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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Davidson 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
-Davidson County 247 142 53.7 46.6-60.7 105 46.3 39.3-53.4
GENDER
Male 108 63 53.6 42.9-64.0 45 46.4 36.0-57.1
Female 139 79 53.8 44.6-62.8 60 46.2 37.2-55.4
RACE
White 230 134 54.5 47.0-61.7 96 45.5 38.3-53.0
Other 15 6 32.8 13.8-59.9 9 67.2 40.1-86.2
AGE
50+ 247 142 53.7 46.6-60.7 105 46.3 39.3-53.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 149 80 49.3 40.3-58.4 69 50.7 41.6-59.7
Some College + 98 62 60.6 49.3-70.8 36 39.4 29.2-50.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 157 86 49.1 40.3-58.0 71 50.9 42.0-59.7
$50,000+ 55 34 59.2 44.3-72.6 21 40.8 27.4-55.7

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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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