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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 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
-Blad./Bruns./Colum./Pender 283 179 61.9 55.2-68.2 104 38.1 31.8-44.8
GENDER
Male 106 68 63.1 52.2-72.9 38 36.9 27.1-47.8
Female 177 111 60.9 52.4-68.7 66 39.1 31.3-47.6
RACE
White 227 149 65.6 58.3-72.1 78 34.4 27.9-41.7
Other 56 30 50.1 35.1-65.1 26 49.9 34.9-64.9
AGE
45+ 283 179 61.9 55.2-68.2 104 38.1 31.8-44.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 144 84 57.5 48.1-66.3 60 42.5 33.7-51.9
Some College + 138 95 66.9 57.1-75.5 43 33.1 24.5-42.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 161 94 59.2 50.4-67.5 67 40.8 32.5-49.6
$50,000+ 76 52 63.6 50.0-75.4 24 36.4 24.6-50.0

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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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