BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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
-Piedmont NC	4,579	4,343	95.1	94.3-95.8	236	4.9	4.2- 5.7
GENDER
Male	1,666	1,601	95.7	94.3-96.8	65	4.3	3.2- 5.7
Female	2,913	2,742	94.6	93.6-95.5	171	5.4	4.5- 6.4
RACE
White	3,849	3,640	94.8	93.9-95.6	209	5.2	4.4- 6.1
African American	628	608	97.0	94.9-98.2	20	3.0	1.8- 5.1
Other Minorities	83	80	97.8	93.1-99.3	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	71	92.0	83.4-96.4	8	8.0	3.6-16.6
Non-Hispanic	4,496	4,268	95.2	94.4-95.9	228	4.8	4.1- 5.6
AGE
50-54	865	826	95.4	93.2-96.9	39	4.6	3.1- 6.8
55-64	1,625	1,561	96.7	95.6-97.6	64	3.3	2.4- 4.4
65-74	1,205	1,152	95.4	93.8-96.7	53	4.6	3.3- 6.2
75+	884	804	91.1	88.5-93.1	80	8.9	6.9-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	806	753	93.6	91.2-95.3	53	6.4	4.7- 8.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,390	1,309	94.6	93.1-95.9	81	5.4	4.1- 6.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,100	1,046	95.6	93.9-96.8	54	4.4	3.2- 6.1
College Graduate	1,274	1,228	96.3	94.6-97.4	46	3.7	2.6- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	592	554	93.9	91.3-95.7	38	6.1	4.3- 8.7
$15,000- 24,999	813	770	94.6	92.5-96.2	43	5.4	3.8- 7.5
$25,000- 34,999	534	502	94.9	92.4-96.5	32	5.1	3.5- 7.6
$35,000- 49,999	553	527	95.5	93.1-97.1	26	4.5	2.9- 6.9
$50,000-74,999	544	527	97.4	95.2-98.6	17	2.6	1.4- 4.8
$75,000+	743	724	96.9	94.5-98.3	19	3.1	1.7- 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,773	1,688	95.7	94.5-96.7	85	4.3	3.3- 5.5
No	2,775	2,627	94.9	93.7-95.8	148	5.1	4.2- 6.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	827	796	96.4	94.7-97.6	31	3.6	2.4- 5.3
Non-Veteran	3,751	3,546	94.8	93.9-95.6	205	5.2	4.4- 6.1

*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: Piedmont North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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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
-Piedmont NC	4,579	4,343	95.1	94.3-95.8	236	4.9	4.2- 5.7
GENDER
Male	1,666	1,601	95.7	94.3-96.8	65	4.3	3.2- 5.7
Female	2,913	2,742	94.6	93.6-95.5	171	5.4	4.5- 6.4
RACE
White	3,849	3,640	94.8	93.9-95.6	209	5.2	4.4- 6.1
African American	628	608	97.0	94.9-98.2	20	3.0	1.8- 5.1
Other Minorities	83	80	97.8	93.1-99.3	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	71	92.0	83.4-96.4	8	8.0	3.6-16.6
Non-Hispanic	4,496	4,268	95.2	94.4-95.9	228	4.8	4.1- 5.6
AGE
50-54	865	826	95.4	93.2-96.9	39	4.6	3.1- 6.8
55-64	1,625	1,561	96.7	95.6-97.6	64	3.3	2.4- 4.4
65-74	1,205	1,152	95.4	93.8-96.7	53	4.6	3.3- 6.2
75+	884	804	91.1	88.5-93.1	80	8.9	6.9-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	806	753	93.6	91.2-95.3	53	6.4	4.7- 8.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,390	1,309	94.6	93.1-95.9	81	5.4	4.1- 6.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,100	1,046	95.6	93.9-96.8	54	4.4	3.2- 6.1
College Graduate	1,274	1,228	96.3	94.6-97.4	46	3.7	2.6- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	592	554	93.9	91.3-95.7	38	6.1	4.3- 8.7
$15,000- 24,999	813	770	94.6	92.5-96.2	43	5.4	3.8- 7.5
$25,000- 34,999	534	502	94.9	92.4-96.5	32	5.1	3.5- 7.6
$35,000- 49,999	553	527	95.5	93.1-97.1	26	4.5	2.9- 6.9
$50,000-74,999	544	527	97.4	95.2-98.6	17	2.6	1.4- 4.8
$75,000+	743	724	96.9	94.5-98.3	19	3.1	1.7- 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,773	1,688	95.7	94.5-96.7	85	4.3	3.3- 5.5
No	2,775	2,627	94.9	93.7-95.8	148	5.1	4.2- 6.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	827	796	96.4	94.7-97.6	31	3.6	2.4- 5.3
Non-Veteran	3,751	3,546	94.8	93.9-95.6	205	5.2	4.4- 6.1