BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	218	146	69.9	62.5-76.3	72	30.1	23.7-37.5
Buncombe	195	120	58.4	50.3-66.1	75	41.6	33.9-49.7
Cabarrus	199	118	60.9	52.9-68.4	81	39.1	31.6-47.1
Catawba	200	110	54.8	47.0-62.4	90	45.2	37.6-53.0
Cumberland	192	103	55.0	46.9-62.8	89	45.0	37.2-53.1
Davidson	190	110	56.7	48.2-64.8	80	43.3	35.2-51.8
Durham	166	113	64.6	55.7-72.6	53	35.4	27.4-44.3
Forsyth	229	149	65.3	57.9-72.1	80	34.7	27.9-42.1
Gaston	198	119	58.5	50.3-66.2	79	41.5	33.8-49.7
Guilford	228	152	65.1	57.8-71.8	76	34.9	28.2-42.2
Iredell	218	113	47.3	40.0-54.8	105	52.7	45.2-60.0
Johnston	231	115	51.7	43.6-59.8	116	48.3	40.2-56.4
Mecklenburg	264	169	59.8	52.7-66.5	95	40.2	33.5-47.3
New Hanover	195	107	56.6	48.8-64.0	88	43.4	36.0-51.2
Onslow	151	67	46.2	37.4-55.3	84	53.8	44.7-62.6
Orange	175	97	55.8	47.0-64.2	78	44.2	35.8-53.0
Pitt	151	89	57.5	48.3-66.2	62	42.5	33.8-51.7
Randolph	181	111	57.7	48.8-66.0	70	42.3	34.0-51.2
Robeson	188	79	41.9	34.1-50.1	109	58.1	49.9-65.9
Rowan	211	115	54.1	46.2-61.8	96	45.9	38.2-53.8
Union	192	123	67.4	59.4-74.5	69	32.6	25.5-40.6
Wake	204	119	56.9	48.8-64.6	85	43.1	35.4-51.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	196	92	44.8	37.2-52.6	104	55.2	47.4-62.8
Northeast Partnership II	293	143	47.3	41.0-53.7	150	52.7	46.3-59.0
Northeast Partnership I	230	113	49.2	42.0-56.5	117	50.8	43.5-58.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	207	117	53.3	44.9-61.5	90	46.7	38.5-55.1
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	225	98	38.9	31.9-46.5	127	61.1	53.5-68.1
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	230	115	47.9	40.8-55.2	115	52.1	44.8-59.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	202	109	55.6	47.9-63.1	93	44.4	36.9-52.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	253	155	59.5	52.5-66.2	98	40.5	33.8-47.5
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	270	130	46.3	39.7-53.2	140	53.7	46.8-60.3
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	180	106	59.2	50.8-67.0	74	40.8	33.0-49.2
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	198	105	50.6	41.3-59.9	93	49.4	40.1-58.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	212	123	58.2	50.6-65.4	89	41.8	34.6-49.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	337	196	59.3	52.6-65.6	141	40.7	34.4-47.4
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	579	272	45.2	40.6-49.8	307	54.8	50.2-59.4
No	6,830	3,874	56.3	54.8-57.8	2,956	43.7	42.2-45.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,497	1,239	48.4	46.1-50.8	1,258	51.6	49.2-53.9
Piedmont	4,030	2,390	58.7	56.7-60.6	1,640	41.3	39.4-43.3
Western NC	882	517	58.7	54.6-62.8	365	41.3	37.2-45.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	522	311	59.6	54.2-64.7	211	40.4	35.3-45.8
Northwest	1,471	846	58.9	55.7-61.9	625	41.1	38.1-44.3
Charlotte	1,052	630	58.2	54.4-61.9	422	41.8	38.1-45.6
Greensboro	989	626	63.5	59.5-67.2	363	36.5	32.8-40.5
Southern Regional	755	364	48.0	43.7-52.3	391	52.0	47.7-56.3
Coastal	408	204	48.7	43.2-54.2	204	51.3	45.8-56.8
Wake	896	505	56.3	51.9-60.6	391	43.7	39.4-48.1
Area L	332	185	54.9	48.3-61.4	147	45.1	38.6-51.7
Eastern	938	462	46.4	42.6-50.2	476	53.6	49.8-57.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,409

