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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Guilford 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
-Guilford County 246 169 67.1 58.4-74.7 77 32.9 25.3-41.6
GENDER
Male 92 60 62.3 47.7-75.0 32 37.7 25.0-52.3
Female 154 109 72.0 63.8-79.0 45 28.0 21.0-36.2
RACE
White 189 136 73.4 65.8-79.9 53 26.6 20.1-34.2
Other 57 33 54.3 36.4-71.1 24 45.7 28.9-63.6
AGE
45+ 246 169 67.1 58.4-74.7 77 32.9 25.3-41.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 110 67 61.4 50.2-71.4 43 38.6 28.6-49.8
Some College + 135 101 70.9 57.3-81.5 34 29.1 18.5-42.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 113 74 63.4 52.2-73.4 39 36.6 26.6-47.8
$50,000+ 77 52 64.0 46.1-78.7 25 36.0 21.3-53.9

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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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