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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 1,309 745 56.5 52.9-60.1 564 43.5 39.9-47.1
GENDER
Male 388 212 53.8 47.3-60.3 176 46.2 39.7-52.7
Female 921 533 58.5 54.6-62.3 388 41.5 37.7-45.4
AGE
50-54 277 115 38.8 31.4-46.7 162 61.2 53.3-68.6
55-64 478 295 63.7 58.1-69.0 183 36.3 31.0-41.9
65-74 351 217 65.4 59.2-71.2 134 34.6 28.8-40.8
75+ 203 118 56.6 48.3-64.6 85 43.4 35.4-51.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 407 194 49.1 43.2-55.1 213 50.9 44.9-56.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 445 244 53.3 47.3-59.2 201 46.7 40.8-52.7
Some Post-H.S. 247 154 60.0 49.7-69.5 93 40.0 30.5-50.3
College Graduate 206 150 72.9 64.8-79.8 56 27.1 20.2-35.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 329 154 46.1 39.5-52.9 175 53.9 47.1-60.5
$15,000- 24,999 300 161 53.1 45.8-60.4 139 46.9 39.6-54.2
$25,000- 34,999 173 101 58.9 49.6-67.6 72 41.1 32.4-50.4
$35,000- 49,999 123 91 72.4 61.8-81.0 32 27.6 19.0-38.2
$50,000-74,999 92 64 65.6 52.2-76.8 28 34.4 23.2-47.8
$75,000+ 58 43 58.6 34.4-79.3 15 41.4 20.7-65.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 657 374 57.7 53.0-62.4 283 42.3 37.6-47.0
No 616 356 55.8 50.2-61.3 260 44.2 38.7-49.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 155 114 67.2 54.6-77.8 41 32.8 22.2-45.4
Non-Veteran 1,150 627 54.0 50.4-57.6 523 46.0 42.4-49.6

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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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