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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 8,679 4,553 50.7 49.3-52.0 4,126 49.3 48.0-50.7
GENDER
Male 3,141 1,566 47.7 45.5-49.9 1,575 52.3 50.1-54.5
Female 5,538 2,987 53.1 51.5-54.7 2,551 46.9 45.3-48.5
RACE
White 7,034 3,846 53.0 51.6-54.5 3,188 47.0 45.5-48.4
African American 1,327 598 44.6 41.2-48.1 729 55.4 51.9-58.8
Asian 25 6 28.5 10.9-56.5 19 71.5 43.5-89.1
Native American 147 62 47.2 37.3-57.2 85 52.8 42.8-62.7
Other Minorities 120 31 21.4 14.0-31.3 89 78.6 68.7-86.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 154 60 29.9 22.0-39.3 94 70.1 60.7-78.0
-English Speaking 119 57 41.7 30.9-53.4 62 58.3 46.6-69.1
-Spanish Speaking 35 3 6.4 1.7-21.3 32 93.6 78.7-98.3
Non-Hispanic 8,510 4,486 51.3 50.0-52.6 4,024 48.7 47.4-50.0
AGE
50-54 1,562 546 33.4 30.6-36.4 1,016 66.6 63.6-69.4
55-64 3,061 1,592 51.4 49.2-53.6 1,469 48.6 46.4-50.8
65-74 2,314 1,408 62.0 59.6-64.4 906 38.0 35.6-40.4
75+ 1,742 1,007 56.8 53.9-59.6 735 43.2 40.4-46.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,580 744 43.9 40.9-47.0 836 56.1 53.0-59.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,769 1,420 49.5 47.2-51.8 1,349 50.5 48.2-52.8
Some Post-H.S. 2,011 1,074 51.0 48.1-53.8 937 49.0 46.2-51.9
College Graduate 2,298 1,308 56.0 53.5-58.5 990 44.0 41.5-46.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,205 569 44.0 40.5-47.6 636 56.0 52.4-59.5
$15,000- 24,999 1,528 763 47.0 43.9-50.1 765 53.0 49.9-56.1
$25,000- 34,999 1,096 565 50.5 46.8-54.2 531 49.5 45.8-53.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,109 607 53.7 50.1-57.3 502 46.3 42.7-49.9
$50,000-74,999 972 535 50.5 46.6-54.3 437 49.5 45.7-53.4
$75,000+ 1,291 697 53.0 49.5-56.5 594 47.0 43.5-50.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,943 2,112 52.3 50.3-54.2 1,831 47.7 45.8-49.7
No 4,586 2,373 49.7 47.9-51.6 2,213 50.3 48.4-52.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,675 944 55.6 52.5-58.6 731 44.4 41.4-47.5
Non-Veteran 6,998 3,605 49.2 47.8-50.7 3,393 50.8 49.3-52.2

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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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