BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	264	169	59.8	52.7-66.5	95	40.2	33.5-47.3
GENDER
Male	104	63	58.3	47.6-68.3	41	41.7	31.7-52.4
Female	160	106	61.4	52.1-69.9	54	38.6	30.1-47.9
RACE
White	201	140	68.0	60.2-74.9	61	32.0	25.1-39.8
Other	60	28	38.0	25.5-52.4	32	62.0	47.6-74.5
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	264	169	59.8	52.7-66.5	95	40.2	33.5-47.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	93	57	52.6	40.5-64.3	36	47.4	35.7-59.5
Some College +	171	112	63.7	55.1-71.5	59	36.3	28.5-44.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	110	66	53.1	41.8-64.1	44	46.9	35.9-58.2
$50,000+	87	57	62.9	51.4-73.2	30	37.1	26.8-48.6

* 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: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	264	169	59.8	52.7-66.5	95	40.2	33.5-47.3
GENDER
Male	104	63	58.3	47.6-68.3	41	41.7	31.7-52.4
Female	160	106	61.4	52.1-69.9	54	38.6	30.1-47.9
RACE
White	201	140	68.0	60.2-74.9	61	32.0	25.1-39.8
Other	60	28	38.0	25.5-52.4	32	62.0	47.6-74.5
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	264	169	59.8	52.7-66.5	95	40.2	33.5-47.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	93	57	52.6	40.5-64.3	36	47.4	35.7-59.5
Some College +	171	112	63.7	55.1-71.5	59	36.3	28.5-44.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	110	66	53.1	41.8-64.1	44	46.9	35.9-58.2
$50,000+	87	57	62.9	51.4-73.2	30	37.1	26.8-48.6