BRFSS 2004 - Union 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
-Union County	193	107	57.7	49.2-65.7	86	42.3	34.3-50.8
GENDER
Male	57	31	55.3	40.1-69.6	26	44.7	30.4-59.9
Female	136	76	59.2	49.3-68.4	60	40.8	31.6-50.7
RACE
White	180	99	57.8	49.0-66.2	81	42.2	33.8-51.0
Other	13	8	55.3	26.8-80.7	5	44.7	19.3-73.2
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	193	107	57.7	49.2-65.7	86	42.3	34.3-50.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	82	51	62.2	49.9-73.1	31	37.8	26.9-50.1
Some College +	111	56	55.1	43.7-66.0	55	44.9	34.0-56.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	84	49	60.9	48.7-71.9	35	39.1	28.1-51.3
$50,000+	56	26	50.7	34.5-66.7	30	49.3	33.3-65.5

* 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: Union 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
-Union County	193	107	57.7	49.2-65.7	86	42.3	34.3-50.8
GENDER
Male	57	31	55.3	40.1-69.6	26	44.7	30.4-59.9
Female	136	76	59.2	49.3-68.4	60	40.8	31.6-50.7
RACE
White	180	99	57.8	49.0-66.2	81	42.2	33.8-51.0
Other	13	8	55.3	26.8-80.7	5	44.7	19.3-73.2
AGE
18-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45+	193	107	57.7	49.2-65.7	86	42.3	34.3-50.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	82	51	62.2	49.9-73.1	31	37.8	26.9-50.1
Some College +	111	56	55.1	43.7-66.0	55	44.9	34.0-56.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	84	49	60.9	48.7-71.9	35	39.1	28.1-51.3
$50,000+	56	26	50.7	34.5-66.7	30	49.3	33.3-65.5