BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.): (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
North Carolina	7,384	4,052	55.1	53.7-56.6	3,332	44.9	43.4-46.3
-NE Partnership II	292	152	52.2	45.8-58.5	140	47.8	41.5-54.2
GENDER
Male	93	54	56.6	45.6-67.0	39	43.4	33.0-54.4
Female	199	98	48.9	41.2-56.6	101	51.1	43.4-58.8
RACE
White	199	110	56.9	49.3-64.2	89	43.1	35.8-50.7
Other	93	42	43.5	32.5-55.1	51	56.5	44.9-67.5
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	292	152	52.2	45.8-58.5	140	47.8	41.5-54.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	172	84	46.2	38.1-54.5	88	53.8	45.5-61.9
Some College +	120	68	60.9	50.9-70.0	52	39.1	30.0-49.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	172	90	51.3	42.9-59.6	82	48.7	40.4-57.1
$50,000+	46	29	66.2	50.5-79.1	17	33.8	20.9-49.5

* 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 II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	7,384	4,052	55.1	53.7-56.6	3,332	44.9	43.4-46.3
-NE Partnership II	292	152	52.2	45.8-58.5	140	47.8	41.5-54.2
GENDER
Male	93	54	56.6	45.6-67.0	39	43.4	33.0-54.4
Female	199	98	48.9	41.2-56.6	101	51.1	43.4-58.8
RACE
White	199	110	56.9	49.3-64.2	89	43.1	35.8-50.7
Other	93	42	43.5	32.5-55.1	51	56.5	44.9-67.5
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	292	152	52.2	45.8-58.5	140	47.8	41.5-54.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	172	84	46.2	38.1-54.5	88	53.8	45.5-61.9
Some College +	120	68	60.9	50.9-70.0	52	39.1	30.0-49.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	172	90	51.3	42.9-59.6	82	48.7	40.4-57.1
$50,000+	46	29	66.2	50.5-79.1	17	33.8	20.9-49.5