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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Alamance County

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,632 4,790 47.5 46.2-48.8 4,842 52.5 51.2-53.8
-Alamance County 245 155 61.0 53.7-67.9 90 39.0 32.1-46.3
GENDER
Male 77 46 57.9 45.4-69.4 31 42.1 30.6-54.6
Female 168 109 63.0 54.0-71.2 59 37.0 28.8-46.0
RACE
White 206 136 64.1 56.2-71.3 70 35.9 28.7-43.8
Other 39 19 47.1 29.6-65.3 20 52.9 34.7-70.4
AGE
50+ 245 155 61.0 53.7-67.9 90 39.0 32.1-46.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 115 66 55.3 44.8-65.3 49 44.7 34.7-55.2
Some College + 129 88 66.2 55.9-75.1 41 33.8 24.9-44.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 133 80 56.2 46.0-65.9 53 43.8 34.1-54.0
$50,000+ 68 46 64.8 51.1-76.4 22 35.2 23.6-48.9

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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