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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-WHITES

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 6,709 6,334 94.8 94.2-95.4 375 5.2 4.6- 5.8
GENDER
Male 2,449 2,356 96.3 95.3-97.1 93 3.7 2.9- 4.7
Female 4,260 3,978 93.7 92.7-94.5 282 6.3 5.5- 7.3
AGE
50-54 1,177 1,120 95.3 93.5-96.6 57 4.7 3.4- 6.5
55-64 2,353 2,256 96.4 95.5-97.2 97 3.6 2.8- 4.5
65-74 1,814 1,730 95.4 94.1-96.5 84 4.6 3.5- 5.9
75+ 1,365 1,228 90.4 88.4-92.1 137 9.6 7.9-11.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,033 956 92.7 90.4-94.5 77 7.3 5.5- 9.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,118 2,001 95.0 93.8-96.0 117 5.0 4.0- 6.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,613 1,513 94.4 92.9-95.6 100 5.6 4.4- 7.1
College Graduate 1,931 1,851 96.1 94.8-97.0 80 3.9 3.0- 5.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 806 748 92.8 90.5-94.6 58 7.2 5.4- 9.5
$15,000- 24,999 1,148 1,074 93.7 91.6-95.3 74 6.3 4.7- 8.4
$25,000- 34,999 802 750 93.8 91.5-95.6 52 6.2 4.4- 8.5
$35,000- 49,999 872 830 95.8 94.1-97.0 42 4.2 3.0- 5.9
$50,000-74,999 837 810 97.5 95.9-98.5 27 2.5 1.5- 4.1
$75,000+ 1,092 1,061 96.9 95.2-98.0 31 3.1 2.0- 4.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,579 2,435 94.9 93.8-95.8 144 5.1 4.2- 6.2
No 4,091 3,865 94.9 94.0-95.7 226 5.1 4.3- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,354 1,292 95.8 94.5-96.9 62 4.2 3.1- 5.5
Non-Veteran 5,354 5,041 94.5 93.7-95.2 313 5.5 4.8- 6.3

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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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