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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

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
-Union County 207 134 65.1 56.8-72.6 73 34.9 27.4-43.2
GENDER
Male 65 40 61.8 46.2-75.2 25 38.2 24.8-53.8
Female 142 94 67.5 58.5-75.4 48 32.5 24.6-41.5
RACE
White 188 121 64.6 55.8-72.4 67 35.4 27.6-44.2
Other 19 13 70.4 42.9-88.3 6 29.6 11.7-57.1
AGE
45+ 207 134 65.1 56.8-72.6 73 34.9 27.4-43.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 116 74 62.4 52.0-71.7 42 37.6 28.3-48.0
Some College + 91 60 68.2 55.0-79.0 31 31.8 21.0-45.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 101 65 68.3 57.6-77.4 36 31.7 22.6-42.4
$50,000+ 63 37 57.1 40.7-72.1 26 42.9 27.9-59.3

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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.


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