BRFSS 2004 - Rowan County: (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
-Rowan County	211	115	54.1	46.2-61.8	96	45.9	38.2-53.8
GENDER
Male	68	36	56.2	42.7-68.9	32	43.8	31.1-57.3
Female	143	79	52.5	43.2-61.7	64	47.5	38.3-56.8
RACE
White	190	108	56.4	48.1-64.4	82	43.6	35.6-51.9
Other	20	6	31.3	13.2-57.8	14	68.7	42.2-86.8
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	211	115	54.1	46.2-61.8	96	45.9	38.2-53.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	113	57	49.0	38.1-60.0	56	51.0	40.0-61.9
Some College +	98	58	59.9	48.7-70.2	40	40.1	29.8-51.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	128	66	50.7	40.6-60.8	62	49.3	39.2-59.4
$50,000+	37	25	68.6	50.5-82.3	12	31.4	17.7-49.5

* 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: Rowan County

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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?*

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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
-Rowan County	211	115	54.1	46.2-61.8	96	45.9	38.2-53.8
GENDER
Male	68	36	56.2	42.7-68.9	32	43.8	31.1-57.3
Female	143	79	52.5	43.2-61.7	64	47.5	38.3-56.8
RACE
White	190	108	56.4	48.1-64.4	82	43.6	35.6-51.9
Other	20	6	31.3	13.2-57.8	14	68.7	42.2-86.8
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	211	115	54.1	46.2-61.8	96	45.9	38.2-53.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	113	57	49.0	38.1-60.0	56	51.0	40.0-61.9
Some College +	98	58	59.9	48.7-70.2	40	40.1	29.8-51.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	128	66	50.7	40.6-60.8	62	49.3	39.2-59.4
$50,000+	37	25	68.6	50.5-82.3	12	31.4	17.7-49.5