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	3,803	2,122	55.0	53.0-56.9	1,681	45.0	43.1-47.0
AGE
50-54	671	267	38.2	33.8-42.7	404	61.8	57.3-66.2
55-64	1,222	672	54.1	50.6-57.5	550	45.9	42.5-49.4
65-74	1,031	658	65.0	61.4-68.4	373	35.0	31.6-38.6
75+	879	525	61.8	57.8-65.6	354	38.2	34.4-42.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	688	339	49.2	44.5-53.9	349	50.8	46.1-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,240	656	49.9	46.4-53.3	584	50.1	46.7-53.6
Some Post-H.S.	939	557	58.6	54.7-62.4	382	41.4	37.6-45.3
College Graduate	930	569	61.5	57.6-65.2	361	38.5	34.8-42.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	508	246	47.5	42.2-52.9	262	52.5	47.1-57.8
$15,000- 24,999	680	364	52.9	48.4-57.4	316	47.1	42.6-51.6
$25,000- 34,999	383	219	53.8	47.4-60.1	164	46.2	39.9-52.6
$35,000- 49,999	414	246	58.0	52.2-63.7	168	42.0	36.3-47.8
$50,000-74,999	362	217	59.4	53.3-65.3	145	40.6	34.7-46.7
$75,000+	390	214	54.0	48.1-59.8	176	46.0	40.2-51.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,637	956	57.0	54.0-60.0	681	43.0	40.0-46.0
No	2,107	1,138	53.6	50.9-56.2	969	46.4	43.8-49.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	21	65.8	46.1-81.2	12	34.2	18.8-53.9
Non-Veteran	3,768	2,101	54.9	52.9-56.9	1,667	45.1	43.1-47.1
Currently Serving	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .

* 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-WHITE FEMALES

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	3,803	2,122	55.0	53.0-56.9	1,681	45.0	43.1-47.0
AGE
50-54	671	267	38.2	33.8-42.7	404	61.8	57.3-66.2
55-64	1,222	672	54.1	50.6-57.5	550	45.9	42.5-49.4
65-74	1,031	658	65.0	61.4-68.4	373	35.0	31.6-38.6
75+	879	525	61.8	57.8-65.6	354	38.2	34.4-42.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	688	339	49.2	44.5-53.9	349	50.8	46.1-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,240	656	49.9	46.4-53.3	584	50.1	46.7-53.6
Some Post-H.S.	939	557	58.6	54.7-62.4	382	41.4	37.6-45.3
College Graduate	930	569	61.5	57.6-65.2	361	38.5	34.8-42.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	508	246	47.5	42.2-52.9	262	52.5	47.1-57.8
$15,000- 24,999	680	364	52.9	48.4-57.4	316	47.1	42.6-51.6
$25,000- 34,999	383	219	53.8	47.4-60.1	164	46.2	39.9-52.6
$35,000- 49,999	414	246	58.0	52.2-63.7	168	42.0	36.3-47.8
$50,000-74,999	362	217	59.4	53.3-65.3	145	40.6	34.7-46.7
$75,000+	390	214	54.0	48.1-59.8	176	46.0	40.2-51.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,637	956	57.0	54.0-60.0	681	43.0	40.0-46.0
No	2,107	1,138	53.6	50.9-56.2	969	46.4	43.8-49.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	21	65.8	46.1-81.2	12	34.2	18.8-53.9
Non-Veteran	3,768	2,101	54.9	52.9-56.9	1,667	45.1	43.1-47.1
Currently Serving	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .