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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,220 573 47.0 43.5-50.5 647 53.0 49.5-56.5
GENDER
Male 410 187 45.9 40.1-51.7 223 54.1 48.3-59.9
Female 810 386 47.9 43.7-52.2 424 52.1 47.8-56.3
AGE
50-54 258 94 34.3 27.7-41.6 164 65.7 58.4-72.3
55-64 427 210 50.0 44.1-55.8 217 50.0 44.2-55.9
65-74 324 176 55.1 48.1-61.8 148 44.9 38.2-51.9
75+ 211 93 45.1 37.1-53.3 118 54.9 46.7-62.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 423 163 39.8 34.0-45.9 260 60.2 54.1-66.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 381 181 45.9 39.9-52.1 200 54.1 47.9-60.1
Some Post-H.S. 242 118 44.7 37.1-52.6 124 55.3 47.4-62.9
College Graduate 172 110 66.5 57.7-74.2 62 33.5 25.8-42.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 299 119 37.0 30.7-43.9 180 63.0 56.1-69.3
$15,000- 24,999 276 126 46.4 39.0-53.9 150 53.6 46.1-61.0
$25,000- 34,999 112 53 48.9 38.2-59.7 59 51.1 40.3-61.8
$35,000- 49,999 111 71 60.6 48.9-71.1 40 39.4 28.9-51.1
$50,000-74,999 57 31 58.1 42.4-72.3 26 41.9 27.7-57.6
$75,000+ 46 33 72.3 55.0-84.8 13 27.7 15.2-45.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 602 302 50.5 45.6-55.4 300 49.5 44.6-54.4
No 587 256 43.2 38.2-48.3 331 56.8 51.7-61.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 174 107 62.4 53.4-70.5 67 37.6 29.5-46.6
Non-Veteran 1,042 463 43.7 39.9-47.5 579 56.3 52.5-60.1
Currently Serving 4 3 74.4 22.4-96.7 1 25.6 3.3-77.6

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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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