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	5,929	3,414	57.7	56.1-59.3	2,515	42.3	40.7-43.9
GENDER
Male	2,122	1,141	55.2	52.6-57.7	981	44.8	42.3-47.4
Female	3,807	2,273	60.0	58.1-61.9	1,534	40.0	38.1-41.9
AGE
50-54	1,075	473	42.4	38.8-46.1	602	57.6	53.9-61.2
55-64	2,011	1,144	58.1	55.3-60.8	867	41.9	39.2-44.7
65-74	1,597	1,032	65.5	62.5-68.3	565	34.5	31.7-37.5
75+	1,246	765	63.3	59.9-66.6	481	36.7	33.4-40.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,036	535	52.0	48.0-55.9	501	48.0	44.1-52.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,800	1,010	55.1	52.2-58.0	790	44.9	42.0-47.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,423	843	58.6	55.4-61.7	580	41.4	38.3-44.6
College Graduate	1,661	1,021	62.4	59.4-65.2	640	37.6	34.8-40.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	709	376	53.8	49.0-58.5	333	46.2	41.5-51.0
$15,000- 24,999	971	557	55.8	51.8-59.8	414	44.2	40.2-48.2
$25,000- 34,999	617	349	55.9	51.1-60.6	268	44.1	39.4-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	732	425	57.7	53.2-62.0	307	42.3	38.0-46.8
$50,000-74,999	659	391	58.8	54.1-63.3	268	41.2	36.7-45.9
$75,000+	750	448	59.7	55.3-63.9	302	40.3	36.1-44.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,454	1,456	59.9	57.5-62.4	998	40.1	37.6-42.5
No	3,348	1,891	56.3	54.2-58.4	1,457	43.7	41.6-45.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,211	724	61.5	58.1-64.7	487	38.5	35.3-41.9
Non-Veteran	4,706	2,683	56.4	54.6-58.2	2,023	43.6	41.8-45.4
Currently Serving	11	6	47.4	18.2-78.5	5	52.6	21.5-81.8

* 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	5,929	3,414	57.7	56.1-59.3	2,515	42.3	40.7-43.9
GENDER
Male	2,122	1,141	55.2	52.6-57.7	981	44.8	42.3-47.4
Female	3,807	2,273	60.0	58.1-61.9	1,534	40.0	38.1-41.9
AGE
50-54	1,075	473	42.4	38.8-46.1	602	57.6	53.9-61.2
55-64	2,011	1,144	58.1	55.3-60.8	867	41.9	39.2-44.7
65-74	1,597	1,032	65.5	62.5-68.3	565	34.5	31.7-37.5
75+	1,246	765	63.3	59.9-66.6	481	36.7	33.4-40.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,036	535	52.0	48.0-55.9	501	48.0	44.1-52.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,800	1,010	55.1	52.2-58.0	790	44.9	42.0-47.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,423	843	58.6	55.4-61.7	580	41.4	38.3-44.6
College Graduate	1,661	1,021	62.4	59.4-65.2	640	37.6	34.8-40.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	709	376	53.8	49.0-58.5	333	46.2	41.5-51.0
$15,000- 24,999	971	557	55.8	51.8-59.8	414	44.2	40.2-48.2
$25,000- 34,999	617	349	55.9	51.1-60.6	268	44.1	39.4-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	732	425	57.7	53.2-62.0	307	42.3	38.0-46.8
$50,000-74,999	659	391	58.8	54.1-63.3	268	41.2	36.7-45.9
$75,000+	750	448	59.7	55.3-63.9	302	40.3	36.1-44.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,454	1,456	59.9	57.5-62.4	998	40.1	37.6-42.5
No	3,348	1,891	56.3	54.2-58.4	1,457	43.7	41.6-45.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,211	724	61.5	58.1-64.7	487	38.5	35.3-41.9
Non-Veteran	4,706	2,683	56.4	54.6-58.2	2,023	43.6	41.8-45.4
Currently Serving	11	6	47.4	18.2-78.5	5	52.6	21.5-81.8