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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County 197 130 60.6 52.2-68.3 67 39.4 31.7-47.8
GENDER
Male 76 50 56.5 43.2-68.9 26 43.5 31.1-56.8
Female 121 80 64.1 53.9-73.2 41 35.9 26.8-46.1
RACE
White 159 111 66.9 57.7-74.9 48 33.1 25.1-42.3
Other 37 18 37.9 22.9-55.5 19 62.1 44.5-77.1
AGE
50+ 197 130 60.6 52.2-68.3 67 39.4 31.7-47.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 66 37 47.4 34.2-61.0 29 52.6 39.0-65.8
Some College + 131 93 67.1 56.8-76.0 38 32.9 24.0-43.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 89 55 56.1 43.6-67.9 34 43.9 32.1-56.4
$50,000+ 71 50 67.8 54.4-78.8 21 32.2 21.2-45.6

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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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