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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)-WHITES

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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
-WHITES 7,939 4,111 50.2 48.8-51.6 3,828 49.8 48.4-51.2
GENDER
Males 3,024 1,514 48.5 46.3-50.7 1,510 51.5 49.3-53.7
Females 4,915 2,597 51.7 49.9-53.4 2,318 48.3 46.6-50.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 64 32 38.9 25.9-53.6 32 61.1 46.4-74.1
Non-Hispanic 7,853 4,074 50.4 49.0-51.8 3,779 49.6 48.2-51.0
AGE
50-54 1,214 378 30.7 27.6-34.0 836 69.3 66.0-72.4
55-64 2,730 1,366 50.0 47.7-52.4 1,364 50.0 47.6-52.3
65-74 2,262 1,350 60.8 58.3-63.2 912 39.2 36.8-41.7
75+ 1,733 1,017 60.9 58.0-63.7 716 39.1 36.3-42.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,117 525 45.8 42.1-49.5 592 54.2 50.5-57.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,440 1,256 49.9 47.3-52.4 1,184 50.1 47.6-52.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,082 1,089 50.1 47.4-52.8 993 49.9 47.2-52.6
College Graduate 2,284 1,232 52.3 49.7-54.8 1,052 47.7 45.2-50.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 865 405 45.1 40.9-49.4 460 54.9 50.6-59.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,295 693 53.0 49.6-56.4 602 47.0 43.6-50.4
$25,000- 34,999 861 433 49.6 45.5-53.8 428 50.4 46.2-54.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,155 609 51.8 48.3-55.4 546 48.2 44.6-51.7
$50,000-74,999 1,101 605 53.2 49.6-56.8 496 46.8 43.2-50.4
$75,000+ 1,472 765 47.5 44.4-50.7 707 52.5 49.3-55.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,501 1,915 53.9 51.7-56.0 1,586 46.1 44.0-48.3
No 4,316 2,146 47.9 46.0-49.8 2,170 52.1 50.2-54.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,612 922 55.9 52.9-58.9 690 44.1 41.1-47.1
Non-Veteran 6,325 3,189 48.6 47.0-50.2 3,136 51.4 49.8-53.0

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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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