4,146

55.6

54.1-57.0

3,263

44.4

43.0-45.9

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

218

146

69.9

62.5-76.3

30.1

23.7-37.5

Buncombe

195

120

58.4

50.3-66.1

41.6

33.9-49.7

Cabarrus

199

118

60.9

52.9-68.4

39.1

31.6-47.1

Catawba

200

110

54.8

47.0-62.4

45.2

37.6-53.0

Cumberland

192

103

55.0

46.9-62.8

45.0

37.2-53.1

Davidson

190

110

56.7

48.2-64.8

43.3

35.2-51.8

Durham

166

113

64.6

55.7-72.6

35.4

27.4-44.3

Forsyth

229

149

65.3

57.9-72.1

34.7

27.9-42.1

Gaston

198

119

58.5

50.3-66.2

41.5

33.8-49.7

Guilford

228

152

65.1

57.8-71.8

34.9

28.2-42.2

Iredell

218

113

47.3

40.0-54.8

105

52.7

45.2-60.0

Johnston

231

115

51.7

43.6-59.8

116

48.3

40.2-56.4

Mecklenburg

264

169

59.8

52.7-66.5

40.2

33.5-47.3

New Hanover

195

107

56.6

48.8-64.0

43.4

36.0-51.2

Onslow

151

46.2

37.4-55.3

53.8

44.7-62.6

Orange

175

55.8

47.0-64.2

44.2

35.8-53.0

Pitt

151

57.5

48.3-66.2

42.5

33.8-51.7

Randolph

181

111

57.7

48.8-66.0

42.3

34.0-51.2

Robeson

188

41.9

34.1-50.1

109

58.1

49.9-65.9

Rowan

211

115

54.1

46.2-61.8

45.9

38.2-53.8

Union

192

123

67.4

59.4-74.5

32.6

25.5-40.6

Wake

204

119

56.9

48.8-64.6

43.1

35.4-51.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

196

44.8

37.2-52.6

104

55.2

47.4-62.8

Northeast Partnership II

293

143

47.3

41.0-53.7

150

52.7

46.3-59.0

Northeast Partnership I

230

113

49.2

42.0-56.5

117

50.8

43.5-58.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

207

117

53.3

44.9-61.5

46.7

38.5-55.1

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

225

38.9

31.9-46.5

127

61.1

53.5-68.1

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

230

115

47.9

40.8-55.2

115

52.1

44.8-59.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

202

109

55.6

47.9-63.1

44.4

36.9-52.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

253

155

59.5

52.5-66.2

40.5

33.8-47.5

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

270

130

46.3

39.7-53.2

140

53.7

46.8-60.3

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

180

106

59.2

50.8-67.0

40.8

33.0-49.2

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

198

105

50.6

41.3-59.9

49.4

40.1-58.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

212

123

58.2

50.6-65.4

41.8

34.6-49.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

337

196

59.3

52.6-65.6

141

40.7

34.4-47.4

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

579

272

45.2

40.6-49.8

307

54.8

50.2-59.4

6,830

3,874

56.3

54.8-57.8

2,956

43.7

42.2-45.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,497

1,239

48.4

46.1-50.8

1,258

51.6

49.2-53.9

Piedmont

4,030

2,390

58.7

56.7-60.6

1,640

41.3

39.4-43.3

Western NC

882

517

58.7

54.6-62.8

365

41.3

37.2-45.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

522

311

59.6

54.2-64.7

211

40.4

35.3-45.8

Northwest

1,471

846

58.9

55.7-61.9

625

41.1

38.1-44.3

Charlotte

1,052

630

58.2

54.4-61.9

422

41.8

38.1-45.6

Greensboro

989

626

63.5

59.5-67.2

363

36.5

32.8-40.5

Southern Regional

755

364

48.0

43.7-52.3

391

52.0

47.7-56.3

Coastal

408

204

48.7

43.2-54.2

204

51.3

45.8-56.8

Wake

896

505

56.3

51.9-60.6

391

43.7

39.4-48.1

Area L

332

185

54.9

48.3-61.4

147

45.1

38.6-51.7

Eastern

938

462

46.4

42.6-50.2

476

53.6

49.8-57.4

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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