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	815	442	55.6	51.3-59.7	373	44.4	40.3-48.7
AGE
50-54	173	85	47.6	38.7-56.7	88	52.4	43.3-61.3
55-64	261	143	59.5	52.1-66.5	118	40.5	33.5-47.9
65-74	224	133	59.2	50.9-67.1	91	40.8	32.9-49.1
75+	157	81	53.0	43.7-62.2	76	47.0	37.8-56.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	279	151	55.2	48.3-61.9	128	44.8	38.1-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	241	122	53.9	46.1-61.6	119	46.1	38.4-53.9
Some Post-H.S.	169	96	51.9	42.2-61.4	73	48.1	38.6-57.8
College Graduate	125	72	63.2	53.0-72.3	53	36.8	27.7-47.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	204	110	56.3	48.1-64.2	94	43.7	35.8-51.9
$15,000- 24,999	194	96	55.4	46.8-63.7	98	44.6	36.3-53.2
$25,000- 34,999	69	39	52.8	38.6-66.5	30	47.2	33.5-61.4
$35,000- 49,999	68	39	54.3	39.4-68.4	29	45.7	31.6-60.6
$50,000-74,999	27	19	73.2	50.6-88.0	8	26.8	12.0-49.4
$75,000+	25	17	67.5	42.4-85.4	8	32.5	14.6-57.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	410	226	56.8	51.0-62.4	184	43.2	37.6-49.0
No	381	204	55.5	49.1-61.7	177	44.5	38.3-50.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	12	92.7	72.7-98.4	2	7.3	1.6-27.3
Non-Veteran	799	428	54.8	50.5-59.0	371	45.2	41.0-49.5
Currently Serving	2	2	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	815	442	55.6	51.3-59.7	373	44.4	40.3-48.7
AGE
50-54	173	85	47.6	38.7-56.7	88	52.4	43.3-61.3
55-64	261	143	59.5	52.1-66.5	118	40.5	33.5-47.9
65-74	224	133	59.2	50.9-67.1	91	40.8	32.9-49.1
75+	157	81	53.0	43.7-62.2	76	47.0	37.8-56.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	279	151	55.2	48.3-61.9	128	44.8	38.1-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	241	122	53.9	46.1-61.6	119	46.1	38.4-53.9
Some Post-H.S.	169	96	51.9	42.2-61.4	73	48.1	38.6-57.8
College Graduate	125	72	63.2	53.0-72.3	53	36.8	27.7-47.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	204	110	56.3	48.1-64.2	94	43.7	35.8-51.9
$15,000- 24,999	194	96	55.4	46.8-63.7	98	44.6	36.3-53.2
$25,000- 34,999	69	39	52.8	38.6-66.5	30	47.2	33.5-61.4
$35,000- 49,999	68	39	54.3	39.4-68.4	29	45.7	31.6-60.6
$50,000-74,999	27	19	73.2	50.6-88.0	8	26.8	12.0-49.4
$75,000+	25	17	67.5	42.4-85.4	8	32.5	14.6-57.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	410	226	56.8	51.0-62.4	184	43.2	37.6-49.0
No	381	204	55.5	49.1-61.7	177	44.5	38.3-50.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	12	92.7	72.7-98.4	2	7.3	1.6-27.3
Non-Veteran	799	428	54.8	50.5-59.0	371	45.2	41.0-49.5
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .