BRFSS 2004 - New Hanover County: (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
-New Hanover County	195	125	65.2	57.5-72.2	70	34.8	27.8-42.5
GENDER
Male	75	50	67.0	54.6-77.4	25	33.0	22.6-45.4
Female	120	75	63.6	53.8-72.4	45	36.4	27.6-46.2
RACE
White	159	106	68.7	60.3-76.1	53	31.3	23.9-39.7
Other	34	18	50.3	32.5-68.0	16	49.7	32.0-67.5
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	195	125	65.2	57.5-72.2	70	34.8	27.8-42.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	69	35	54.7	41.9-66.9	34	45.3	33.1-58.1
Some College +	125	90	71.2	61.3-79.3	35	28.8	20.7-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	95	64	65.6	53.9-75.7	31	34.4	24.3-46.1
$50,000+	44	26	62.1	46.4-75.6	18	37.9	24.4-53.6

* 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: New Hanover County

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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%)
North Carolina	7,384	4,052	55.1	53.7-56.6	3,332	44.9	43.4-46.3
-New Hanover County	195	125	65.2	57.5-72.2	70	34.8	27.8-42.5
GENDER
Male	75	50	67.0	54.6-77.4	25	33.0	22.6-45.4
Female	120	75	63.6	53.8-72.4	45	36.4	27.6-46.2
RACE
White	159	106	68.7	60.3-76.1	53	31.3	23.9-39.7
Other	34	18	50.3	32.5-68.0	16	49.7	32.0-67.5
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	195	125	65.2	57.5-72.2	70	34.8	27.8-42.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	69	35	54.7	41.9-66.9	34	45.3	33.1-58.1
Some College +	125	90	71.2	61.3-79.3	35	28.8	20.7-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	95	64	65.6	53.9-75.7	31	34.4	24.3-46.1
$50,000+	44	26	62.1	46.4-75.6	18	37.9	24.4-53.6