BRFSS 2005 - Western 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
-Western NC	1,021	967	94.8	92.9-96.1	54	5.2	3.9- 7.1
GENDER
Male	360	349	97.2	94.7-98.5	11	2.8	1.5- 5.3
Female	661	618	92.8	89.9-94.9	43	7.2	5.1-10.1
RACE
White	950	902	95.1	93.2-96.5	48	4.9	3.5- 6.8
African American	39	36	93.0	78.7-97.9	3	7.0	2.1-21.3
Other Minorities	32	29	87.1	66.1-95.9	3	12.9	4.1-33.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	11	88.2	48.3-98.4	1	11.8	1.6-51.7
Non-Hispanic	1,009	956	94.8	93.0-96.2	53	5.2	3.8- 7.0
AGE
50-54	158	150	95.2	89.9-97.8	8	4.8	2.2-10.1
55-64	353	340	96.6	93.4-98.3	13	3.4	1.7- 6.6
65-74	277	267	94.7	89.9-97.3	10	5.3	2.7-10.1
75+	233	210	91.5	86.7-94.7	23	8.5	5.3-13.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	202	189	94.0	89.4-96.7	13	6.0	3.3-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	302	291	96.1	92.3-98.1	11	3.9	1.9- 7.7
Some Post-H.S.	232	216	93.6	89.0-96.4	16	6.4	3.6-11.0
College Graduate	279	266	95.1	90.8-97.5	13	4.9	2.5- 9.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	170	157	91.7	85.6-95.4	13	8.3	4.6-14.4
$15,000- 24,999	199	189	96.0	91.5-98.2	10	4.0	1.8- 8.5
$25,000- 34,999	131	122	91.1	82.8-95.6	9	8.9	4.4-17.2
$35,000- 49,999	132	127	96.5	91.3-98.7	5	3.5	1.3- 8.7
$50,000-74,999	98	94	96.5	88.5-99.0	4	3.5	1.0-11.5
$75,000+	109	108	99.5	96.3-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	427	405	94.9	91.8-96.9	22	5.1	3.1- 8.2
No	588	557	94.7	92.1-96.5	31	5.3	3.5- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	209	202	96.8	93.2-98.6	7	3.2	1.4- 6.8
Non-Veteran	812	765	94.0	91.7-95.7	47	6.0	4.3- 8.3

*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: Western 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
-Western NC	1,021	967	94.8	92.9-96.1	54	5.2	3.9- 7.1
GENDER
Male	360	349	97.2	94.7-98.5	11	2.8	1.5- 5.3
Female	661	618	92.8	89.9-94.9	43	7.2	5.1-10.1
RACE
White	950	902	95.1	93.2-96.5	48	4.9	3.5- 6.8
African American	39	36	93.0	78.7-97.9	3	7.0	2.1-21.3
Other Minorities	32	29	87.1	66.1-95.9	3	12.9	4.1-33.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	11	88.2	48.3-98.4	1	11.8	1.6-51.7
Non-Hispanic	1,009	956	94.8	93.0-96.2	53	5.2	3.8- 7.0
AGE
50-54	158	150	95.2	89.9-97.8	8	4.8	2.2-10.1
55-64	353	340	96.6	93.4-98.3	13	3.4	1.7- 6.6
65-74	277	267	94.7	89.9-97.3	10	5.3	2.7-10.1
75+	233	210	91.5	86.7-94.7	23	8.5	5.3-13.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	202	189	94.0	89.4-96.7	13	6.0	3.3-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	302	291	96.1	92.3-98.1	11	3.9	1.9- 7.7
Some Post-H.S.	232	216	93.6	89.0-96.4	16	6.4	3.6-11.0
College Graduate	279	266	95.1	90.8-97.5	13	4.9	2.5- 9.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	170	157	91.7	85.6-95.4	13	8.3	4.6-14.4
$15,000- 24,999	199	189	96.0	91.5-98.2	10	4.0	1.8- 8.5
$25,000- 34,999	131	122	91.1	82.8-95.6	9	8.9	4.4-17.2
$35,000- 49,999	132	127	96.5	91.3-98.7	5	3.5	1.3- 8.7
$50,000-74,999	98	94	96.5	88.5-99.0	4	3.5	1.0-11.5
$75,000+	109	108	99.5	96.3-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	427	405	94.9	91.8-96.9	22	5.1	3.1- 8.2
No	588	557	94.7	92.1-96.5	31	5.3	3.5- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	209	202	96.8	93.2-98.6	7	3.2	1.4- 6.8
Non-Veteran	812	765	94.0	91.7-95.7	47	6.0	4.3- 8.3