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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Onslow 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
-Onslow County 209 90 44.2 36.6-52.2 119 55.8 47.8-63.4
GENDER
Male 86 39 52.4 40.4-64.0 47 47.6 36.0-59.6
Female 123 51 36.7 27.9-46.5 72 63.3 53.5-72.1
RACE
White 165 74 47.1 38.5-56.0 91 52.9 44.0-61.5
Other 43 16 36.4 21.7-54.2 27 63.6 45.8-78.3
AGE
50+ 209 90 44.2 36.6-52.2 119 55.8 47.8-63.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 97 45 43.9 32.7-55.8 52 56.1 44.2-67.3
Some College + 112 45 44.5 34.3-55.1 67 55.5 44.9-65.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 105 44 44.4 33.5-55.8 61 55.6 44.2-66.5
$50,000+ 69 31 46.1 33.4-59.3 38 53.9 40.7-66.6

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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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