BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a health professional ever recommended that you be tested for colon or rectal cancer?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,787	5,944	68.1	66.8-69.3	2,843	31.9	30.7-33.2
-Eastern NC	2,813	1,889	66.8	64.6-68.9	924	33.2	31.1-35.4
GENDER
Male	952	664	70.2	66.6-73.5	288	29.8	26.5-33.4
Female	1,861	1,225	64.2	61.4-66.8	636	35.8	33.2-38.6
RACE
White	2,024	1,405	68.9	66.4-71.3	619	31.1	28.7-33.6
African American	643	399	64.5	59.7-68.9	244	35.5	31.1-40.3
Other Minorities	139	80	49.4	39.1-59.7	59	50.6	40.3-60.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	51	32	59.7	42.2-75.0	19	40.3	25.0-57.8
Non-Hispanic	2,758	1,855	67.0	64.8-69.1	903	33.0	30.9-35.2
AGE
50-54	557	335	60.4	55.2-65.4	222	39.6	34.6-44.8
55-64	1,003	671	68.5	64.9-71.9	332	31.5	28.1-35.1
65-74	738	537	72.3	68.3-75.9	201	27.7	24.1-31.7
75+	515	346	65.4	60.3-70.1	169	34.6	29.9-39.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	552	330	59.8	54.3-65.2	222	40.2	34.8-45.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	965	625	63.3	59.6-66.9	340	36.7	33.1-40.4
Some Post-H.S.	610	437	71.6	67.0-75.8	173	28.4	24.2-33.0
College Graduate	682	495	73.4	69.4-77.0	187	26.6	23.0-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	455	281	60.0	54.4-65.4	174	40.0	34.6-45.6
$15,000- 24,999	521	315	59.1	53.5-64.5	206	40.9	35.5-46.5
$25,000- 34,999	340	237	68.7	62.1-74.7	103	31.3	25.3-37.9
$35,000- 49,999	343	233	70.5	64.7-75.7	110	29.5	24.3-35.3
$50,000-74,999	312	240	73.1	66.7-78.7	72	26.9	21.3-33.3
$75,000+	349	259	73.2	67.5-78.3	90	26.8	21.7-32.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,234	859	69.5	66.3-72.6	375	30.5	27.4-33.7
No	1,560	1,017	64.6	61.6-67.5	543	35.4	32.5-38.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	538	396	73.8	69.3-77.8	142	26.2	22.2-30.7
Non-Veteran	2,274	1,493	64.8	62.3-67.2	781	35.2	32.8-37.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,787

5,944

68.1

66.8-69.3

2,843

31.9

30.7-33.2

-Eastern NC

2,813

1,889

66.8

64.6-68.9

924

33.2

31.1-35.4

GENDER

Male

952

664

70.2

66.6-73.5

288

29.8

26.5-33.4

Female

1,861

1,225

64.2

61.4-66.8

636

35.8

33.2-38.6

RACE

White

2,024

1,405

68.9

66.4-71.3

619

31.1

28.7-33.6

African American

643

399

64.5

59.7-68.9

244

35.5

31.1-40.3

Other Minorities

139

49.4

39.1-59.7

50.6

40.3-60.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

59.7

42.2-75.0

40.3

25.0-57.8

Non-Hispanic

2,758

1,855

67.0

64.8-69.1

903

33.0

30.9-35.2

AGE

50-54

557

335

60.4

55.2-65.4

222

39.6

34.6-44.8

55-64

1,003

671

68.5

64.9-71.9

332

31.5

28.1-35.1

65-74

738

537

72.3

68.3-75.9

201

27.7

24.1-31.7

75+

515

346

65.4

60.3-70.1

169

34.6

29.9-39.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

552

330

59.8

54.3-65.2

222

40.2

34.8-45.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

965

625

63.3

59.6-66.9

340

36.7

33.1-40.4

Some Post-H.S.

610

437

71.6

67.0-75.8

173

28.4

24.2-33.0

College Graduate

682

495

73.4

69.4-77.0

187

26.6

23.0-30.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

455

281

60.0

54.4-65.4

174

40.0

34.6-45.6

$15,000- 24,999

521

315

59.1

53.5-64.5

206

40.9

35.5-46.5

$25,000- 34,999

340

237

68.7

62.1-74.7

103

31.3

25.3-37.9

$35,000- 49,999

343

233

70.5

64.7-75.7

110

29.5

24.3-35.3

$50,000-74,999

312

240

73.1

66.7-78.7

26.9

21.3-33.3

$75,000+

349

259

73.2

67.5-78.3

26.8

21.7-32.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,234

859

69.5

66.3-72.6

375

30.5

27.4-33.7

1,560

1,017

64.6

61.6-67.5

543

35.4

32.5-38.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

538

396

73.8

69.3-77.8

142

26.2

22.2-30.7

Non-Veteran

2,274

1,493

64.8

62.3-67.2

781

35.2

32.8-37.7

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*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.

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