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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)-MALES

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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
-MALES 2,814 1,288 42.3 39.8-44.9 1,526 57.7 55.1-60.2
RACE
White 2,339 1,106 44.7 42.0-47.5 1,233 55.3 52.5-58.0
African American 335 144 36.6 29.7-44.0 191 63.4 56.0-70.3
Other Minorities 124 33 24.1 15.6-35.3 91 75.9 64.7-84.4
AGE
50-54 467 137 27.3 22.3-33.0 330 72.7 67.0-77.7
55-64 1,043 471 42.7 38.7-46.7 572 57.3 53.3-61.3
65+ 1,304 680 52.6 48.9-56.2 624 47.4 43.8-51.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 153 28.5 23.1-34.7 251 71.5 65.3-76.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 747 312 37.5 32.8-42.4 435 62.5 57.6-67.2
Some Post-H.S. 626 290 46.4 41.0-51.9 336 53.6 48.1-59.0
College Graduate 1,032 530 49.2 45.1-53.3 502 50.8 46.7-54.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 263 100 32.1 25.2-39.9 163 67.9 60.1-74.8
$15,000- 24,999 458 199 36.4 30.0-43.3 259 63.6 56.7-70.0
$25,000- 34,999 345 155 41.0 34.2-48.2 190 59.0 51.8-65.8
$35,000- 49,999 369 182 46.7 39.6-53.9 187 53.3 46.1-60.4
$50,000- 74,999 395 191 45.8 39.3-52.6 204 54.2 47.4-60.7
$75,000+ 679 331 47.3 42.3-52.2 348 52.7 47.8-57.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,205 600 46.9 43.0-50.9 605 53.1 49.1-57.0
No 1,539 666 39.6 36.4-43.0 873 60.4 57.0-63.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,229 667 52.6 48.8-56.5 562 47.4 43.5-51.2
Non-Veteran 1,584 621 35.5 32.3-38.8 963 64.5 61.2-67.7

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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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