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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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%)
North Carolina 8,679 4,553 50.7 49.3-52.0 4,126 49.3 48.0-50.7
-Northeastern Partnership 665 294 41.6 37.4-45.9 371 58.4 54.1-62.6
GENDER
Male 240 88 35.3 28.9-42.3 152 64.7 57.7-71.1
Female 425 206 46.8 41.4-52.2 219 53.2 47.8-58.6
RACE
White 424 204 44.9 39.6-50.3 220 55.1 49.7-60.4
African American 224 82 36.0 29.0-43.6 142 64.0 56.4-71.0
Other Minorities 15 7 34.8 13.3-65.0 8 65.2 35.0-86.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 1 13.7 1.5-62.4 3 86.3 37.6-98.5
Non-Hispanic 660 293 42.0 37.8-46.4 367 58.0 53.6-62.2
AGE
50-54 121 37 28.5 20.2-38.6 84 71.5 61.4-79.8
55-64 237 103 41.0 34.2-48.1 134 59.0 51.9-65.8
65-74 176 85 50.3 41.9-58.6 91 49.7 41.4-58.1
75+ 131 69 49.0 39.5-58.6 62 51.0 41.4-60.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 60 32.4 25.1-40.7 112 67.6 59.3-74.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 105 44.4 37.1-52.0 124 55.6 48.0-62.9
Some Post-H.S. 120 55 43.2 33.4-53.6 65 56.8 46.4-66.6
College Graduate 143 74 47.2 38.3-56.2 69 52.8 43.8-61.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 44 33.9 25.2-43.9 73 66.1 56.1-74.8
$15,000- 24,999 122 50 40.7 31.2-51.0 72 59.3 49.0-68.8
$25,000- 34,999 98 39 39.2 28.0-51.7 59 60.8 48.3-72.0
$35,000- 49,999 82 40 42.7 31.2-55.0 42 57.3 45.0-68.8
$50,000-74,999 64 33 46.6 34.2-59.5 31 53.4 40.5-65.8
$75,000+ 63 36 53.1 39.6-66.1 27 46.9 33.9-60.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 314 131 40.3 34.2-46.8 183 59.7 53.2-65.8
No 341 160 43.2 37.4-49.2 181 56.8 50.8-62.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 55 49.3 38.6-60.1 54 50.7 39.9-61.4
Non-Veteran 555 238 39.7 35.2-44.4 317 60.3 55.6-64.8

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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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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