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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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
-Northeast Partnership I 277 144 52.4 45.7-59.0 133 47.6 41.0-54.3
GENDER
Male 106 59 56.4 45.6-66.6 47 43.6 33.4-54.4
Female 171 85 48.8 40.6-57.1 86 51.2 42.9-59.4
RACE
White 142 83 61.2 51.9-69.7 59 38.8 30.3-48.1
Other 135 61 44.4 35.3-53.8 74 55.6 46.2-64.7
AGE
45+ 277 144 52.4 45.7-59.0 133 47.6 41.0-54.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 82 45.4 37.3-53.7 96 54.6 46.3-62.7
Some College + 98 61 64.1 52.3-74.4 37 35.9 25.6-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 185 85 45.8 37.6-54.2 100 54.2 45.8-62.4
$50,000+ 38 27 73.0 55.7-85.3 11 27.0 14.7-44.3

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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