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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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
-Buncombe County 215 136 62.9 55.4-69.8 79 37.1 30.2-44.6
GENDER
Male 71 42 56.7 43.7-68.8 29 43.3 31.2-56.3
Female 144 94 67.1 58.4-74.8 50 32.9 25.2-41.6
RACE
White 204 129 63.5 56.0-70.5 75 36.5 29.5-44.0
Other 9 5 42.8 15.3-75.6 4 57.2 24.4-84.7
AGE
45+ 215 136 62.9 55.4-69.8 79 37.1 30.2-44.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 89 52 53.3 41.7-64.6 37 46.7 35.4-58.3
Some College + 126 84 69.8 60.5-77.7 42 30.2 22.3-39.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 116 71 60.5 50.1-70.0 45 39.5 30.0-49.9
$50,000+ 59 36 63.4 49.5-75.3 23 36.6 24.7-50.5

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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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