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?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,776	2,785	58.6	56.9-60.4	1,991	41.4	39.6-43.1
RACE
White	3,807	2,273	60.0	58.1-61.9	1,534	40.0	38.1-41.9
African American	815	442	55.6	51.3-59.7	373	44.4	40.3-48.7
Asian	5	2	14.9	2.6-53.2	3	85.1	46.8-97.4
Native American	97	46	47.2	34.8-59.9	51	52.8	40.1-65.2
Other Minorities	29	10	25.2	10.9-48.1	19	74.8	51.9-89.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	31	43.1	28.9-58.5	35	56.9	41.5-71.1
-English Speaking	57	31	55.2	39.6-69.9	26	44.8	30.1-60.4
-Spanish Speaking	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	4,705	2,751	58.9	57.2-60.6	1,954	41.1	39.4-42.8
AGE
50-54	885	414	45.0	40.9-49.0	471	55.0	51.0-59.1
55-64	1,539	890	59.7	56.7-62.7	649	40.3	37.3-43.3
65-74	1,294	837	66.1	62.9-69.2	457	33.9	30.8-37.1
75+	1,058	644	62.6	59.0-66.1	414	37.4	33.9-41.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,016	543	52.7	48.8-56.5	473	47.3	43.5-51.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,536	882	57.5	54.4-60.5	654	42.5	39.5-45.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,144	683	58.8	55.2-62.3	461	41.2	37.7-44.8
College Graduate	1,073	673	64.6	61.0-68.0	400	35.4	32.0-39.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	753	420	57.4	53.1-61.7	333	42.6	38.3-46.9
$15,000- 24,999	910	512	57.3	53.3-61.2	398	42.7	38.8-46.7
$25,000- 34,999	462	268	55.2	49.4-60.8	194	44.8	39.2-50.6
$35,000- 49,999	503	306	61.0	55.7-66.1	197	39.0	33.9-44.3
$50,000-74,999	396	253	64.2	58.3-69.7	143	35.8	30.3-41.7
$75,000+	420	256	59.6	53.9-65.1	164	40.4	34.9-46.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,125	1,268	60.6	58.0-63.2	857	39.4	36.8-42.0
No	2,559	1,466	57.4	55.0-59.7	1,093	42.6	40.3-45.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	52	39	79.9	65.9-89.0	13	20.1	11.0-34.1
Non-Veteran	4,719	2,741	58.4	56.6-60.1	1,978	41.6	39.9-43.4
Currently Serving	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,776

2,785

58.6

56.9-60.4

1,991

41.4

39.6-43.1

RACE

White

3,807

2,273

60.0

58.1-61.9

1,534

40.0

38.1-41.9

African American

815

442

55.6

51.3-59.7

373

44.4

40.3-48.7

Asian

14.9

2.6-53.2

85.1

46.8-97.4

Native American

47.2

34.8-59.9

52.8

40.1-65.2

Other Minorities

25.2

10.9-48.1

74.8

51.9-89.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.1

28.9-58.5

56.9

41.5-71.1

-English Speaking

55.2

39.6-69.9

44.8

30.1-60.4

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

4,705

2,751

58.9

57.2-60.6

1,954

41.1

39.4-42.8

AGE

50-54

885

414

45.0

40.9-49.0

471

55.0

51.0-59.1

55-64

1,539

890

59.7

56.7-62.7

649

40.3

37.3-43.3

65-74

1,294

837

66.1

62.9-69.2

457

33.9

30.8-37.1

75+

1,058

644

62.6

59.0-66.1

414

37.4

33.9-41.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,016

543

52.7

48.8-56.5

473

47.3

43.5-51.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,536

882

57.5

54.4-60.5

654

42.5

39.5-45.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,144

683

58.8

55.2-62.3

461

41.2

37.7-44.8

College Graduate

1,073

673

64.6

61.0-68.0

400

35.4

32.0-39.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

753

420

57.4

53.1-61.7

333

42.6

38.3-46.9

$15,000- 24,999

910

512

57.3

53.3-61.2

398

42.7

38.8-46.7

$25,000- 34,999

462

268

55.2

49.4-60.8

194

44.8

39.2-50.6

$35,000- 49,999

503

306

61.0

55.7-66.1

197

39.0

33.9-44.3

$50,000-74,999

396

253

64.2

58.3-69.7

143

35.8

30.3-41.7

$75,000+

420

256

59.6

53.9-65.1

164

40.4

34.9-46.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,125

1,268

60.6

58.0-63.2

857

39.4

36.8-42.0

2,559

1,466

57.4

55.0-59.7

1,093

42.6

40.3-45.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

79.9

65.9-89.0

20.1

11.0-34.1

Non-Veteran

4,719

2,741

58.4

56.6-60.1

1,978

41.6

39.9-43.4

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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