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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 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 8,682 5,426 61.8 60.5-63.1 3,256 38.2 36.9-39.5
-Alex./Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 260 148 55.6 48.5-62.5 112 44.4 37.5-51.5
GENDER
Male 89 50 57.0 44.9-68.3 39 43.0 31.7-55.1
Female 171 98 54.7 45.9-63.1 73 45.3 36.9-54.1
RACE
White 230 130 54.2 46.7-61.6 100 45.8 38.4-53.3
Other 30 18 66.0 45.6-81.8 12 34.0 18.2-54.4
AGE
45+ 260 148 55.6 48.5-62.5 112 44.4 37.5-51.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 157 79 49.5 40.3-58.7 78 50.5 41.3-59.7
Some College + 103 69 64.8 53.7-74.4 34 35.2 25.6-46.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 164 93 57.0 48.3-65.3 71 43.0 34.7-51.7
$50,000+ 47 28 54.6 37.9-70.3 19 45.4 29.7-62.1

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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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