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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 320 198 59.0 52.6-65.0 122 41.0 35.0-47.4
GENDER
Male 116 68 54.9 44.6-64.8 48 45.1 35.2-55.4
Female 204 130 62.5 54.8-69.7 74 37.5 30.3-45.2
RACE
White 220 144 62.0 54.5-68.9 76 38.0 31.1-45.5
Other 98 52 52.6 40.8-64.2 46 47.4 35.8-59.2
AGE
45+ 320 198 59.0 52.6-65.0 122 41.0 35.0-47.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 194 113 57.4 49.1-65.3 81 42.6 34.7-50.9
Some College + 126 85 61.6 51.6-70.7 41 38.4 29.3-48.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 187 106 53.7 45.3-61.9 81 46.3 38.1-54.7
$50,000+ 73 54 68.8 55.7-79.4 19 31.2 20.6-44.3

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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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