BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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
-Mountain AHEC	612	584	95.3	92.9-96.9	28	4.7	3.1- 7.1
GENDER
Male	210	205	97.6	94.1-99.0	5	2.4	1.0- 5.9
Female	402	379	93.5	89.7-95.9	23	6.5	4.1-10.3
RACE
White	560	534	95.4	92.9-97.1	26	4.6	2.9- 7.1
African American	26	25	95.0	71.6-99.3	1	5.0	0.7-28.4
Other Minorities	26	25	93.5	65.4-99.1	1	6.5	0.9-34.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	602	574	95.2	92.8-96.9	28	4.8	3.1- 7.2
AGE
50-54	95	92	97.8	93.2-99.3	3	2.2	0.7- 6.8
55-64	204	199	98.0	94.8-99.3	5	2.0	0.7- 5.2
65-74	169	162	93.3	86.0-96.9	7	6.7	3.1-14.0
75+	144	131	91.6	84.6-95.5	13	8.4	4.5-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	96	94.8	88.6-97.7	7	5.2	2.3-11.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	176	172	97.8	93.7-99.2	4	2.2	0.8- 6.3
Some Post-H.S.	151	142	94.6	88.7-97.5	9	5.4	2.5-11.3
College Graduate	180	173	94.5	88.0-97.6	7	5.5	2.4-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	98	92	94.5	87.4-97.7	6	5.5	2.3-12.6
$15,000- 24,999	117	112	95.7	88.2-98.5	5	4.3	1.5-11.8
$25,000- 34,999	79	74	93.1	83.7-97.3	5	6.9	2.7-16.3
$35,000- 49,999	75	71	95.0	86.5-98.3	4	5.0	1.7-13.5
$50,000-74,999	67	66	97.9	86.6-99.7	1	2.1	0.3-13.4
$75,000+	66	66	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	255	245	96.3	92.3-98.2	10	3.7	1.8- 7.7
No	354	337	94.8	91.4-96.9	17	5.2	3.1- 8.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	125	123	98.3	93.2-99.6	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8
Non-Veteran	487	461	94.3	91.2-96.3	26	5.7	3.7- 8.8

*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: Mountain AHEC**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Do you think people your age or older who do not have symptoms should be tested for colon or rectal cancer?

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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
-Mountain AHEC	612	584	95.3	92.9-96.9	28	4.7	3.1- 7.1
GENDER
Male	210	205	97.6	94.1-99.0	5	2.4	1.0- 5.9
Female	402	379	93.5	89.7-95.9	23	6.5	4.1-10.3
RACE
White	560	534	95.4	92.9-97.1	26	4.6	2.9- 7.1
African American	26	25	95.0	71.6-99.3	1	5.0	0.7-28.4
Other Minorities	26	25	93.5	65.4-99.1	1	6.5	0.9-34.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	602	574	95.2	92.8-96.9	28	4.8	3.1- 7.2
AGE
50-54	95	92	97.8	93.2-99.3	3	2.2	0.7- 6.8
55-64	204	199	98.0	94.8-99.3	5	2.0	0.7- 5.2
65-74	169	162	93.3	86.0-96.9	7	6.7	3.1-14.0
75+	144	131	91.6	84.6-95.5	13	8.4	4.5-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	96	94.8	88.6-97.7	7	5.2	2.3-11.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	176	172	97.8	93.7-99.2	4	2.2	0.8- 6.3
Some Post-H.S.	151	142	94.6	88.7-97.5	9	5.4	2.5-11.3
College Graduate	180	173	94.5	88.0-97.6	7	5.5	2.4-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	98	92	94.5	87.4-97.7	6	5.5	2.3-12.6
$15,000- 24,999	117	112	95.7	88.2-98.5	5	4.3	1.5-11.8
$25,000- 34,999	79	74	93.1	83.7-97.3	5	6.9	2.7-16.3
$35,000- 49,999	75	71	95.0	86.5-98.3	4	5.0	1.7-13.5
$50,000-74,999	67	66	97.9	86.6-99.7	1	2.1	0.3-13.4
$75,000+	66	66	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	255	245	96.3	92.3-98.2	10	3.7	1.8- 7.7
No	354	337	94.8	91.4-96.9	17	5.2	3.1- 8.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	125	123	98.3	93.2-99.6	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8
Non-Veteran	487	461	94.3	91.2-96.3	26	5.7	3.7- 8.8