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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)*

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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) 382 186 49.9 43.9-55.9 196 50.1 44.1-56.1
GENDER
Male 154 71 48.5 39.2-57.8 83 51.5 42.2-60.8
Female 228 115 51.1 43.4-58.7 113 48.9 41.3-56.6
RACE
White 358 178 50.3 44.2-56.5 180 49.7 43.5-55.8
Other 24 8 36.2 13.5-67.3 16 63.8 32.7-86.5
AGE
45+ 382 186 49.9 43.9-55.9 196 50.1 44.1-56.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 185 82 43.8 35.4-52.5 103 56.2 47.5-64.6
Some College + 194 102 54.7 46.3-62.8 92 45.3 37.2-53.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 243 117 47.9 40.4-55.5 126 52.1 44.5-59.6
$50,000+ 80 41 56.0 43.5-67.8 39 44.0 32.2-56.5

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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.


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

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