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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Cumberland 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
-Cumberland County 263 111 36.5 30.3-43.1 152 63.5 56.9-69.7
GENDER
Male 89 41 39.3 28.8-50.9 48 60.7 49.1-71.2
Female 174 70 34.4 27.2-42.4 104 65.6 57.6-72.8
RACE
White 167 81 41.0 33.1-49.5 86 59.0 50.5-66.9
Other 95 29 28.5 19.4-39.8 66 71.5 60.2-80.6
AGE
50+ 263 111 36.5 30.3-43.1 152 63.5 56.9-69.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 127 47 31.9 23.5-41.6 80 68.1 58.4-76.5
Some College + 135 64 40.4 31.7-49.9 71 59.6 50.1-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 150 60 33.5 25.6-42.4 90 66.5 57.6-74.4
$50,000+ 81 37 39.6 28.8-51.6 44 60.4 48.4-71.2

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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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