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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 244 73 26.3 20.5-33.1 171 73.7 66.9-79.5
GENDER
Male 72 24 29.6 19.6-42.0 48 70.4 58.0-80.4
Female 172 49 24.1 17.6-32.1 123 75.9 67.9-82.4
RACE
White 167 51 27.8 20.7-36.3 116 72.2 63.7-79.3
Other 73 21 23.6 14.4-36.1 52 76.4 63.9-85.6
AGE
50+ 244 73 26.3 20.5-33.1 171 73.7 66.9-79.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 140 44 24.5 17.3-33.4 96 75.5 66.6-82.7
Some College + 104 29 28.9 20.0-39.8 75 71.1 60.2-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 137 42 28.2 20.3-37.9 95 71.8 62.1-79.7
$50,000+ 54 16 28.2 17.3-42.4 38 71.8 57.6-82.7

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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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