.6

42.9-72.7

41.4

27.3-57.1

$35,000- 49,999

59.3

43.8-73.2

40.7

26.8-56.2

$50,000-74,999

60.5

45.0-74.2

39.5

25.8-55.0

$75,000+

55.9

39.7-70.9

44.1

29.1-60.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

226

148

66.5

58.3-73.8

33.5

26.2-41.7

282

155

54.2

47.0-61.2

127

45.8

38.8-53.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

63.6

52.4-73.6

36.4

26.4-47.6

Non-Veteran

407

233

58.1

52.0-63.9

174

41.9

36.1-48.0

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* 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.

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