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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 235 125 50.6 43.4-57.9 110 49.4 42.1-56.6
GENDER
Male 72 28 38.1 26.7-51.0 44 61.9 49.0-73.3
Female 163 97 58.4 49.7-66.7 66 41.6 33.3-50.3
RACE
White 171 90 49.2 40.8-57.5 81 50.8 42.5-59.2
Other 62 35 55.7 41.0-69.6 27 44.3 30.4-59.0
AGE
50+ 235 125 50.6 43.4-57.9 110 49.4 42.1-56.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 105 48 44.9 34.2-56.1 57 55.1 43.9-65.8
Some College + 128 77 56.3 46.5-65.7 51 43.7 34.3-53.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 122 61 46.9 36.7-57.3 61 53.1 42.7-63.3
$50,000+ 83 48 54.6 42.7-65.9 35 45.4 34.1-57.3

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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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