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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

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
-Mtn. AHEC 590 343 57.9 53.0-62.7 247 42.1 37.3-47.0
GENDER
Male 220 121 55.6 47.6-63.3 99 44.4 36.7-52.4
Female 370 222 59.7 53.6-65.6 148 40.3 34.4-46.4
RACE
White 555 327 58.4 53.4-63.3 228 41.6 36.7-46.6
Other 33 14 42.4 22.6-65.0 19 57.6 35.0-77.4
AGE
45+ 590 343 57.9 53.0-62.7 247 42.1 37.3-47.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 271 140 49.4 42.2-56.6 131 50.6 43.4-57.8
Some College + 316 200 64.1 57.5-70.3 116 35.9 29.7-42.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 355 197 53.6 47.1-59.9 158 46.4 40.1-52.9
$50,000+ 138 89 69.5 60.3-77.4 49 30.5 22.6-39.7

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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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