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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell 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
-Iredell County 242 149 60.6 53.2-67.5 93 39.4 32.5-46.8
GENDER
Male 90 53 59.2 47.3-70.2 37 40.8 29.8-52.7
Female 152 96 61.8 52.8-70.1 56 38.2 29.9-47.2
RACE
White 205 127 61.7 54.0-68.9 78 38.3 31.1-46.0
Other 36 21 56.0 36.8-73.5 15 44.0 26.5-63.2
AGE
45+ 242 149 60.6 53.2-67.5 93 39.4 32.5-46.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 135 75 56.5 46.4-66.0 60 43.5 34.0-53.6
Some College + 107 74 66.6 55.8-75.8 33 33.4 24.2-44.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 144 86 58.3 48.4-67.5 58 41.7 32.5-51.6
$50,000+ 57 39 66.5 51.8-78.5 18 33.5 21.5-48.2

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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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