BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren): (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
North Carolina	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
-NE Partnership I	230	113	49.2	42.0-56.5	117	50.8	43.5-58.0
GENDER
Male	83	37	46.2	34.8-57.9	46	53.8	42.1-65.2
Female	147	76	52.0	43.1-60.8	71	48.0	39.2-56.9
RACE
White	115	58	47.5	37.6-57.6	57	52.5	42.4-62.4
Other	115	55	50.7	40.4-61.0	60	49.3	39.0-59.6
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	230	113	49.2	42.0-56.5	117	50.8	43.5-58.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	155	73	48.0	39.2-56.9	82	52.0	43.1-60.8
Some College +	75	40	51.5	39.1-63.8	35	48.5	36.2-60.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	146	67	46.8	37.9-56.0	79	53.2	44.0-62.1
$50,000+	23	12	52.4	31.3-72.7	11	47.6	27.3-68.7

* 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: NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
-NE Partnership I	230	113	49.2	42.0-56.5	117	50.8	43.5-58.0
GENDER
Male	83	37	46.2	34.8-57.9	46	53.8	42.1-65.2
Female	147	76	52.0	43.1-60.8	71	48.0	39.2-56.9
RACE
White	115	58	47.5	37.6-57.6	57	52.5	42.4-62.4
Other	115	55	50.7	40.4-61.0	60	49.3	39.0-59.6
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	230	113	49.2	42.0-56.5	117	50.8	43.5-58.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	155	73	48.0	39.2-56.9	82	52.0	43.1-60.8
Some College +	75	40	51.5	39.1-63.8	35	48.5	36.2-60.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	146	67	46.8	37.9-56.0	79	53.2	44.0-62.1
$50,000+	23	12	52.4	31.3-72.7	11	47.6	27.3-68.7