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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes Counties

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the bowel for signs of cancer or other health problems.
Have you ever had either of these exams?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 388 212 53.8 47.3-60.3 176 46.2 39.7-52.7
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes 254 148 54.0 46.7-61.1 106 46.0 38.9-53.3
GENDER
Male 91 53 53.6 41.5-65.3 38 46.4 34.7-58.5
Female 163 95 54.3 45.6-62.7 68 45.7 37.3-54.4
RACE
White 230 133 54.1 46.6-61.5 97 45.9 38.5-53.4
Other 23 14 51.7 28.2-74.5 9 48.3 25.5-71.8
AGE
45+ 254 148 54.0 46.7-61.1 106 46.0 38.9-53.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 111 59 47.7 37.1-58.6 52 52.3 41.4-62.9
Some College + 142 88 58.8 49.2-67.9 54 41.2 32.1-50.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 161 88 49.9 40.6-59.2 73 50.1 40.8-59.4
$50,000+ 60 40 61.4 47.1-73.9 20 38.6 26.1-52.9

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being 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.


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