BRFSS 2005 - Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties: (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
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	328	220	67.4	61.4-73.0	108	32.6	27.0-38.6
GENDER
Male	119	85	72.7	63.1-80.5	34	27.3	19.5-36.9
Female	209	135	62.8	54.9-70.0	74	37.2	30.0-45.1
RACE
White	238	160	67.3	60.2-73.7	78	32.7	26.3-39.8
Other	89	60	68.7	56.6-78.7	29	31.3	21.3-43.4
AGE
45+	328	220	67.4	61.4-73.0	108	32.6	27.0-38.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	181	113	62.1	53.7-69.8	68	37.9	30.2-46.3
Some College +	147	107	74.2	65.3-81.5	40	25.8	18.5-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	205	136	66.9	59.1-73.9	69	33.1	26.1-40.9
$50,000+	70	52	74.1	61.2-83.9	18	25.9	16.1-38.8

*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: Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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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
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	328	220	67.4	61.4-73.0	108	32.6	27.0-38.6
GENDER
Male	119	85	72.7	63.1-80.5	34	27.3	19.5-36.9
Female	209	135	62.8	54.9-70.0	74	37.2	30.0-45.1
RACE
White	238	160	67.3	60.2-73.7	78	32.7	26.3-39.8
Other	89	60	68.7	56.6-78.7	29	31.3	21.3-43.4
AGE
45+	328	220	67.4	61.4-73.0	108	32.6	27.0-38.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	181	113	62.1	53.7-69.8	68	37.9	30.2-46.3
Some College +	147	107	74.2	65.3-81.5	40	25.8	18.5-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	205	136	66.9	59.1-73.9	69	33.1	26.1-40.9
$50,000+	70	52	74.1	61.2-83.9	18	25.9	16.1-38.8