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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,271 1,217 95.8 94.2-97.0 54 4.2 3.0- 5.8
GENDER
Male 392 377 96.6 94.1-98.1 15 3.4 1.9- 5.9
Female 879 840 95.1 92.8-96.7 39 4.9 3.3- 7.2
AGE
50-54 300 291 96.9 93.6-98.5 9 3.1 1.5- 6.4
55-64 490 477 96.7 93.8-98.3 13 3.3 1.7- 6.2
65-74 312 296 96.1 93.4-97.8 16 3.9 2.2- 6.6
75+ 169 153 91.5 85.0-95.3 16 8.5 4.7-15.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 399 379 95.0 91.5-97.1 20 5.0 2.9- 8.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 401 96.0 93.0-97.8 14 4.0 2.2- 7.0
Some Post-H.S. 241 231 97.3 94.8-98.7 10 2.7 1.3- 5.2
College Graduate 213 205 96.1 91.5-98.3 8 3.9 1.7- 8.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 322 308 95.4 91.1-97.7 14 4.6 2.3- 8.9
$15,000- 24,999 288 277 96.9 93.9-98.4 11 3.1 1.6- 6.1
$25,000- 34,999 161 155 95.5 88.8-98.3 6 4.5 1.7-11.2
$35,000- 49,999 122 116 95.4 89.6-98.0 6 4.6 2.0-10.4
$50,000-74,999 86 83 95.3 84.3-98.7 3 4.7 1.3-15.7
$75,000+ 75 74 98.9 92.6-99.8 1 1.1 0.2- 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 643 619 96.1 93.7-97.6 24 3.9 2.4- 6.3
No 615 585 95.4 93.0-97.0 30 4.6 3.0- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 161 157 98.2 94.8-99.4 4 1.8 0.6- 5.2
Non-Veteran 1,109 1,059 95.3 93.5-96.7 50 4.7 3.3- 6.5

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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.

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