2014 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)-African Americans

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,243 1,721 37.2 35.5-38.8 2,522 62.8 61.2-64.5
-African Americans 746 290 36.9 32.9-41.1 456 63.1 58.9-67.1
GENDER
Male 251 89 35.5 28.8-42.8 162 64.5 57.2-71.2
Female 495 201 37.8 33.1-42.9 294 62.2 57.1-66.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 738 286 36.9 32.9-41.1 452 63.1 58.9-67.1
AGE
50-54 133 31 23.8 16.0-33.8 102 76.2 66.2-84.0
55-64 283 110 38.9 32.7-45.5 173 61.1 54.5-67.3
65-74 200 86 38.4 30.8-46.6 114 61.6 53.4-69.2
75+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 133 52 35.3 26.7-45.0 81 64.7 55.0-73.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 88 34.5 28.0-41.6 160 65.5 58.4-72.0
Some Post-H.S. 195 81 39.4 31.6-47.9 114 60.6 52.1-68.4
College Graduate 169 68 38.5 30.6-47.0 101 61.5 53.0-69.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 54 34.5 26.1-43.9 93 65.5 56.1-73.9
$15,000- 24,999 167 71 40.2 32.0-49.0 96 59.8 51.0-68.0
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 287 114 38.5 31.8-45.6 173 61.5 54.4-68.2
No 451 173 35.8 30.9-41.0 278 64.2 59.0-69.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 657 247 34.9 30.7-39.4 410 65.1 60.6-69.3
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 423 160 36.5 31.2-42.2 263 63.5 57.8-68.8
No 323 130 37.3 31.4-43.6 193 62.7 56.4-68.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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