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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	8,787	5,944	68.1	66.8-69.3	2,843	31.9	30.7-33.2
GENDER
Male	3,085	2,158	70.0	68.0-71.9	927	30.0	28.1-32.0
Female	5,702	3,786	66.5	65.0-68.0	1,916	33.5	32.0-35.0
RACE
White	7,152	4,919	69.2	67.8-70.5	2,233	30.8	29.5-32.2
African American	1,344	855	65.9	62.7-69.0	489	34.1	31.0-37.3
Asian	21	13	60.5	34.9-81.4	8	39.5	18.6-65.1
Native American	119	70	55.2	43.3-66.5	49	44.8	33.5-56.7
Other Minorities	123	71	53.7	43.1-64.0	52	46.3	36.0-56.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	149	83	50.8	41.0-60.5	66	49.2	39.5-59.0
-English Speaking	98	61	60.7	48.3-71.9	37	39.3	28.1-51.7
-Spanish Speaking	51	22	37.2	23.2-53.8	29	62.8	46.2-76.8
Non-Hispanic	8,628	5,857	68.5	67.3-69.7	2,771	31.5	30.3-32.7
AGE
50-54	1,622	969	61.9	58.9-64.7	653	38.1	35.3-41.1
55-64	3,063	2,103	69.8	67.7-71.7	960	30.2	28.3-32.3
65-74	2,297	1,681	73.3	71.1-75.5	616	26.7	24.5-28.9
75+	1,805	1,191	66.2	63.5-68.8	614	33.8	31.2-36.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,680	975	57.1	54.0-60.1	705	42.9	39.9-46.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,769	1,829	65.7	63.5-67.8	940	34.3	32.2-36.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,008	1,411	70.6	68.0-73.0	597	29.4	27.0-32.0
College Graduate	2,308	1,715	76.1	73.9-78.1	593	23.9	21.9-26.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,295	765	59.2	55.8-62.4	530	40.8	37.6-44.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,618	1,028	61.9	58.9-64.9	590	38.1	35.1-41.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,029	698	68.7	65.1-72.2	331	31.3	27.8-34.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,059	731	68.7	65.2-72.1	328	31.3	27.9-34.8
$50,000-74,999	985	746	75.8	72.4-78.9	239	24.2	21.1-27.6
$75,000+	1,216	924	76.6	73.6-79.2	292	23.4	20.8-26.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,617	2,467	68.0	66.1-69.8	1,150	32.0	30.2-33.9
No	5,108	3,439	68.1	66.5-69.7	1,669	31.9	30.3-33.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,625	1,200	73.5	70.8-76.0	425	26.5	24.0-29.2
Non-Veteran	7,160	4,743	66.6	65.2-67.9	2,417	33.4	32.1-34.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

8,787

5,944

68.1

66.8-69.3

2,843

31.9

30.7-33.2

GENDER

Male

3,085

2,158

70.0

68.0-71.9

927

30.0

28.1-32.0

Female

5,702

3,786

66.5

65.0-68.0

1,916

33.5

32.0-35.0

RACE

White

7,152

4,919

69.2

67.8-70.5

2,233

30.8

29.5-32.2

African American

1,344

855

65.9

62.7-69.0

489

34.1

31.0-37.3

Asian

60.5

34.9-81.4

39.5

18.6-65.1

Native American

119

55.2

43.3-66.5

44.8

33.5-56.7

Other Minorities

123

53.7

43.1-64.0

46.3

36.0-56.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

149

50.8

41.0-60.5

49.2

39.5-59.0

-English Speaking

60.7

48.3-71.9

39.3

28.1-51.7

-Spanish Speaking

37.2

23.2-53.8

62.8

46.2-76.8

Non-Hispanic

8,628

5,857

68.5

67.3-69.7

2,771

31.5

30.3-32.7

AGE

50-54

1,622

969

61.9

58.9-64.7

653

38.1

35.3-41.1

55-64

3,063

2,103

69.8

67.7-71.7

960

30.2

28.3-32.3

65-74

2,297

1,681

73.3

71.1-75.5

616

26.7

24.5-28.9

75+

1,805

1,191

66.2

63.5-68.8

614

33.8

31.2-36.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,680

975

57.1

54.0-60.1

705

42.9

39.9-46.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,769

1,829

65.7

63.5-67.8

940

34.3

32.2-36.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,008

1,411

70.6

68.0-73.0

597

29.4

27.0-32.0

College Graduate

2,308

1,715

76.1

73.9-78.1

593

23.9

21.9-26.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,295

765

59.2

55.8-62.4

530

40.8

37.6-44.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,618

1,028

61.9

58.9-64.9

590

38.1

35.1-41.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,029

698

68.7

65.1-72.2

331

31.3

27.8-34.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,059

731

68.7

65.2-72.1

328

31.3

27.9-34.8

$50,000-74,999

985

746

75.8

72.4-78.9

239

24.2

21.1-27.6

$75,000+

1,216

924

76.6

73.6-79.2

292

23.4

20.8-26.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,617

2,467

68.0

66.1-69.8

1,150

32.0

30.2-33.9

5,108

3,439

68.1

66.5-69.7

1,669

31.9

30.3-33.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,625

1,200

73.5

70.8-76.0

425

26.5

24.0-29.2

Non-Veteran

7,160

4,743

66.6

65.2-67.9

2,417

33.4

32.1-34.8

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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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