2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 10 Demographics

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 50+)

Respondents age 50-75 who have had a blood stool test within the past 3 years.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,937 513 16.7 15.1-18.4 2,424 83.3 81.6-84.9
Region 10 313 53 15.6 11.7-20.6 260 84.4 79.4-88.3
GENDER
Male 145 22 13.4 8.4-20.8 123 86.6 79.2-91.6
Female 168 31 17.3 11.9-24.4 137 82.7 75.6-88.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 207 40 16.9 12.1-23.0 167 83.1 77.0-87.9
Non-Hispanic Black 81 12 17.8 9.9-29.9 69 82.2 70.1-90.1
Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-64 191 21 9.1 5.8-14.1 170 90.9 85.9-94.2
65+ 122 32 27.1 18.9-37.3 90 72.9 62.7-81.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 116 15 12.0 6.9-20.0 101 88.0 80.0-93.1
Some College + 197 38 18.3 13.1-25.1 159 81.7 74.9-86.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 156 24 12.9 8.4-19.3 132 87.1 80.7-91.6
$50,000+ 111 18 13.9 8.3-22.3 93 86.1 77.7-91.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 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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