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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,787	5,944	68.1	66.8-69.3	2,843	31.9	30.7-33.2
-Piedmont NC	4,870	3,339	69.4	67.8-71.0	1,531	30.6	29.0-32.2
GENDER
Male	1,741	1,229	70.6	67.9-73.1	512	29.4	26.9-32.1
Female	3,129	2,110	68.4	66.4-70.4	1,019	31.6	29.6-33.6
RACE
White	4,103	2,850	70.6	68.8-72.2	1,253	29.4	27.8-31.2
African American	659	428	66.9	62.4-71.2	231	33.1	28.8-37.6
Other Minorities	87	50	53.5	40.8-65.7	37	46.5	34.3-59.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	82	43	46.2	33.9-59.0	39	53.8	41.0-66.1
Non-Hispanic	4,783	3,294	70.1	68.5-71.7	1,489	29.9	28.3-31.5
AGE
50-54	899	543	63.5	59.5-67.3	356	36.5	32.7-40.5
55-64	1,688	1,185	71.5	68.7-74.0	503	28.5	26.0-31.3
65-74	1,262	939	74.9	71.9-77.7	323	25.1	22.3-28.1
75+	1,021	672	66.5	62.9-69.9	349	33.5	30.1-37.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	897	524	57.4	53.3-61.4	373	42.6	38.6-46.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,482	994	66.7	63.7-69.7	488	33.3	30.3-36.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,150	818	72.3	69.0-75.4	332	27.7	24.6-31.0
College Graduate	1,330	996	76.6	73.7-79.2	334	23.4	20.8-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	647	374	58.0	53.2-62.8	273	42.0	37.2-46.8
$15,000- 24,999	881	590	65.8	61.8-69.7	291	34.2	30.3-38.2
$25,000- 34,999	554	371	68.1	63.0-72.9	183	31.9	27.1-37.0
$35,000- 49,999	577	398	67.9	63.1-72.3	179	32.1	27.7-36.9
$50,000-74,999	567	425	76.0	71.4-80.1	142	24.0	19.9-28.6
$75,000+	757	579	77.2	73.5-80.6	178	22.8	19.4-26.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,913	1,310	68.2	65.6-70.8	603	31.8	29.2-34.4
No	2,921	2,008	70.2	68.1-72.2	913	29.8	27.8-31.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	869	642	73.3	69.6-76.7	227	26.7	23.3-30.4
Non-Veteran	4,000	2,696	68.4	66.6-70.2	1,304	31.6	29.8-33.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,787

5,944

68.1

66.8-69.3

2,843

31.9

30.7-33.2

-Piedmont NC

4,870

3,339

69.4

67.8-71.0

1,531

30.6

29.0-32.2

GENDER

Male

1,741

1,229

70.6

67.9-73.1

512

29.4

26.9-32.1

Female

3,129

2,110

68.4

66.4-70.4

1,019

31.6

29.6-33.6

RACE

White

4,103

2,850

70.6

68.8-72.2

1,253

29.4

27.8-31.2

African American

659

428

66.9

62.4-71.2

231

33.1

28.8-37.6

Other Minorities

53.5

40.8-65.7

46.5

34.3-59.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

46.2

33.9-59.0

53.8

41.0-66.1

Non-Hispanic

4,783

3,294

70.1

68.5-71.7

1,489

29.9

28.3-31.5

AGE

50-54

899

543

63.5

59.5-67.3

356

36.5

32.7-40.5

55-64

1,688

1,185

71.5

68.7-74.0

503

28.5

26.0-31.3

65-74

1,262

939

74.9

71.9-77.7

323

25.1

22.3-28.1

75+

1,021

672

66.5

62.9-69.9

349

33.5

30.1-37.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

897

524

57.4

53.3-61.4

373

42.6

38.6-46.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,482

994

66.7

63.7-69.7

488

33.3

30.3-36.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,150

818

72.3

69.0-75.4

332

27.7

24.6-31.0

College Graduate

1,330

996

76.6

73.7-79.2

334

23.4

20.8-26.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

647

374

58.0

53.2-62.8

273

42.0

37.2-46.8

$15,000- 24,999

881

590

65.8

61.8-69.7

291

34.2

30.3-38.2

$25,000- 34,999

554

371

68.1

63.0-72.9

183

31.9

27.1-37.0

$35,000- 49,999

577

398

67.9

63.1-72.3

179

32.1

27.7-36.9

$50,000-74,999

567

425

76.0

71.4-80.1

142

24.0

19.9-28.6

$75,000+

757

579

77.2

73.5-80.6

178

22.8

19.4-26.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,913

1,310

68.2

65.6-70.8

603

31.8

29.2-34.4

2,921

2,008

70.2

68.1-72.2

913

29.8

27.8-31.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

869

642

73.3

69.6-76.7

227

26.7

23.3-30.4

Non-Veteran

4,000

2,696

68.4

66.6-70.2

1,304

31.6

29.8-33.4

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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.

** 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.

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