BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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
-Northeastern Partnership	642	602	94.7	92.6-96.2	40	5.3	3.8- 7.4
GENDER
Male	228	218	96.9	93.9-98.4	10	3.1	1.6- 6.1
Female	414	384	92.9	89.6-95.2	30	7.1	4.8-10.4
RACE
White	397	373	95.2	92.6-96.9	24	4.8	3.1- 7.4
African American	227	211	93.4	89.0-96.0	16	6.6	4.0-11.0
Other Minorities	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	633	593	94.6	92.5-96.2	40	5.4	3.8- 7.5
AGE
50-54	128	122	96.2	91.2-98.4	6	3.8	1.6- 8.8
55-64	234	224	96.3	93.1-98.1	10	3.7	1.9- 6.9
65-74	165	153	95.0	90.9-97.3	12	5.0	2.7- 9.1
75+	115	103	89.1	81.0-94.0	12	10.9	6.0-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	157	144	93.4	88.3-96.3	13	6.6	3.7-11.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	246	239	97.4	94.3-98.8	7	2.6	1.2- 5.7
Some Post-H.S.	114	105	93.8	87.6-97.0	9	6.2	3.0-12.4
College Graduate	123	112	92.0	85.1-95.8	11	8.0	4.2-14.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	128	122	95.7	90.1-98.1	6	4.3	1.9- 9.9
$15,000- 24,999	123	112	92.3	85.7-96.0	11	7.7	4.0-14.3
$25,000- 34,999	76	73	97.1	90.7-99.1	3	2.9	0.9- 9.3
$35,000- 49,999	70	67	95.8	87.4-98.7	3	4.2	1.3-12.6
$50,000-74,999	60	58	98.3	92.4-99.6	2	1.7	0.4- 7.6
$75,000+	67	63	94.3	84.8-98.0	4	5.7	2.0-15.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	319	300	94.6	91.4-96.7	19	5.4	3.3- 8.6
No	319	298	94.8	91.6-96.8	21	5.2	3.2- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	115	109	97.0	93.1-98.7	6	3.0	1.3- 6.9
Non-Veteran	525	491	94.1	91.6-95.9	34	5.9	4.1- 8.4

*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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	642	602	94.7	92.6-96.2	40	5.3	3.8- 7.4
GENDER
Male	228	218	96.9	93.9-98.4	10	3.1	1.6- 6.1
Female	414	384	92.9	89.6-95.2	30	7.1	4.8-10.4
RACE
White	397	373	95.2	92.6-96.9	24	4.8	3.1- 7.4
African American	227	211	93.4	89.0-96.0	16	6.6	4.0-11.0
Other Minorities	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	633	593	94.6	92.5-96.2	40	5.4	3.8- 7.5
AGE
50-54	128	122	96.2	91.2-98.4	6	3.8	1.6- 8.8
55-64	234	224	96.3	93.1-98.1	10	3.7	1.9- 6.9
65-74	165	153	95.0	90.9-97.3	12	5.0	2.7- 9.1
75+	115	103	89.1	81.0-94.0	12	10.9	6.0-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	157	144	93.4	88.3-96.3	13	6.6	3.7-11.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	246	239	97.4	94.3-98.8	7	2.6	1.2- 5.7
Some Post-H.S.	114	105	93.8	87.6-97.0	9	6.2	3.0-12.4
College Graduate	123	112	92.0	85.1-95.8	11	8.0	4.2-14.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	128	122	95.7	90.1-98.1	6	4.3	1.9- 9.9
$15,000- 24,999	123	112	92.3	85.7-96.0	11	7.7	4.0-14.3
$25,000- 34,999	76	73	97.1	90.7-99.1	3	2.9	0.9- 9.3
$35,000- 49,999	70	67	95.8	87.4-98.7	3	4.2	1.3-12.6
$50,000-74,999	60	58	98.3	92.4-99.6	2	1.7	0.4- 7.6
$75,000+	67	63	94.3	84.8-98.0	4	5.7	2.0-15.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	319	300	94.6	91.4-96.7	19	5.4	3.3- 8.6
No	319	298	94.8	91.6-96.8	21	5.2	3.2- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	115	109	97.0	93.1-98.7	6	3.0	1.3- 6.9
Non-Veteran	525	491	94.1	91.6-95.9	34	5.9	4.1- 8.4