BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (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
-Western NC	1,104	716	66.0	62.6-69.2	388	34.0	30.8-37.4
GENDER
Male	392	265	67.7	62.0-72.8	127	32.3	27.2-38.0
Female	712	451	64.7	60.5-68.7	261	35.3	31.3-39.5
RACE
White	1,025	664	65.7	62.1-69.1	361	34.3	30.9-37.9
African American	42	28	68.4	51.1-81.9	14	31.6	18.1-48.9
Other Minorities	37	24	72.3	53.9-85.4	13	27.7	14.6-46.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	8	52.8	26.1-77.9	8	47.2	22.1-73.9
Non-Hispanic	1,087	708	66.3	62.9-69.5	379	33.7	30.5-37.1
AGE
50-54	166	91	58.4	49.3-66.9	75	41.6	33.1-50.7
55-64	372	247	66.7	60.7-72.2	125	33.3	27.8-39.3
65-74	297	205	70.2	63.8-75.9	92	29.8	24.1-36.2
75+	269	173	66.4	59.5-72.6	96	33.6	27.4-40.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	231	121	51.6	43.8-59.2	110	48.4	40.8-56.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	322	210	67.2	61.0-72.8	112	32.8	27.2-39.0
Some Post-H.S.	248	156	63.3	55.9-70.1	92	36.7	29.9-44.1
College Graduate	296	224	78.4	72.5-83.3	72	21.6	16.7-27.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	110	60.5	52.4-68.1	83	39.5	31.9-47.6
$15,000- 24,999	216	123	56.3	48.1-64.1	93	43.7	35.9-51.9
$25,000- 34,999	135	90	70.4	61.2-78.2	45	29.6	21.8-38.8
$35,000- 49,999	139	100	68.0	57.5-77.0	39	32.0	23.0-42.5
$50,000-74,999	106	81	80.3	70.9-87.3	25	19.7	12.7-29.1
$75,000+	110	86	80.1	70.7-87.0	24	19.9	13.0-29.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	470	298	64.3	58.9-69.4	172	35.7	30.6-41.1
No	627	414	67.2	62.8-71.3	213	32.8	28.7-37.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	218	162	73.3	65.8-79.8	56	26.7	20.2-34.2
Non-Veteran	886	554	63.7	59.8-67.3	332	36.3	32.7-40.2

*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**

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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
-Western NC	1,104	716	66.0	62.6-69.2	388	34.0	30.8-37.4
GENDER
Male	392	265	67.7	62.0-72.8	127	32.3	27.2-38.0
Female	712	451	64.7	60.5-68.7	261	35.3	31.3-39.5
RACE
White	1,025	664	65.7	62.1-69.1	361	34.3	30.9-37.9
African American	42	28	68.4	51.1-81.9	14	31.6	18.1-48.9
Other Minorities	37	24	72.3	53.9-85.4	13	27.7	14.6-46.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	8	52.8	26.1-77.9	8	47.2	22.1-73.9
Non-Hispanic	1,087	708	66.3	62.9-69.5	379	33.7	30.5-37.1
AGE
50-54	166	91	58.4	49.3-66.9	75	41.6	33.1-50.7
55-64	372	247	66.7	60.7-72.2	125	33.3	27.8-39.3
65-74	297	205	70.2	63.8-75.9	92	29.8	24.1-36.2
75+	269	173	66.4	59.5-72.6	96	33.6	27.4-40.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	231	121	51.6	43.8-59.2	110	48.4	40.8-56.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	322	210	67.2	61.0-72.8	112	32.8	27.2-39.0
Some Post-H.S.	248	156	63.3	55.9-70.1	92	36.7	29.9-44.1
College Graduate	296	224	78.4	72.5-83.3	72	21.6	16.7-27.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	110	60.5	52.4-68.1	83	39.5	31.9-47.6
$15,000- 24,999	216	123	56.3	48.1-64.1	93	43.7	35.9-51.9
$25,000- 34,999	135	90	70.4	61.2-78.2	45	29.6	21.8-38.8
$35,000- 49,999	139	100	68.0	57.5-77.0	39	32.0	23.0-42.5
$50,000-74,999	106	81	80.3	70.9-87.3	25	19.7	12.7-29.1
$75,000+	110	86	80.1	70.7-87.0	24	19.9	13.0-29.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	470	298	64.3	58.9-69.4	172	35.7	30.6-41.1
No	627	414	67.2	62.8-71.3	213	32.8	28.7-37.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	218	162	73.3	65.8-79.8	56	26.7	20.2-34.2
Non-Veteran	886	554	63.7	59.8-67.3	332	36.3	32.7-40.2