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

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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) 375 207 56.1 50.0-62.1 168 43.9 37.9-50.0
GENDER
Male 149 79 55.3 45.6-64.6 70 44.7 35.4-54.4
Female 226 128 56.8 49.0-64.3 98 43.2 35.7-51.0
RACE
White 351 198 56.6 50.3-62.7 153 43.4 37.3-49.7
Other 24 9 42.2 18.0-70.7 15 57.8 29.3-82.0
AGE
45+ 375 207 56.1 50.0-62.1 168 43.9 37.9-50.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 88 48.1 39.4-56.9 94 51.9 43.1-60.6
Some College + 190 116 61.9 53.4-69.8 74 38.1 30.2-46.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 239 126 51.5 43.7-59.1 113 48.5 40.9-56.3
$50,000+ 79 53 72.6 60.3-82.2 26 27.4 17.8-39.7

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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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