BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	263	161	60.9	53.9-67.5	102	39.1	32.5-46.1
GENDER
Male	105	69	67.2	56.8-76.1	36	32.8	23.9-43.2
Female	158	92	54.0	44.9-62.8	66	46.0	37.2-55.1
RACE
White	201	126	64.7	57.0-71.7	75	35.3	28.3-43.0
Other	59	33	50.4	35.8-64.9	26	49.6	35.1-64.2
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	263	161	60.9	53.9-67.5	102	39.1	32.5-46.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	91	49	51.9	39.9-63.7	42	48.1	36.3-60.1
Some College +	172	112	65.7	57.3-73.2	60	34.3	26.8-42.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	111	70	62.6	51.3-72.7	41	37.4	27.3-48.7
$50,000+	88	59	67.2	55.9-76.8	29	32.8	23.2-44.1

* 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

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
-Mecklenburg County	263	161	60.9	53.9-67.5	102	39.1	32.5-46.1
GENDER
Male	105	69	67.2	56.8-76.1	36	32.8	23.9-43.2
Female	158	92	54.0	44.9-62.8	66	46.0	37.2-55.1
RACE
White	201	126	64.7	57.0-71.7	75	35.3	28.3-43.0
Other	59	33	50.4	35.8-64.9	26	49.6	35.1-64.2
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	263	161	60.9	53.9-67.5	102	39.1	32.5-46.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	91	49	51.9	39.9-63.7	42	48.1	36.3-60.1
Some College +	172	112	65.7	57.3-73.2	60	34.3	26.8-42.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	111	70	62.6	51.3-72.7	41	37.4	27.3-48.7
$50,000+	88	59	67.2	55.9-76.8	29	32.8	23.2-44.1