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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Has a health professional ever recommended that you be tested for colon or rectal cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,344 855 65.9 62.7-69.0 489 34.1 31.0-37.3
GENDER
Male 406 281 71.8 66.4-76.6 125 28.2 23.4-33.6
Female 938 574 61.3 57.4-65.0 364 38.7 35.0-42.6
AGE
50-54 307 178 65.2 58.2-71.6 129 34.8 28.4-41.8
55-64 506 325 66.2 60.9-71.1 181 33.8 28.9-39.1
65-74 333 235 70.4 64.2-76.0 98 29.6 24.0-35.8
75+ 198 117 60.4 52.2-68.0 81 39.6 32.0-47.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 443 248 58.2 52.4-63.9 195 41.8 36.1-47.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 433 285 68.4 62.9-73.5 148 31.6 26.5-37.1
Some Post-H.S. 244 171 70.1 62.2-76.9 73 29.9 23.1-37.8
College Graduate 219 149 73.2 65.8-79.4 70 26.8 20.6-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 349 222 63.8 57.5-69.8 127 36.2 30.2-42.5
$15,000- 24,999 301 187 65.8 59.0-72.0 114 34.2 28.0-41.0
$25,000- 34,999 163 111 72.0 62.3-79.9 52 28.0 20.1-37.7
$35,000- 49,999 125 77 63.8 53.3-73.2 48 36.2 26.8-46.7
$50,000-74,999 86 64 70.8 57.3-81.4 22 29.2 18.6-42.7
$75,000+ 76 51 73.0 60.9-82.5 25 27.0 17.5-39.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 689 436 65.6 61.1-69.8 253 34.4 30.2-38.9
No 640 409 66.1 61.3-70.5 231 33.9 29.5-38.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 167 122 74.5 66.3-81.3 45 25.5 18.7-33.7
Non-Veteran 1,176 733 64.3 60.8-67.7 443 35.7 32.3-39.2

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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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