BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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
TOTAL	810	386	47.9	43.7-52.2	424	52.1	47.8-56.3
AGE
50-54	171	65	37.4	28.9-46.6	106	62.6	53.4-71.1
55-64	261	128	49.9	42.6-57.2	133	50.1	42.8-57.4
65-74	222	125	56.6	48.0-64.7	97	43.4	35.3-52.0
75+	156	68	44.4	35.3-54.0	88	55.6	46.0-64.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	276	110	43.2	36.4-50.2	166	56.8	49.8-63.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	241	116	46.7	39.0-54.5	125	53.3	45.5-61.0
Some Post-H.S.	170	83	42.7	33.8-52.2	87	57.3	47.8-66.2
College Graduate	122	76	64.4	54.2-73.5	46	35.6	26.5-45.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	206	87	41.9	34.1-50.1	119	58.1	49.9-65.9
$15,000- 24,999	191	90	49.8	41.1-58.5	101	50.2	41.5-58.9
$25,000- 34,999	67	32	51.3	37.1-65.3	35	48.7	34.7-62.9
$35,000- 49,999	68	41	54.8	39.8-69.0	27	45.2	31.0-60.2
$50,000-74,999	27	15	59.9	38.1-78.3	12	40.1	21.7-61.9
$75,000+	25	17	60.1	36.0-80.1	8	39.9	19.9-64.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	408	203	51.6	45.7-57.4	205	48.4	42.6-54.3
No	380	174	44.0	37.9-50.4	206	56.0	49.6-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	11	82.0	50.5-95.3	3	18.0	4.7-49.5
Non-Veteran	794	374	47.3	43.0-51.6	420	52.7	48.4-57.0
Currently Serving	2	1	33.7	3.1-89.0	1	66.3	11.0-96.9

* 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	810	386	47.9	43.7-52.2	424	52.1	47.8-56.3
AGE
50-54	171	65	37.4	28.9-46.6	106	62.6	53.4-71.1
55-64	261	128	49.9	42.6-57.2	133	50.1	42.8-57.4
65-74	222	125	56.6	48.0-64.7	97	43.4	35.3-52.0
75+	156	68	44.4	35.3-54.0	88	55.6	46.0-64.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	276	110	43.2	36.4-50.2	166	56.8	49.8-63.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	241	116	46.7	39.0-54.5	125	53.3	45.5-61.0
Some Post-H.S.	170	83	42.7	33.8-52.2	87	57.3	47.8-66.2
College Graduate	122	76	64.4	54.2-73.5	46	35.6	26.5-45.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	206	87	41.9	34.1-50.1	119	58.1	49.9-65.9
$15,000- 24,999	191	90	49.8	41.1-58.5	101	50.2	41.5-58.9
$25,000- 34,999	67	32	51.3	37.1-65.3	35	48.7	34.7-62.9
$35,000- 49,999	68	41	54.8	39.8-69.0	27	45.2	31.0-60.2
$50,000-74,999	27	15	59.9	38.1-78.3	12	40.1	21.7-61.9
$75,000+	25	17	60.1	36.0-80.1	8	39.9	19.9-64.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	408	203	51.6	45.7-57.4	205	48.4	42.6-54.3
No	380	174	44.0	37.9-50.4	206	56.0	49.6-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	11	82.0	50.5-95.3	3	18.0	4.7-49.5
Non-Veteran	794	374	47.3	43.0-51.6	420	52.7	48.4-57.0
Currently Serving	2	1	33.7	3.1-89.0	1	66.3	11.0-96.9