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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Alamance County

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the bowel for
signs of cancer or other health problems. Have you ever had either of these exams?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,699 5,534 69.6 68.1-71.2 2,165 30.4 28.8-31.9
-Alamance County 202 155 72.7 64.7-79.5 47 27.3 20.5-35.3
GENDER
Male 77 53 65.2 52.1-76.4 24 34.8 23.6-47.9
Female 125 102 79.9 70.7-86.7 23 20.1 13.3-29.3
RACE
White 173 136 74.6 66.1-81.6 37 25.4 18.4-33.9
Other 28 18 62.6 40.4-80.6 10 37.4 19.4-59.6
AGE
50+ 202 155 72.7 64.7-79.5 47 27.3 20.5-35.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 95 69 66.2 53.6-76.9 26 33.8 23.1-46.4
Some College + 107 86 77.9 67.6-85.6 21 22.1 14.4-32.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 109 82 69.3 58.0-78.7 27 30.7 21.3-42.0
$50,000+ 56 43 75.6 60.3-86.3 13 24.4 13.7-39.7

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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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