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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,787	5,944	68.1	66.8-69.3	2,843	31.9	30.7-33.2
-Northeastern Partnership	682	422	62.6	58.2-66.8	260	37.4	33.2-41.8
GENDER
Male	235	148	64.0	56.6-70.8	87	36.0	29.2-43.4
Female	447	274	61.4	56.1-66.5	173	38.6	33.5-43.9
RACE
White	420	264	62.4	57.0-67.6	156	37.6	32.4-43.0
African American	243	145	63.2	55.5-70.3	98	36.8	29.7-44.5
Other Minorities	16	10	55.8	28.6-79.9	6	44.2	20.1-71.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	7	58.0	22.8-86.6	3	42.0	13.4-77.2
Non-Hispanic	672	415	62.7	58.3-66.9	257	37.3	33.1-41.7
AGE
50-54	133	72	58.3	47.9-68.0	61	41.7	32.0-52.1
55-64	241	143	61.3	54.0-68.1	98	38.7	31.9-46.0
65-74	173	116	65.0	56.2-72.8	57	35.0	27.2-43.8
75+	135	91	67.5	57.7-75.9	44	32.5	24.1-42.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	173	95	58.3	48.6-67.3	78	41.7	32.7-51.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	258	156	59.4	52.2-66.2	102	40.6	33.8-47.8
Some Post-H.S.	121	79	63.9	53.7-73.1	42	36.1	26.9-46.3
College Graduate	128	92	74.3	65.1-81.7	36	25.7	18.3-34.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	78	55.5	45.1-65.4	59	44.5	34.6-54.9
$15,000- 24,999	130	69	57.1	45.6-67.8	61	42.9	32.2-54.4
$25,000- 34,999	79	54	74.4	63.1-83.2	25	25.6	16.8-36.9
$35,000- 49,999	73	44	54.8	42.3-66.7	29	45.2	33.3-57.7
$50,000-74,999	61	46	73.4	58.5-84.4	15	26.6	15.6-41.5
$75,000+	69	48	68.7	55.1-79.8	21	31.3	20.2-44.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	339	224	68.2	62.3-73.6	115	31.8	26.4-37.7
No	339	195	57.2	50.7-63.5	144	42.8	36.5-49.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	118	78	65.7	55.6-74.6	40	34.3	25.4-44.4
Non-Veteran	562	343	61.8	56.9-66.5	219	38.2	33.5-43.1

*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**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	8,787	5,944	68.1	66.8-69.3	2,843	31.9	30.7-33.2
-Northeastern Partnership	682	422	62.6	58.2-66.8	260	37.4	33.2-41.8
GENDER
Male	235	148	64.0	56.6-70.8	87	36.0	29.2-43.4
Female	447	274	61.4	56.1-66.5	173	38.6	33.5-43.9
RACE
White	420	264	62.4	57.0-67.6	156	37.6	32.4-43.0
African American	243	145	63.2	55.5-70.3	98	36.8	29.7-44.5
Other Minorities	16	10	55.8	28.6-79.9	6	44.2	20.1-71.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	7	58.0	22.8-86.6	3	42.0	13.4-77.2
Non-Hispanic	672	415	62.7	58.3-66.9	257	37.3	33.1-41.7
AGE
50-54	133	72	58.3	47.9-68.0	61	41.7	32.0-52.1
55-64	241	143	61.3	54.0-68.1	98	38.7	31.9-46.0
65-74	173	116	65.0	56.2-72.8	57	35.0	27.2-43.8
75+	135	91	67.5	57.7-75.9	44	32.5	24.1-42.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	173	95	58.3	48.6-67.3	78	41.7	32.7-51.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	258	156	59.4	52.2-66.2	102	40.6	33.8-47.8
Some Post-H.S.	121	79	63.9	53.7-73.1	42	36.1	26.9-46.3
College Graduate	128	92	74.3	65.1-81.7	36	25.7	18.3-34.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	78	55.5	45.1-65.4	59	44.5	34.6-54.9
$15,000- 24,999	130	69	57.1	45.6-67.8	61	42.9	32.2-54.4
$25,000- 34,999	79	54	74.4	63.1-83.2	25	25.6	16.8-36.9
$35,000- 49,999	73	44	54.8	42.3-66.7	29	45.2	33.3-57.7
$50,000-74,999	61	46	73.4	58.5-84.4	15	26.6	15.6-41.5
$75,000+	69	48	68.7	55.1-79.8	21	31.3	20.2-44.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	339	224	68.2	62.3-73.6	115	31.8	26.4-37.7
No	339	195	57.2	50.7-63.5	144	42.8	36.5-49.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	118	78	65.7	55.6-74.6	40	34.3	25.4-44.4
Non-Veteran	562	343	61.8	56.9-66.5	219	38.2	33.5-43.1