2014 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)-Whites

Respondents age 50-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past year.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,305 378 10.9 9.8-12.2 2,927 89.1 87.8-90.2
-Whites 2,517 284 10.8 9.5-12.3 2,233 89.2 87.7-90.5
GENDER
Male 1,101 125 10.7 8.9-12.9 976 89.3 87.1-91.1
Female 1,416 159 10.9 9.2-13.0 1,257 89.1 87.0-90.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 2,486 282 10.9 9.6-12.4 2,204 89.1 87.6-90.4
AGE
50-54 370 25 5.8 3.8- 8.7 345 94.2 91.3-96.2
55-64 1,045 114 11.6 9.5-14.1 931 88.4 85.9-90.5
65-74 1,021 134 12.9 10.8-15.3 887 87.1 84.7-89.2
75 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 231 24 10.2 6.6-15.5 207 89.8 84.5-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 685 80 11.2 8.9-14.0 605 88.8 86.0-91.1
Some Post-H.S. 684 90 12.0 9.6-15.0 594 88.0 85.0-90.4
College Graduate 914 90 9.4 7.5-11.7 824 90.6 88.3-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 208 28 14.2 9.3-21.1 180 85.8 78.9-90.7
$15,000- 24,999 335 37 10.6 7.5-14.9 298 89.4 85.1-92.5
$25,000- 34,999 236 35 13.8 9.6-19.4 201 86.2 80.6-90.4
$35,000- 49,999 324 36 12.5 8.8-17.4 288 87.5 82.6-91.2
$50,000- 74,999 338 35 8.9 6.1-12.6 303 91.1 87.4-93.9
$75,000+ 603 59 9.9 7.5-13.0 544 90.1 87.0-92.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 841 103 12.3 9.9-15.2 738 87.7 84.8-90.1
No 1,665 180 10.1 8.6-11.8 1,485 89.9 88.2-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 394 54 12.3 9.2-16.1 340 87.7 83.9-90.8
Non-Veteran 2,123 230 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,893 89.4 87.8-90.8
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 1,524 171 10.5 8.9-12.3 1,353 89.5 87.7-91.1
No 993 113 11.4 9.3-13.8 880 88.6 86.2-90.7

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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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