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	7,384	4,052	55.1	53.7-56.6	3,332	44.9	43.4-46.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	6,697	3,828	57.9	56.5-59.4	2,869	42.1	40.6-43.5
No	678	222	29.8	25.6-34.4	456	70.2	65.6-74.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	132	70	49.5	38.2-60.9	62	50.5	39.1-61.8
Recommended Range	2,368	1,312	55.2	52.7-57.7	1,056	44.8	42.3-47.3
Overweight	2,729	1,516	56.2	53.8-58.6	1,213	43.8	41.4-46.2
Obese	1,805	987	55.3	52.4-58.2	818	44.7	41.8-47.6
Current Smoker
No	6,052	3,468	57.8	56.2-59.4	2,584	42.2	40.6-43.8
Yes	1,305	571	43.3	39.9-46.7	734	56.7	53.3-60.1
Binge Drinker
No	7,054	3,881	55.3	53.8-56.7	3,173	44.7	43.3-46.2
Yes	229	126	55.8	47.9-63.3	103	44.2	36.7-52.1
Heavy Drinker
No	7,135	3,929	55.4	53.9-56.8	3,206	44.6	43.2-46.1
Yes	191	97	51.9	43.3-60.5	94	48.1	39.5-56.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,278	1,253	53.0	50.4-55.6	1,025	47.0	44.4-49.6
No	5,072	2,780	56.1	54.3-57.8	2,292	43.9	42.2-45.7
Current Asthma
Yes	622	352	57.0	52.1-61.9	270	43.0	38.1-47.9
No	6,713	3,674	55.0	53.5-56.5	3,039	45.0	43.5-46.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,249	692	56.5	53.0-59.9	557	43.5	40.1-47.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	17	11	61.6	33.5-83.6	6	38.4	16.4-66.5
No	5,997	3,285	54.9	53.3-56.5	2,712	45.1	43.5-46.7
No, Bordeline Diabetes	119	64	52.8	40.8-64.5	55	47.2	35.5-59.2

* 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

Colorectal Cancer Screening--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	7,384	4,052	55.1	53.7-56.6	3,332	44.9	43.4-46.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	6,697	3,828	57.9	56.5-59.4	2,869	42.1	40.6-43.5
No	678	222	29.8	25.6-34.4	456	70.2	65.6-74.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	132	70	49.5	38.2-60.9	62	50.5	39.1-61.8
Recommended Range	2,368	1,312	55.2	52.7-57.7	1,056	44.8	42.3-47.3
Overweight	2,729	1,516	56.2	53.8-58.6	1,213	43.8	41.4-46.2
Obese	1,805	987	55.3	52.4-58.2	818	44.7	41.8-47.6
Current Smoker
No	6,052	3,468	57.8	56.2-59.4	2,584	42.2	40.6-43.8
Yes	1,305	571	43.3	39.9-46.7	734	56.7	53.3-60.1
Binge Drinker
No	7,054	3,881	55.3	53.8-56.7	3,173	44.7	43.3-46.2
Yes	229	126	55.8	47.9-63.3	103	44.2	36.7-52.1
Heavy Drinker
No	7,135	3,929	55.4	53.9-56.8	3,206	44.6	43.2-46.1
Yes	191	97	51.9	43.3-60.5	94	48.1	39.5-56.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,278	1,253	53.0	50.4-55.6	1,025	47.0	44.4-49.6
No	5,072	2,780	56.1	54.3-57.8	2,292	43.9	42.2-45.7
Current Asthma
Yes	622	352	57.0	52.1-61.9	270	43.0	38.1-47.9
No	6,713	3,674	55.0	53.5-56.5	3,039	45.0	43.5-46.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,249	692	56.5	53.0-59.9	557	43.5	40.1-47.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	17	11	61.6	33.5-83.6	6	38.4	16.4-66.5
No	5,997	3,285	54.9	53.3-56.5	2,712	45.1	43.5-46.7
No, Bordeline Diabetes	119	64	52.8	40.8-64.5	55	47.2	35.5-59.2