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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
North Carolina	7,384	4,052	55.1	53.7-56.6	3,332	44.9	43.4-46.3
-Mountain AHEC	521	283	55.0	49.7-60.2	238	45.0	39.8-50.3
GENDER
Male	187	109	58.8	50.1-66.9	78	41.2	33.1-49.9
Female	334	174	51.7	45.2-58.2	160	48.3	41.8-54.8
RACE
White	465	259	55.9	50.3-61.3	206	44.1	38.7-49.7
African American	25	11	47.3	26.6-69.0	14	52.7	31.0-73.4
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
50-54	94	32	34.4	23.3-47.4	62	65.6	52.6-76.7
55-64	161	88	52.4	43.0-61.7	73	47.6	38.3-57.0
65-74	141	88	64.0	54.0-72.9	53	36.0	27.1-46.0
75+	125	75	66.9	56.5-76.0	50	33.1	24.0-43.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	32	41.0	28.6-54.7	57	59.0	45.3-71.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	149	67	50.5	40.3-60.7	82	49.5	39.3-59.7
Some Post-H.S.	132	81	51.2	41.1-61.1	51	48.8	38.9-58.9
College Graduate	148	101	69.6	60.4-77.5	47	30.4	22.5-39.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	73	29	43.7	29.8-58.6	44	56.3	41.4-70.2
$15,000- 24,999	83	42	47.0	34.3-60.1	41	53.0	39.9-65.7
$25,000- 34,999	59	34	65.7	50.5-78.2	25	34.3	21.8-49.5
$35,000- 49,999	64	36	51.6	36.8-66.1	28	48.4	33.9-63.2
$50,000-74,999	57	38	64.2	48.4-77.4	19	35.8	22.6-51.6
$75,000+	48	32	65.1	48.3-78.9	16	34.9	21.1-51.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	225	123	52.1	43.9-60.3	102	47.9	39.7-56.1
No	282	153	56.4	49.3-63.2	129	43.6	36.8-50.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	113	80	71.2	60.4-80.0	33	28.8	20.0-39.6
Non-Veteran	407	203	49.1	43.1-55.1	204	50.9	44.9-56.9
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,384

4,052

55.1

53.7-56.6

3,332

44.9

43.4-46.3

-Mountain AHEC

521

283

55.0

49.7-60.2

238

45.0

39.8-50.3

GENDER

Male

187

109

58.8

50.1-66.9

41.2

33.1-49.9

Female

334

174

51.7

45.2-58.2

160

48.3

41.8-54.8

RACE

White

465

259

55.9

50.3-61.3

206

44.1

38.7-49.7

African American

47.3

26.6-69.0

52.7

31.0-73.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

50-54

34.4

23.3-47.4

65.6

52.6-76.7

55-64

161

52.4

43.0-61.7

47.6

38.3-57.0

65-74

141

64.0

54.0-72.9

36.0

27.1-46.0

75+

125

66.9

56.5-76.0

33.1

24.0-43.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

41.0

28.6-54.7

59.0

45.3-71.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

149

50.5

40.3-60.7

49.5

39.3-59.7

Some Post-H.S.

132

51.2

41.1-61.1

48.8

38.9-58.9

College Graduate

148

101

69.6

60.4-77.5

30.4

22.5-39.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

43.7

29.8-58.6

56.3

41.4-70.2

$15,000- 24,999

47.0

34.3-60.1

53.0

39.9-65.7

$25,000- 34,999

65.7

50.5-78.2

34.3

21.8-49.5

$35,000- 49,999

51.6

36.8-66.1

48.4

33.9-63.2

$50,000-74,999

64.2

48.4-77.4

35.8

22.6-51.6

$75,000+

65.1

48.3-78.9

34.9

21.1-51.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

225

123

52.1

43.9-60.3

102

47.9

39.7-56.1

282

153

56.4

49.3-63.2

129

43.6

36.8-50.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

113

71.2

60.4-80.0

28.8

20.0-39.6

Non-Veteran

407

203

49.1

43.1-55.1

204

50.9

44.9-56.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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