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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

Colorectal Cancer Screening

A blood stool test is a test that may use a special kit at home to determine whether the stool contains blood.
Have you ever had this test using a home kit?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 8,679 4,553 50.7 49.3-52.0 4,126 49.3 48.0-50.7
-Mtn. AHEC 595 300 51.2 46.3-56.0 295 48.8 44.0-53.7
GENDER
Male 225 115 51.0 43.2-58.7 110 49.0 41.3-56.8
Female 370 185 51.4 45.3-57.4 185 48.6 42.6-54.7
RACE
White 560 286 51.5 46.5-56.5 274 48.5 43.5-53.5
Other 33 13 41.3 21.3-64.6 20 58.7 35.4-78.7
AGE
45+ 595 300 51.2 46.3-56.0 295 48.8 44.0-53.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 272 131 47.0 40.0-54.2 141 53.0 45.8-60.0
Some College + 320 167 54.3 47.7-60.8 153 45.7 39.2-52.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 358 181 50.5 44.2-56.9 177 49.5 43.1-55.8
$50,000+ 139 70 53.7 44.2-63.0 69 46.3 37.0-55.8

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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.


*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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