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	3,807	2,273	60.0	58.1-61.9	1,534	40.0	38.1-41.9
AGE
50-54	672	317	45.2	40.6-49.9	355	54.8	50.1-59.4
55-64	1,221	720	60.8	57.4-64.1	501	39.2	35.9-42.6
65-74	1,031	686	68.1	64.7-71.5	345	31.9	28.5-35.3
75+	883	550	64.2	60.2-68.0	333	35.8	32.0-39.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	686	370	52.8	48.0-57.5	316	47.2	42.5-52.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,247	737	58.6	55.1-61.9	510	41.4	38.1-44.9
Some Post-H.S.	940	569	60.8	57.0-64.6	371	39.2	35.4-43.0
College Graduate	928	594	65.4	61.6-69.0	334	34.6	31.0-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	508	285	57.5	52.2-62.7	223	42.5	37.3-47.8
$15,000- 24,999	682	404	59.7	55.1-64.0	278	40.3	36.0-44.9
$25,000- 34,999	384	223	55.4	49.1-61.7	161	44.6	38.3-50.9
$35,000- 49,999	420	263	63.3	57.6-68.6	157	36.7	31.4-42.4
$50,000-74,999	360	230	64.5	58.5-70.2	130	35.5	29.8-41.5
$75,000+	390	235	58.7	52.8-64.5	155	41.3	35.5-47.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,634	999	62.1	59.1-65.0	635	37.9	35.0-40.9
No	2,111	1,239	58.6	56.0-61.2	872	41.4	38.8-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	23	72.1	52.7-85.7	10	27.9	14.3-47.3
Non-Veteran	3,772	2,248	59.9	58.0-61.8	1,524	40.1	38.2-42.0
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	3,807	2,273	60.0	58.1-61.9	1,534	40.0	38.1-41.9
AGE
50-54	672	317	45.2	40.6-49.9	355	54.8	50.1-59.4
55-64	1,221	720	60.8	57.4-64.1	501	39.2	35.9-42.6
65-74	1,031	686	68.1	64.7-71.5	345	31.9	28.5-35.3
75+	883	550	64.2	60.2-68.0	333	35.8	32.0-39.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	686	370	52.8	48.0-57.5	316	47.2	42.5-52.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,247	737	58.6	55.1-61.9	510	41.4	38.1-44.9
Some Post-H.S.	940	569	60.8	57.0-64.6	371	39.2	35.4-43.0
College Graduate	928	594	65.4	61.6-69.0	334	34.6	31.0-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	508	285	57.5	52.2-62.7	223	42.5	37.3-47.8
$15,000- 24,999	682	404	59.7	55.1-64.0	278	40.3	36.0-44.9
$25,000- 34,999	384	223	55.4	49.1-61.7	161	44.6	38.3-50.9
$35,000- 49,999	420	263	63.3	57.6-68.6	157	36.7	31.4-42.4
$50,000-74,999	360	230	64.5	58.5-70.2	130	35.5	29.8-41.5
$75,000+	390	235	58.7	52.8-64.5	155	41.3	35.5-47.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,634	999	62.1	59.1-65.0	635	37.9	35.0-40.9
No	2,111	1,239	58.6	56.0-61.2	872	41.4	38.8-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	23	72.1	52.7-85.7	10	27.9	14.3-47.3
Non-Veteran	3,772	2,248	59.9	58.0-61.8	1,524	40.1	38.2-42.0
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .