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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening-WHITES

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 7,052 4,518 63.5 62.1-64.9 2,534 36.5 35.1-37.9
GENDER
Male 2,607 1,671 63.3 61.0-65.6 936 36.7 34.4-39.0
Female 4,445 2,847 63.6 61.9-65.4 1,598 36.4 34.6-38.1
AGE
50-54 1,201 543 45.7 42.2-49.3 658 54.3 50.7-57.8
55-64 2,453 1,581 65.0 62.7-67.3 872 35.0 32.7-37.3
65-74 1,900 1,375 73.1 70.7-75.4 525 26.9 24.6-29.3
75+ 1,498 1,019 69.6 66.7-72.3 479 30.4 27.7-33.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,081 608 53.8 50.0-57.5 473 46.2 42.5-50.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,223 1,343 58.6 56.0-61.1 880 41.4 38.9-44.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,704 1,132 65.8 62.9-68.6 572 34.2 31.4-37.1
College Graduate 2,026 1,424 70.7 68.2-73.0 602 29.3 27.0-31.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 812 452 53.0 48.7-57.3 360 47.0 42.7-51.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,166 706 56.7 53.1-60.2 460 43.3 39.8-46.9
$25,000- 34,999 895 555 60.3 56.2-64.3 340 39.7 35.7-43.8
$35,000- 49,999 939 612 64.4 60.5-68.1 327 35.6 31.9-39.5
$50,000-74,999 860 579 65.2 61.1-69.0 281 34.8 31.0-38.9
$75,000+ 1,201 848 71.5 68.3-74.4 353 28.5 25.6-31.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,126 2,080 66.0 63.9-68.0 1,046 34.0 32.0-36.1
No 3,818 2,374 61.8 59.8-63.7 1,444 38.2 36.3-40.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,477 1,031 70.1 67.2-72.9 446 29.9 27.1-32.8
Non-Veteran 5,573 3,485 61.4 59.8-63.0 2,088 38.6 37.0-40.2

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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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