BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western 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?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,409	4,146	55.6	54.1-57.0	3,263	44.4	43.0-45.9
-Piedmont NC	4,030	2,390	58.7	56.7-60.6	1,640	41.3	39.4-43.3
GENDER
Male	1,425	776	55.0	51.8-58.2	649	45.0	41.8-48.2
Female	2,605	1,614	62.0	59.6-64.3	991	38.0	35.7-40.4
RACE
White	3,361	2,050	60.9	58.8-63.0	1,311	39.1	37.0-41.2
African American	590	316	53.2	48.0-58.2	274	46.8	41.8-52.0
Other Minorities	7	2	31.2	7.0-73.2	5	68.8	26.8-93.0
AGE
50-54	764	360	45.2	40.8-49.6	404	54.8	50.4-59.2
55-64	1,389	814	59.1	55.7-62.4	575	40.9	37.6-44.3
65-74	1,053	692	65.3	61.5-68.9	361	34.7	31.1-38.5
75+	824	524	65.4	61.3-69.4	300	34.6	30.6-38.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	801	432	53.0	48.3-57.5	369	47.0	42.5-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,174	683	56.5	52.8-60.0	491	43.5	40.0-47.2
Some Post-H.S.	949	578	59.7	55.7-63.6	371	40.3	36.4-44.3
College Graduate	1,099	694	63.2	59.5-66.7	405	36.8	33.3-40.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	528	286	53.8	48.4-59.1	242	46.2	40.9-51.6
$15,000- 24,999	681	396	55.0	50.1-59.9	285	45.0	40.1-49.9
$25,000- 34,999	386	230	59.2	53.0-65.2	156	40.8	34.8-47.0
$35,000- 49,999	483	286	58.5	53.0-63.8	197	41.5	36.2-47.0
$50,000-74,999	425	273	62.1	56.0-67.8	152	37.9	32.2-44.0
$75,000+	505	311	60.3	54.9-65.5	194	39.7	34.5-45.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,634	998	61.2	58.2-64.2	636	38.8	35.8-41.8
No	2,307	1,342	57.4	54.8-59.9	965	42.6	40.1-45.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	748	466	62.5	58.2-66.6	282	37.5	33.4-41.8
Non-Veteran	3,276	1,920	57.5	55.3-59.7	1,356	42.5	40.3-44.7
Currently Serving	5	3	51.2	13.5-87.5	2	48.8	12.5-86.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,409

4,146

55.6

54.1-57.0

3,263

44.4

43.0-45.9

-Piedmont NC

4,030

2,390

58.7

56.7-60.6

1,640

41.3

39.4-43.3

GENDER

Male

1,425

776

55.0

51.8-58.2

649

45.0

41.8-48.2

Female

2,605

1,614

62.0

59.6-64.3

991

38.0

35.7-40.4

RACE

White

3,361

2,050

60.9

58.8-63.0

1,311

39.1

37.0-41.2

African American

590

316

53.2

48.0-58.2

274

46.8

41.8-52.0

Other Minorities

31.2

7.0-73.2

68.8

26.8-93.0

AGE

50-54

764

360

45.2

40.8-49.6

404

54.8

50.4-59.2

55-64

1,389

814

59.1

55.7-62.4

575

40.9

37.6-44.3

65-74

1,053

692

65.3

61.5-68.9

361

34.7

31.1-38.5

75+

824

524

65.4

61.3-69.4

300

34.6

30.6-38.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

801

432

53.0

48.3-57.5

369

47.0

42.5-51.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,174

683

56.5

52.8-60.0

491

43.5

40.0-47.2

Some Post-H.S.

949

578

59.7

55.7-63.6

371

40.3

36.4-44.3

College Graduate

1,099

694

63.2

59.5-66.7

405

36.8

33.3-40.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

528

286

53.8

48.4-59.1

242

46.2

40.9-51.6

$15,000- 24,999

681

396

55.0

50.1-59.9

285

45.0

40.1-49.9

$25,000- 34,999

386

230

59.2

53.0-65.2

156

40.8

34.8-47.0

$35,000- 49,999

483

286

58.5

53.0-63.8

197

41.5

36.2-47.0

$50,000-74,999

425

273

62.1

56.0-67.8

152

37.9

32.2-44.0

$75,000+

505

311

60.3

54.9-65.5

194

39.7

34.5-45.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,634

998

61.2

58.2-64.2

636

38.8

35.8-41.8

2,307

1,342

57.4

54.8-59.9

965

42.6

40.1-45.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

748

466

62.5

58.2-66.6

282

37.5

33.4-41.8

Non-Veteran

3,276

1,920

57.5

55.3-59.7

1,356

42.5

40.3-44.7

Currently Serving

51.2

13.5-87.5

48.8

12.5-86.5

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* 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.

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