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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham 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
-Durham County 360 198 50.6 44.5-56.6 162 49.4 43.4-55.5
GENDER
Male 113 63 49.7 39.0-60.5 50 50.3 39.5-61.0
Female 247 135 51.2 44.1-58.2 112 48.8 41.8-55.9
RACE
White 250 152 58.2 51.1-64.9 98 41.8 35.1-48.9
Other 110 46 37.0 27.0-48.2 64 63.0 51.8-73.0
AGE
50+ 360 198 50.6 44.5-56.6 162 49.4 43.4-55.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 101 52 49.7 38.7-60.7 49 50.3 39.3-61.3
Some College + 259 146 50.9 43.7-58.1 113 49.1 41.9-56.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 146 76 50.3 40.7-59.9 70 49.7 40.1-59.3
$50,000+ 157 90 50.2 41.1-59.3 67 49.8 40.7-58.9

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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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