BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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
TOTAL	1,226	630	51.0	47.5-54.5	596	49.0	45.5-52.5
GENDER
Male	411	188	45.1	39.5-50.9	223	54.9	49.1-60.5
Female	815	442	55.6	51.3-59.7	373	44.4	40.3-48.7
AGE
50-54	260	114	41.6	34.5-49.0	146	58.4	51.0-65.5
55-64	427	228	54.5	48.6-60.4	199	45.5	39.6-51.4
65-74	327	179	53.8	46.8-60.5	148	46.2	39.5-53.2
75+	212	109	51.7	43.6-59.7	103	48.3	40.3-56.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	427	206	47.5	41.6-53.5	221	52.5	46.5-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	380	189	50.6	44.5-56.7	191	49.4	43.3-55.5
Some Post-H.S.	242	140	54.9	46.9-62.7	102	45.1	37.3-53.1
College Graduate	175	94	52.6	43.3-61.6	81	47.4	38.4-56.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	298	150	51.3	44.3-58.3	148	48.7	41.7-55.7
$15,000- 24,999	280	133	47.4	40.1-54.9	147	52.6	45.1-59.9
$25,000- 34,999	113	62	52.7	42.0-63.3	51	47.3	36.7-58.0
$35,000- 49,999	111	61	54.5	43.2-65.3	50	45.5	34.7-56.8
$50,000-74,999	57	31	48.6	33.1-64.3	26	51.4	35.7-66.9
$75,000+	46	27	56.5	39.1-72.4	19	43.5	27.6-60.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	604	320	53.9	49.1-58.7	284	46.1	41.3-50.9
No	588	294	49.0	43.9-54.1	294	51.0	45.9-56.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	174	96	53.5	44.4-62.3	78	46.5	37.7-55.6
Non-Veteran	1,048	530	50.3	46.5-54.1	518	49.7	45.9-53.5
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

* 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: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1,226	630	51.0	47.5-54.5	596	49.0	45.5-52.5
GENDER
Male	411	188	45.1	39.5-50.9	223	54.9	49.1-60.5
Female	815	442	55.6	51.3-59.7	373	44.4	40.3-48.7
AGE
50-54	260	114	41.6	34.5-49.0	146	58.4	51.0-65.5
55-64	427	228	54.5	48.6-60.4	199	45.5	39.6-51.4
65-74	327	179	53.8	46.8-60.5	148	46.2	39.5-53.2
75+	212	109	51.7	43.6-59.7	103	48.3	40.3-56.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	427	206	47.5	41.6-53.5	221	52.5	46.5-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	380	189	50.6	44.5-56.7	191	49.4	43.3-55.5
Some Post-H.S.	242	140	54.9	46.9-62.7	102	45.1	37.3-53.1
College Graduate	175	94	52.6	43.3-61.6	81	47.4	38.4-56.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	298	150	51.3	44.3-58.3	148	48.7	41.7-55.7
$15,000- 24,999	280	133	47.4	40.1-54.9	147	52.6	45.1-59.9
$25,000- 34,999	113	62	52.7	42.0-63.3	51	47.3	36.7-58.0
$35,000- 49,999	111	61	54.5	43.2-65.3	50	45.5	34.7-56.8
$50,000-74,999	57	31	48.6	33.1-64.3	26	51.4	35.7-66.9
$75,000+	46	27	56.5	39.1-72.4	19	43.5	27.6-60.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	604	320	53.9	49.1-58.7	284	46.1	41.3-50.9
No	588	294	49.0	43.9-54.1	294	51.0	45.9-56.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	174	96	53.5	44.4-62.3	78	46.5	37.7-55.6
Non-Veteran	1,048	530	50.3	46.5-54.1	518	49.7	45.9-53.5
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .