BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you think people your age or older who do not have symptoms should be tested for colon or rectal cancer?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,254	7,808	94.9	94.3-95.4	446	5.1	4.6- 5.7
-Eastern NC	2,654	2,498	94.5	93.4-95.5	156	5.5	4.5- 6.6
GENDER
Male	925	884	96.0	94.4-97.2	41	4.0	2.8- 5.6
Female	1,729	1,614	93.3	91.5-94.7	115	6.7	5.3- 8.5
RACE
White	1,910	1,792	94.8	93.4-95.8	118	5.2	4.2- 6.6
African American	604	573	94.6	91.8-96.5	31	5.4	3.5- 8.2
Other Minorities	134	127	90.9	80.4-96.0	7	9.1	4.0-19.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	48	46	93.5	75.6-98.5	2	6.5	1.5-24.4
Non-Hispanic	2,602	2,448	94.6	93.4-95.5	154	5.4	4.5- 6.6
AGE
50-54	537	513	95.8	92.9-97.5	24	4.2	2.5- 7.1
55-64	964	926	95.6	93.6-97.0	38	4.4	3.0- 6.4
65-74	699	658	95.6	93.8-96.9	41	4.4	3.1- 6.2
75+	454	401	88.8	84.8-91.9	53	11.2	8.1-15.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	506	466	91.3	86.9-94.3	40	8.7	5.7-13.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	913	871	95.7	93.9-96.9	42	4.3	3.1- 6.1
Some Post-H.S.	575	533	94.2	91.7-95.9	42	5.8	4.1- 8.3
College Graduate	656	624	96.0	94.1-97.3	32	4.0	2.7- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	424	401	94.3	90.4-96.6	23	5.7	3.4- 9.6
$15,000- 24,999	489	453	92.5	88.4-95.2	36	7.5	4.8-11.6
$25,000- 34,999	328	309	95.0	91.1-97.2	19	5.0	2.8- 8.9
$35,000- 49,999	333	313	95.2	92.3-97.0	20	4.8	3.0- 7.7
$50,000-74,999	300	290	97.0	93.7-98.6	10	3.0	1.4- 6.3
$75,000+	341	329	96.4	93.4-98.0	12	3.6	2.0- 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,156	1,089	94.0	91.9-95.6	67	6.0	4.4- 8.1
No	1,480	1,392	94.9	93.4-96.0	88	5.1	4.0- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	526	496	95.2	92.7-96.8	30	4.8	3.2- 7.3
Non-Veteran	2,127	2,001	94.3	92.9-95.5	126	5.7	4.5- 7.1

*This question was asked only of respondents (male & female) 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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	8,254	7,808	94.9	94.3-95.4	446	5.1	4.6- 5.7
-Eastern NC	2,654	2,498	94.5	93.4-95.5	156	5.5	4.5- 6.6
GENDER
Male	925	884	96.0	94.4-97.2	41	4.0	2.8- 5.6
Female	1,729	1,614	93.3	91.5-94.7	115	6.7	5.3- 8.5
RACE
White	1,910	1,792	94.8	93.4-95.8	118	5.2	4.2- 6.6
African American	604	573	94.6	91.8-96.5	31	5.4	3.5- 8.2
Other Minorities	134	127	90.9	80.4-96.0	7	9.1	4.0-19.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	48	46	93.5	75.6-98.5	2	6.5	1.5-24.4
Non-Hispanic	2,602	2,448	94.6	93.4-95.5	154	5.4	4.5- 6.6
AGE
50-54	537	513	95.8	92.9-97.5	24	4.2	2.5- 7.1
55-64	964	926	95.6	93.6-97.0	38	4.4	3.0- 6.4
65-74	699	658	95.6	93.8-96.9	41	4.4	3.1- 6.2
75+	454	401	88.8	84.8-91.9	53	11.2	8.1-15.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	506	466	91.3	86.9-94.3	40	8.7	5.7-13.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	913	871	95.7	93.9-96.9	42	4.3	3.1- 6.1
Some Post-H.S.	575	533	94.2	91.7-95.9	42	5.8	4.1- 8.3
College Graduate	656	624	96.0	94.1-97.3	32	4.0	2.7- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	424	401	94.3	90.4-96.6	23	5.7	3.4- 9.6
$15,000- 24,999	489	453	92.5	88.4-95.2	36	7.5	4.8-11.6
$25,000- 34,999	328	309	95.0	91.1-97.2	19	5.0	2.8- 8.9
$35,000- 49,999	333	313	95.2	92.3-97.0	20	4.8	3.0- 7.7
$50,000-74,999	300	290	97.0	93.7-98.6	10	3.0	1.4- 6.3
$75,000+	341	329	96.4	93.4-98.0	12	3.6	2.0- 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,156	1,089	94.0	91.9-95.6	67	6.0	4.4- 8.1
No	1,480	1,392	94.9	93.4-96.0	88	5.1	4.0- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	526	496	95.2	92.7-96.8	30	4.8	3.2- 7.3
Non-Veteran	2,127	2,001	94.3	92.9-95.5	126	5.7	4.5- 7.1