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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 230 119 50.9 43.6-58.1 111 49.1 41.9-56.4
GENDER
Male 93 48 49.0 38.2-60.0 45 51.0 40.0-61.8
Female 137 71 52.5 43.0-61.8 66 47.5 38.2-57.0
RACE
White 196 110 56.8 48.9-64.3 86 43.2 35.7-51.1
Other 34 9 22.1 10.8-40.0 25 77.9 60.0-89.2
AGE
50+ 230 119 50.9 43.6-58.1 111 49.1 41.9-56.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 60 29 44.3 31.4-58.0 31 55.7 42.0-68.6
Some College + 170 90 53.3 44.8-61.6 80 46.7 38.4-55.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 89 40 43.2 32.2-54.9 49 56.8 45.1-67.8
$50,000+ 112 61 52.7 42.3-62.9 51 47.3 37.1-57.7

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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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