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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Cabarrus 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
-Cabarrus County 209 107 49.4 41.2-57.6 102 50.6 42.4-58.8
GENDER
Male 75 41 49.5 36.6-62.4 34 50.5 37.6-63.4
Female 134 66 49.4 39.1-59.7 68 50.6 40.3-60.9
RACE
White 190 97 49.1 40.6-57.7 93 50.9 42.3-59.4
Other 18 10 55.7 28.5-79.9 8 44.3 20.1-71.5
AGE
50+ 209 107 49.4 41.2-57.6 102 50.6 42.4-58.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 109 53 47.4 35.6-59.6 56 52.6 40.4-64.4
Some College + 99 53 51.1 40.1-61.9 46 48.9 38.1-59.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 116 64 53.6 43.1-63.8 52 46.4 36.2-56.9
$50,000+ 64 31 47.2 32.7-62.1 33 52.8 37.9-67.3

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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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