BRFSS 2004 - Rowan 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
-Rowan County	213	99	44.8	37.2-52.7	114	55.2	47.3-62.8
GENDER
Male	69	29	43.2	30.5-56.9	40	56.8	43.1-69.5
Female	144	70	45.9	37.0-55.2	74	54.1	44.8-63.0
RACE
White	193	91	45.5	37.5-53.7	102	54.5	46.3-62.5
Other	19	8	39.4	18.3-65.4	11	60.6	34.6-81.7
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	213	99	44.8	37.2-52.7	114	55.2	47.3-62.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	116	44	35.4	25.7-46.4	72	64.6	53.6-74.3
Some College +	97	55	56.0	44.7-66.6	42	44.0	33.4-55.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	128	59	44.1	34.4-54.3	69	55.9	45.7-65.6
$50,000+	37	16	43.2	26.9-61.0	21	56.8	39.0-73.1

* 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

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
-Rowan County	213	99	44.8	37.2-52.7	114	55.2	47.3-62.8
GENDER
Male	69	29	43.2	30.5-56.9	40	56.8	43.1-69.5
Female	144	70	45.9	37.0-55.2	74	54.1	44.8-63.0
RACE
White	193	91	45.5	37.5-53.7	102	54.5	46.3-62.5
Other	19	8	39.4	18.3-65.4	11	60.6	34.6-81.7
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	213	99	44.8	37.2-52.7	114	55.2	47.3-62.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	116	44	35.4	25.7-46.4	72	64.6	53.6-74.3
Some College +	97	55	56.0	44.7-66.6	42	44.0	33.4-55.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	128	59	44.1	34.4-54.3	69	55.9	45.7-65.6
$50,000+	37	16	43.2	26.9-61.0	21	56.8	39.0-73.1