BRFSS 2005 - Northeast Partnership II**: (Do you think people your age or older who do not have symptoms should be tested for colon or rectal cancer?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,254	7,808	94.9	94.3-95.4	446	5.1	4.6- 5.7
-Northeast Partnership II	268	255	96.4	93.6-98.0	13	3.6	2.0- 6.4
GENDER
Male	91	89	98.8	95.0-99.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0
Female	177	166	94.4	89.7-97.1	11	5.6	2.9-10.3
RACE
White	182	173	96.6	93.3-98.3	9	3.4	1.7- 6.7
Other	86	82	96.2	89.5-98.7	4	3.8	1.3-10.5
AGE
45+	268	255	96.4	93.6-98.0	13	3.6	2.0- 6.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	166	159	96.7	92.6-98.5	7	3.3	1.5- 7.4
Some College +	102	96	96.0	91.0-98.3	6	4.0	1.7- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	167	160	97.2	93.9-98.7	7	2.8	1.3- 6.1
$50,000+	59	58	98.4	89.6-99.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.4

*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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	8,254	7,808	94.9	94.3-95.4	446	5.1	4.6- 5.7
-Northeast Partnership II	268	255	96.4	93.6-98.0	13	3.6	2.0- 6.4
GENDER
Male	91	89	98.8	95.0-99.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0
Female	177	166	94.4	89.7-97.1	11	5.6	2.9-10.3
RACE
White	182	173	96.6	93.3-98.3	9	3.4	1.7- 6.7
Other	86	82	96.2	89.5-98.7	4	3.8	1.3-10.5
AGE
45+	268	255	96.4	93.6-98.0	13	3.6	2.0- 6.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	166	159	96.7	92.6-98.5	7	3.3	1.5- 7.4
Some College +	102	96	96.0	91.0-98.3	6	4.0	1.7- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	167	160	97.2	93.9-98.7	7	2.8	1.3- 6.1
$50,000+	59	58	98.4	89.6-99.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.4