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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,254 7,808 94.9 94.3-95.4 446 5.1 4.6- 5.7
GENDER
Male 2,951 2,834 96.1 95.1-96.8 117 3.9 3.2- 4.9
Female 5,303 4,974 93.9 93.1-94.7 329 6.1 5.3- 6.9
RACE
White 6,709 6,334 94.8 94.2-95.4 375 5.2 4.6- 5.8
African American 1,271 1,217 95.8 94.2-97.0 54 4.2 3.0- 5.8
Asian 20 19 91.5 58.4-98.8 1 8.5 1.2-41.6
Native American 114 109 92.9 81.3-97.5 5 7.1 2.5-18.7
Other Minorities 115 108 93.8 86.7-97.2 7 6.2 2.8-13.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 139 128 92.2 85.5-95.9 11 7.8 4.1-14.5
-English Speaking 91 85 93.0 83.7-97.2 6 7.0 2.8-16.3
-Spanish Speaking 48 43 91.1 78.6-96.6 5 8.9 3.4-21.4
Non-Hispanic 8,107 7,672 95.0 94.3-95.5 435 5.0 4.5- 5.7
AGE
50-54 1,560 1,489 95.5 94.0-96.6 71 4.5 3.4- 6.0
55-64 2,942 2,827 96.4 95.5-97.1 115 3.6 2.9- 4.5
65-74 2,181 2,077 95.4 94.2-96.3 104 4.6 3.7- 5.8
75+ 1,571 1,415 90.5 88.7-92.1 156 9.5 7.9-11.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,514 1,408 92.9 91.0-94.4 106 7.1 5.6- 9.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,605 2,471 95.2 94.2-96.1 134 4.8 3.9- 5.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,907 1,795 94.8 93.6-95.9 112 5.2 4.1- 6.4
College Graduate 2,209 2,118 96.0 94.8-96.9 91 4.0 3.1- 5.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,186 1,112 93.6 91.7-95.1 74 6.4 4.9- 8.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,501 1,412 94.2 92.5-95.6 89 5.8 4.4- 7.5
$25,000- 34,999 993 933 94.2 92.2-95.8 60 5.8 4.2- 7.8
$35,000- 49,999 1,018 967 95.6 94.0-96.8 51 4.4 3.2- 6.0
$50,000-74,999 942 911 97.2 95.5-98.2 31 2.8 1.8- 4.5
$75,000+ 1,193 1,161 97.1 95.5-98.1 32 2.9 1.9- 4.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,356 3,182 95.0 94.0-95.9 174 5.0 4.1- 6.0
No 4,843 4,576 94.8 94.0-95.6 267 5.2 4.4- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,562 1,494 96.1 94.9-97.0 68 3.9 3.0- 5.1
Non-Veteran 6,690 6,312 94.6 93.8-95.2 378 5.4 4.8- 6.2

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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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