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	2,108	1,238	60.6	58.1-63.1	870	39.4	36.9-41.9
AGE
50-54	400	163	40.2	34.5-46.2	237	59.8	53.8-65.5
55-64	787	458	61.0	56.7-65.1	329	39.0	34.9-43.3
65-74	561	369	68.7	64.0-72.9	192	31.3	27.1-36.0
75+	360	248	72.2	66.7-77.1	112	27.8	22.9-33.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	168	50.0	43.4-56.5	178	50.0	43.5-56.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	546	294	55.7	50.7-60.7	252	44.3	39.3-49.3
Some Post-H.S.	480	272	56.3	51.0-61.6	208	43.7	38.4-49.0
College Graduate	733	504	71.5	67.4-75.2	229	28.5	24.8-32.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	87	45.8	37.3-54.7	110	54.2	45.3-62.7
$15,000- 24,999	284	154	53.8	46.6-60.8	130	46.2	39.2-53.4
$25,000- 34,999	232	135	59.9	52.6-66.8	97	40.1	33.2-47.4
$35,000- 49,999	312	180	60.3	53.6-66.6	132	39.7	33.4-46.4
$50,000-74,999	300	183	62.4	55.7-68.7	117	37.6	31.3-44.3
$75,000+	360	242	67.4	61.1-73.1	118	32.6	26.9-38.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	814	504	61.6	57.4-65.6	310	38.4	34.4-42.6
No	1,235	703	59.9	56.6-63.2	532	40.1	36.8-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,169	760	69.1	66.0-72.1	409	30.9	27.9-34.0
Non-Veteran	929	473	50.4	46.4-54.4	456	49.6	45.6-53.6
Currently Serving	9	4	58.4	24.3-85.9	5	41.6	14.1-75.7

* 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

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	2,108	1,238	60.6	58.1-63.1	870	39.4	36.9-41.9
AGE
50-54	400	163	40.2	34.5-46.2	237	59.8	53.8-65.5
55-64	787	458	61.0	56.7-65.1	329	39.0	34.9-43.3
65-74	561	369	68.7	64.0-72.9	192	31.3	27.1-36.0
75+	360	248	72.2	66.7-77.1	112	27.8	22.9-33.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	168	50.0	43.4-56.5	178	50.0	43.5-56.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	546	294	55.7	50.7-60.7	252	44.3	39.3-49.3
Some Post-H.S.	480	272	56.3	51.0-61.6	208	43.7	38.4-49.0
College Graduate	733	504	71.5	67.4-75.2	229	28.5	24.8-32.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	87	45.8	37.3-54.7	110	54.2	45.3-62.7
$15,000- 24,999	284	154	53.8	46.6-60.8	130	46.2	39.2-53.4
$25,000- 34,999	232	135	59.9	52.6-66.8	97	40.1	33.2-47.4
$35,000- 49,999	312	180	60.3	53.6-66.6	132	39.7	33.4-46.4
$50,000-74,999	300	183	62.4	55.7-68.7	117	37.6	31.3-44.3
$75,000+	360	242	67.4	61.1-73.1	118	32.6	26.9-38.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	814	504	61.6	57.4-65.6	310	38.4	34.4-42.6
No	1,235	703	59.9	56.6-63.2	532	40.1	36.8-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,169	760	69.1	66.0-72.1	409	30.9	27.9-34.0
Non-Veteran	929	473	50.4	46.4-54.4	456	49.6	45.6-53.6
Currently Serving	9	4	58.4	24.3-85.9	5	41.6	14.1-75.7