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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Alamance County

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,711 3,697 44.9 43.4-46.5 4,014 55.1 53.5-56.6
-Alamance County 203 110 48.9 41.0-56.9 93 51.1 43.1-59.0
GENDER
Male 77 42 48.2 35.9-60.8 35 51.8 39.2-64.1
Female 126 68 49.6 39.7-59.5 58 50.4 40.5-60.3
RACE
White 174 99 52.0 43.3-60.6 75 48.0 39.4-56.7
Other 28 11 35.4 18.8-56.4 17 64.6 43.6-81.2
AGE
50+ 203 110 48.9 41.0-56.9 93 51.1 43.1-59.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 97 49 43.4 32.6-54.9 48 56.6 45.1-67.4
Some College + 106 61 53.4 42.2-64.2 45 46.6 35.8-57.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 111 59 50.9 40.2-61.6 52 49.1 38.4-59.8
$50,000+ 54 28 42.2 28.7-56.9 26 57.8 43.1-71.3

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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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