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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 211 82 38.1 30.8-46.0 129 61.9 54.0-69.2
GENDER
Male 78 32 37.3 26.2-50.0 46 62.7 50.0-73.8
Female 133 50 38.8 29.8-48.8 83 61.2 51.2-70.2
RACE
White 78 31 36.4 25.4-49.0 47 63.6 51.0-74.6
Other 132 51 39.1 29.8-49.3 81 60.9 50.7-70.2
AGE
50+ 211 82 38.1 30.8-46.0 129 61.9 54.0-69.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 61 44.1 34.7-54.0 80 55.9 46.0-65.3
Some College + 70 21 25.6 16.1-38.0 49 74.4 62.0-83.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 146 61 41.4 32.3-51.1 85 58.6 48.9-67.7
$50,000+ 20 4 17.0 6.1-39.4 16 83.0 60.6-93.9

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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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