BRFSS 2004 - Union 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
-Union County	192	123	67.4	59.4-74.5	69	32.6	25.5-40.6
GENDER
Male	58	37	67.4	52.8-79.2	21	32.6	20.8-47.2
Female	134	86	67.4	57.9-75.7	48	32.6	24.3-42.1
RACE
White	179	115	67.7	59.3-75.0	64	32.3	25.0-40.7
Other	13	8	64.1	34.0-86.1	5	35.9	13.9-66.0
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	192	123	67.4	59.4-74.5	69	32.6	25.5-40.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	83	54	66.5	54.5-76.8	29	33.5	23.2-45.5
Some College +	109	69	67.9	57.2-77.1	40	32.1	22.9-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	84	53	67.0	55.1-77.1	31	33.0	22.9-44.9
$50,000+	57	37	66.3	50.7-79.0	20	33.7	21.0-49.3

* 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: Union County

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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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
-Union County	192	123	67.4	59.4-74.5	69	32.6	25.5-40.6
GENDER
Male	58	37	67.4	52.8-79.2	21	32.6	20.8-47.2
Female	134	86	67.4	57.9-75.7	48	32.6	24.3-42.1
RACE
White	179	115	67.7	59.3-75.0	64	32.3	25.0-40.7
Other	13	8	64.1	34.0-86.1	5	35.9	13.9-66.0
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	192	123	67.4	59.4-74.5	69	32.6	25.5-40.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	83	54	66.5	54.5-76.8	29	33.5	23.2-45.5
Some College +	109	69	67.9	57.2-77.1	40	32.1	22.9-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	84	53	67.0	55.1-77.1	31	33.0	22.9-44.9
$50,000+	57	37	66.3	50.7-79.0	20	33.7	21.0-49.3