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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 212 111 51.1 43.2-58.9 101 48.9 41.1-56.8
GENDER
Male 89 42 45.1 33.9-56.8 47 54.9 43.2-66.1
Female 123 69 57.4 46.9-67.2 54 42.6 32.8-53.1
RACE
White 191 101 52.6 44.5-60.7 90 47.4 39.3-55.5
Other 20 10 42.2 20.8-67.0 10 57.8 33.0-79.2
AGE
50+ 212 111 51.1 43.2-58.9 101 48.9 41.1-56.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 84 46 57.2 44.4-69.2 38 42.8 30.8-55.6
Some College + 127 64 46.7 36.8-56.9 63 53.3 43.1-63.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 60 64.8 53.2-74.9 38 35.2 25.1-46.8
$50,000+ 80 35 40.2 28.9-52.6 45 59.8 47.4-71.1

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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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