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	2,122	1,141	55.2	52.6-57.7	981	44.8	42.3-47.4
AGE
50-54	403	156	39.0	33.4-45.0	247	61.0	55.0-66.6
55-64	790	424	55.6	51.3-59.8	366	44.4	40.2-48.7
65-74	566	346	62.6	57.8-67.2	220	37.4	32.8-42.2
75+	363	215	62.0	56.0-67.7	148	38.0	32.3-44.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	350	165	51.0	44.5-57.5	185	49.0	42.5-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	553	273	50.4	45.3-55.4	280	49.6	44.6-54.7
Some Post-H.S.	483	274	55.8	50.4-61.0	209	44.2	39.0-49.6
College Graduate	733	427	60.0	55.6-64.2	306	40.0	35.8-44.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	201	91	48.4	39.9-57.1	110	51.6	42.9-60.1
$15,000- 24,999	289	153	50.8	43.8-57.8	136	49.2	42.2-56.2
$25,000- 34,999	233	126	56.4	49.1-63.5	107	43.6	36.5-50.9
$35,000- 49,999	312	162	52.4	45.6-59.0	150	47.6	41.0-54.4
$50,000-74,999	299	161	54.5	47.7-61.0	138	45.5	39.0-52.3
$75,000+	360	213	60.3	54.2-66.2	147	39.7	33.8-45.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	820	457	57.3	53.1-61.3	363	42.7	38.7-46.9
No	1,237	652	53.8	50.5-57.2	585	46.2	42.8-49.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,178	701	61.3	58.0-64.6	477	38.7	35.4-42.0
Non-Veteran	934	435	47.8	43.9-51.8	499	52.2	48.2-56.1
Currently Serving	9	4	41.6	13.8-76.1	5	58.4	23.9-86.2

* 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-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,122	1,141	55.2	52.6-57.7	981	44.8	42.3-47.4
AGE
50-54	403	156	39.0	33.4-45.0	247	61.0	55.0-66.6
55-64	790	424	55.6	51.3-59.8	366	44.4	40.2-48.7
65-74	566	346	62.6	57.8-67.2	220	37.4	32.8-42.2
75+	363	215	62.0	56.0-67.7	148	38.0	32.3-44.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	350	165	51.0	44.5-57.5	185	49.0	42.5-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	553	273	50.4	45.3-55.4	280	49.6	44.6-54.7
Some Post-H.S.	483	274	55.8	50.4-61.0	209	44.2	39.0-49.6
College Graduate	733	427	60.0	55.6-64.2	306	40.0	35.8-44.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	201	91	48.4	39.9-57.1	110	51.6	42.9-60.1
$15,000- 24,999	289	153	50.8	43.8-57.8	136	49.2	42.2-56.2
$25,000- 34,999	233	126	56.4	49.1-63.5	107	43.6	36.5-50.9
$35,000- 49,999	312	162	52.4	45.6-59.0	150	47.6	41.0-54.4
$50,000-74,999	299	161	54.5	47.7-61.0	138	45.5	39.0-52.3
$75,000+	360	213	60.3	54.2-66.2	147	39.7	33.8-45.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	820	457	57.3	53.1-61.3	363	42.7	38.7-46.9
No	1,237	652	53.8	50.5-57.2	585	46.2	42.8-49.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,178	701	61.3	58.0-64.6	477	38.7	35.4-42.0
Non-Veteran	934	435	47.8	43.9-51.8	499	52.2	48.2-56.1
Currently Serving	9	4	41.6	13.8-76.1	5	58.4	23.9-86.2