SCHS Home Search FAQs Guestbook

North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics Navigation Bar

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

A blood stool test is a test that may use a special kit at home to determine whether the stool contains blood.
Have you ever had this test using a home kit?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-Forsyth County 245 142 56.6 49.1-63.8 103 43.4 36.2-50.9
GENDER
Male 99 55 55.4 43.7-66.6 44 44.6 33.4-56.3
Female 146 87 57.9 48.8-66.5 59 42.1 33.5-51.2
RACE
White 193 116 57.5 49.2-65.4 77 42.5 34.6-50.8
Other 52 26 54.3 37.9-69.8 26 45.7 30.2-62.1
AGE
50+ 245 142 56.6 49.1-63.8 103 43.4 36.2-50.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 97 58 54.6 42.6-66.1 39 45.4 33.9-57.4
Some College + 148 84 57.9 48.4-66.9 64 42.1 33.1-51.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 118 69 56.7 46.5-66.4 49 43.3 33.6-53.5
$50,000+ 99 56 56.1 44.4-67.2 43 43.9 32.8-55.6

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

^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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 19MAY09.

SCHS Home | Search | FAQs | Guestbook