BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (For a SIGMOIDOSCOPY, a flexible tube is inserted into the rectum to look for problems. A COLONOSCOPY is similar, <br>but uses a longer tube, and you are usually given medication through a needle in your arm to make you sleepy <br>and told to have someone else drive you home after the test. <br><br>Was your MOST RECENT exam a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

For a SIGMOIDOSCOPY, a flexible tube is inserted into the rectum to look for problems. A COLONOSCOPY is similar,
but uses a longer tube, and you are usually given medication through a needle in your arm to make you sleepy
and told to have someone else drive you home after the test.

Was your MOST RECENT exam a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy?

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	Total Respond.^	Sigmoidoscopy	Colonoscopy
North Carolina	5,421	317	5.6	4.8- 6.5	5,104	94.4	93.5-95.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	152	13	8.4	4.7-14.8	139	91.6	85.2-95.3
Buncombe	126	13	9.6	5.5-16.5	113	90.4	83.5-94.5
Cabarrus	130	5	3.2	1.3- 7.7	125	96.8	92.3-98.7
Catawba	127	9	5.4	2.7-10.5	118	94.6	89.5-97.3
Cumberland	127	3	3.1	0.8-11.5	124	96.9	88.5-99.2
Davidson	172	8	4.2	2.0- 8.8	164	95.8	91.2-98.0
Durham	277	22	6.2	4.0- 9.6	255	93.8	90.4-96.0
Forsyth	151	12	9.1	4.9-16.3	139	90.9	83.7-95.1
Gaston	119	3	2.2	0.6- 7.3	116	97.8	92.7-99.4
Guilford	338	22	5.9	3.7- 9.2	316	94.1	90.8-96.3
Iredell	150	5	2.7	1.0- 6.6	145	97.3	93.4-99.0
Johnston	115	7	6.3	2.6-14.4	108	93.7	85.6-97.4
Mecklenburg	274	24	7.2	4.7-11.0	250	92.8	89.0-95.3
New Hanover	167	10	7.5	3.8-14.4	157	92.5	85.6-96.2
Onslow	119	3	3.5	1.0-11.2	116	96.5	88.8-99.0
Orange	112	5	4.5	1.6-11.6	107	95.5	88.4-98.4
Pitt	162	11	4.9	2.6- 9.3	151	95.1	90.7-97.4
Randolph	187	8	3.6	1.6- 7.8	179	96.4	92.2-98.4
Robeson	119	2	1.5	0.4- 6.2	117	98.5	93.8-99.6
Rowan	159	12	6.8	3.6-12.4	147	93.2	87.6-96.4
Union	151	4	3.0	1.1- 8.3	147	97.0	91.7-98.9
Wake	291	18	5.3	3.1- 9.0	273	94.7	91.0-96.9
Wayne	168	5	2.2	0.8- 5.5	163	97.8	94.5-99.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,364	63	5.0	3.4- 7.1	1,301	95.0	92.9-96.6
Piedmont	3,159	198	5.8	4.8- 6.9	2,961	94.2	93.1-95.2
Western NC	898	56	6.2	4.6- 8.2	842	93.8	91.8-95.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	635	40	6.6	4.7- 9.3	595	93.4	90.7-95.3
Northwest	1,070	65	6.0	4.4- 8.2	1,005	94.0	91.8-95.6
Charlotte	747	42	5.6	3.9- 7.8	705	94.4	92.2-96.1
Greensboro	896	59	5.7	4.2- 7.6	837	94.3	92.4-95.8
Southern Regional	425	17	3.4	1.8- 6.5	408	96.6	93.5-98.2
Coastal	248	14	5.6	2.9-10.6	234	94.4	89.4-97.1
Wake	771	53	6.0	4.3- 8.5	718	94.0	91.5-95.7
Area L	54	2	5.4	1.3-19.9	52	94.6	80.1-98.7
Eastern	575	25	5.2	2.7- 9.8	550	94.8	90.2-97.3

Total
Respond.^

Sigmoidoscopy

Colonoscopy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,421

317

5.6

4.8- 6.5

5,104

94.4

93.5-95.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

152

8.4

4.7-14.8

139

91.6

85.2-95.3

Buncombe

126

9.6

5.5-16.5

113

90.4

83.5-94.5

Cabarrus

130

3.2

1.3- 7.7

125

96.8

92.3-98.7

Catawba

127

5.4

2.7-10.5

118

94.6

89.5-97.3

Cumberland

127

3.1

0.8-11.5

124

96.9

88.5-99.2

Davidson

172

4.2

2.0- 8.8

164

95.8

91.2-98.0

Durham

277

6.2

4.0- 9.6

255

93.8

90.4-96.0

Forsyth

151

9.1

4.9-16.3

139

90.9

83.7-95.1

Gaston

119

2.2

0.6- 7.3

116

97.8

92.7-99.4

Guilford

338

5.9

3.7- 9.2

316

94.1

90.8-96.3

Iredell

150

2.7

1.0- 6.6

145

97.3

93.4-99.0

Johnston

115

6.3

2.6-14.4

108

93.7

85.6-97.4

Mecklenburg

274

7.2

4.7-11.0

250

92.8

89.0-95.3

New Hanover

167

7.5

3.8-14.4

157

92.5

85.6-96.2

Onslow

119

3.5

1.0-11.2

116

96.5

88.8-99.0

Orange

112

4.5

1.6-11.6

107

95.5

88.4-98.4

Pitt

162

4.9

2.6- 9.3

151

95.1

90.7-97.4

Randolph

187

3.6

1.6- 7.8

179

96.4

92.2-98.4

Robeson

119

1.5

0.4- 6.2

117

98.5

93.8-99.6

Rowan

159

6.8

3.6-12.4

147

93.2

87.6-96.4

Union

151

3.0

1.1- 8.3

147

97.0

91.7-98.9

Wake

291

5.3

3.1- 9.0

273

94.7

91.0-96.9

Wayne

168

2.2

0.8- 5.5

163

97.8

94.5-99.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,364

5.0

3.4- 7.1

1,301

95.0

92.9-96.6

Piedmont

3,159

198

5.8

4.8- 6.9

2,961

94.2

93.1-95.2

Western NC

898

6.2

4.6- 8.2

842

93.8

91.8-95.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

635

6.6

4.7- 9.3

595

93.4

90.7-95.3

Northwest

1,070

6.0

4.4- 8.2

1,005

94.0

91.8-95.6

Charlotte

747

5.6

3.9- 7.8

705

94.4

92.2-96.1

Greensboro

896

5.7

4.2- 7.6

837

94.3

92.4-95.8

Southern Regional

425

3.4

1.8- 6.5

408

96.6

93.5-98.2

Coastal

248

5.6

2.9-10.6

234

94.4

89.4-97.1

Wake

771

6.0

4.3- 8.5

718

94.0

91.5-95.7

Area L

5.4

1.3-19.9

94.6

80.1-98.7

Eastern

575

5.2

2.7- 9.8

550

94.8

90.2-97.3

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+).

NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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